Kristjan Asllani

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Kristjan Asllani
Kristjan Asllani, FC Salzburg gegen Inter Mailand (UEFA Championsleague 2023-11-08) 63 (cropped).jpg
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) Central midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Inter Milan
Number 21
Youth career
2012–2021 Empoli
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2021–2023 Empoli 23 (1)
2022–2023 → Inter Milan (loan) 20 (0)
2023– Inter Milan 31 (1)
International career‡
2021–2022 Albania U21 5 (0)
2022– Albania 29 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:00, 16 December 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:39, 19 November 2024 (UTC)

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

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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

In June 2022 Asllani joined Inter Milan. [4] Empoli announced that the transfer was 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]

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 2022 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 19 December 2024 [10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague Coppa Italia Europe OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Empoli 2020–21 Serie B 0010——10
2021–22 Serie A 23130——261
Total23140——271
Inter Milan (loan) 2022–23 Serie A200305 [a] 01 [b] 0290
Inter Milan 2023–24 Serie A231106 [a] 01 [b] 0311
2024–25 Serie A80113 [a] 000121
Total5115114020722
Career total7429114020993

International

As of match played 19 November 2024 [11]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Albania 202271
202391
2024131
Total293
As of 19 November 2024 [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.DateVenueCapOpponentScoreResultCompetition
119 November 2022 Arena Kombëtare, Tirana, Albania7Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia 2–02–0 Friendly
220 June 2023 Tórsvøllur, Tórshavn, Faroe Islands10Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg  Faroe Islands 2–13–1 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying
314 October 2024 Mikheil Meskhi Stadium, Tbilisi, Georgia27Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia 1–01–0 2024–25 UEFA Nations League

Honours

Empoli

Inter Milan

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References

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  3. ↑ Bartolini, Leonardo (13 January 2021). "Empoli, esordio per Asllani". MondoPrimavera (in Italian). Retrieved 1 April 2023.
  4. ↑ "Kristjan Asllani, la storia del nuovo centrocampista nerazzurro" [Kristjan Asllani, the story of the new Nerazzurri midfielder]. Inter Milan (in Italian). 30 June 2022. Retrieved 6 November 2024.
  5. ↑ "Kristjan Asllani all'Inter" (in Italian). Empoli. 30 June 2022. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
  6. 1 2 "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.
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