Kastriot Imeri
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 27 June 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Geneva, Switzerland | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Young Boys | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2013 | Meyrin | ||
| 2013–2017 | Servette | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2022 | Servette | 135 | (17) |
| 2022– | Young Boys | 32 | (5) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016 | Switzerland U16 | 3 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Switzerland U17 | 5 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Switzerland U18 | 2 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Switzerland U19 | 7 | (1) |
| 2019–2021 | Switzerland U20 | 3 | (0) |
| 2021– | Switzerland | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 December 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 05:04, 5 June 2023 (UTC) | |||
Kastriot Imeri (born 27 June 2000) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Swiss Super League club Young Boys and the Switzerland national team.[1]
Career[edit]
Imeri joined Servette's youth academy from FC Meyrin. At only 16 years of age, he debuted in the first team on 6 March 2017 in a 1-0 away victory over Le Mont in the Swiss Challenge League.[1] From the following season onward, he fully joined the first team. He shot his first goal in a 4-0 victory over FC Aarau on 24 February 2018. He accompanied his team to promotion to the Swiss Super League as Challenge League champions in the 2018-19 season.
In the 2021-22 season, his final season at Servette, he scored the most goals for his team with eleven goals in 26 games, the eight most of the entire league.
On 16 August 2022, despite lucrative interest from foreign leagues, he signed a four-year deal with fellow Swiss Super League side BSC Young Boys for a Swiss record transfer fee 3.5m CHF.[2]
International career[edit]
Born in Switzerland, Imeri is of Kosovo Albanian descent. Imeri is a youth international for Switzerland, often captaining their youth sides.[3]
He made his debut for Switzerland national team on 12 November 2021 in a World Cup qualifier against Italy.[4]
Honours[edit]
Servette
Young Boys
Individual
References[edit]
- ^ a b Kastriot Imeri at Soccerway
- ^ "YB macht Rekordtransfer klar!" (in German). Blick. 16 August 2022. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
- ^ Luscher, Loic. "Tête-à-tête avec Kastriot Imeri - servettefc.ch | SFC". www.servettefc.ch.
- ^ "Italy v Switzerland game report". FIFA. 12 November 2021. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
External links[edit]
- 2000 births
- Living people
- Swiss people of Kosovan descent
- Footballers from Geneva
- Swiss men's footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- Switzerland men's international footballers
- Switzerland men's under-21 international footballers
- Switzerland men's youth international footballers
- Swiss Super League players
- Swiss Challenge League players
- Servette FC players
- BSC Young Boys players