Albion Ademi

Albion Ademi (born 19 February 1999) is a professional footballer who plays for Swedish club Djurgården as a winger.

Albion Ademi
Ademi playing for Inter Turku in 2018.
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-02-19) 19 February 1999
Place of birth Finland
Position(s) Winger[1]
Club information
Current team
 Djurgården
Youth career
TPS
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015 TPS 10 (2)
2016–2019 Inter Turku 41 (5)
2016 → EIF (loan) 2 (0)
2017 → EIF (loan) 2 (0)
2017 → PS Kemi (loan) 14 (2)
2020 IFK Mariehamn 22 (14)
2021– Djurgården 0 (0)
National team
2015–2016 Finland U17 5 (0)
2016 Finland U18 2 (0)
2017–2018 Finland U19 11 (0)
2018– Albania U21 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:46, 21 January 2021 (UTC)

Born in Finland, he represented them at youth level before switching allegiance to Albania.

Club career

Ademi has played for TPS, Inter Turku, EIF and PS Kemi.[2]

On 30 December 2019, Ademi signed a one-year contract with IFK Mariehamn.[3]

He moved to Swedish club Djurgården in January 2021.[4]

International career

Ademi represented Finland at under-17 and under-19 youth levels.[2] With the under-19 squad, he played 2 games at the 2018 UEFA European Under-19 Championship, which Finland hosted.[5]

On 31 August 2018, Ademi received a call-up from the Albania U21 national team for a friendly match against Italy U21[6] and made his debut after being named in the starting line-up.[7]

On 5 October 2018, Ademi received a call-up from Albania U21 for the 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification matches against Spain U21 and Estonia U21.[8] He joined up with the team however was unable to play due to him having to wait for FIFA's permission.[9]

In November 2018, he received his first call-up to the senior Albania national football team for UEFA Nations League game against Scotland and a friendly against Wales, but remained on the bench in both games.[10][11]

Personal life

Born in Finland, Ademi is of Kosovo Albanian descent.[12]

Career statistics
As of 7 November 2018[2]
Club Season League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
TPS 2015 Ykkönen 1021000112
Inter Turku 2016 Veikkausliiga 20000020
2017 30520082
2018 25466003110
Total 304118004112
EIF (loan) 2016 Ykkönen 20000020
EIF (loan) 2017 20000020
PS Kemi (loan) 2017 Veikkausliiga 1420000142
Career total 588128007016

References
  1. Albion Ademi at WorldFootball.net
  2. Albion Ademi at Soccerway. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
  3. Albion Ademi sopimukseen - IFK Mariehamn vahvistaa hyökkäystään, veikkausliiga.com, 30 December 2019
  4. https://www.aftonbladet.se/sportbladet/fotboll/a/kRpM3B/avslojar-succespelaren-klar-for-djurgarden
  5. "Finland U19 v Italy U19 game report". UEFA. 16 July 2019.
  6. "Trajneri Bushi: Skuadra e kompletuar karshi Spanjës duhet të tregojmë shumë kujdes!" [Coach Bushi: The complete squad against Spain we must be very careful!] (in Albanian). Football Association of Albania. 31 August 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  7. "U21/Shqipëria humbet miqësoren në Itali" [U21/Albania loses the friendly in Italy] (in Albanian). Football Association of Albania. 11 September 2018. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
  8. "Kombëtarja U-21/Trajneri Alban Bushi shpall listën e lojtarëve për ndeshjet zyrtare me Spanjën dhe Estoninë" [National U21 team/Coach Alban Bushi announces the list of players for official matches with Spain and Estonia] (in Albanian). Football Association of Albania. 5 October 2018. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
  9. "Panuçi nuk e aktivizoi, talenti Vrioni rikthehet te Shpresat. Një "armë" më shumë ndaj Spanjës" [Panucci didn't activate him, talent Vrioni returns to the Hopes". A "weapon" more versus Spain] (in Albanian). Panorama Sport. 11 October 2018. Retrieved 11 October 2018. Vrioni mund të jetë zgjidhje ideale për startin e ndeshjes për të besuarit e Bushit, duke qenë se Albion Ademi është në pritje të lejekalimit nga FIFA, dhe për momentin nuk e ka marrë ende
  10. "Albania v Scotland game report". ESPN. 17 November 2018.
  11. "Albania v Wales game report". ESPN. 20 November 2018.
  12. "Jälkipeli: Albion Ademi - kotimainen jalkapallo kaipaa väriläiskiä".


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