Ardon Jashari

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Ardon Jashari
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Jashari (in white shirt) in 2025
Personal information
Full name Ardon Jashari [1]
Date of birth (2002-07-30) 30 July 2002 (age 23)
Place of birth Cham, Switzerland
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) [2]
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
AC Milan
Number 30
Youth career
2013–2020 Luzern
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019–2021 Luzern II 25 (6)
2020–2024 Luzern 91 (8)
2024–2025 Club Brugge 35 (3)
2025– AC Milan 1 (0)
International career
2022–2024 Switzerland U21 11 (0)
2022– Switzerland 4 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 08:08, 24 August 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 11 June 2025

Ardon Jashari (born 30 July 2002) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Serie A club AC Milan and the Switzerland national team.

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Club career

Luzern

Jashari made his professional debut with Luzern in a 2–1 Swiss Super League victory against Zürich on 31 July 2020. [3]

Club Brugge

In April 2024, it was announced that Jashari would join Belgian Pro League club Club Brugge in the summer, having agreed a four-year contract. [4] The transfer fee was reported as €6 million, a club record for FC Luzern. [4]

Jashari had a strong first season in midfield for Club Brugge as they won the Belgian Cup, [5] finished second in the Belgian Pro League behind Union Saint-Gilloise, [6] and qualified for the knockout stages of the 2024–25 UEFA Champions League, losing to Aston Villa in the first knockout round. [7]

Jashari was rewarded for his efforts by being voted both Player of the Year and Young Player of the Year at the Pro League Awards. [8] [9]

AC Milan

On 6 August 2025, Jashari joined Italian Serie A club AC Milan on a five-year-deal. [10]

International career

On 27 September 2022, Jashari debuted for the Switzerland national team in a Nations League match against the Czech Republic, replacing Remo Freuler in extra-time. [11]

Personal life

Born in Cham, Switzerland, Jashari is of ethnic Albanian descent from Kumanovo, North Macedonia. [12]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 23 August 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [a] EuropeOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Luzern II 2019–20 Swiss 1. Liga 2020
2020–21Swiss 1. Liga103103
2021–22Swiss 1. Liga133133
Total256256
Luzern 2019–20 Swiss Super League 200020
2020–21 Swiss Super League000000
2021–22 Swiss Super League19220212
2022–23 Swiss Super League34130371
2023–24 Swiss Super League365313 [b] 0426
Total91881301029
Club Brugge 2024–25 Belgian Pro League 3536111 [c] 000524
AC Milan 2025–26 Serie A 10100020
Career total152171521400018119

International

As of match played 10 June 2025
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Switzerland 202220
202520
Total40

Honours

Club Brugge

Individual

References

  1. "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 – Squad list: Switzerland (SUI)" (PDF). FIFA. 15 November 2022. p. 28. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  2. "Ardon Jashari". AC Milan. Archived from the original on 18 August 2025. Retrieved 18 August 2025.
  3. "Luzern vs. Zürich". Soccerway. 31 July 2020. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  4. 1 2 Wyrsch, Daniel (3 April 2024). "Jetzt ist es fix: Ardon Jashari wechselt nach Belgien" [Now it's finalised: Ardon Jashari moves to Belgium]. Luzerner Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 19 June 2024.
  5. ""Ik zei: kom, we zetten ons": Romeo Vermant doet verhaal achter hét beeld van bekerfinale en ziet "stoutste droom" uitkomen" ["I said: come on, let's sit down": Romeo Vermant tells the story behind the image of the cup final and sees his "wildest dream" come true]. Sporza (in Dutch). 4 May 2025. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
  6. "Het sprookje krijgt nu wél een happy end: Union kroont zich na 90 jaar opnieuw tot landskampioen na nerveuze titelzege" [The fairytale now has a happy ending: Union is crowned national champion again after 90 years after a nervous title victory]. Sporza (in Dutch). 25 May 2025. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
  7. "Club Brugge overschouwt trots CL-campagne waarin het wedijverde met Europese top: "Ambitie om dat te blijven doen"" [Club Brugge proudly reflects on CL campaign in which it competed with the European top: "Ambition to continue doing so"]. Sporza (in Dutch). 13 March 2025. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
  8. 1 2 3 "Ontdek hier alle winnaars van de Pro League Awards" [Discover all the winners of the Pro League Awards here]. Belgian Pro League (in Dutch). 26 May 2025. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
  9. "Club-speler Ardon Jashari verkozen tot Speler van het Seizoen op Pro League Awards, Pocognoli Coach van het Seizoen" [Club player Ardon Jashari voted Player of the Season at Pro League Awards, Pocognoli Coach of the Season]. Sporza (in Dutch). 26 May 2025. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
  10. "Official Statement: Ardon Jashari". AC Milan. 6 August 2025. Retrieved 6 August 2025.
  11. Wyrsch, Daniel (9 November 2022). "Ardon Jashari: Schweizer WM-Fahrer mit 20 – ein toller Erfolg für die FCL-Nachwuchsförderung". Luzerner Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 5 June 2025.
  12. "Ardon Jashari-talenti nga Kumanova që po pushton futbollin zviceran". Fakti Ditor (in Albanian). 31 May 2018. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  13. ""Best Player September" : Das sind die finalen 5 Kandidaten" (in German). Swiss Football League. 6 October 2022.
  14. "Ardon Jashari, wer sonst?" (in German). Swiss Football League. 13 October 2022.