Mersim Asllani

Mersim Asllani
Personal information
Date of birth	7 June 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth	Aigle, Switzerland
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Bulle
Number	10
Youth career
2008–2011	FC Aigle
2011–2013	Montreux-Sports
2013–2014	Vevey Sports 05
2014–2016	Lausanne-Sport
Senior career*
Years	Team
2016–2018	Lausanne-Sport U21
2017–2019	Lausanne-Sport
2019–2020	Grasshoppers
2020–2023	Lausanne Ouchy
2023–	Bulle
International career‡
2014	Switzerland U15
2014–2015	Switzerland U16
2015–2016	Switzerland U17
2016–2017	Switzerland U18
2017	Switzerland U19
2018–2019	Switzerland U20
2018–2019	Switzerland U21
2021–	Kosovo
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 November 2024; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 June 2021

Mersim Asllani (born 7 June 1999) is a Kosovan professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Swiss club Bulle and the Kosovo national team.

Club career

On 13 August 2020, Asllani signed a three-year contract with Swiss Challenge League club Lausanne Ouchy.^[1] On 16 October 2020, Asllani was named as a Lausanne Ouchy substitute for the first time in a league match against Aarau.^[2] 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.^[3]

On 7 July 2023, Asllani moved to the Swiss Promotion League club Bulle.^[4]

International career

From 2014, until 2019, Asllani was part of Switzerland at the youth international level, respectively part of the U15, U16, U17, U18, U19, U20 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 Kosovo for friendly matches against Guinea and Gambia.^[5] 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.^[6]

References

^ "Un Lion de retour sur son territoire" [A Lion back on his territory] (in French). FC Stade Lausanne Ouchy. 13 August 2020.
^ "Stade Lausanne-Ouchy vs. Aarau 1–1". Soccerway. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
^ "Wil vs. Stade Lausanne-Ouchy 0–0". Soccerway. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
^ "Mersim Asllani au FC Bulle". fcbulle.ch (in French). Retrieved 14 August 2023.
^ "Challandes e plotëson listën për Turqi me dy futbollistë që luajnë në Zvicër" [Challandes completes the list for Turkey with two footballers playing in Switzerland] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 2 June 2021.
^ "Guinea vs Kosovo, 8 June 2021". eu-football.info. 8 June 2021.

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[1] "Un Lion de retour sur son territoire" [A Lion back on his territory] (in French). FC Stade Lausanne Ouchy. 13 August 2020.

[2] "Stade Lausanne-Ouchy vs. Aarau 1–1". Soccerway. Retrieved 16 October 2020.

[3] "Wil vs. Stade Lausanne-Ouchy 0–0". Soccerway. Retrieved 24 October 2020.

[4] "Mersim Asllani au FC Bulle". fcbulle.ch (in French). Retrieved 14 August 2023.

[5] "Challandes e plotëson listën për Turqi me dy futbollistë që luajnë në Zvicër" [Challandes completes the list for Turkey with two footballers playing in Switzerland] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 2 June 2021.

[6] "Guinea vs Kosovo, 8 June 2021". eu-football.info. 8 June 2021.

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