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]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 27 June 2000 | ||
| 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 | 47 | (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 10 November 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 05:04, 5 June 2023 (UTC) | |||
Career
editImeri 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
editBorn 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
editClub
edit- As of match played 10 November 2024
| 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 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[c] | 1 | — | 13 | 1 | ||
| Total | 47 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 8 | ||
| Career total | 182 | 22 | 12 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 203 | 27 | ||
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Conference League
- ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Champions League
International
edit- As of match played 12 November 2021
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Switzerland | 2021 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | |
Honours
editServette
Young Boys
Individual
References
edit- ^ a b Kastriot Imeri at Soccerway
- ^ "YB macht Rekordtransfer klar!" (in German). Blick. 16 August 2022. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
- ^ UEFA.com. "Shakhtar vs Young Boys: UEFA Champions League 2024/25 League phase". UEFA.com. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
- ^ Luscher, Loic. "Tête-à-tête avec Kastriot Imeri - servettefc.ch | SFC". www.servettefc.ch.
- ^ "Italy v Switzerland game report". FIFA. 12 November 2021. Retrieved 17 November 2021.