Kastriot Imeri
{{short description|Swiss footballer (born 2000)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Kastriot Imeri
| fullname =
| image =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|2000|6|27}}
| birth_place = Geneva, Switzerland
| height = 1.73 m
| position = Midfielder
| currentclub = Young Boys
| clubnumber = 10
| youthyears1 = 2005–2013
| youthclubs1 = Meyrin
| youthyears2 = 2013–2017
| youthclubs2 = Servette
| years1 = 2017–2022
| clubs1 = Servette
| caps1 = 135
| goals1 = 17
| years2 = 2022–
| clubs2 = Young Boys
| caps2 = 56
| goals2 = 6
| nationalyears1 = 2016
| nationalteam1 = Switzerland U16
| nationalcaps1 = 3
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2016–2017
| nationalteam2 = Switzerland U17
| nationalcaps2 = 5
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| nationalyears3 = 2017–2018
| nationalteam3 = Switzerland U18
| nationalcaps3 = 2
| nationalgoals3 = 0
| nationalyears4 = 2018–2019
| nationalteam4 = Switzerland U19
| nationalcaps4 = 7
| nationalgoals4 = 1
| nationalyears5 = 2019–2021
| nationalteam5 = Switzerland U20
| nationalcaps5 = 3
| nationalgoals5 = 0
| nationalyears6 = 2021–
| nationalteam6 = Switzerland
| nationalcaps6 = 1
| nationalgoals6 = 0
| club-update = 2 March 2025
| nationalteam-update = 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.{{soccerway|kastriot-imeri/466773}}
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. 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.blick.ch/sport/fussball/superleague/es-fehlt-der-medizincheck-servette-star-imeri-vor-unterschrift-bei-yb-id17793459.html|language=de|title=YB macht Rekordtransfer klar!|date=2022-08-16|accessdate=2022-08-16|publisher=Blick}} On 6 November 2024, Imeri scored his debut goal in the UEFA Champions League in a 2-1 defeat against Shakhtar Donetsk.{{Cite web |last=UEFA.com |title=Shakhtar vs Young Boys: UEFA Champions League 2024/25 League phase |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/2041984--shakhtar-vs-young-boys/ |access-date=2024-11-07 |website=UEFA |language=en}}
International career
Born in Switzerland, Imeri is of Kosovo Albanian descent. Imeri is a youth international for Switzerland, often captaining their youth sides.{{Cite web|url=https://www.servettefc.ch/index.php/saison/actualites/894-tete-a-tete-avec-kastriot-imeri|title=Tête-à-tête avec Kastriot Imeri - servettefc.ch | SFC|first=Loic|last=Luscher|website=www.servettefc.ch}}
He made his debut for Switzerland national team on 12 November 2021 in a World Cup qualifier against Italy.{{cite web|publisher=FIFA|url=https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/mens/worldcup/qatar2022/qualifiers/uefa/match-center/400155603|title=Italy v Switzerland game report|date=12 November 2021|accessdate=17 November 2021}}
Career statistics
=Club=
{{updated|match played 2 March 2025}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Cup !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="7"|Servette
|1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2017–18
|Swiss Challenge League |26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 27 | 1 | |||
| 2018–19
|Swiss Challenge League |29 | 3 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 29 | 3 | |||
| 2019–20
|24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 25 | 1 | |||
| 2020–21
|Swiss Super League |29 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2{{efn|name=UEL|Appearances in UEFA Europa League}} | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 34 | 3 | ||
| 2021–22
|Swiss Super League |26 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1{{efn|name=UECL|Appearances in UEFA Conference League}} | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 29 | 11 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!135 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 145 | 19 | ||
| rowspan="4"|Young Boys
|Swiss Super League |27 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1{{efn|name=UECL}} | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 6 | |
| 2023–24
|Swiss Super League |10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2{{efn|name=UCL|Appearances in UEFA Champions League}} | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | |
| 2024–25
|Swiss Super League |19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5{{efn|name=UCL}} | 1 | colspan="2"|— | 25 | 2 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!56 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 9 | |
| colspan="3"|Career total
!191 | 23 | 13 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 215 | 28 |
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=International=
{{updated|match played 12 November 2021}}
| class=wikitable style=text-align:center
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year | |||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Switzerland
|2021 | 1 | 0 | |
| colspan="2"|Total | 1 | 0 |
Honours
Servette
Young Boys
Individual
References
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External links
- {{Soccerway|kastriot-imeri/466773}}
- [https://www.servettefc.ch/index.php/kastriot-imeri Servette Profile] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211209102549/https://servettefc.ch/index.php/kastriot-imeri |date=9 December 2021 }}
- [https://www.sfl.ch/fr/superleague/clubs/servette-fc/player/kastriot-imeri/season/201920/ SFL Profile] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191013150011/https://www.sfl.ch/fr/superleague/clubs/servette-fc/player/kastriot-imeri/season/201920/ |date=13 October 2019 }}
- [https://www.football.ch/SFV/Nationalteams/U-16/Team.aspx/t-41647/p-762746/ SFV U16 Profile]
- [https://www.football.ch/SFV/Nationalteams/U-17/Team.aspx/t-41646/p-762746/ SFV U17 Profile]
- [https://www.football.ch/SFV/Nationalteams/U-18/Team.aspx/t-41645/p-762746/ SFV U18 Profile]
- [https://www.football.ch/SFV/Nationalteams/U-19/Team.aspx/t-41644/p-762746/ SFV U19 Profile]
- [https://www.football.ch/SFV/Nationalteams/U-20/Team.aspx/t-41649/p-762746/ SFV U20 Profile]
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Category:Swiss people of Kosovan descent
Category:Footballers from Geneva
Category:Swiss men's footballers
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Switzerland men's international footballers
Category:Switzerland men's under-21 international footballers
Category:Switzerland men's youth international footballers
Category:Swiss Super League players
Category:Swiss Challenge League players