Ardian Ismajli

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Ardian Ismajli
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-09-30) 30 September 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Majac, Podujevë, FR Yugoslavia
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Empoli
Number 34
Youth career
2010–2015 2 Korriku
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2015–2016 2 Korriku 0 (0)
2015–2016 → Prishtina (loan) 9 (0)
2016–2020 Hajduk Split 84 (2)
2017–2018 → Hajduk Split II 5 (0)
2020–2021 Spezia 17 (1)
2021– Empoli 71 (0)
International career‡
2015 Albania U21 1 (0)
2017–2018 Kosovo U21 9 (0)
2018 Kosovo 1 (0)
2018– Albania 42 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:59, 26 May 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 00:04, 9 September 2024 (UTC)

Ardian Ismajli (born 30 September 1996) is an Albanian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Serie A club Empoli. Born in Kosovo, he plays for the Albania national team.

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Club career

Early career

Ismajli went through the ranks of First Football League of Kosovo side 2 Korriku from Pristina, Kosovo. He made his senior debut in the second half of the 2013–14 season and in mid-2015, Ismajli went on a one-season loan to Football Superleague of Kosovo side Prishtina.

Hajduk Split

In February 2016, Ismajli signed a three-and-a-half-year scholarship contract with Croatian First Football League side Hajduk Split after a trial. [1] Ismajli initially played for Hajduk Split II in the 3. HNL. On 14 May 2016, he made his senior debut for Hajduk against Zagreb in the Croatian First Football League and playing the full 90 minutes as a central defender in a 3–2 win. Ismajli was booked in the 48th minute.

In the 2016–17 season, Ismajli became a regular player under coach Marijan Pušnik. In the first match of the season, a 2016–17 UEFA Europa League second qualifying round match against Politehnica Iași in Romania, he was included in the match day squad, but did not participate in the match. [2] Ismajli started the next match in a 2–0 league win over newly promoted Cibalia and playing as right back. [3] On 18 August 2016, he made his UEFA Europa League debut in a 2–1 defeat against Maccabi Tel Aviv at Netanya Stadium in the playoff round after being named in the starting line-up. [4] On 21 August 2016, Ismajli scored his first goal for Hajduk in a 4–2 defeat against Rijeka at Poljud Stadium. [5]

Spezia Calcio

In September 2020, Ismajli signed a three-year deal with Italian club Spezia. [6] He joined the club ahead of their first ever season in the Serie A.

International career

Kosovo

Youth

On 5 June 2017, Ismajli received a call-up from Kosovo U21 for a 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification match against Norway U21 [7] and made his debut after being named in the starting line-up.

Senior

On 2 October 2016, Ismajli received a call-up from Kosovo for a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification matches against Croatia and Ukraine, [8] but a day before joining with national team, he was injured during a derby match between Dinamo Zagreb and Hajduk Split. [9] On 29 May 2018, Ismajli made his debut with Kosovo in a friendly match against Albania after being named in the starting line-up. [10]

Albania

Ismajli received the Albanian citizenship on 26 October 2018. [11] On 7 November 2018, Ismajli received a call-up from Albania for the 2018–19 UEFA Nations League match against Scotland and friendly match against Wales. [12]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 7 September 2024 [13]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCup Europe [a] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Prishtina (loan) 2015–16 Kosovo Superleague 9000—90
Hajduk Split 2015–16 Croatian First League 10000010
2016–17 1810020201
2017–18 1402000160
2018–19 2013000231
2019–20 2801010300
2020–21 30000030
Total8426030932
Hajduk Split II 2017–18 Croatian Second League 30——30
2018–19 20——20
Total50——50
Spezia 2020–21 Serie A 17140—211
Empoli 2021–22 Serie A20020—220
2022–23 25010—260
2023–24 26010—270
Total71040—750
Career total1913140302083
  1. ↑ Including continental competitions, such as UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League

International

As of match played 7 September 2024 [14]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Kosovo 201810
Total10
Albania 201820
201990
202031
202190
202271
202360
202431
Total393
Scores and results list Albania's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Ismajli goal.
List of international goals scored by Ardian Ismajli
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
115 November 2020 Arena Kombëtare, Tirana, AlbaniaFlag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 2–03–1 2020–21 UEFA Nations League C
216 November 2022Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 1–01–3 Friendly
37 September 2024 Stadion Letná, Prague, Czech Republic Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 1–12–1 2024–25 UEFA Nations League

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References

  1. ↑ "Ardian Ismajli potpisao ugovor s Hajdukom". NogometPlus (in Croatian). 15 February 2016.
  2. ↑ "Iasi - Hajduk 2:2" (in Croatian). HNK Hajduk Split. 14 July 2016.[ permanent dead link ]
  3. ↑ "Cibalia - Hajduk 0:2" (in Croatian). HNK Hajduk Split. 17 July 2016.
  4. ↑ "M. Tel-Aviv 2-1 Hajduk Split". UEFA. 18 August 2016.
  5. ↑ "Hajduk - Rijeka 2:4" (in Croatian). HNK Hajduk Split. 21 August 2016.
  6. ↑ "Ardian Ismjli è un nuovo difensore delle Aquile". acspezia (in Italian). 14 September 2020.
  7. ↑ "Kombëtarja U21 filloi përgatitjet për sfidën me Norvegjinë" (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 5 June 2017.
  8. ↑ "Bunjaki announces the list of players for the matches with Croatia and Ukraine". Football Federation of Kosovo. 2 October 2016. Archived from the original on 5 October 2016. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
  9. ↑ "Lëndohet mbrojtësi i përfaqësueses së Kosovës, Ismajli" (in Albanian). Koha Ditore. 3 October 2016.
  10. ↑ "Kosova e fiton me spektakël miqësoren kundër Shqipërisë" (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 29 May 2018. Archived from the original on 6 August 2018. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  11. ↑ "PËR DHËNIE TË SHTETËSISË SHQIPTARE" [FOR GIVING THE ALBANIAN CITIZENSHIP] (in Albanian). Qendra e Botimeve Zyrtare. 26 October 2018. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  12. ↑ "Panucci shpall listën e kombëtares për dy ndeshjet e rradhës" [Panucci announces the list of national team for two next matches] (in Albanian). Albanian Football Association. 7 November 2018.
  13. ↑ Ardian Ismajli at Soccerway OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  14. ↑ "Adrian Ismajli". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
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