Mersim Asllani

Mersim Asllani (born 7 June 1999) is a Kosovan professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Swiss club Stade Lausanne Ouchy.

Mersim Asllani
Personal information
Full name Mersim Asllani
Date of birth (1999-06-07) 7 June 1999
Place of birth Aigle, Switzerland
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Stade Lausanne Ouchy
Number 21
Youth career
2008–2011 FC Aigle
2011–2013 Montreux-Sports
2013–2014 Vevey Sports 05
2014–2016 Lausanne-Sport
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2018 Lausanne-Sport U21 44 (16)
2017–2019 Lausanne-Sport 23 (1)
2019–2020 Grasshoppers 15 (0)
2020– Stade Lausanne Ouchy 25 (2)
National team‡
2014 Switzerland U15 3 (1)
2014–2015 Switzerland U16 9 (4)
2015–2016 Switzerland U17 9 (0)
2016–2017 Switzerland U18 6 (0)
2017 Switzerland U19 5 (1)
2018–2019 Switzerland U20 8 (0)
2018–2019 Switzerland U21 2 (0)
2021– Kosovo 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 May 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 8 June 2021

Club career

Stade Lausanne Ouchy

On 13 August 2020, Asllani signed a three-year contract with Swiss Challenge League club Stade Lausanne Ouchy.[1] On 16 October 2020, Asllani was named as a Stade Lausanne Ouchy substitute for the first time in a league match against Aarau.[2] His debut with Stade Lausanne Ouchy came eight days later in a 0–0 away draw against Wil after coming on as a substitute at 67th minute in place of Karim Gazzetta.[3]

International career

From 2014, until 2019, Asllani was part of Switzerland at youth international level, respectively part of the U15, U16, U17, U18, U19, U20 and U21 teams and he with these teams played 42 matches and scored six goals. On 2 June 2021, he received an urgent call-up from Kosovo for the friendly matches against Guinea and Gambia.[4] Six days later, Asllani made his debut with Kosovo in a friendly match against Guinea after coming on as a substitute at 62nd minute in place of Jetmir Topalli.[5]

References
  1. "Un Lion de retour sur son territoire" [A Lion back on his territory] (in French). FC Stade Lausanne Ouchy. 13 August 2020.
  2. "Stade Lausanne-Ouchy vs. Aarau 1–1". Soccerway. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
  3. "Wil vs. Stade Lausanne-Ouchy 0–0". Soccerway. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
  4. "Challandes e plotëson listën për Turqi me dy futbollistë që luajnë në Zvicër" [Challandes completes the list for Turkey with two footballers playing in Switzerland] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 2 June 2021.
  5. "Guinea vs Kosovo, 8 June 2021". eu-football.info. 8 June 2021.
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