Kristjan Asllani
Asllani playing for Inter Milan in 2023
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-03-09) 9 March 2002 (age 21)
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 12 (0)
International career‡
2021–2022 Albania U21 5 (0)
2022– Albania 16 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:28, 28 January 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:45, 20 November 2023 (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.

Personal 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 €14m.[4] Empoli announced that the transfer is structured as a loan initially, with a subsequent Inter obligation to buy.[5] Asllani scored his first goal in his first appearance in a friendly 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 made his debut for 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.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 28 January 2024[9]
Club Season League Cup 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[a] 0 1[b] 0 29 0
Inter Milan 2023–24 Serie A 12 0 1 0 6[a] 0 1[b] 0 20 0
Total 32 0 4 0 11 0 2 0 49 0
Career total 55 1 8 0 11 0 2 0 76 1
  1. ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  2. ^ a b Appearance in Supercoppa Italiana

International

As of match played 20 November 2023[10]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Albania 2022 7 1
2023 9 1
Total 16 2

International goals

As of 20 June 2023[11]
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

Inter Milan

References

  1. ^ "Kristjan Asllani". Inter Milan. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
  2. ^ "La realtà di Kristjan Asllani, da Buti alla serie A" (in Italian). Cascina Notizie. 25 September 2021. Retrieved 18 June 2022.
  3. ^ Bartolini, Leonardo (13 January 2021). "Empoli, esordio per Asllani". MondoPrimavera (in Italian). Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  4. ^ Romano, Fabrizio (29 June 2022). "Albanian midfielder Kristjan Asllani has completed medical today and joins Inter from Empoli, €14m total fee - done deal confirmed. 🔵🇦🇱". Twitter. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
  5. ^ "Kristjan Asllani all'Inter" (in Italian). Empoli. 30 June 2022. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ Susy Campanale (18 January 2023). "SUPERCOPPA ITALIANA / MILAN 0-3 INTER: DOMINANT DERBY DELLA MADONNINA". Football Italia. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
  8. ^ "Bundesliga 2015/2016 – Assists". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
  9. ^ "K. Asllani". Soccerway. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
  10. ^ "Astllani, Kristjan". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
  11. ^ Kristjan Asllani at EU-Football.info
  12. ^ Mackenzie, Alasdair (24 May 2023). "Fiorentina 1-2 Inter Milan - Lautaro Martinez scores double as the Nerazzurri defend Coppa Italia". Eurosport. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
  13. ^ "AC Milan 0-3 Inter Milan: Simone Inzaghi's side ease to Supercoppa win over rivals to defend title". Eurosport. 18 January 2023. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
  14. ^ "L`INTER VINCE LA EA SPORTS FC SUPERCUP!" (in Italian). Lega Serie A. 22 January 2024. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
  15. ^ 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.


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