Adrion Pajaziti (born 16 November 2002) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Fulham. Born in England, he has represented Kosovo and Albania at youth levels.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Adrion Pajaziti[1] | ||
Date of birth | (2002-11-16) 16 November 2002 (age 19)[2] | ||
Place of birth | London, England[2] | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder[2] | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Fulham | ||
Number | 44 | ||
Youth career | |||
2014– | Fulham | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2021– | Fulham | 0 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2019 | Albania U19 | 1 | (0) |
2021–2022 | Kosovo U21 | 3 | (0) |
2022– | Albania U20 | 1 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 August 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23 September 2022 |
Pajaziti at the age of twelve started playing football in at the Fulham Academy. He made his debut for the U18 squad on 6 October 2018 aged only 15 as he came on as a substitute at 81st minute in place of Ben Davis during a 7–0 thrashing against Reading U18.[3]
Pajaziti signed a scholarship deal with the club on 1 July 2019 and was appointed captain of the U18 squad at the start of the 2020–21 season.[4] On 28 October 2020, he signed his first professional deal with Fulham, keeping him at the club until the summer of 2022.[5] His first team debut came on 24 August 2021 away at Birmingham City in a 2–0 win in which he started and played in the entire match.[6]
On 8 October 2019, Pajaziti received a call-up from Albania U19 for the friendly match against Poland U19,[7] and made his debut after coming on as a substitute.[8] He was planned to be called up from Albania U21 in March 2021 for a training camp held from 22–30 March 2021 and for unofficial friendly matches against Tirana and Bylis, but was unable to join the squad due to COVID-related travel restrictions.[9]
On 15 March 2021, Pajaziti received a call-up from Kosovo U21 for the friendly matches against Qatar U23,[10] but was unable to join the squad due to COVID-related travel restrictions.[11] On 17 March 2021, he received again a call-up from Kosovo U21 for the 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification match against Andorra U21,[12] but he was an unused substitute in this match. His debut with Kosovo U21 came on 7 September 2021 in a 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification match against England U21 after being named in the starting line-up.[13]
On 17 September 2022, Pajaziti received a call-up from Albania U20 for the friendly matches against North Macedonia U20 and Croatia U20.[14] His debut with Albania U20 came six days later in a friendly match against North Macedonia U20 after being named in the starting line-up and scored his side's only goal during a 1–3 away defeat.[15]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Fulham | 2021–22 | EFL Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Career total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Fulham F.C. – current squad | |
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