Jürgen Gjasula

Jürgen Fatmir Gjasula (born 5 December 1985) is an Albanian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for 1. FC Magdeburg.[1] He also holds German citizenship.

Jürgen Gjasula
Gjasula with Litex Lovech in 2013.
Personal information
Full name Jürgen Fatmir Gjasula
Date of birth (1985-12-05) 5 December 1985
Place of birth Tirana, Albania
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current team
 1. FC Magdeburg
Number 10
Youth career
2000–2004 SC Freiburg
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2004 SC Freiburg II 22 (4)
2003 SC Freiburg 0 (0)
2004–2005 1. FC Kaiserslautern 7 (0)
2004–2005 1. FC Kaiserslautern II 6 (2)
2005–2008 St. Gallen 88 (7)
2008–2009 Basel 19 (1)
2009–2011 FSV Frankfurt 60 (9)
2011–2013 MSV Duisburg 38 (3)
2013 MSV Duisburg II 2 (0)
2013–2014 Litex Lovech 24 (9)
2014–2015 VfR Aalen 26 (6)
2015–2018 Greuther Fürth 67 (7)
2017 Greuther Fürth II 1 (0)
2018–2019 Viktoria Berlin 9 (1)
2019 Energie Cottbus 16 (3)
2019– 1. FC Magdeburg 31 (6)
National team
2013 Albania 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 August 2020

Club career

SC Freiburg

Born in Tirana, Albania, Gjasula started his career in the town where he grew up at SC Freiburg in Germany in 2002. At the age of 17 he was put into the first team but did not make any appearances.[2]

1. FC Kaiserslautern

Gjasula signed for 1. FC Kaiserslautern in 2004 and made it a total of seven appearances in one season.

St. Gallen (loan)

In 2005, Gjasula was loaned in club FC St. Gallen on Swiss Super League. At first season with St Gallen, he became a box-to-box goalscoring threat and typical number 10 so he signed a contract in 2006.

FC Basel

Gjasula signed for Swiss Champions FC Basel as a free agent on 2 June 2008. He scored his first goal for Basel on 10 July 2008 in a 6–1 win over Legia Warsaw in the Uhren Cup and made his competitive Basel debut on 18 July 2008, in a 2–1 win over BSC Young Boys at the Stade de Suisse, Wankdorf. He played his first European game in a Basel shirt on 30 July 2008 in a 1–1 Champions League Qualifying match draw against IFK Göteborg at Ullevi. On 18 June 2009, he was released by Basel after newly appointed manager Thorsten Fink decided not to offer him a new contract[3]

FSV Frankfurt

Gjasula signed on 31 August 2009 for FSV Frankfurt where he made it a total of 60 appearances and scored nine goals in two seasons with club.

MSV Duisburg

In July 2011, he signed for MSV Duisburg.

Litex Lovech

On 5 July 2013, Gjasula signed with Bulgarian club Litex Lovech, rejoining his compatriot and fellow Albanian international player Armando Vajushi. He quickly established himself as a crucial player in the squad, providing several goals for the surprisingly magnificent start of the club.

Gjasula scored the third goal from the penalty spot in the 2–4 away victory on 20 October 2013 against Ludogorets Razgrad.[4] A week later, on 27 October, he scored the second goal in the 90th minute of a 0–2 victory over Neftochimic Burgas.[5]

Litex finished first stage of the 2013–14 season as runners-up. They played the last match on 9 March 2014 against winners of the league Ludogorets Razgrad trailing by one point and drew the match 0–0.[6] For the regular season Gjasula made 26 appearances including 3 in the Bulgarian Cup, scoring 11 goals of which 9 came in the league. He finished in 8th place on the league's top scorers table, while making 8 assists positioning in fourth place on league's table of top assists.

Gjasula finished the 2013–14 season scoring in total 11 goals (including 2 in the Bulgarian Cup) in 35 appearances and Litex ranked 3rd in the league table, gaining entry to play in the UEFA Europa League for the next season.[7]

With coming of the new coach Miodrag Ješić, Gjasula was not anymore in the club plans as they announced that would not renew his one-year contract.[8] On 4 June 2014, Turkish side Bursaspor announced that they were looking for an attacking midfielder and that Gjasula was an option.[9]

VfR Aalen

On 10 September 2014, Gjasula signed with 2. Bundesliga side VfR Aalen a contract until June 2015.[10]

Greuther Fürth

On 7 June 2015, it was announced, that Gjasula had signed a contract with Greuther Fürth.[11]

Viktoria Berlin

On 30 September 2018, Gjasula signed with Viktoria Berlin and got shirt number 18.[12]

Energie Cottbus

On 31 January 2019, Gjasula joined Energie Cottbus on a short-term deal.[13]

1. FC Magdeburg

Gjasula left Energie Cottbus at the end of the 2018–19 season and instead joined 1. FC Magdeburg for the 2019–20 season on a one-year contract.[14][15]

International career

Gjasula decided to play for Albania national football team in May 2013.[16] He received an Albanian passport on 24 May 2013 among other compatriots, Amir Abrashi, Vullnet Basha, Azdren Llullaku and Ilir Berisha and so he was able to play on international games.[17] He received his first call-up by coach Gianni De Biasi for 2 matches against Norway on 22 March 2013, valid for the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification and the friendly against Lithuania on 26 March 2013.[18] He made his debut on 14 August in a friendly-match against Armenia by coming as a substitute in place of Odise Roshi in the 56th minute.[19]

Personal life

His younger brother Klaus is also a professional footballer.[20]

Career statistics

Club
As of 1 August 2020[21][22]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
SC Freiburg II 2003–04 Oberliga Baden-Württemberg 224———224
SC Freiburg 2003–04 Bundesliga 0000——00
1. FC Kaiserslautern 2004–05 Bundesliga 70———70
1. FC Kaiserslautern II 2004–05 Oberliga Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar 62———62
St. Gallen 2005–06 Swiss Super League 30120——321
2006–07 33041——371
2007–08 256202[lower-alpha 1]0—296
Total 8878120—988
Basel 2008–09 Swiss Super League 192524[lower-alpha 2]0—284
FSV Frankfurt 2009–10 2. Bundesliga 285———285
2012–13 32620——346
Total 601120——6211
MSV Duisburg 2011–12 2. Bundesliga 30310——313
2012–13 80———80
Total 38310——393
MSV Duisburg II 2012–13 Regionalliga West 20———20
Litex Lovech 2013–14 A Group 24952—6[lower-alpha 3]03511
VfR Aalen 2014–15 2. Bundesliga 26620——286
Greuther Fürth 2015–16 2. Bundesliga 29510——305
2016–17 120———120
2017–18 26220——282
Total 67730——707
Greuther Fürth II 2016–17 Regionalliga Bayern 10———10
Viktoria Berlin 2018–19 Regionalliga Nordost 9100——91
Energie Cottbus 2018–19 3. Liga 16300——163
1. FC Magdeburg 2019–20 3. Liga 31610——326
Career total 41661275606045566
  1. All appearances in 2007 UEFA Intertoto Cup
  2. All appearances in 2008–09 UEFA Champions League
  3. All appearances in 2013–14 A Group - Championship Group

International
As of 10 September 2013[22][19]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Albania 201320
Total20

Honours

Basel

References
  1. "Gjasula, Jürgen" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 7 May 2011.
  2. "SC Freiburg 2003-04". Skladyfutbol.pl. 13 January 2020. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
  3. "FCB nimmt das Training unter Fink wieder auf – Start in die neue Saison". FC Basel. 18 June 2008. Archived from the original on 22 June 2009. Retrieved 7 May 2011.
  4. "Shënon Gjasula, asist Vajushi" [Gjasula marks, Vajushi assists] (in Albanian). Sporti Shqiptar. 21 October 2013. Archived from the original on 27 October 2014. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
  5. "Shënon sërish Gjasula, Basha rikthim i hidhur…" [Gjasula scores again, bitter return for Basha] (in Albanian). Sporti Shqiptar. 28 October 2013. Archived from the original on 31 July 2017. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
  6. "Lovech vs. Ludogorets - 9 March 2014". Soccerway. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
  7. "Summary - A PFG - Bulgaria - Results, fixtures, tables and news". Soccerway. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
  8. "Jurgen Gjasula nuk rinovon me Liteksin" [Jurgen Gjasula does not renew with Litex] (in Albanian). Panorama Sport. 15 May 2014. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
  9. "Bursaspor kërkon Jurgen Gjasulën, pritet firma" [Bursaspor asks Jurgen Gjasula, the firm is expected] (in Albanian). Panorama Sport. 5 June 2014. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
  10. "VfR Aalen verpflichtet Jurgen Gjasula" [VfR Aalen commits Jurgen Gjasula] (in German). VfR Aalen 1921 e.V. 10 September 2014. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
  11. "2. Liga: Greuther Fürth holt Gjasula vom VfR Aalen" (in German). GOAL. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
  12. "Neuer Mittelfeldmotor für Viktoria Berlin: Jurgen Gjasula" (in German). FC Viktoria Berlin. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
  13. "Geballte Erfahrung für den FC Energie". Energie Cottbus. 31 January 2019. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  14. "Auch Gjasula und Holthaus verlassen Energie Cottbus". rbb24 (in German). 5 June 2019. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
  15. Toss, Anna (21 June 2019). "Gjasula schlägt beim FCM ein". Volksstimme (in German). Retrieved 19 December 2019.
  16. "Gjasula vendos: Dua të luaj për Shqipërinë" (in Albanian). asport.al. 1 May 2013. Archived from the original on 13 May 2016. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
  17. "Ekskluzive: Basha, Gjasula, Abrashi,Berisha e Llullaku me pasaportë shqiptare (dekreti)" (in Albanian). asport.al. 24 May 2013. Archived from the original on 13 May 2016. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
  18. "Zyrtare: Tjetër debutues kundër Norvegjisë, Jurgen Gjasula merr ftesë nga De Biazi" (in Albanian). asport.al. 17 May 2013. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
  19. "Jürgen Gjasula - national football team player". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
  20. Klaus Gjasula at Soccerway. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
  21. Jürgen Gjasula at Soccerway. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
  22. "Jürgen Gjasula". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
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