Jasir Asani

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Jasir Asani
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Asani with Gwangju in 2023
Personal information
Full name Jasir Fadil Asani
Date of birth (1995-05-19) 19 May 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Skopje, Macedonia
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Right winger
Team information
Current team
 Gwangju FC
Number 7
Youth career
2010–2013 Vardar
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2013–2017 Vardar 66 (17)
2017 → Shkupi (loan) 14 (3)
2017 Pobeda 2 (0)
2017–2019 Partizani B 5 (3)
2017–2021 Partizani 106 (24)
2020 → AIK (loan) 4 (1)
2021–2023 Kisvárda 44 (6)
2023– Gwangju FC 43 (10)
International career‡
2014–2015 Macedonia U21 4 (0)
2016 Albania U21 1 (1)
2023– Albania 20 (5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 April 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 October 2024

Jasir Fadil Asani (born 19 May 1995) is an Albanian professional footballer who plays as a right winger for K League 1 club Gwangju FC. Born in North Macedonia, he plays for the Albania national team.

Contents

Club career

Early life and career

Asani was born in Skopje to Albanian parents, from the village of Batincë. Asani begun his professional career with Macedonian club Vardar, making his debut on 25 August 2013 by coming on in the last minutes of a 2–0 away defeat to Turnovo. [1]

On 1 March 2014, he scored his first professional career goal in a 1–2 defeat to Rabotnički. Asani then recorded his first career hat-trick in a 6–0 win over Napredok on 30 March 2014.

Shkupi (loan)

On 25 January 2017, Asani was loaned out to Shkupi for the second half of the 2016–17 season. On 12 March 2017, he scored a brace to secure a 3–2 win for the team against Renova. He ended the season with 3 goals and 4 assists in 13 matches before returning to Vardar.

Pobeda

On 24 July 2017, Asani then moved to Pobeda on a free transfer. He make his debut on 13 August in a 1–2 lost to Pelister.

Partizani

Asani completed a transfer to Albanian club Partizani on 23 September 2017, [2] after the expiration of the transfer window. As a result, he was initially relegated to Partizani B. He scored a hat-trick on 14 October for Partizani B against Sopoti to give his side the 4–1 victory. [3]

He made his professional debut on 29 October with Partizani against Flamurtari, coming on as a substitute in the 81st minute in place of Milan Basrak. [4]

Asani scored his first goal for Partizani on 4 February 2018 in a 2–1 home win over Kamza. [5]

AIK (loan)

On 7 January 2020, Asani was loaned to Swedish side AIK until the end of the season with an option to buy for €400,000. [6] He scored on his debut in the Allsvenskan, 2–0 win at Örebro on 14 June. [7] After only seven appearances in all competitions, in a season which was prolonged by the COVID-19 pandemic, AIK did not exercise the buy clause for Asani, who returned to Partizani for the 2020–21 season. [8]

Kisvárda

On 8 July 2021, Asani then moved to Hungarian club Kisvárda. He make his debut in a 2–1 win over Ferencváros on 31 July. He scored his first goal for the club in a 2–2 draw against Paksi on 22 October.

Gwangju FC

On 28 December 2022, Asani joined K League 1 side Gwangju FC on a permanent deal. [9] On his debut for the club on 23 February 2023, he scored the only goal to secure a 1–0 win over Suwon Samsung Bluewings. Asani then scored his second career hat-trick in a 5–0 win over Incheon United on 18 March. [10] [11]

On 17 September 2024, Asani became the first player to scored a hat-trick in the inaugural 2024–25 AFC Champions League Elite against Japanese club Yokohama F. Marinos in a 7–3 thrashing win. Asani then scored the winning goal in the AFC Champions League Elite fixture against Japanese club Kawasaki Frontale on 1 October where he scored the only goal to secure the 3 points for the team. In the third AFC Champions League Elite fixture against Malaysian club Johor Darul Ta'zim, Asani scored a brace within 6 minutes into the match which then secured a 3–1 win for the club.

International career

Having represented Macedonian at several youth levels, Asani received Albanian citizenship on 18 March 2016, joining the Albania under-21 player pool. [12] He played his first international match for the Albania under-21 side on 22 January 2016 by netting his side's only goal in the 1–1 draw versus Saudi Arabia. [13]

When former Brazil international Sylvinho became the manager of the Albanian national team in early 2023, he desired a left-footed right winger for his 4–3–3 formation. Sylvinho found Asani in the Albanian Football Federation's database and watched his highlights from Hungary and live matches from South Korea in the early morning. [14] Sylvinho called up Asani for the UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying game against Poland on 27 March 2023. [15] Asani made his senior debut in the 1–0 away loss, starting and playing the first 70 minutes. [16] [17] Asani scored his first international goal during the UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying match against Moldova. [18] He totalled three goals and two assists as Albania qualified for the UEFA Euro 2024 in Germany. [14]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 6 December 2024 [19] [20] [21] [22]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [a] ContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Vardar 2013–14 Macedonian First Football League 127———127
2014–15 26521——286
2015–16 153—1 [b] 0—163
2016–17 132202 [b] 0—172
Total66174130—7318
Shkupi (loan) 2016–17 Macedonian First Football League143——2 [c] 0163
Pobeda 2017–18 Macedonian First Football League20———20
Partizani B 2017–18 Kategoria e Dytë 812———812
2018–19 10———10
Total912———912
Partizani 2017–18 Kategoria Superiore 29441——335
2018–19 338302 [d] 0—388
2019–20 143104 [e] 11 [f] 0204
2020–21 30921——3210
Total10624102611012327
AIK (loan) 2020 Allsvenskan 4131——72
Kisvárda 2021–22 Nemzeti Bajnokság I 29621——317
2022–23 150204 [g] 3—213
Total4464143—5210
Gwangju FC 2023 K League 1 337———337
2024 133205 [h] 7—2010
Total46102057005317
Career total2677023518113033489
  1. ↑ Includes Macedonian Football Cup, Albanian Cup, Svenska Cupen, Magyar Kupa, Korean FA Cup
  2. 1 2 Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
  3. ↑ Appearances in Macedonian First Football League relegation play-offs
  4. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  5. ↑ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League
  6. ↑ Appearance in Albanian Supercup
  7. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
  8. ↑ Appearances in AFC Champions League Elite

International

As of match played 14 October 2024 [21] [23]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Albania 202393
2024112
Total205
Scores and results list Albania's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Asani goal.
List of international goals scored by Jasir Asani
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
117 June 2023 Arena Kombëtare, Tirana, AlbaniaFlag of Moldova.svg  Moldova 1–02–0 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying
210 September 2023Arena Kombëtare, Tirana, AlbaniaFlag of Poland.svg  Poland 1–02–0UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying
312 October 2023Arena Kombëtare, Tirana, AlbaniaFlag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 1–03–0UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying
43 June 2024 Haladás Sportkomplexum, Szombathely, HungaryFlag of Liechtenstein.svg  Liechtenstein 2–03–0 Friendly
57 September 2024 Stadion Letná, Prague, Czech RepublicFlag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 2–12–1 2024–25 UEFA Nations League B

Honours

Vardar

FK Partizani Tirana

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References

  1. ↑ "Tornovo vs. Vardar 2 – 0". Soccerway. 25 August 2013. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
  2. ↑ "Partizani përforcohet në sulm, kontratë katër vjeçare me Jasir Asanin" [Partizani strengthened in attack, a four-year deal with Jasir Asani] (in Albanian). BalkanWeb.com. 22 September 2017. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  3. ↑ "Sulmi i Partizanit më në fund është i sigurt, ja çfarë ka bërë sot Jasir Asani" [Partizani's attack is finally safe, here's what Jasir Asani did today] (in Albanian). Newsport.al. 14 October 2017. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
  4. ↑ "Vendos një gol i "makthit" Hoxhaj, Flamurtari mposht Partizanin dhe i afrohet Kukësit (VIDEO)" [A goal of “nightmare” Hoxhaj decides, Flamurtari defeats Partizani and gets closer to Kukësi (VIDEO)] (in Albanian). Panorama Sport. 29 October 2017. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
  5. ↑ "'Dopieta' e Asanit, Partizani mposht dhe parakalon Kamzën në renditje" [Asani's 'double', Partizani defeats and overtakes Kamza in the standing] (in Albanian). BalkanWeb.com. 4 February 2018. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
  6. ↑ "Jasir Asani, prezantohet te AIK, gati për të debutuar!" [Jasir Asani, presented at AIK, ready to debut!] (in Albanian). Super Sport Albania. 8 January 2020. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
  7. ↑ "Örebro vs. AIK 0 – 2". Soccerway. 14 June 2020. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
  8. ↑ "Jasir Asani nuk do rikthehet te Partizani, transferohet te ekipi i njohur europian" [Jasir Asani will not return to Partizani, he will transfer to the well-known european team] (in Albanian). City News Albania. 22 August 2020. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
  9. ↑ "1부 승격 광주, UEFA 챔피언스리그 출신 아사니 영입 [오피셜]" [Gwangju FC that has been promoted to the first division signs with Asani with UEFA Champions League experience [Official]] (in Korean). news.monsterzym.com. 28 December 2022. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
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  13. ↑ "Asani debuton me gol, Kombëtarja e Shpresave barazon me Arabinë Saudite" [Asani debutes with goal, the hopes national team draw with Saudi Arabia] (in Albanian). Panorama Sport. 22 January 2016. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
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  17. ↑ "NOTAT/ Spikasin Kumbulla e Mihaj, ja vlerësimet e "Panorama Sport" për lojtarët kuqezi në sfidën me Poloninë" (in Albanian). Panorama Sport. 28 March 2023. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
  18. ↑ UEFA.com. "Albania-Moldova Live | European Qualifiers 2024". UEFA.com. Retrieved 17 June 2023.
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  20. ↑ "Jasir Asani profile" (in Albanian). FSHF.org. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
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