Jasir Fadil Asani (born 19 May 1995) is an Albanian professional

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who plays as a

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for

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. Born in North Macedonia, he plays for the Albania national team.

Club career

Early life and career

Asani was born in

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parents, from the village of Batincë. Asani begun his professional career with Macedonian club

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, making his debut on 25 August 2013 by coming on in the last minutes of a 2–0 away defeat to Turnovo. On 1 March 2014, he scored his first professional career goal in a 1–2 defeat to Rabotnički. Asani then recorded his first career hat-trick in a 6–0 win over Napredok on 30 March 2014.

Shkupi (loan)

On 25 January 2017, Asani was loaned out to Shkupi for the second half of the 2016–17 season. On 12 March 2017, he scored a brace to secure a 3–2 win for the team against

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. He ended the season with 3 goals and 4 assists in 13 matches before returning to Vardar.

Pobeda

On 24 July 2017, Asani then moved to Pobeda on a free transfer. He make his debut on 13 August in a 1–2 lost to

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Partizani

Asani completed a transfer to Albanian club Partizani on 23 September 2017, after the expiration of the transfer window. As a result, he was initially relegated to Partizani B. He scored a

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on 14 October for Partizani B against Sopoti to give his side the 4–1 victory. He made his professional debut on 29 October with Partizani against Flamurtari, coming on as a substitute in the 81st minute in place of

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. Asani scored his first goal for Partizani on 4 February 2018 in a 2–1 home win over Kamza.

AIK (loan)

On 7 January 2020, Asani was loaned to Swedish side AIK until the end of the season with an option to buy for €400,000. He scored on his debut in the

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, 2–0 win at

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on 14 June. After only seven appearances in all competitions, in a season which was prolonged by the

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, AIK did not exercise the buy clause for Asani, who returned to Partizani for the 2020–21 season.

Kisvárda

On 8 July 2021, Asani then moved to Hungarian club

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. He make his debut in a 2–1 win over

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on 31 July. He scored his first goal for the club in a 2–2 draw against Paksi on 22 October.

Gwangju FC

On 28 December 2022, Asani joined

side

on a permanent deal. On his debut for the club on 23 February 2023, he scored the only goal to secure a 1–0 win over

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. Asani then scored his second career hat-trick in a 5–0 win over

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on 18 March. On 17 September 2024, Asani became the first player to scored a hat-trick in the inaugural

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against Japanese club Yokohama F. Marinos in a 7–3 thrashing win. Asani then scored the winning goal in the AFC Champions League Elite fixture against Japanese club

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on 1 October where he scored the only goal to secure the 3 points for the team. In the third AFC Champions League Elite fixture against Malaysian club

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, Asani scored a brace within 6 minutes into the match which then secured a 3–1 win for the club. On 12 March 2025, Jasir Asani played a decisive role in Gwangju FC’s historic comeback in the AFC Champions League Elite Round of 16 against Japanese club

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. Trailing 0–2 from the first leg, Asani led the charge in the second leg by scoring a crucial

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in the 83rd minute to level the aggregate score. In

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, he netted the decisive goal, securing a 3–0 victory on the night and a 3–2 aggregate win, sending Gwangju to the

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International career

Having represented Macedonian at several youth levels, Asani received Albanian citizenship on 18 March 2016, joining the Albania under-21 player pool. He played his first international match for the Albania under-21 side on 22 January 2016 by netting his side's only goal in the 1–1 draw versus

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. When former

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became the manager of the Albanian national team in early 2023, he desired a left-footed right winger for his 4–3–3 formation. Sylvinho found Asani in the

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's database and watched his highlights from Hungary and live matches from South Korea in the early morning. Sylvinho called up Asani for the

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game against

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on 27 March 2023. Asani made his senior debut in the 1–0 away loss, starting and playing the first 70 minutes. Asani scored his first international goal during the

match against

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. He totalled three goals and two assists as Albania qualified for the

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in Germany.

Career statistics

Club

International

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

Honours

Vardar *

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: 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17 FK Partizani Tirana *

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: 2018–19 *

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References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Asani, Jasir 1995 births Living people Footballers from Skopje Albanian men's footballers 21st-century Albanian sportsmen Albania men's international footballers Albania men's under-21 international footballers North Macedonia men's under-21 international footballers Macedonian men's footballers 21st-century Macedonian sportsmen North Macedonia men's youth international footballers Albania men's youth international footballers Albanian expatriate men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Men's association football forwards Kategoria e Dytë players Kategoria Superiore players Macedonian First Football League players Allsvenskan players Nemzeti Bajnokság I players K League 1 players KF Shkupi players FK Vardar players FK Pobeda players FK Partizani Tirana players AIK Fotboll players Kisvárda FC players Gwangju FC players Albanian expatriate sportspeople in Sweden Expatriate men's footballers in Sweden Albanian expatriate sportspeople in Hungary Expatriate men's footballers in Hungary Albanian expatriate sportspeople in South Korea Expatriate men's footballers in South Korea UEFA Euro 2024 players