Kemal Ademi

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Kemal Ademi
Kemal Ademi Khimki.jpg
Ademi with Khimki in 2021
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-01-23) 23 January 1996 (age 25)
Place of birth Villingen-Schwenningen, Germany
Height 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Centre-forward
Club information
Current team
 Khimki
Number 9
Youth career
0000 Herisau
0000–2014 St. Gallen
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2016 St. Gallen U21 13 (4)
2015–2016 → 1899 Hoffenheim II (loan) 15 (0)
2016–2018 1899 Hoffenheim II 19 (3)
2018–2019 Neuchâtel Xamax 26 (8)
2019–2020 Basel 26 (13)
2020–2021 Fenerbahçe 7 (0)
2021 → Fatih Karagümrük (loan) 6 (0)
2021– Khimki 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 27 August 2021

Kemal Ademi (born 23 January 1996) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a centre-forward for Russian club Khimki.

Club career[]

Neuchâtel Xamax[]

On 5 July 2018, Ademi signed his first professional contract with Swiss Super League side Neuchâtel Xamax after agreeing to a one-year deal with the option of continuation for another year.[1] After a month, he made his debut as professional footballer in a 3–0 away defeat against Sion after coming on as a substitute at 46th minute in place of Tunahan Cicek.[2]

Basel[]

On 15 June 2019, Ademi signed a four-year contract with Swiss Super League club Basel.[3] One month later, he was named as a Basel substitute for the first time in a league match against Sion.[4] His debut with Basel came four days later in the 2019–20 UEFA Champions League second qualifying round against the Dutch side PSV Eindhoven after coming on as a substitute at 89th minute in place of Albian Ajeti.[5] Four days after debut, Ademi scored his first goal for Basel in his second appearance for the club in a 1–2 home defeat over St. Gallen.[6]

Fenerbahçe[]

On 5 October 2020, Ademi signed a three-year contract with Süper Lig club Fenerbahçe and received squad number 99.[7] Thirteen days later, he was named as a Fenerbahçe substitute for the first time in a league match against Göztepe.[8] His debut with Fenerbahçe came seven days later in a 3–1 home win against Trabzonspor after coming on as a substitute at 88th minute in place of Mbwana Samatta.[9] One month after debut, Ademi scored his first goal for Fenerbahçe in his fourth appearance for the club in a 4–0 home win over Sivas Belediyespor.[10]

Loan at Fatih Karagümrük[]

On 1 February 2021, Ademi was loaned to Süper Lig side Fatih Karagümrük until the end of the season.[11] Two days later, he made his debut in a 2–0 home win against Gaziantep after being named in the starting line-up.[12]

Khimki[]

On 10 August 2021, Ademi signed a three-year contract with Russian Premier League club Khimki and received squad number 9.[13] Six days later, he made his debut in a 3–0 away defeat against Sochi after coming on as a substitute at 83rd minute in place of Denis Glushakov.[14]

International career[]

Ademi was born in Villingen-Schwenningen, Germany to Kosovan parents from Prizren and raised in Herisau, Switzerland.[15] He was eligible for Kosovo, Albania and Switzerland internationally, as well as Germany, his birthplace.[16] On 25 June 2020, the Swiss Football Association announced that FIFA accepted Ademi's request to play for Switzerland after staying in the country for almost fourteen years.[17]

Career statistics[]

Club[]

As of 22 August 2021[18]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
St. Gallen U21 2014–15 Swiss Promotion League 13 4 0 0 — 13 4
1899 Hoffenheim II 2015–16 (loan) Regionalliga Südwest 15 0 0 0 — 15 0
2016–17 19 3 0 0 — 19 3
2017–18 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
Total 47 7 0 0 — 47 7
Neuchâtel Xamax 2018–19 Swiss Super League 26 8 3 1 — 2[a] 1 31 10
Basel 2019–20 26 13 5 1 12 1 — 43 15
2020–21 0 0 0 0 2 0 — 2 0
Total 52 21 8 2 14 1 2 1 75 25
Fenerbahçe 2020–21 Süper Lig 7 0 1 1 — 8 1
Fatih Karagümrük 2020–21 (loan) 6 0 0 0 — 6 0
Khimki 2021–22 Russian Premier League 2 0 0 0 — 2 0
Career total 114 28 9 3 14 1 2 1 138 33
  1. ^ Appearance in 2018–19 Swiss Super League relegation play-offs

References[]

  1. ^ "Xamax engage un attaquant de presque 2 mètres" [Xamax hires an attacker almost 2 meters] (in French). Neuchâtel Xamax FCS. 5 July 2018.
  2. ^ "Compte Rendu: FC Sion–Neuchâtel Xamax FCS" [Report: FC Sion–Neuchâtel Xamax FCS] (in French). Neuchâtel Xamax FCS. 5 August 2018. Neuchâtel Xamax FCS: Doudin Charles-André, Kamber Janick, Nuzzolo Raphaël, Corbaz Thibault (46e Ramizi Samir), Xhemajli Arbenit, Walthert Laurent, Çiçek Tunahan (46e Ademi Kemal), Di Nardo Pietro, Sejmenović Mustafa, Veloso Max (71e Tréand Geoffrey), Gomes Mike
  3. ^ "Kemal Ademi wechselt zum FC Basel 1893" [Kemal Ademi moves to FC Basel 1893] (in German). FC Basel. 15 June 2019.
  4. ^ "Sion vs. Basel 1–4". Soccerway. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
  5. ^ "PSV vs. Basel 3–2". Soccerway. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
  6. ^ "Basel vs. St. Gallen 1–2". Soccerway. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
  7. ^ "Kemal Ademi Fenerbahçemizde" [Kemal Ademi is in our Fenerbahçe] (in Turkish). Fenerbahçe S.K. 5 October 2020.
  8. ^ "Göztepe vs. Fenerbahçe 2–3". Soccerway. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
  9. ^ "Fenerbahçe vs. Trabzonspor 3–1". Soccerway. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  10. ^ "Fenerbahçe vs. Sivas Belediyespor 4–0". Soccerway. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  11. ^ "Oyuncumuz Kemal Ademi, Fatih Karagümrük'e kiralandı" [Our player Kemal Ademi, was loaned out to Fatih Karagümrük] (in Turkish). Fenerbahçe S.K. 1 February 2021.
  12. ^ "Fatih Karagümrük vs. Gaziantep FK 2–0". Soccerway. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  13. ^ "Кемаль Адеми — в «Химках»!" [Kemal Ademi — in «Khimki»!] (in Russian). FC Khimki. 10 August 2021.
  14. ^ "Крупно уступили в Сочи" [Lost big in Sochi] (in Russian). FC Khimki. 16 August 2021.
  15. ^ "Il Basilea punta su Kemal Ademi" [The Basel tip on Kemal Ademi] (in Italian). Radiotelevisione svizzera. 15 June 2019. Il Basilea si è assicurato un attaccante di peso per la prossima stagione. I renani hanno infatti ingaggiato dallo Xamax Kemal Ademi (1,98m), che con i rossoneri ha realizzato 10 reti in 31 presenze. Il 23enne di origini kosovare, che prima del 2015 giocava a San Gallo, ha firmato fino al 2023
  16. ^ "Kemal Ademi kërkohet nga katër kombëtare, në mesin e tyre edhe Gjermania" [Kemal Ademi is wanted by four national teams, among them Germany]. Indeksonline (in Albanian). 16 August 2019.
  17. ^ "Kemal Ademi ab sofort für die Schweiz Spielberechtigt" [Kemal Ademi is now eligible to play for Switzerland] (in Albanian). Swiss Football Association. 25 June 2020.
  18. ^ Kemal Ademi at Soccerway Edit this at Wikidata

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