Jasir Asani
Jasir Fadil Asani (born 19 May 1995) is a professional footballer who plays as a right winger for K League 1 club Gwangju FC.
Born in North Macedonia, he plays for the Albania national team.
.jpg) Asani with Gwangju in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jasir Fadil Asani | ||
| Date of birth | 19 May 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Skopje, Macedonia | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Right winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Gwangju FC | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2014 | Vardar | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2017 | Vardar | 66 | (17) |
| 2017 | → Shkupi (loan) | 14 | (3) |
| 2017 | Pobeda | 2 | (0) |
| 2017–2019 | Partizani B | 5 | (3) |
| 2017–2021 | Partizani | 106 | (24) |
| 2020 | → AIK (loan) | 4 | (1) |
| 2021–2023 | Kisvárda | 44 | (6) |
| 2023– | Gwangju FC | 34 | (7) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2014–2015 | Macedonia U21 | 4 | (0) |
| 2016 | Albania U21 | 1 | (1) |
| 2023– | Albania | 11 | (3) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 March 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 March 2024 | |||
Club career
Early life and career
Jasir Asani was born in Skopje to Albanian parents, from the village of Batincë. Asani begun his professional career with Vardar, making his debut on 25 August 2013 by coming on in the last minutes of a 2–0 away defeat to Turnovo.
Partizani
Asani completed a transfer to Partizani Tirana on 23 September 2017, after the expiration of the transfer window. As a result, he was initially relegated to Partizani B. He scored a hat-trick 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 Milan Basrak.
Asani scored his first goal for Partizani on 4 February 2018 in a 2–1 home win over Kamza.
In January 2020, Asani was loaned to Swedish side AIK Fotboll until the end of the season with an option to buy for €400,000. He scored on his first appearance in the Allsvenskan, 2–0 win at Örebro SK. After only seven appearances in all competitions, in a season which was prolonged by the COVID-19 pandemic, AIK did not exercise the buy clause for Asani, who returned to Partizani for the 2020–21 season.
Gwangju FC
On 28 December 2022, Asani joined K League 1 side Gwangju FC on a permanent deal.
On 18 March 2023, he scored a hat-trick in a 5–0 league win over Incheon United.
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 received his first call-up to the Albanian senior national team by coach Sylvinho for the UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying game against Poland 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 against Moldova for the Euro 2024 qualifiers.
Career statistics
Club
- As of 18 March 2023
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Vardar | 2013–14 | Macedonian First Football League | 12 | 7 | — | — | — | 12 | 7 | |||
| 2014–15 | 26 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 28 | 6 | ||||
| 2015–16 | 15 | 3 | — | — | — | 15 | 3 | |||||
| 2016–17 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 66 | 17 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 70 | 18 | ||||
| Shkupi | 2016–17 | Macedonian First Football League | 14 | 3 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 16 | 3 | ||
| Pobeda | 2017–18 | Macedonian First Football League | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Partizani B | 2017–18 | Kategoria e Dytë | 8 | 12 | — | — | — | 8 | 12 | |||
| 2018–19 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 9 | 12 | — | — | — | 9 | 12 | |||||
| Partizani | 2017–18 | Kategoria Superiore | 29 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 33 | 5 | ||
| 2018–19 | 33 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 38 | 8 | |||
| 2019–20 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 4 | ||
| 2020–21 | 30 | 9 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 32 | 10 | ||||
| Total | 106 | 24 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 123 | 27 | ||
| AIK | 2020 | Allsvenskan | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 7 | 2 | ||
| Kisvárda | 2021–22 | Nemzeti Bajnokság I | 29 | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 31 | 7 | ||
| 2022–23 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | — | 21 | 3 | |||
| Total | 44 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | — | 52 | 10 | |||
| Gwangju FC | 2023 | K League 1 | 28 | 7 | — | — | — | 28 | 7 | |||
| Career total | 249 | 67 | 21 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 307 | 79 | ||
International
- As of 25 March 2024
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania | 2023 | 9 | 3 |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 11 | 3 | |
International goals
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 17 June 2023 | Arena Kombëtare, Tirana, Albania |  Moldova | 1–0 | 2–0 | UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying |
| 2. | 10 September 2023 | Arena Kombëtare, Tirana, Albania |  Poland | 1–0 | 2–0 | UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying |
| 3. | 12 October 2023 | Arena Kombëtare, Tirana, Albania |  Czech Republic | 1–0 | 3–0 | UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying |
Honours
Vardar
FK Partizani Tirana
References
- Jasir Asani at WorldFootball.net
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