Darian Males

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.

Darian Males
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-05-03) 3 May 2001
Place of birth Lucerne, Switzerland
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
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)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 May 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19 October 2019

Career

On 13 June 2019, Males signed his first professional contract with his childhood club FC Luzern.[1] He made his professional debut for Luzern in a 1–0 Swiss Super League win over Neuchâtel Xamax on 26 September 2019.[2]

On 16 September 2020, Males signed five-year contract with the Italian team Inter Milan.[3] Nine days later, he joined Genoa on loan.[4][5] He made one appearance for Genoa in Coppa Italia.

On 15 February 2021, Males moved on loan to Swiss Super League side FC Basel.[6] On 9 July 2021, he returned to Basel on a two-year loan, with an option to purchase.[7]

Personal life

Born in Switzerland, Males is of Serbian descent.[8]

On 2 October 2020, he tested positive for COVID-19.[9]

References
  1. "FCL-Profiverträge für Darian Males und Marco Burch | REGIOfussball.ch". 13 June 2019.
  2. "Luzern vs. Neuchâtel Xamax - 26 September 2019 - Soccerway". Soccerway.
  3. "Darian Males è un nuovo giocatore dell'Inter" (Press release) (in Italian). Inter. 16 September 2020.
  4. "Darian Males al Genoa" (Press release) (in Italian). Inter. 25 September 2020.
  5. "Darian Males, gioventù in attacco" (Press release) (in Italian). Genoa. 25 September 2020.
  6. Stoecklin, Chris (15 February 2021). "Darian Males von Inter zum FCB" [Shortly before the end of the transfer window, FC Basel is backing it up again. Darian Males comes from Inter Milan, and from San Lorenzo Matias Palacios.]. Telebasel (in Swiss High German). Archived from the original on 15 February 2021. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
  7. "Darian Males auch in der kommenden Saison beim FCB" (in German). FC Basel. 9 July 2021.
  8. "Males Darian".
  9. "Nota della società" (Press release) (in Italian). Genoa. 2 October 2020. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
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