Darian Males ( sr, Даријан Малеш, Darijan Maleš; born 3 May 2001) is a Swiss professional

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who plays as a

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for

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in the

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Career

FC Luzern

On 13 June 2019, Males signed his first professional contract with his childhood club

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. He made his professional debut for Luzern in a 1–0

win over

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on 26 September 2019.

Inter Milan

On 16 September 2020, Males signed five-year contract with the Italian team

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. Nine days later, he joined

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on a six month loan contract. He made one appearance for Genoa in

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Loan to FC Basel

On 15 February 2021, Males moved on a six month loan to

side

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. He joined Basel's first team during the winter break of their 2020–21 season under head coach

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. Males played his domestic league debut for the club in the home game in the

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five days later, on 20 February, as Basel played a goalless draw with Lausanne-Sport. He scored his first goal for the club on 3 March in the home game as Basel played a 1–1 draw with the Young Boys. At the end of the season the loan came to an end and Males then returned to Inter Milan. However, on 9 July 2021, Males returned to Basel for their 2021–22 season under their new head coach

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for a further two-year loan, with an option for the club of a definitive purchase. In the

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Basel advanced as far as the semi-finals, but here they were defeated by

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. Nevertheless, on 8 June 2023, the club announced that they declined to trigger their buy option. Thus he departed Basel after nearly two and a half years on loan. During his time with the club, Males played a total of 119 games for Basel scoring a total of 20 goals. 72 of these games were in the

, six in the

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, 28 in the

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and 13 were friendly games. He scored nine goals in the domestic league, five in the cup, five in the European games and the other was scored during the test games.

Young Boys

On 19 July 2023, he permanently signed with Swiss

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winners

. He is contracted for four years to the club, until summer 2027.

Career statistics

Personal life

Born in Switzerland, Males is of Bosnian Serb descent. On 2 October 2020, he tested positive for

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References

External links

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Profile

Swiss U16 Profile

Swiss U17 Profile

Swiss U18 Profile

Swiss U19 Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Males, Darian 2001 births Living people Footballers from Lucerne Men's association football forwards Swiss men's footballers Switzerland men's youth international footballers Swiss people of Serbian descent FC Luzern players Inter Milan players Genoa CFC players FC Basel players BSC Young Boys players Swiss Super League players Swiss Promotion League players Swiss 1. Liga (football) players Swiss expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Italy