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Kastriot Imeri

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Kastriot Imeri
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-06-27) 27 June 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Geneva, Switzerland
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Young Boys
Number 10
Youth career
2005–2013 Meyrin
2013–2017 Servette
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2022 Servette 135 (17)
2022– Young Boys 46 (5)
International career‡
2016 Switzerland U16 3 (0)
2016–2017 Switzerland U17 5 (0)
2017–2018 Switzerland U18 2 (0)
2018–2019 Switzerland U19 7 (1)
2019–2021 Switzerland U20 3 (0)
2021– Switzerland 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 November 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 05:04, 5 June 2023 (UTC)

Kastriot Imeri (born 27 June 2000) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Swiss Super League club Young Boys and the Switzerland national team.[1]

Career

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Imeri joined Servette's youth academy from FC Meyrin. At only 16 years of age, he debuted in the first team on 6 March 2017 in a 1-0 away victory over Le Mont in the Swiss Challenge League.[1] From the following season onward, he fully joined the first team. He shot his first goal in a 4-0 victory over FC Aarau on 24 February 2018. He accompanied his team to promotion to the Swiss Super League as Challenge League champions in the 2018-19 season.

In the 2021-22 season, his final season at Servette, he scored the most goals for his team with eleven goals in 26 games, the eight most of the entire league.

On 16 August 2022, despite lucrative interest from foreign leagues, he signed a four-year deal with fellow Swiss Super League side BSC Young Boys for a Swiss record transfer fee 3.5m CHF.[2] On 6 November 2024, Imeri scored his debut goal in the UEFA Champions League in a 2-1 defeat against Shakhtar Donetsk.[3]

International career

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Born in Switzerland, Imeri is of Kosovo Albanian descent. Imeri is a youth international for Switzerland, often captaining their youth sides.[4]

He made his debut for Switzerland national team on 12 November 2021 in a World Cup qualifier against Italy.[5]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 6 November 2024
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
Servette 2016–17 Swiss Challenge League 1 0 — — — 1 0
2017–18 Swiss Challenge League 26 1 1 0 — — 27 1
2018–19 Swiss Challenge League 29 3 0 0 — — 29 3
2019–20 Swiss Super League 24 1 1 0 — — 25 1
2020–21 Swiss Super League 29 1 3 2 2[a] 0 — 34 3
2021–22 Swiss Super League 26 11 2 0 1[b] 0 — 29 11
Total 135 17 7 2 3 0 — 145 19
Young Boys 2022–23 Swiss Super League 27 5 4 1 1[b] 0 0 0 32 6
2023–24 Swiss Super League 10 0 1 1 2[c] 0 0 0 13 1
2024–25 Swiss Super League 9 0 0 0 3[c] 1 — 12 1
Total 46 5 5 2 6 1 0 0 57 8
Career total 181 22 12 4 9 1 0 0 202 27
  1. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  2. ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Conference League
  3. ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Champions League

International

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As of match played 12 November 2021
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Switzerland 2021 1 0
Total 1 0

Honours

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Servette

Young Boys

Individual

References

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  1. ^ a b Kastriot Imeri at Soccerway
  2. ^ "YB macht Rekordtransfer klar!" (in German). Blick. 16 August 2022. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
  3. ^ UEFA.com. "Shakhtar vs Young Boys: UEFA Champions League 2024/25 League phase". UEFA.com. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
  4. ^ Luscher, Loic. "Tête-à-tête avec Kastriot Imeri - servettefc.ch | SFC". www.servettefc.ch.
  5. ^ "Italy v Switzerland game report". FIFA. 12 November 2021. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
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