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
 Hajduk Split
Number 4
Youth career
2014–2021 Fulham
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2021–2025 Fulham 0 (0)
2023 → Haugesund (loan) 11 (0)
2024–2025 → Gorica (loan) 23 (3)
2025– Hajduk Split 0 (0)
International career‡
2019 Albania U19 1 (0)
2021–2022 Kosovo U21 3 (0)
2022 Albania U20 1 (1)
2022–2024 Albania U21 13 (8)
2025– Albania 2 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19 November 2024
‡ National team caps and goals as of 17 November 2023

Adrion Pajaziti (born 16 November 2002) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Croatian club Hajduk Split. Born in England, he represents Albania at senior international level, and was a youth international for Kosovo.[ clarification needed ]

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Club career

Fulham and loan to Haugesund

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

Pajaziti signed a scholarship contract with the club on 1 July 2019 and was appointed captain of the U18 team 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 summer 2022. [5] On 24 August 2021, Pajaziti made his first team debut in a 2–0 victory against Birmingham City as a starter, playing in the entire match. [6]

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

Moving to Croatia

On 5 September 2024, Pajaziti moved to Croatian club NK Gorica on loan until the end of season. [9] On 9 July 2025, he transferred to another Croatian club HNK Hajduk Split. [10]

International career

On 8 October 2019, Pajaziti received a call-up from Albania U19 for the friendly match against Poland U19, [11] and made his debut after coming on as a substitute. [12] 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 could not join the squad due to travel restrictions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. [13]

On 15 March 2021, Pajaziti received his first call-up from Kosovo U21 for the a friendly match against Qatar U23, [14] but again could not join the team due to travel restrictions. [15] On 17 March, he received another call-up from Kosovo U21 for the 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification match against Andorra U21, [16] but he was an unused substitute in this match. On 7 September 2021, Pajaziti debuted 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. [17]

On 17 September 2022, Pajaziti received a call-up from Albania U20 for the friendly matches against North Macedonia U20 and Croatia U20. [18] Six days later, he debuted for Albania U20 in a friendly match against North Macedonia U20 as a starter whilst scoring his national team's only goal during a 1–3 away defeat. [19] On 21 March 2025, Pajaziti debuted for the Albanian senior team in a 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification against England, his place of birth. [20]

Career statistics

As of match played 7 November 2023 [21]
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
Total0000005050
Fulham 2021–22 EFL Championship 000010—10
2022–23 Premier League 000000—00
2023–24 Premier League000000—00
Total0000100010
Haugesund (loan) 2023 Eliteserien 11022——132
Gorica (loan) 2024–25 1. HNL 6010––70
Career total170321050262

Honours

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. 6 April 2021.
  3. ↑ "Fulham U18 vs. Reading U18". Soccerway. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
  4. ↑ "Welcoming New Scholars". Fulham. 2 July 2019.
  5. ↑ "Pajaziti Goes Pro". Fulham. 28 October 2020.
  6. ↑ "Birmingham City 0–2 Fulham". Fulham. 24 August 2021.
  7. ↑ "Pajaziti joins FK Haugesund on loan". Fulham. 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. ↑ "Novo pojačanje Gorice - Adrion Pajaziti stiže na posudbu". NK Gorica (in Croatian). 5 September 2024. Retrieved 21 September 2025.
  10. ↑ "Pajaziti nakon potpisa za Hajduk: Apsolutna čast". Index.hr (in Croatian). 9 July 2025. Retrieved 21 September 2025.
  11. ↑ "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.
  12. ↑ "U-19/Shqipëria fiton 3–1 miqësoren ndaj Polonisë" [U-19/Albania wins 3–1 in a friendly match against Poland] (in Albanian). Albanian Football Association. 14 October 2019.
  13. ↑ "Shpresat nisin grumbullimin, Bushi: Optimist për këtë Kombëtare" [Hopes start piling up, Bushi: "I'm optimistic about this national team"] (in Albanian). Albanian Football Association. 20 March 2021.
  14. ↑ "Përzgjedhësi Nees publikon listën e futbollistëve për dy miqësoret kundër Katarit" [Selector Nees announces the list of footballers for the two friendly matches against Qatar] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 15 March 2021.
  15. ↑ "Kombëtarja U21 po përgatitet për dy miqësoret me Katarin" [The Kosovo natioanl U21 team is preparing for the two friendly matches with Qatar] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 24 March 2021.
  16. ↑ "Përzgjedhësi Nees publikon listën e zgjeruar të futbollistëve për ndeshjen kundër Andorrës U21" [Selector Nees announces an extended list of footballers for the match against Andorra U21] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 22 May 2021.
  17. ↑ "Formacionet zyrtare, Angli U21 – Kosovë U21: Nees me ndryshime në rreshtim" [Official formations, England U21 – Kosovo U21: Nees with changes in lineup]. Telegrafi (in Albanian). Gentian Lluka. 7 September 2021.
  18. ↑ "Miqësoret me Kroacinë & Maqedoninë e Veriut | Kombëtarja U-20 shpall listën me lojtarët e ftuar" [Friendly matches against Croatia & North Macedonia | U-20 national team announces the list of invited players] (in Albanian). Albanian Football Association. 17 September 2022.
  19. ↑ "U-20 | Shqipëria luan miqësoren e parë ndaj Maqedonisë së Veriut" [Albania U-20 plays its first friendly match against North Macedonia] (in Albanian). Albanian Football Association. 23 September 2022.
  20. ↑ "Adrion Pajaziti: I am very proud and very happy". koha.net. 24 March 2025. Retrieved 21 September 2025.
  21. ↑ Adrion Pajaziti at Soccerway OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  22. ↑ "Fulham U21 v Spurs U21 (2023/24)". Premier League. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
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