Albin Gashi (born 24 January 1997) is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for SV Horn.
![]() Gashi with Floridsdorfer in August 2017 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1997-01-24) 24 January 1997 (age 25) | ||
Place of birth | Hollabrunn, Austria | ||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | SV Horn | ||
Number | 31 | ||
Youth career | |||
2003–2004 | Blau-Weiß Hollabrunn | ||
2004–2005 | ATSV Hollabrunn | ||
2005–2007 | Blau-Weiß Hollabrunn | ||
2007–2008 | Rapid Wien | ||
2008–2009 | Blau-Weiß Hollabrunn | ||
2009–2014 | Rapid Wien | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2014–2019 | Rapid Wien II | 75 | (11) |
2017–2018 | → Floridsdorfer (loan) | 26 | (2) |
2018 | → Den Bosch (loan) | 3 | (0) |
2019 | → SV Horn (loan) | 15 | (1) |
2019–2020 | Floridsdorfer | 22 | (2) |
2020–2021 | Kukësi | 30 | (1) |
2022– | SV Horn | 8 | (0) |
National team | |||
2012–2013 | Austria U16 | 12 | (4) |
2013–2014 | Austria U17 | 10 | (0) |
2015 | Austria U18 | 4 | (3) |
2015–2016 | Austria U19 | 10 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 April 2022 |
On 1 March 2014, Gashi made his debut with Rapid Wien II in Matchday 16 of 2013–14 Austrian Regionalliga against Wiener Viktoria after coming on as a substitute at 76th minute in place of Ferdinand Weinwurm.[1]
On 4 July 2017, Gashi joined Austrian Football Second League side Floridsdorfer, on a season-long loan.[2] Ten days later, he made his debut with Floridsdorfer in the first round of 2017–18 Austrian Cup against SV Horn after being named in the starting line-up.[3]
On 14 August 2018, Gashi joined Eerste Divisie side Den Bosch, on a season-long loan.[4] Ten days later, he made his debut in a 2–3 home defeat against RKC Waalwijk after coming on as a substitute at 74th minute in place of Sven Blummel.[5]
On 24 January 2019, Gashi joined Austrian Football Second League side SV Horn, on a season-long loan.[6] One month later, he made his debut in a 4–0 away defeat against Liefering after being named in the starting line-up.[7]
On 16 July 2019, Gashi returned to Austrian Football Second League side Floridsdorfer.[8] Four days later, he made his debut with Floridsdorfer in the first round of 2019–20 Austrian Cup against FC Wolfurt after coming on as a substitute at 46th minute in place of Martin Pajaczkowski.[9]
On 4 August 2020, Gashi signed a two-year contract with Kategoria Superiore club Kukësi, to replace the departed Kristal Abazaj as the second choice.[10] On 27 August 2020, he made his debut with Kukësi in the 2020–21 UEFA Europa League first qualifying round match against the Bulgarian side Slavia Sofia after coming on as a substitute at 46th minute in place of Enis Gavazaj.[11]
On 24 January 2022, Gashi signed a one-and-a-half-year contract with SV Horn.[12]
"Austria national team? It is not a priority for me. I want to give 100% for Kukësi and see what happens. I am Albanian and it would be an honor for me to represent the Albanian nation, whether with Albania, whether with Kosovo."
—Albin Gashi in an interview after presentation as player of Kukësi.[13]
From 2012, until 2016, Gashi has been part of Austria at youth international level, respectively has been part of the U16, U17, U18 and U19 teams and he with these teams played 36 matches and scored 8 goals. On 1 July 2016, he was named as part of the Austria U19's 18-man squad for the 2016 UEFA European Under-19 Championship in Germany.[14]
FAC Wien: Jenciragic – Fischer, Bubalovic, Plavotic, Fila – Becirovic, Yilmaz (61´Felber) – Pajaczkowski (45´Gashi), Sahanek (K), Günes (68´Holzmann) – Prosenik
SV Horn – current squad | |
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