Kristjan Asllani
 Asllani playing for Inter Milan in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 9 March 2002 | ||
| 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* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (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) |
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*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.
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]
| Club | Season | League | Coppa Italia | Europe | 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[a] | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 29 | 0 |
| Inter Milan | 2023–24 | Serie A | 23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6[a] | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 31 | 1 |
| 2024–25 | Serie A | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3[a] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | |
| Total | 51 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 72 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 74 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 99 | 3 | ||
- ^ a b c Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- ^ a b Appearance in Supercoppa Italiana
International
- As of match played 19 November 2024[11]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania | 2022 | 7 | 1 |
| 2023 | 9 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 13 | 1 | |
| Total | 29 | 3 | |
- As of 19 November 2024[12]
- Scores and results list Albania goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Asllani goal.
| 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 |
| 3 | 14 October 2024 | Mikheil Meskhi Stadium, Tbilisi, Georgia | 27 |  Georgia |
1–0 | 1–0 | 2024–25 UEFA Nations League |
Honours
Empoli
Inter Milan
References
- ^ "Kristjan Asllani". Inter Milan. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
- ^ "La realtà di Kristjan Asllani, da Buti alla serie A". Cascina Notizie (in Italian). 25 September 2021. Retrieved 18 June 2022.
- ^ Bartolini, Leonardo (13 January 2021). "Empoli, esordio per Asllani". MondoPrimavera (in Italian). Retrieved 1 April 2023.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Kristjan Asllani all'Inter" (in Italian). Empoli. 30 June 2022. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ "Supercoppa Italiana | Milan 0-3 Inter: Dominant Derby Della Madonnina". Football Italia. 18 January 2023.
- ^ "Bundesliga 2015/2016 – Assists". World Football. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
- ^ a b 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).
- ^ "K. Asllani". Soccerway. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
- ^ "Astllani, Kristjan". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
- ^ Kristjan Asllani at EU-Football.info
- ^ "Internazionale seal historic 20th Serie A title with derby victory over Milan". The Guardian. 22 April 2024. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
- ^ Mackenzie, Alasdair (24 May 2023). "Fiorentina 1-2 Inter Milan - Lautaro Martinez scores double as the Nerazzurri defend Coppa Italia". Eurosport.
- ^ "AC Milan 0-3 Inter Milan: Simone Inzaghi's side ease to Supercoppa win over rivals to defend title". Eurosport. 18 January 2023.
- ^ "L'Inter vince la EA Sports FC Supercup!" (in Italian). Lega Serie A. 22 January 2024. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
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