Nedim Bajrami

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Nedim Bajrami
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-02-28) 28 February 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Zürich, Switzerland
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Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
Empoli
Number 10
Youth career
2009–2017 Grasshoppers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2017 Grasshoppers U21 14 (4)
2017–2020 Grasshoppers 69 (6)
2019–2020 Empoli (loan) 28 (5)
2020– Empoli 79 (12)
International career
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)
2018–2021 Switzerland U21 11 (1)
2021– Albania 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:16, 2 October 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16:17, 12 January 2020 (UTC)

Nedim Bajrami (born 28 February 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Serie A club Empoli. Born and raised in Switzerland to ethnic Albanian parents, Bajrami represented Swiss youth national teams before opting to represent senior Albania national team.

Club career

Bajrami was born in Switzerland, he 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,[1] and made his debut the same month, playing the full 90 minutes of a 1–0 loss to FC Thun.[2]

On 13 August 2019, Bajrami joined Italian Serie B club Empoli on loan with an option to buy.[3]

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 their six games.[4] He scored a total of five goals for the under-17 side, including a brace against Montenegro in 2015.[5] On 9 March 2021, Switzerland's U-21 manager Mauro Lustrinelli confirmed that Bajrami chose to switch alliances and represent his country of origin, Albania.[6] He debuted with Albania in a 1–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification win over Hungary on 5 September 2021.[7]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 2 October 2022[8]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup[lower-alpha 1] Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Grasshoppers U21 2015–16 1. Liga 1 0 0 0 1 0
2016–17 12 4 0 0 12 4
2017–18 1 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 0 0 0 32 3
2018–19 33 3 2 0 0 0 35 3
2019–20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 69 6 5 0 0 0 0 0 74 6
Empoli (loan) 2019–20 Serie B 28 5 1 0 1[lower-alpha 2] 0 30 5
Empoli 2020–21 Serie B 36 5 3 2 0 0 39 7
2021–22 Serie A 35 6 3 3 38 9
2022–23 Serie A 8 1 1 0 9 1
Total 107 17 8 5 0 0 1 0 116 22
Career total 190 27 13 5 0 0 1 0 204 32
  1. Includes the Swiss Cup and Coppa Italia
  2. Appearances in the Serie B promotion playoffs

References

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  8. Nedim Bajrami at Soccerway. Retrieved 18 July 2018.

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