Kemal Ademi

Kemal Ademi (born 23 January 1996) is a German professional footballer who plays as a forward for Swiss club Basel.[1]

Kemal Ademi

Personal information
Full name	Kemal Ademi
Date of birth	(1996-01-23) 23 January 1996
Place of birth	Villingen-Schwenningen, Germany
Height	1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Playing position(s)	Forward
Club information
Current team	Basel
Number	99
Youth career
0000	Herisau
0000–2014	St. Gallen
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014–2016	St. Gallen U21	13	(4)
2015–2016	→ 1899 Hoffenheim II (loan)	15	(0)
2016–2018	1899 Hoffenheim II	19	(3)
2018–2019	Neuchâtel Xamax	26	(8)
2019–	Basel	26	(13)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:52, 4 August 2020 (UTC)

Club career

Neuchâtel Xamax

On 5 July 2018, Ademi signed his first professional contract with Swiss Super League side Neuchâtel Xamax after agreeing to a one-year deal with the option of continuation for another year.[2] After a month, he made his debut as professional footballer in a 3–0 away defeat against Sion after coming on as a substitute at 46th minute in place of Tunahan Cicek.[3]

Basel

On 15 June 2019, Ademi joined Swiss Super League side Basel, on a four-year contract.[4]

International career

Ademi was born in Villingen-Schwenningen, Germany from Kosovo Albanian parents from Prizren and grew up in Switzerland.[5] He is therefore eligible to represent Germany, Kosovo and Switzerland internationally. The Switzerland national football team tried to call up Ademi, but have an ongoing case open with FIFA to be approved to be called up.[6]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 26 January 2020[1]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other[lower-alpha 1]		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
St. Gallen U21	2014–15	Swiss Promotion League	13	4	0	0	—		—		13	4
	Total		13	4	0	0	—		—		13	4
1899 Hoffenheim II	2015–16 (loan)	Regionalliga Südwest	15	0	0	0	—		—		15	0
	2016–17		19	3	0	0	—		—		19	3
	2017–18		0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0
	Total		34	3	0	0	—		—		34	3
Neuchâtel Xamax	2018–19	Swiss Super League	26	8	3	1	—		2	1	31	10
	Total		26	8	3	1	—		2	1	31	10
Basel	2019–20	Swiss Super League	13	8	2	1	8	1	0	0	23	10
	Total		13	8	2	1	8	1	0	0	23	10
Career total			86	23	5	2	8	1	2	1	101	27

1. Including other competitions, such as 2018–19 Swiss Super League relegation play-offs

References

1. Kemal Ademi at Soccerway. Retrieved 15 June 2019.
2. "Xamax engage un attaquant de presque 2 mètres" [Xamax hires an attacker almost 2 meters] (in French). Neuchâtel Xamax FCS. 5 July 2018.
3. "Compte Rendu: FC Sion–Neuchâtel Xamax FCS" [Report: FC Sion–Neuchâtel Xamax FCS] (in French). Neuchâtel Xamax FCS. 5 August 2018. Neuchâtel Xamax FCS: Doudin Charles-André, Kamber Janick, Nuzzolo Raphaël, Corbaz Thibault (46e Ramizi Samir), Xhemajli Arbenit, Walthert Laurent, Çiçek Tunahan (46e Ademi Kemal), Di Nardo Pietro, Sejmenović Mustafa, Veloso Max (71e Tréand Geoffrey), Gomes Mike
4. "Kemal Ademi wechselt zum FC Basel 1893" [Kemal Ademi moves to FC Basel 1893] (in German). FC Basel. 15 June 2019.
5. "Il Basilea punta su Kemal Ademi" [The Basel tip on Kemal Ademi] (in Italian). Radiotelevisione svizzera. 15 June 2019. Il Basilea si è assicurato un attaccante di peso per la prossima stagione. I renani hanno infatti ingaggiato dallo Xamax Kemal Ademi (1,98m), che con i rossoneri ha realizzato 10 reti in 31 presenze. Il 23enne di origini kosovare, che prima del 2015 giocava a San Gallo, ha firmato fino al 2023
6. https://www.en24.news/2020/01/that-is-why-fcb-ademi-was-not-called-up-for-the-nati.html

External links

• Kemal Ademi at Soccerway