Adrian Bajrami

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Adrian Bajrami
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Bajrami playing for Benfica at the Under-20 Intercontinental Cup
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-04-05) 5 April 2002 (age 23)
Place of birth Langenthal, Switzerland
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Luzern
(on loan from Benfica)
Number 4
Youth career
–2012 Langenthal
2012–2017 TOBE
2017–2018 Young Boys
2018–2022 Benfica
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2022– Benfica B 56 (4)
2025– Benfica 1 (0)
2025– → Luzern (loan) 7 (0)
International career‡
2019 Switzerland U18 2 (0)
2019 Albania U19 2 (0)
2022–2024 Albania U21 10 (0)
2022 Albania 3 (0)
2025– Switzerland 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 28 September 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 13 October 2025

Adrian Bajrami (born 5 April 2002) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Swiss Super League club Luzern, on loan from Primeira Liga club Benfica. A former youth international for Switzerland, he played for the Albania youth and senior national teams before switching back to represent the Switzerland national team. [1]

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Club career

Bajrami is a youth product of the academies of Langenthal, TOBE and Young Boys in Switzerland, before moving to Benfica's academy in 2018. [2] On 29 October 2019, he signed his first professional contract with Benfica. [3] He made his professional debut with Benfica B in a 2–1 Liga Portugal 2 loss to Académico Viseu, coming on as a late sub in the 75th minute. [4]

International career

Born in Switzerland, Bajrami is of Albanian origin from Ohrid, North Macedonia. [5] [6] In 2019, he played for both the Switzerland U18s and the Albania U19s. [7] He was called up to the Albania national senior team for a set of friendlies in May 2022. [8] He debuted with the Albania national senior team in a friendly 0–0 tie with Estonia on 13 June 2022. [9]

On 1 September 2025, three days after being called up by Albania for the friendly match against Gibraltar and 2026 World Cup qualification match against Latvia, [10] the Communications Department of the Albanian Football Federation confirmed that Bajrami had decided to represent the Switzerland national team. [1] A month later, FIFA approved his request to switch international allegiance to Switzerland. [11] The following day, he accepted their call-up for the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification matches against Sweden and Slovenia. [12]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 28 September 2025 [13]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [a] League cup [b] OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Benfica B 2021–22 Liga Portugal 2 20———20
2022–23 Liga Portugal 2232———232
2023–24 Liga Portugal 2292———292
2024–25 Liga Portugal 220———20
Total564000000564
Benfica 2024–25 Primeira Liga 1031002 [c] 061
Luzern (loan) 2025–26 Swiss Super League 7010——80
Career total644410020705

International

As of match played 19 November 2022 [14]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Albania
202230
Total30

Honours

Benfica Youth

Benfica

References

  1. 1 2 "Ndryshime në listën e Kombëtares: largohen A. Bajrami dhe Muçi, ftohen Kacurri, Çokaj & Shpendi" [Changes in the National Team list: A. Bajrami and Muçi leave, Kacurri, Çokaj & Shpendi are invited] (in Albanian). Albanian Football Federation. 1 September 2025.
  2. ↑ "TOBE: Adrian Bajrami setzt alles auf die Karte Fussball". www.talent-oe.ch. Archived from the original on 20 September 2022. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
  3. ↑ "Oficial: Jovem de 17 anos assina contrato profissional com o Benfica". Notícias ao Minuto. 21 October 2019.
  4. ↑ "Académico de Viseu vence o Benfica B e ganha fôlego na luta pela permanência". www.ojogo.pt. 24 April 2022. Archived from the original on 19 May 2022. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
  5. ↑ "Adrian Bajrami, shqiptari nga Ohri i bashkohet Kombëtares Shqiptare (FOTO)" [Adrian Bajrami, Albanian from Ohrid joins the Albanian national team (PHOTO)]. StrugaEkspres.com (in Albanian). 19 March 2022.
  6. ↑ "Ekskluzive/Zvicra tha se do ta tundojë që të ndërrojë zgjedhjen, familjari i Adrian Bajramit: Tifozët të mos shqetësohen, përgjithmonë i SHQIPËRISË" [Exclusive/Switzerland said that it will tempt him to change the choice, Adrian Bajrami's family member: Fans should not worry, forever ALBANIA] (in Albanian). Sport Ekspres. 23 March 2022.
  7. ↑ "Schnappt uns Albanien ein grosses Abwehr-Talent weg?". blue News.
  8. ↑ Kreis, Stefan (24 March 2022). "Adrian Bajrami tourne le dos à l'équipe de Suisse". Blick.
  9. ↑ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Albania vs. Estonia". www.national-football-teams.com.
  10. ↑ "Trajneri Silvinjo shpall listën e Kombëtares për ndeshjet e shtatorit ndaj Gjibraltarit & Letonisë" [Coach Silvinho announces the National Team's list for the September matches against Gibraltar & Latvia] (in Albanian). Albanian Football Association. 29 August 2025.
  11. ↑ "FIFA Change of Association Platform". knowledge.fifa.com. FIFA . Retrieved 1 October 2025.
  12. ↑ "Männer-Nationalteam mit vielen Routiniers und zwei Neulingen" [Men's national team with many veterans and two newcomers] (in German). Swiss Football Association. 2 October 2025.
  13. ↑ Adrian Bajrami at Soccerway
  14. ↑ "Adrian Bajrami". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 3 October 2025.
  15. ↑ "Sub-20: a Taça Intercontinental é nossa!" (in Portuguese). S.L. Benfica. 21 August 2022. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
  16. ↑ "Taça da Liga pintada de vermelho e branco!" (in Portuguese). S.L. Benfica. 12 January 2025. Retrieved 12 January 2025.
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