Darian Males (born 3 May 2001) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a forward for Swiss Super League club Basel, on loan from Inter Milan.
| Personal information | |||
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| Date of birth | (2001-05-03) 3 May 2001 (age 21) | ||
| Place of birth | Lucerne, Switzerland | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Basel (on loan from Inter Milan) | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2019 | Luzern | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2020 | Luzern | 19 | (1) |
| 2020– | Inter Milan | 0 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | → Genoa (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2021– | → Basel (loan) | 16 | (2) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2016 | Switzerland U16 | 3 | (0) |
| 2017 | Switzerland U17 | (0) | |
| 2019 | Switzerland U18 | 1 | (0) |
| 2019 | Switzerland U20 | 2 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 May 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 October 2019 | |||
On 13 June 2019, Males signed his first professional contract with his childhood club FC Luzern.[2] He made his professional debut for Luzern in a 1–0 Swiss Super League win over Neuchâtel Xamax on 26 September 2019.[3]
On 16 September 2020, Males signed five-year contract with the Italian team Inter Milan.[4] Nine days later, he joined Genoa on loan.[5][6] He made one appearance for Genoa in Coppa Italia.
On 15 February 2021, Males moved on loan to Swiss Super League side FC Basel.[7] On 9 July 2021, he returned to Basel on a two-year loan, with an option to purchase.[8]
Born in Switzerland, Males is of Serbian descent.[9]
On 2 October 2020, he tested positive for COVID-19.[10]
FC Basel – current squad | |
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