Alban Ajdini (born 9 July 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for Swiss Super League club Lausanne-Sport. Born in Switzerland, he plays for the Kosovo national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 9 July 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Geneva, Switzerland | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Lausanne-Sport | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2017 | Servette | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2020 | Servette U21 | 47 | (11) |
| 2020–2021 | Servette | 5 | (0) |
| 2021 | → Stade Lausanne Ouchy (loan) | 14 | (4) |
| 2021–2024 | Stade Lausanne Ouchy | 104 | (23) |
| 2024– | Lausanne-Sport | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2020 | Kosovo U21 | 2 | (0) |
| 2023– | Kosovo | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 June 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 November 2023 | |||
Club career
Servette
On 5 June 2020, Ajdini signed his first professional contract with Swiss Super League side Servette after agreeing to a two-year deal.[1] On 19 July 2020, he made his debut in a 2–2 home draw against Basel after coming on as a substitute at 85th minute in place of Alex Schalk.[2]
Stade Lausanne Ouchy
On 11 January 2021, Ajdini was loaned for six months to the Swiss Challenge League side Stade Lausanne Ouchy,[3] and received squad number 17.[4] His debut with Stade Lausanne Ouchy came eleven days later against Grasshoppers after coming on as a substitute at 60th minute in place of Roland Ndongo.[5] On 14 June 2021, Stade Lausanne Ouchy triggered a clause in Ajdini's loan agreement to make his transfer permanent.[6]
Lausanne-Sport
On 14 June 2024, Ajdini signed a three-year contract with Swiss Super League club Lausanne-Sport and receiving squad number 7.[7]
International career
On 2 October 2020, Ajdini received a call-up from Kosovo U21 for UEFA Euro 2021 qualification matches against Austria U21 and Andorra U21.[8] Seven days later, he made his debut with Kosovo U21 in the match against Austria U21 after being named in the starting line-up.[9]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 14 June 2024[10]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Servette U21 | 2016–17 | 2. Liga Interregional | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
| 2017–18 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 18 | 3 | |||
| 2018–19 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 12 | 2 | |||
| 2019–20 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | 13 | 5 | |||
| 2020–21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 1 | |||
| Total | 47 | 11 | 0 | 0 | — | 47 | 11 | |||
| Servette | 2019–20 | Swiss Super League | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |
| 2020–21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Stade Lausanne Ouchy | 2020–21 (loan) | Swiss Challenge League | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 14 | 4 | |
| 2021–22 | 32 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 34 | 4 | |||
| 2022–23 | 36 | 13 | 2 | 1 | — | 38 | 14 | |||
| 2023–24 | Swiss Super League | 36 | 8 | 2 | 1 | — | 38 | 9 | ||
| Total | 118 | 27 | 6 | 4 | — | 124 | 31 | |||
| Lausanne-Sport | 2024–25 | Swiss Super League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| Career total | 170 | 38 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 176 | 42 | ||
International
- As of 21 November 2023[11]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kosovo | 2023 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | |
References
External links
- Alban Ajdini at Soccerway.com
- Alban Ajdini at WorldFootball.net
- Alban Ajdini at FBref.com
