Albian Ajeti
Basel

Albian Ajeti

Albian Ajeti of Basel was born on 26 February 1997 (age 27)

Albian Ajeti
Albian Ajeti · Photo: Vagelis Georgariou

Born on 26 February 1997, Albian Ajeti is a Swiss forward who primarily plays as a striker for Basel. Standing at 6ft (1.83m) tall and weighing in at 12st 1lb (77kg), Ajeti dons the number 23 jersey for his team.

Ajeti's professional football career commenced with Basel in January 2014, taking the leap from their youth system into the first team of the Swiss Super League. His early seasons saw a handful of appearances with sporadic goals, but he developed into a key attacker for Basel in the 2017 - 2018 and 2018 - 2019 seasons, where he made over 25 appearances and scored 14 goals each season. Since his return to Basel in 2024, Ajeti has continued to demonstrate his abilities despite somewhat limited game time in the current 2024 - 2025 season, making eight first team appearances and scoring four goals.

Ajeti briefly transferred to Augsburg in the German Bundesliga in January 2016 for a fee of around £700k, but after a solitary first team appearance, he then went on loan back in Switzerland to St. Gallen in August 2016 for a season. His performances there convinced St. Gallen to buy him outright in July 2017 for an approximate sum of £850k.

He was soon back at Basel though, transferring back in October 2017 for a fee of around £1.3m. His performances there caught the attention of West Ham United, who brought him to the English Premier League in August 2019 for around £8m. Yet Ajeti struggled for consistent game time in England, making only nine first team appearances in his debut season.

Less than a year later, Ajeti transferred to Celtic in the Scottish Premiership. His time at Celtic Park would best be described as middling, with his first season in 2020 - 2021 consisting of 20 first team appearances and six goals. The following 2021 - 2022 season only saw seven first team appearances and two goals. It was following this reduced success that the Swiss forward left Celtic in August 2022 on loan to Sturm Graz in Austria.

Ajeti's post-Celtic career saw him ping-pong across Europe. Firstly to Gaziantep in the Turkish Süper Lig in September 2023 for a fee of around £500k, only to leave for his original club Basel once more in February 2024. Despite the movement, Ajeti remains a dependable forward for any side requiring a goal or two.

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Striker
Primary Position
Forward
Position
Albian Ajeti
ST
1.83m (6ft)
Height
23
Squad Number
77kg (12st 1lb)
Weight
26 February 1997 (age 27)
Date of Birth
Switzerland 🇨🇭
Country of Birth
Basel
Team

Season stats

Team
Basel
Basel
Super League 2024 - 2025
Games
10
Starting
7
Substitute
3
Unused
2
Utilisation
83%
Goals
4
Yellows
-
Reds
-

Career stats

Team
Basel
Basel
Season 2024 - 2025
Country
Switzerland 🇨🇭
Games
10
Goals
4
Team
Basel
Basel
Season 2023 - 2024
Country
Switzerland 🇨🇭
Games
5
Goals
1
Team
Gaziantep
Gaziantep
Season 2023 - 2024
Country
Turkey 🇹🇷
Games
4
Goals
1
Team
Sturm Graz
Sturm Graz
Season 2022 - 2023
Country
Austria 🇦🇹
Games
15
Goals
3
Team
Celtic
Celtic
Season 2021 - 2022
Country
Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Games
7
Goals
2
Team
Celtic
Celtic
Season 2020 - 2021
Country
Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Games
20
Goals
6
Team
West Ham United
West Ham United
Season 2019 - 2020
Country
England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Games
9
Goals
-
Team
Basel
Basel
Season 2019 - 2020
Country
Switzerland 🇨🇭
Games
1
Goals
1
Team
Basel
Basel
Season 2018 - 2019
Country
Switzerland 🇨🇭
Games
32
Goals
14
Team
Basel
Basel
Season 2017 - 2018
Country
Switzerland 🇨🇭
Games
25
Goals
14
Team
St. Gallen
St. Gallen
Season 2017 - 2018
Country
Switzerland 🇨🇭
Games
7
Goals
3
Team
St. Gallen
St. Gallen
Season 2016 - 2017
Country
Switzerland 🇨🇭
Games
29
Goals
10
Team
Augsburg
Augsburg
Season 2015 - 2016
Country
Germany 🇩🇪
Games
1
Goals
-
Team
Basel
Basel
Season 2015 - 2016
Country
Switzerland 🇨🇭
Games
5
Goals
1
Team
Basel
Basel
Season 2014 - 2015
Country
Switzerland 🇨🇭
Games
4
Goals
1
Team
Basel
Basel
Season 2013 - 2014
Country
Switzerland 🇨🇭
Games
3
Goals
1

Transfers

Team
Basel
Basel
1 February 2024
From
Gaziantep
Gaziantep
Type
Free Transfer
Team
Gaziantep
Gaziantep
4 September 2023
From
Celtic
Celtic
Type
Fee (£500k)
Team
Sturm Graz
Sturm Graz
31 August 2022
From
Celtic
Celtic
Type
Loan
Team
Celtic
Celtic
13 August 2020
From
West Ham United
West Ham United
Type
Fee (£4.5m)
Team
West Ham United
West Ham United
8 August 2019
From
Basel
Basel
Type
Fee (£8m)
Team
Basel
Basel
2 October 2017
From
St. Gallen
St. Gallen
Type
Fee (£1.3m)
Team
St. Gallen
St. Gallen
1 July 2017
From
Augsburg
Augsburg
Type
Fee (£850k)
Team
St. Gallen
St. Gallen
31 August 2016
From
Augsburg
Augsburg
Type
Loan
Team
Augsburg
Augsburg
8 January 2016
From
Basel
Basel
Type
Fee (£700k)
Team
Basel
Basel
1 January 2014
Type
Signed

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