Kastriot Imeri

Kastriot Imeri
Personal information
Date of birth	27 June 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth	Geneva, Switzerland
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Young Boys
Number	10
Youth career
2005–2013	Meyrin
2013–2017	Servette
Senior career*
Years	Team
2017–2022	Servette
2022–	Young Boys
International career‡
2016	Switzerland U16
2016–2017	Switzerland U17
2017–2018	Switzerland U18
2018–2019	Switzerland U19
2019–2021	Switzerland U20
2021–	Switzerland
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 September 2024; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 05:04, 5 June 2023 (UTC)

Kastriot Imeri (born 27 June 2000) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Swiss Super League club Young Boys and the Switzerland national team.^[1]

Career

Imeri joined Servette's youth academy from FC Meyrin. At only 16 years of age, he debuted in the first team on 6 March 2017 in a 1-0 away victory over Le Mont in the Swiss Challenge League.^[1] From the following season onward, he fully joined the first team. He shot his first goal in a 4-0 victory over FC Aarau on 24 February 2018. He accompanied his team to promotion to the Swiss Super League as Challenge League champions in the 2018-19 season.

In the 2021-22 season, his final season at Servette, he scored the most goals for his team with eleven goals in 26 games, the eight most of the entire league.

On 16 August 2022, despite lucrative interest from foreign leagues, he signed a four-year deal with fellow Swiss Super League side BSC Young Boys for a Swiss record transfer fee 3.5m CHF.^[2]

International career

Born in Switzerland, Imeri is of Kosovo Albanian descent. Imeri is a youth international for Switzerland, often captaining their youth sides.^[3]

He made his debut for Switzerland national team on 12 November 2021 in a World Cup qualifier against Italy.^[4]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 28 September 2024

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Servette	2016–17	Swiss Challenge League	1	0	—		—		—		1	0
	2017–18	Swiss Challenge League	26	1	1	0	—		—		27	1
	2018–19	Swiss Challenge League	29	3	0	0	—		—		29	3
	2019–20	Swiss Super League	24	1	1	0	—		—		25	1
	2020–21	Swiss Super League	29	1	3	2	2^[a]	0	—		34	3
	2021–22	Swiss Super League	26	11	2	0	1^[b]	0	—		29	11
	Total		135	17	7	2	3	0	—		145	19
Young Boys	2022–23	Swiss Super League	27	5	4	1	1^[b]	0	0	0	32	6
	2023–24	Swiss Super League	10	0	1	1	2^[c]	0	0	0	13	1
	2024–25	Swiss Super League	5	0	0	0	0	0	—		5	0
	Total		42	5	5	2	3	0	0	0	50	7
Career total			177	22	12	4	6	0	0	0	195	26

^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
^ ^a ^b Appearances in UEFA Conference League
^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League

Honours

Servette

Swiss Challenge League: 2018–19

Young Boys

Individual

Swiss Super League Young Player of the Year: 2020–21

References

^ ^a ^b Kastriot Imeri at Soccerway
^ "YB macht Rekordtransfer klar!" (in German). Blick. 16 August 2022. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
^ Luscher, Loic. "Tête-à-tête avec Kastriot Imeri - servettefc.ch | SFC". www.servettefc.ch.
^ "Italy v Switzerland game report". FIFA. 12 November 2021. Retrieved 17 November 2021.

External links

[UEL-5] Appearances in UEFA Europa League

[UECL-6] Appearances in UEFA Conference League

[UCL-7] Appearances in UEFA Champions League

[soccerway-1] Kastriot Imeri at Soccerway

[2] "YB macht Rekordtransfer klar!" (in German). Blick. 16 August 2022. Retrieved 16 August 2022.

[3] Luscher, Loic. "Tête-à-tête avec Kastriot Imeri - servettefc.ch | SFC". www.servettefc.ch.

[4] "Italy v Switzerland game report". FIFA. 12 November 2021. Retrieved 17 November 2021.

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