Nedim Bajrami
Nedim Bajrami (born 28 February 1999) is a Macedonian-born Swiss footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for Italian Serie B club Empoli, on loan from Grasshopper Club Zürich.[1]
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 28 February 1999 | ||
Place of birth | Tetovo, Macedonia | ||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Playing position(s) | Attacking Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Empoli (on loan from Grasshoppers) | ||
Number | 11 | ||
Youth career | |||
2009–2017 | Grasshoppers | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2015–2017 | Grasshoppers U21 | 14 | (4) |
2017– | Grasshoppers | 69 | (6) |
2019– | → Empoli (loan) | 10 | (1) |
National team‡ | |||
2013 | Switzerland U15 | 5 | (0) |
2014 | Switzerland U16 | 7 | (0) |
2015–2016 | Switzerland U17 | 13 | (5) |
2016–2017 | Switzerland U18 | 4 | (0) |
2016–2017 | Switzerland U19 | 9 | (3) |
2018– | Switzerland U21 | 11 | (1) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:17, 12 January 2020 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16:17, 12 January 2020 (UTC) |
Club career
Bajrami was born in Tetovo, Macedonia, but immigrated to Switzerland at young age and spent all of his youth career with professional side Grasshoppers. He signed his first professional contract alongside teammates Petar Pusic and Arijan Qollaku in February 2017,[2] and made his debut the same month, playing the full 90 minutes of a 1-0 loss to FC Thun.[3]
On 13 August 2019, Bajrami joined Italian Serie B club Empoli on loan with an option to buy.[4]
International career
Bajrami has represented Switzerland up to under-19 level. He played for the Switzerland U17 team in their unsuccessful European Under-17 Championship qualification bid in 2016, featuring in all six games of they played in.[5] He scored a total of five goals for the under-17 side, including a brace against Montenegro in 2015.[6]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 14 August 2019.[7]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Grasshoppers U21 | 2015–16 | 1. Liga - 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
2016–17 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4 | |||
2017–18 | 1. Liga - 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
Total | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 4 | ||
Grasshoppers | 2016–17 | Swiss Super League | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
2017–18 | 29 | 3 | 3[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 32 | 3 | |||
2018–19 | 33 | 3 | 2 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 35 | 3 | |||
Total | 69 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 6 | ||
Career total | 83 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 88 | 11 |
- Notes
- Appearances in the Swiss Cup
References
- "Profile". Grasshopper Club Zürich (in German). Retrieved 17 March 2017.
- "Harun Alpsoy wechselt in die Türkei" (in German). fm1today. 1 February 2017. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
- "Geglückte und gescheiterte Experimente zum Rückrunden-Auftakt" (in German). srf.ch. 6 February 2017. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
- "UFFICIALE: Empoli, dalla Svizzera arriva il centrocampista Bajrami". Retrieved 14 August 2019.
- "Nedim Bajrami". UEFA. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
- "Statistik und Resultate". Swiss Football Association (in German). 19 August 2015. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
- Nedim Bajrami at Soccerway. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
External links
- Under-15 Profile at football.ch
- Under-16 Profile at football.ch
- Under-17 Profile at football.ch
- Under-18 Profile at football.ch
- Under-19 Profile at football.ch