Mersim Asllani (born 7 June 1999) is a Kosovan professional

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who plays as a

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for Swiss club

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and the Kosovo national team.

Club career

On 13 August 2020, Asllani signed a three-year contract with

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club Lausanne Ouchy. On 16 October 2020, Asllani was named as a Lausanne Ouchy substitute for the first time in a league match against

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. His debut with Lausanne Ouchy came eight days later in a 0–0 away draw against Wil after coming on as a substitute at 67th minute in place of Karim Gazzetta. On 7 July 2023, Asllani moved to the

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club

International career

From 2014, until 2019, Asllani was part of

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at the youth international level, respectively part of the U15, U16,

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, U18, U19,

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and U21 teams and he with these teams played 42 matches and scored six goals. On 2 June 2021, he received an urgent call-up from

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for

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against

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and

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. Six days later, Asllani made his debut with Kosovo in a friendly match against Guinea after coming on as a substitute in the 62nd minute in place of Jetmir Topalli.

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