Kristjan Asllani (born 9 March 2002) is an Albanian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie A club Inter Milan , on loan from Empoli, and the Albania national team.
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (2002-03-09) 9 March 2002 (age 20) | ||
Place of birth | Elbasan, Albania | ||
Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team |
Inter Milan (on loan from Empoli) | ||
Number | 14 | ||
Youth career | |||
2012–2021 | Empoli | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2021– | Empoli | 23 | (1) |
2022– | → Inter Milan (loan) | 7 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2021–2022 | Albania U21 | 5 | (0) |
2022– | Albania | 5 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:56, 9 November 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:41, 24 September 2022 (UTC) |
Asllani was born in Elbasan to Albanian parents, but soon relocated to Italy together with his family in the small Tuscan town of Buti, where he started playing football at the age of five with a small local team.[2]
Asllani made his professional debut for Empoli on 13 January 2021, in a Coppa Italia game against Napoli.[3]
On 29 June 2022, Asllani joined Inter from Empoli for a fee of €14m.[4] Empoli announced that the transfer is structured as a loan initially, with a subsequent Inter obligation to buy.[5] Asllani scored his first goal in his first appearance in a friendly against F.C. Milano.
In June 2021, Asllani made his debut for Albania U21 in a friendly against Belgium U21.[1] Because he possesses both Albanian and Italian nationalities, having lived in Italy since five, he is available to play for Italy or Albania.
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