Kristjan Asllani

Kristjan Asllani (born 9 March 2002) is an Albanian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie A club Inter Milan, on loan from Empoli. He represents the Albania national team.

Kristjan Asllani
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-03-09) 9 March 2002
Place of birth Elbasan, Albania
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Inter Milan
Number 14
Youth career
2012–2021 Empoli
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021– Empoli 23 (1)
2022–2023 → Inter Milan (loan) 18 (0)
2023– Inter Milan
International career‡
2021–2022 Albania U21 5 (0)
2022– Albania 8 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:07, 13 May 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:40, 27 March 2023 (UTC)

Personal life

Asllani was born in Elbasan to Albanian parents, but soon relocated to Italy together with his family in the small Tuscan town of Buti, where he started playing football at the age of five with a small local team.[2]

Club career

Empoli

Asllani made his professional debut for Empoli on 13 January 2021, in a Coppa Italia game against Napoli.[3]

Inter

On 29 June 2022, Asllani joined Inter from Empoli for a fee of €14m.[4] Empoli announced that the transfer is structured as a loan initially, with a subsequent Inter obligation to buy.[5] Asllani scored his first goal in his first appearance in a friendly against F.C. Milano.

On 18 January 2023, Asllani won his first career trophy,[6] the 2022 Supercoppa Italiana, as Inter defeated Milan 3–0 in King Fahd International Stadium; he was brought on in the 84th minute of the match.[7][6]

International career

In June 2021, Asllani made his debut for Albania U21 in a friendly against Belgium U21.[8] Having lived in Italy since the age of five, Asllani is eligible for Italy or Albania as he holds both citizenships, but chose to represent the latter.

International goals
As of 19 November 2022[9]
Scores and results list Albania goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Asllani goal.
List of international goals scored by Kristjan Asllani
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 19 November 2022Arena Kombëtare, Tirana, Albania7 Armenia2–02–0Friendly

Honours

Empoli

Inter Milan

Career statistics
As of 10 May 2023[11]
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Empoli 2020–21 Serie B 0 0 1 0 – – 1 0
2021–22 Serie A 23 1 3 0 – – 26 1
Total 23 1 4 0 – – 27 1
Inter (loan) 2022–23 Serie A 18 0 3 0 5 0 1[lower-alpha 1] 0 27 0
Career total 41 1 7 0 5 0 1 0 54 1
  1. Appearance in Supercoppa Italiana

References
  1. Kristjan Asllani at WorldFootball.net
  2. "La realtà di Kristjan Asllani, da Buti alla serie A" (in Italian). Cascina Notizie. 25 September 2021. Retrieved 18 June 2022.
  3. Bartolini, Leonardo (13 January 2021). "Empoli, esordio per Asllani". MondoPrimavera (in Italian). Retrieved 1 April 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. Romano, Fabrizio (29 June 2022). "Albanian midfielder Kristjan Asllani has completed medical today and joins Inter from Empoli, €14m total fee - done deal confirmed. 🔵🇦🇱". Twitter. Retrieved 29 June 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. "Kristjan Asllani all'Inter" (in Italian). Empoli. 30 June 2022. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
  6. "VIDEO/ Mbrëmje speciale për Asllanin, mesfushori i Kombëtares fiton trofeun e parë me… Interin" [Video/ A special night for Asllani, the national team midfielder wins his first trophy with Inter] (in Albanian). Panorama Sport. 18 January 2023. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
  7. Susy Campanale (18 January 2023). "SUPERCOPPA ITALIANA / MILAN 0-3 INTER: DOMINANT DERBY DELLA MADONNINA". Football Italia. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
  8. "Bundesliga 2015/2016 – Assists". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
  9. Kristjan Asllani at EU-Football.info
  10. "AC Milan 0-3 Inter Milan: Simone Inzaghi's side ease to Supercoppa win over rivals to defend title". Euro Sport. 18 January 2023. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
  11. "K. Asllani - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
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