Adrion Pajaziti

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Adrion Pajaziti
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-11-16) 16 November 2002 (age 19)[1]
Place of birth London, England[1]
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder[1]
Club information
Current team
 Fulham
Number 48
Youth career
2014– Fulham
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021– Fulham 0 (0)
National team‡
2019 Albania U19 1 (0)
2021– Kosovo U21 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 24 August 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 7 September 2021

Adrion Pajaziti (born 16 November 2002) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL Championship club Fulham. Born in London, he has represented Albania and Kosovo at youth age levels.

Club career[]

Fulham[]

Pajaziti at the age of twelve started playing football in at the Fulham Academy. He made his debut for the U18 squad on 6 October 2018 aged only 15 as he came on as a substitute at 81st minute in place of Ben Davis during a 7–0 thrashing against Reading U18.[2]

Pajaziti signed a scholarship deal with the club on 1 July 2019 and was appointed captain of the U18 squad at the start of the 2020–21 season.[3] On 28 October 2020, he signed his first professional deal with Fulham, keeping him at the club until the summer of 2022.[4] His first team debut came on 24 August 2021 away at Birmingham City in a 2–0 win in which he started and played in the entire match.[5]

International career[]

Albania[]

On 8 October 2019, Pajaziti received a call-up from Albania U19 for the friendly match against Poland U19,[6] and made his debut after coming on as a substitute.[7] He was planned to be called up from Albania U21 in March 2021 for a training camp held from 22–30 March 2021 and for unofficial friendly matches against Tirana and Bylis, but was unable to join the squad due to COVID-related travel restrictions.[8]

Kosovo[]

On 15 March 2021, Pajaziti received a call-up from Kosovo U21 for the friendly matches against Qatar U23,[9] but was unable to join the squad due to COVID-related travel restrictions.[10] On 17 March 2021, he received again a call-up from Kosovo U21 for the 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification match against Andorra U21,[11] but he was an unused substitute in this match. On 7 September 2021, Pajaziti made his debut with Kosovo U21 in a 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification match against England U21 after being named in the starting line-up.[12]

Career statistics[]

As of match played 25 August 2021[13]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Fulham 2021–22 EFL Championship 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
Career total 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d "Get To Know: Adrion Pajaziti". Fulham F.C. 6 April 2021.
  2. ^ "Fulham U18 vs. Reading U18". Soccerway. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
  3. ^ "Welcoming New Scholars". Fulham F.C. 2 July 2019.
  4. ^ "Pajaziti Goes Pro". Fulham F.C. 28 October 2020.
  5. ^ "Birmingham City 0–2 Fulham". Fulham F.C. 24 August 2021.
  6. ^ "U-19/Shqipëria fillon grumbullimin për miqësoren me Poloninë (VIDEO)" [U-19/Albania starts gathering for the friendly with Poland (VIDEO)] (in Albanian). Albanian Football Association. 8 October 2019.
  7. ^ "U-19/Shqipëria fiton 3–1 miqësoren ndaj Polonisë" [U-19/Albania wins 3–1 friendly against Poland] (in Albanian). Albanian Football Association. 14 October 2019.
  8. ^ "Shpresat nisin grumbullimin, Bushi: Optimist për këtë Kombëtare" [Hopes start piling up, Bushi: Optimistic about this national team] (in Albanian). Albanian Football Association. 20 March 2021.
  9. ^ "Përzgjedhësi Nees publikon listën e futbollistëve për dy miqësoret kundër Katarit" [Selector Nees publishes the list of footballers for the two friendlies against Qatar] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 15 March 2021.
  10. ^ "Kombëtarja U21 po përgatitet për dy miqësoret me Katarin" [The national U21 team is preparing for the two friendlies with Qatar] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 24 March 2021.
  11. ^ "Përzgjedhësi Nees publikon listën e zgjeruar të futbollistëve për ndeshjen kundër Andorrës U21" [Selector Nees publishes extended list of footballers for the match against Andorra U21] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 22 May 2021.
  12. ^ "Formacionet zyrtare, Angli U21 – Kosovë U21: Nees me ndryshime në rreshtim" [Official formations, England U21 – Kosovo U21: Nees with changes in lineup] (in Albanian). Telegrafi. 7 September 2021.
  13. ^ Adrion Pajaziti at Soccerway Edit this at Wikidata

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