Fisnik Asllani (born 8 August 2002) is a professional

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who plays as a

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for German club

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, on loan from

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. A former international for Kosovo U17, he played for the Germany national youth teams in a pair of friendlies before switching back to play for the Kosovo national team.

Club career

Early career / TSG Hoffenheim

Asllani at the age of six began playing football with the academy of

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in 2008, where after eight years it was transferred to

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. On 29 June 2020, Asllani signed his first professional contract with

after agreeing to a four-year deal. On 15 December 2020, he made his debut with second team in a 2–0 home win against

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after coming on as a substitute in the 59th minute in place of Maximilian Beier. His senior debut with 1899 Hoffenheim came on 20 November 2021, in a

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match against

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after coming on as a substitute in the 89th minute in place of Ihlas Bebou.

Loan at Austria Wien

On 31 August 2023, Asllani joined

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side

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, on a season-long loan. His debut with Austria Wien came three days later in a 2–2 home draw against

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after being named in the starting line-up. On 7 October 2023, he scored his first goal for Austria Wien in his fifth appearance for the club in a 4–0 home win over Blau-Weiß Linz in Austrian Bundesliga.

Loan at SV Elversberg

On 23 July 2024, Asllani joined German 2. Bundesliga side

, on a season-long loan.

International career

Kosovo

On 20 March 2019, Asllani was named as part of the Kosovo U17 squad for 2019 UEFA European Under-17 Championship elite round. Five days later, he made his debut with Kosovo U17 in a match against Ukraine U17 after being named in the starting line-up. On 15 October 2019, Asllani was included in Kosovo U19's extended squad for 2020 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualifications. He was, however, not included into the final squad.

Germany

On 7 December 2019, Asllani was named as part of the Germany U18 squad for a winter tournament in

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. His debut with Germany U18 came three days later in the match against

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after being named in the starting line-up and scored his side's only goal during a 1–2 away defeat. He also played for Germany U20 with whom he played seven matches and scored three goals.

Return to Kosovo

In June 2023, Asllani visited the Kosovo national team before the

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matches against

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and

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, which seemed like a kind of signal to return to Kosovo national team. On 24 December 2023, The

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during the "2023 Laureates" event presented the return of Asllani to the Kosovo national team. On 30 August 2024, Asllani received a call-up from Kosovo for the

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matches against Romania and

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. His debut with Kosovo came seven days later in the 2024–25 UEFA Nations League match against Romania after being named in the starting line-up.

Personal life

Asllani was born in Berlin, Germany to Kosovan parents from the village Sharban of

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Career statistics

International

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

References

External links

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Bundesliga profile
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