Florent Hadergjonaj (; born 31 July 1994) is a professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club Kasımpaşa. Born in Switzerland, he represents the Kosovo national team. He previously represented Switzerland at youth and senior levels.

Club career

Early career

Hadergjonaj is a product of various Swiss youth teams such as Langnau,

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and Luzern. In 2011, he joined youth team of Young Boys.

Young Boys

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. Hadergjonaj made 11 league appearances during the 2013–14 season and he won the Young Boys' player of the year award after one year and a half from his debut.

Ingolstadt 04

On 8 August 2016, Hadergjonaj joined

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side Ingolstadt 04, on a four-year contract. On 22 October 2016, he made his debut against

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after being named in the starting line-up, and assist in the third goal during a 3–3 draw.

Loan at Huddersfield Town

On 24 August 2017, Hadergjonaj joined

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side

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, on a season-long loan. On 19 September 2017, he made his debut with Huddersfield Town in the 2017–18 EFL Cup third round against

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after being named in the starting line-up.

Return to Huddersfield Town

On 8 March 2018,

triggered a clause in Hadergjonaj's loan agreement to make his transfer permanent. On 1 July 2018, he signed for Huddersfield Town on a three-year contract with a club option of a further season. On 11 August 2018, he made his debut in a 3–0 home defeat against

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after being named in the starting line-up.

Loan at Kasımpaşa

On 31 January 2020, Hadergjonaj joined

side Kasımpaşa, on a six-month-long loan. Two days later, he made his debut in a 1–1 away draw against Ankaragücü after being named in the starting line-up.

Return to Kasımpaşa

On 25 September 2020, Hadergjonaj signed a three-year contract with

club Kasımpaşa. One day later, he made his debut in a 1–0 away defeat against

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after being named in the starting line-up.

International career

Switzerland

Under-20

On 15 November 2013, Hadergjonaj made his debut with Switzerland U20 in a

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against Poland U20 after being named in the starting line-up.

Under-21

On 4 April 2014, Hadergjonaj made his debut with Switzerland U21 in a

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match against Ukraine U21 after being named in the starting line-up.

Senior

On 22 May 2017, Hadergjonaj received a call-up from Switzerland for the

against

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and the

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match against

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. On 1 October 2017, he made his debut with Switzerland in a friendly match against Belarus after coming on as a substitute at 46th minute in place of Silvan Widmer.

Kosovo

On 9 May 2019, The

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confirmed that Hadergjonaj had obtained a

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and was ready to play for the Kosovo national team in the next

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matches. On 22 May 2019, Hadergjonaj received a call-up from Kosovo for the UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying matches against

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and

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Career statistics

Club

International

:''Scores and results list Kosovo's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Hadergjonaj goal.''

Honours

Individual * Young Boys' player of the year: 2014–15

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Hadergjonaj, Florent 1994 births Living people People from Deçan People from Emmental District Dual internationalists (football) Kosovan footballers Kosovo international footballers Kosovan expatriate footballers Kosovan expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland Kosovan expatriate sportspeople in Germany Kosovan expatriate sportspeople in England Kosovan expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Swiss men's footballers Switzerland youth international footballers Switzerland under-21 international footballers Switzerland international footballers Swiss expatriate footballers Swiss expatriate sportspeople in Germany Swiss expatriate sportspeople in England Swiss expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Association football fullbacks Swiss Super League players BSC Young Boys players Bundesliga players 2. Bundesliga players FC Ingolstadt 04 players Premier League players English Football League players Huddersfield Town A.F.C. players Süper Lig players Kasımpaşa S.K. footballers Sportspeople from the canton of Bern