Kristjan Asllani

Kristjan Asllani

Asllani playing for Inter Milan in 2023
Personal information
Date of birth	(2002-03-09) 9 March 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth	Elbasan, Albania
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) [1]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Inter Milan
Number	21
Youth career
2012–2021	Empoli
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2021–2023	Empoli	23	(1)
2022–2023	→ Inter Milan (loan)	20	(0)
2023–	Inter Milan	20	(1)
International career‡
2021–2022	Albania U21	5	(0)
2022–	Albania	18	(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:22, 28 April 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:03, 25 March 2024 (UTC)

Kristjan Asllani (born 9 March 2002) is an Albanian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie A club Inter Milan and the Albania national team.

Early life

Asllani was born in Elbasan to Albanian parents, but soon relocated to Italy together with his family in the small Tuscan town of Buti, where he started playing football at the age of five with a small local team. ^[2]

Club career

Empoli

Asllani made his professional debut for Empoli on 13 January 2021, in a Coppa Italia game against Napoli. ^[3]

Inter Milan

On 29 June 2022, Asllani joined Inter from Empoli for a fee of €12m ^[4] Empoli announced that the transfer is structured as a loan initially, with a subsequent Inter obligation to buy. ^[5] He scored his first goal in his first appearance in a friendly match against F.C. Milano.^{[ citation needed ]}

On 18 January 2023, Asllani won his first career trophy, ^[6] the 2022 Supercoppa Italiana, as Inter defeated Milan 3–0 in King Fahd International Stadium; he was brought on in the 84th minute of the match. ^{[7] [6]}

On the 23-24 season, Asllani won his first Seria A, the 23-24 Seria A, as Inter won the league early with a major point difference to other rival clubs.

International career

In June 2021, Asllani debuted for the Albania U21 in a friendly against Belgium U21. ^[8]

Having lived in Italy since the age of five, Asllani is eligible for Italy or Albania as he holds both citizenships, but chose to represent the latter. ^[9] Asllani debuted for the Albanian senior squad on 26 March in a friendly match against Spain, coming on as a substitute to Qazim Laçi in the 78th minute, where they lost 2-1. ^[9]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 22 April 2024 ^[10]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Coppa Italia		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Empoli	2020–21	Serie B	0	0	1	0	—		—		1	0
	2021–22	Serie A	23	1	3	0	—		—		26	1
	Total		23	1	4	0	—		—		27	1
Inter Milan (loan)	2022–23	Serie A	20	0	3	0	5 [lower-alpha 1]	0	1 [lower-alpha 2]	0	29	0
Inter Milan	2023–24	Serie A	19	1	1	0	6 [lower-alpha 1]	0	1 [lower-alpha 2]	0	27	1
	Total		39	1	4	0	11	0	2	0	56	1
Career total			62	2	8	0	11	0	2	0	83	2

1. Appearances in UEFA Champions League
2. Appearance in Supercoppa Italiana

International

As of match played 25 March 2024 ^[11]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Albania	2022	7	1
	2023	9	1
	2024	2	0
Total		18	2

International goals

As of 20 June 2023 ^[12]

Scores and results list Albania goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Asllani goal.

List of international goals scored by Kristjan Asllani

No.	Date	Venue	Cap	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	19 November 2022	Arena Kombëtare, Tirana, Albania	7	Armenia	2–0	2–0	Friendly
2	20 June 2023	Tórsvøllur, Tórshavn, Faroe Islands	10	Faroe Islands	2–1	3–1	UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying

Honours

Empoli

• Serie B: 2020–21

Inter Milan

• Serie A: 2023–24 ^[13]
• Coppa Italia: 2022–23 ^[14]
• Supercoppa Italiana: 2022, ^[15] 2023 ^[16]
• UEFA Champions League runner-up: 2022–23 ^[17]

References

1. "Kristjan Asllani". Inter Milan. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
2. "La realtà di Kristjan Asllani, da Buti alla serie A". Cascina Notizie (in Italian). 25 September 2021. Retrieved 18 June 2022.
3. Bartolini, Leonardo (13 January 2021). "Empoli, esordio per Asllani". MondoPrimavera (in Italian). Retrieved 1 April 2023.
4. according to transfermarket
5. "Kristjan Asllani all'Inter" (in Italian). Empoli. 30 June 2022. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
6. "VIDEO/ Mbrëmje speciale për Asllanin, mesfushori i Kombëtares fiton trofeun e parë me… Interin" [Video/ A special night for Asllani, the national team midfielder wins his first trophy with Inter] (in Albanian). Panorama Sport. 18 January 2023. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
7. "Supercoppa Italiana | Milan 0-3 Inter: Dominant Derby Della Madonnina". Football Italia. 18 January 2023.
8. "Bundesliga 2015/2016 – Assists". World Football. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
9. Dafirbillah, Karim (28 March 2022). "Albania, esordio con la Nazionale Maggiore per Asllani" [Albania, debut with the senior national team for Asllani]. Mondo Primavera (in Italian).
10. "K. Asllani". Soccerway. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
11. "Astllani, Kristjan". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
12. Kristjan Asllani at EU-Football.info
13. "Internazionale seal historic 20th Serie A title with derby victory over Milan". The Guardian. 22 April 2024. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
14. Mackenzie, Alasdair (24 May 2023). "Fiorentina 1-2 Inter Milan - Lautaro Martinez scores double as the Nerazzurri defend Coppa Italia". Eurosport.
15. "AC Milan 0-3 Inter Milan: Simone Inzaghi's side ease to Supercoppa win over rivals to defend title". Eurosport. 18 January 2023.
16. "L'Inter vince la EA Sports FC Supercup!" (in Italian). Lega Serie A. 22 January 2024. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
17. McNulty, Phil (10 June 2023). "Man City beat Inter Milan 1–0 in Champions League final to claim Treble". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 June 2023.