Klaus Gjasula

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Klaus Gjasula
Personal information
Full name Klaus Fatmir Gjasula [1]
Date of birth (1989-12-14) 14 December 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth Tirana, Albania
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Rot-Weiss Essen
Number 5
Youth career
PSV Freiburg
–2007 Offenburger FV
2008 Freiburger FC
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2008–2009 Freiburger FC
2009–2010 Bahlinger SC 25 (2)
2010–2012 Waldhof Mannheim 50 (3)
2012–2013 MSV Duisburg II 23 (0)
2013–2016 Kickers Offenbach 77 (4)
2016 Stuttgarter Kickers 16 (0)
2016–2018 Hallescher FC 53 (6)
2018–2020 SC Paderborn 58 (3)
2020–2021 Hamburger SV 15 (0)
2021–2025 Darmstadt 98 66 (1)
2025– Rot-Weiss Essen 0 (0)
International career‡
2019–2024 Albania 29 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 December 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:10, 19 June 2024 (UTC)

Klaus Fatmir Gjasula (born 14 December 1989) is an Albanian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for German 3. Liga club Rot-Weiss Essen.

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Club career

Ahead of the 2020–21 season Gjasula moved to Hamburger SV from SC Paderborn, signing a two-year contract. [2] In the first two league games, head coach Daniel Thioune played him in a 4-2-3-1 formation alongside Amadou Onana in defensive midfield. In the 4–3 win in the second league game of the season against his former club Paderborn, Gjasula conceded two goals within a few minutes due to individual mistakes. [3] In the following seven matches he would only appear as a substitute. In December, Gjasula returned to the starting line-up, but then suffered a torn inner ligament in his left knee during practice around the turn of the year. [4] Gjasula made his comeback on 12 March 2021, when he came on as a substitute in the 90th minute in 0–2 away win over VfL Bochum. [5]

On 12 May 2024, Darmstadt 98 announced that he and several other players will leave the club after this season. [6] However, Gjasula instead signed a new contract with Darmstadt in July. [7]

On 6 January 2025, Gjasula moved to Rot-Weiss Essen in 3. Liga. [8]

International career

Gjasula made his Albania national football team debut on 7 September 2019 in a Euro 2020 qualifier against France, when he substituted Ylber Ramadani in the 53rd minute and was cautioned in the remaining time. [9]

On 8 June 2024, Gjasula was named in Albania's UEFA Euro 2024 squad. [10] On 19 June, during a match against Croatia, he made a substitute appearance and scored an own goal in the 76th minute, giving the opponent a 2–1 lead, before netting his first international goal, also picking up a yellow card, equalizing the encounter in the 95th minute, resulting in a 2–2 draw. [11] [12] This made him the first substitute in the competition's history to score both a goal and an own goal in the same match, and the second player overall to do so, following Anton Ondruš. [13] [14]

Personal life

Gjasula was born in the capital of Albania, Tirana and raised in Freiburg, Germany. He holds both Albanian and German citizenship. [15] [16] His older brother Jürgen Gjasula is a footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 18 May 2024 [17]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Waldhof Mannheim 2011–12 Regionalliga Süd 251000000251
MSV Duisburg II 2012–13 Regionalliga West 230000000230
Kickers Offenbach 2013–14 Regionalliga Südwest 272000000272
2014–15 Regionalliga Südwest330300000360
2015–16 Regionalliga Südwest17200—00172
Total77430—00804
Stuttgarter Kickers 2015–16 3. Liga 16000—00160
Hallescher FC 2016–17 3. Liga30321—00324
2017–18 3. Liga23300—00233
Total53621—00557
SC Paderborn 2018–19 2. Bundesliga 24130—00271
2019–20 Bundesliga 29220—00312
Total53350—00583
Hamburger SV 2020–21 2. Bundesliga15010——160
2021–22 2. Bundesliga0000——00
Total15010—00160
Darmstadt 2021–22 2. Bundesliga23100——231
2022–23 2. Bundesliga17010——180
2023–24 Bundesliga22000——220
Total62110——631
Career total32414121000033615

    International

    As of 19 June 2024
    Appearances and goals by national team and year
    National teamYearAppsGoals
    Albania 201950
    202040
    202160
    202260
    202360
    202421
    Total291
    As of match played 19 June 2024
    Scores and results list Albania's goal tally first.
    List of international goals scored by Klaus Gjasula
    No.DateVenueCapOpponentScoreResultCompetition
    119 June 2024 Volksparkstadion, Hamburg, Germany29Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 2–22–2 UEFA Euro 2024

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