Dion Gallapeni

Dion Gallapeni (born 22 December 2004) is a Kosovan professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Ekstraklasa club Widzew Łódź and the Kosovo national team.

Gallapeni began his career at Winner Prizren and then transferred to Prishtina. On 4 January 2023, he signed his first professional contract with the first team competing in the Kosovo Superleague. On 12 February, he was named as a Prishtina substitute for the first time in a league match against Dukagjini. His debut with Prishtina came on 19 April in the 2022–23 Kosovar Cup semi-finals against Vushtrria after coming on as a substitute at 46th minute in place of Gledi Mici.

On 30 June 2025, Gallapeni joined Polish Ekstraklasa club Widzew Łódź on a four-year contract, after Widzew activated his €300,000 release clause.

In May 2024, Gallapeni received a call-up from Kosovo U20 for a three-day training camp in Hajvalia. On 2 September 2024, he received a urgent call-up from Kosovo U21 for the UEFA Euro 2025 qualification match against Israel. On 9 January 2025, Gallapeni received a call-up from Kosovo national senior team for a three-day training camp in Pristina.

After his call-up from Kosovo, there were reports that he would switch his allegiance to Albania. After this on 14 March 2025, Gallapeni received again a call-up from Kosovo for the 2024–25 UEFA Nations League play-offs against Iceland. His debut with Kosovo came seven days later in the 2024–25 UEFA Nations League play-offs against Iceland after coming on as a substitute at 87th minute in place of Florent Muslija.