Adrion Pajaziti

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Adrion Pajaziti
Personal information
Full name Adrion Pajaziti [1]
Date of birth (2002-11-16) 16 November 2002 (age 22) [2]
Place of birth London, England [2]
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) [2]
Position(s) Midfielder [2]
Team information
Current team
 Gorica
(on loan from Fulham)
Number 7
Youth career
2014–2021 Fulham
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2021– Fulham 0 (0)
2023 → Haugesund (loan) 11 (0)
2024– → Gorica (loan) 6 (0)
International career‡
2019 Albania U19 1 (0)
2021–2022 Kosovo U21 3 (0)
2022 Albania U20 1 (1)
2022– Albania U21 9 (6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 November 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 November 2023

Adrion Pajaziti (born 16 November 2002) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Croatian club Gorica, on loan from English club Fulham. Born in England, and formerly a youth international for Kosovo, he represents Albania internationally.

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Club career

Fulham

Pajaziti at the age of twelve started playing football in at the Fulham Academy. He made his debut for the U18 squad on 6 October 2018 aged only 15 as he came on as a substitute at 81st minute in place of Ben Davis during a 7–0 thrashing against Reading U18. [3]

Pajaziti signed a scholarship deal with the club on 1 July 2019 and was appointed captain of the U18 squad at the start of the 2020–21 season. [4] On 28 October 2020, he signed his first professional deal with Fulham, keeping him at the club until the summer of 2022. [5] His first team debut came on 24 August 2021 away at Birmingham City in a 2–0 win in which he started and played in the entire match. [6]

Haugesund

Pajaziti made a loan move away from his boyhood club in late February 2023, signing for Norwegian side Haugesund for the 2023 season. [7] He was given the number 10 shirt and the loan included an option to buy. [8]

International career

Albania

On 8 October 2019, Pajaziti received a call-up from Albania U19 for the friendly match against Poland U19, [9] and made his debut after coming on as a substitute. [10] He was planned to be called up from Albania U21 in March 2021 for a training camp held from 22 to 30 March 2021 and for unofficial friendly matches against Tirana and Bylis, but was unable to join the squad due to COVID-related travel restrictions. [11]

Kosovo

On 15 March 2021, Pajaziti received a call-up from Kosovo U21 for the friendly matches against Qatar U23, [12] but was unable to join the squad due to COVID-related travel restrictions. [13] On 17 March 2021, he received again a call-up from Kosovo U21 for the 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification match against Andorra U21, [14] but he was an unused substitute in this match. His debut with Kosovo U21 came on 7 September 2021 in a 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification match against England U21 after being named in the starting line-up. [15]

Return to Albania

On 17 September 2022, Pajaziti received a call-up from Albania U20 for the friendly matches against North Macedonia U20 and Croatia U20. [16] His debut with Albania U20 came six days later in a friendly match against North Macedonia U20 after being named in the starting line-up and scored his side's only goal during a 1–3 away defeat. [17]

Career statistics

As of match played 7 November 2023 [18]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational Cup [a] League CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Fulham U21 2020–21 ————3 [b] 030
2023–24 ————2 [b] 020
Total———5050
Fulham 2021–22 EFL Championship 000010—10
2022–23 Premier League 000000—00
2023–24 Premier League000000—00
Total000010—10
Haugesund (loan) 2023 Eliteserien 11012——122
Gorica (loan) 2024–25 1. HNL 6010––70
Career total170221050252

Honours

Fulham U21

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References

  1. ↑ "2022/23 Premier League squad lists". Premier League. 14 September 2022. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Get To Know: Adrion Pajaziti". Fulham F.C. 6 April 2021.
  3. ↑ "Fulham U18 vs. Reading U18". Soccerway. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
  4. ↑ "Welcoming New Scholars". Fulham F.C. 2 July 2019.
  5. ↑ "Pajaziti Goes Pro". Fulham F.C. 28 October 2020.
  6. ↑ "Birmingham City 0–2 Fulham". Fulham F.C. 24 August 2021.
  7. ↑ "Pajaziti joins FK Haugesund on loan". Fulham F.C. 27 February 2023. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
  8. ↑ "Den Nye Nr. 10" [The New No. 10] (in Norwegian). FK Haugesund. 26 February 2023. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
  9. ↑ "U-19/Shqipëria fillon grumbullimin për miqësoren me Poloninë (VIDEO)" [U-19/Albania starts gathering for the friendly with Poland (VIDEO)] (in Albanian). Albanian Football Association. 8 October 2019.
  10. ↑ "U-19/Shqipëria fiton 3–1 miqësoren ndaj Polonisë" [U-19/Albania wins 3–1 friendly against Poland] (in Albanian). Albanian Football Association. 14 October 2019.
  11. ↑ "Shpresat nisin grumbullimin, Bushi: Optimist për këtë Kombëtare" [Hopes start piling up, Bushi: Optimistic about this national team] (in Albanian). Albanian Football Association. 20 March 2021.
  12. ↑ "Përzgjedhësi Nees publikon listën e futbollistëve për dy miqësoret kundër Katarit" [Selector Nees publishes the list of footballers for the two friendlies against Qatar] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 15 March 2021.
  13. ↑ "Kombëtarja U21 po përgatitet për dy miqësoret me Katarin" [The national U21 team is preparing for the two friendlies with Qatar] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 24 March 2021.
  14. ↑ "Përzgjedhësi Nees publikon listën e zgjeruar të futbollistëve për ndeshjen kundër Andorrës U21" [Selector Nees publishes extended list of footballers for the match against Andorra U21] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 22 May 2021.
  15. ↑ "Formacionet zyrtare, Angli U21 – Kosovë U21: Nees me ndryshime në rreshtim" [Official formations, England U21 – Kosovo U21: Nees with changes in lineup] (in Albanian). Telegrafi. 7 September 2021.
  16. ↑ "Miqësoret me Kroacinë & Maqedoninë e Veriut / Kombëtarja U-20 shpall listën me lojtarët e ftuar" [Friendlies with Croatia & North Macedonia / The U-20 national team announces the list of invited players] (in Albanian). Albanian Football Association. 17 September 2022.
  17. ↑ "U-20/ Shqipëria luan miqësoren e parë ndaj Maqedonisë së Veriut" [U-20/ Albania plays the first friendly against North Macedonia] (in Albanian). Albanian Football Association. 23 September 2022.
  18. ↑ Adrion Pajaziti at Soccerway OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  19. ↑ "Fulham U21 v Spurs U21, 2023/24 | Premier League Cup". www.premierleague.com. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
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