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Revision as of 22:32, 20 June 2023

Nedim Bajrami
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-02-28) 28 February 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Zürich, Switzerland
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
Sassuolo
(on loan from Empoli)
Number 20
Youth career
2009–2017 Grasshoppers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2017 Grasshoppers U21 14 (4)
2017–2020 Grasshoppers 69 (6)
2019–2020Empoli (loan) 28 (5)
2020– Empoli 90 (12)
2023–Sassuolo (loan) 18 (1)
International career
2013 Switzerland U15 5 (0)
2014 Switzerland U16 7 (0)
2015–2016 Switzerland U17 13 (5)
2016–2017 Switzerland U18 4 (0)
2016–2017 Switzerland U19 9 (3)
2018–2021 Switzerland U21 11 (1)
2021– Albania 13 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 June 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 June 2023

Nedim Bajrami (born 28 February 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Italian Serie B club Sassuolo, on loan from Empoli. Born and raised in Switzerland to ethnic Albanian parents from Tetovo,[1] Bajrami represented the Swiss youth national teams before opting to represent senior the Albania national team.

Club career

Bajrami was born in Switzerland, he spent all of his youth career with professional side Grasshoppers. He signed his first professional contract alongside teammates Petar Pusic and Arijan Qollaku in February 2017,[2] and made his debut the same month, playing the full 90 minutes of a 1–0 loss to FC Thun.[3]

On 13 August 2019, Bajrami joined Italian Serie B club Empoli on loan with an option to buy.[4]

On 31 January 2023, Bajrami moved to Sassuolo on loan with an obligation to buy.[5]

International career

Bajrami has represented Switzerland up to under-19 level. He played for the Switzerland U17 team in their unsuccessful European Under-17 Championship qualification bid in 2016, featuring in all their six games.[6] He scored a total of five goals for the under-17 side, including a brace against Montenegro in 2015.[7] On 9 March 2021, Switzerland's U-21 manager Mauro Lustrinelli confirmed that Bajrami chose to switch alliances and represent his country of origin, Albania.[8]

On 17 March 2021 he received Albanian citizenship, thus needing only a permission by FIFA to become eligible to play for the Albania national team.[9] He received the go ahead from Court of Arbitration for Sport on 30 August 2021.[10] He debuted with Albania in a 1–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification win over Hungary on 5 September 2021 by coming on as a substitute in the 63rd minute in place of Qazim Laçi.[11]

On 17 June 2023, Nedim scored his first goal for Albania in a European Qualifiers game against Moldova.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 6 March 2023[12]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Grasshoppers U21 2015–16 1. Liga 1 0 0 0 1 0
2016–17 12 4 0 0 12 4
2017–18 1 0 0 0 1 0
Total 14 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 4
Grasshoppers 2016–17 Swiss Super League 7 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
2017–18 29 3 3 0 0 0 32 3
2018–19 33 3 2 0 0 0 35 3
2019–20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 69 6 5 0 0 0 0 0 74 6
Empoli (loan) 2019–20 Serie B 28 5 1 0 1[b] 0 30 5
Empoli 2020–21 Serie B 36 5 3 2 0 0 39 7
2021–22 Serie A 35 6 3 3 38 9
2022–23 Serie A 19 1 1 0 20 1
Total 118 17 8 5 0 0 1 0 127 22
Sassuolo (loan) 2022–23 Serie A 5 1 0 0 5 1
Career total 206 28 13 5 0 0 1 0 220 33
  1. ^ Includes Swiss Cup, Coppa Italia
  2. ^ Appearance in Serie B promotion play-offs

International

As of 31 January 2023 [13][14]
National team Year Apps Goals
Albania 2021 6 0
2022 4 0
2023 1 1
Total 11 1

International goals

No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 17 June 2023 Arena Kombëtare, Tirana, Albania  Moldova 2–0 2–0 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying
2. 20 June 2023 [Tórsvøllur]], Tórshavn, Faroe Islands  Faroe Islands 0-1 1-3

References

  1. ^ "Dorëzohen Zviceranët, Tetovari Nedim Bajrami: Zemra Ime Rrah "Kuqezi"". Retrieved 11 June 2023.
  2. ^ "Harun Alpsoy wechselt in die Türkei" (in German). fm1today. 1 February 2017. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
  3. ^ "Geglückte und gescheiterte Experimente zum Rückrunden-Auftakt" (in German). srf.ch. 6 February 2017. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
  4. ^ "UFFICIALE: Empoli, dalla Svizzera arriva il centrocampista Bajrami". Retrieved 14 August 2019.
  5. ^ "NEDIM BAJRAMI È UN NUOVO CALCIATORE DEL SASSUOLO" (in Italian). U.S. Sassuolo Calcio. 31 January 2023. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
  6. ^ "Nedim Bajrami". UEFA. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
  7. ^ "Statistik und Resultate". Swiss Football Association (in German). 19 August 2015. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
  8. ^ "Kurz vor EM gibt Bajrami der Nati einen Korb Albanien klaut uns unser U21-Juwel". Blick (in German). 9 March 2021. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
  9. ^ "Dekret për dhënie të shtetësisë shqiptare nr. 12024" [Decree on granting Albanian citizenship no. 12024] (in Albanian). qbz.gov.al. 17 March 2021. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
  10. ^ "Nedim Bajrami zyrtarisht pjesë e Shqipërisë, KAS jep vendimin" [Nedim Bajrami officially part of albania, CAS gives decision] (in Albanian). Vizion Plus. 30 August 2021. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
  11. ^ "Albania 1–0 Hungary - FIFA World Cup Qualifier". fifa.com. 5 September 2021. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
  12. ^ Nedim Bajrami at Soccerway. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  13. ^ "Nedim Bajrami". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  14. ^ Nedim Bajrami at EU-Football.info