Adrian Bajrami (born 5 April 2002) is a professional footballer who plays as a

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for Portuguese club

Benfica B Sport Lisboa e Benfica "B", commonly known as Benfica B, is a Portuguese professional football team based in Seixal. Founded in 1999, dissolved in 2006, and restarted in 2012, it is the reserve team of Portuguese club S.L. Benfica. They play in ...

. Born in Switzerland, he plays for the Albania national team.

Career

Bajrami is a youth product of the academies of Langenthal, TOBE and Young Boys in Switzerland, before moving to Benfica's academy in 2018. On 29 October 2019, he signed his first professional contract with Benfica. He made his professional debut with Benfica in a 2–1 Liga Portugal 2 loss to Académico Viseu, coming on as a late sub in the 75th minute.

International career

Born in Switzerland, Bajrami is of Albanian origin from Ohrid. In 2019, he played for both the Switzerland U18s and the Albania U19s. He was called up to the senior Albania national team for a set of friendlies in May 2022. He debuted with the senior Albania national team in a friendly 0–0 tie with Estonia on 13 June 2022.

Career statistics

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Honours

Benfica * Under-20 Intercontinental Cup:

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Bajrami, Adrian 2002 births Living people People from Langenthal Albanian footballers Albania international footballers Albania youth international footballers Swiss men's footballers Switzerland youth international footballers Swiss people of Albanian descent Association football defenders Liga Portugal 2 players S.L. Benfica B players Sportspeople from the canton of Bern Albanian expatriate footballers Swiss expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Portugal Albanian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Swiss expatriate sportspeople in Portugal