Albion Avdijaj

Albion Qaush Avdijaj (born 12 January 1994) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward. Born in Switzerland, he represented that nation at youth international levels, appeared in two friendly matches for the Kosovo senior team, and played twice for Albania at under-21 level.

Albion Avdijaj
Personal information
Full name Albion Qaush Avdijaj
Date of birth (1994-01-12) 12 January 1994
Place of birth Zürich, Switzerland
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
0000–2003 Red Star Zürich
2003–2014 Grasshoppers
2005–2007 → FC Zürich (loan)
2010–2011 → 1899 Hoffenheim (loan)
2012–2013 → VfL Wolfsburg (loan)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2014 Grasshoppers U21 34 (13)
2013–2014 Grasshoppers 0 (0)
2014–2015 VfL Wolfsburg II 31 (14)
2015–2017 Vaduz 46 (7)
2017–2019 Grasshoppers 14 (2)
2017–2019 → Grasshoppers U21 3 (1)
2018–2019 → Debrecen (loan) 21 (1)
2019–2020 Viborg 6 (0)
2020 Tirana 0 (0)
2021 Vllaznia Shkodër 12 (1)
2021–2022 Kriens 30 (4)
International career
2011 Switzerland U17 4 (0)
2011–2012 Switzerland U18 7 (2)
2012–2013 Switzerland U19 3 (1)
2014 Kosovo 2 (0)
2015 Albania U21 2 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 May 2022

Club career

VfL Wolfsburg II

After failing to break to Grasshopper's first team, Avdijaj joined the reserve team of VfL Wolfsburg for the 2015–16 season.[1] He made his debut in the Regionalliga on 17 August, playing full-90 minutes in a 1–0 away win to Neumünster.[2] Then Avdijaj scored his first goals with Wolves on 6 September in a 4–0 home hammering of Havelse.[3] Avdijaj continued with his strong form, scoring against Eintracht Norderstedt, the winner against VfB Oldenburg, before scoring another brace in the 4–2 home win over Braunschweig, taking his tally up to 6 goals.[4]

Vaduz

On 30 August 2015, on the deadline day, Avdijaj completed a transfer to Vaduz for an undisclosed fee, signing until June 2017.[5] Upon signing, Avdijaj stated: "The transfer is successfully completed, I'm ready for the new challenge.[5] He was allocated squad number 7, and made his competitive debut on 12 September in the opening Swiss Super League week against Young Boys, entering as a second-half substitute in an eventual 4–0 away crash.[6] He opened his scoring account later on 31 October where he scored the opener against Basel, which turned out to be nothing as visitors bounced back to win 2–1.[7] One week later, Avdijaj was again on the scoresheet, netting in the 72nd minute against FC Zürich but was sent-off two minutes later following a second yellow card; the match finished in a 1–1 draw.[8]

Viborg FF

On 3 September 2019, Avdijaj joined Viborg FF in Denmark on a three-year deal.[9] On 19 May 2020 the club confirmed, that Avdijaj's contract had been terminated, because he wanted to be closer to his family in Switzerland.[10]

Kriens

On 1 July 2021, he signed with Kriens.[11]

International career

Kosovo

In May 2014, Avdijaj accepted an invitation from Albert Bunjaku to play for Kosovo in the friendlies against Turkey and Senegal.[12] He made his first appearance for Kosovo against Turkey on 21 May, appearing as a substitute in the 60th minute in an eventual 1–6 home defeat.[13] Four days later he made his second appearance, his first as a starter, in another defeat, this time to Senegal at Stade de Genève.[14] Those were his only appearances for Kosovo, as he switched to play for Albania.

Career statistics

Club
As of 13 April 2019[15][16]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Europe[lower-alpha 1] Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Grasshoppers II 2011–12 1. Liga Promotion 226———226
2013–14 1. Liga Classic 127———127
Total 3413———3413
Grasshoppers 2013–14 Swiss Super League 00———00
VfL Wolfsburg II 2014–15 Regionalliga 2611———2611
2015–16 53———53
Total 3114———3114
Vaduz 2015–16 Swiss Super League 23421——255
2016–17 2332630—289
Total 4674730—5314
Grasshoppers 2017–18 Swiss Super League 10231——133
Grasshoppers II 2017–18 Swiss 1. Liga 10———10
Debrecen 2018–19 Nemzeti Bajnokság I 21132——243
Career total 14337101030—15647
  1. Appearances in UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League

International
As of 25 May 2014
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Kosovo[17] 201420
Total20

Honours

Grasshoppers

FC Vaduz

References
  1. "Avdijaj në Wolfsburg II" [Avdijaj at Wolfsburg II] (in Albanian). Gazeta Express. 2 August 2014. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
  2. "VfR Neumünster vs. VfL Wolfsburg 0 – 1". Soccerway. 17 August 2014. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
  3. "Wolfsburg II vs. Havelse 4 – 0". Soccerway. 6 September 2014. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
  4. "Wolfsburg II vs. Branunschweig 4 – 2". Soccerway. 18 October 2014. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
  5. "Albion Avdijaj te Vaduz në Zvicër" [Albion Avdijaj at Vaduz in Switzerland] (in Albanian). Super Sport Albania. 30 August 2015. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
  6. "Young Boys vs. Vaduz 4 – 0". Soccerway. 12 September 2015. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
  7. "Vaduz vs. Basel 1 – 2". Soccerway. 31 October 2015. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
  8. "Avdijaj shënon gol dhe ndëshkohet me të kuq (Video)" [Avdijaj scores and gets red-carded (Video)] (in Albanian). Gazeta Express. 7 November 2015. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
  9. Ny angriber på plads i VFF, vff.dk, 3 September 2019
  10. VFF ophæver med Avdijaj, vff.dk, 19 May 2020
  11. "Herzlich willkommen beim SCK, Albion Avdijaj" (in German). Kriens. 1 July 2021. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
  12. "Dy miqësoret, Bunjaku shpall listën e Kosovës" [Two friendlies, Bunjaku announces the list of Kosovo] (in Albanian). Panorama Sport. 19 May 2014. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
  13. "Turqia shumë e fortë, mposht Kosovën në miqësore 6:1" [Turkey very strong, defeats Kosovo in friendly 6:1] (in Albanian). Kosovalive360.com. 21 May 2014. Archived from the original on 20 October 2017. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
  14. "Humbja e radhës, Kosova-Senegali 1:3" [Next defeat, Kosovo-Senegal 1:3] (in Albanian). albifo.ch. 25 May 2014. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
  15. Albion Avdijaj at Soccerway. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  16. "Albion Avdijaj". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  17. Albion Avdijaj - national football team player EU-Football.info
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