Kristjan Asllani (born 9 March 2002) is an Albanian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for club Inter Milan and the Albania national team.

Personal life

Asllani was born in Elbasan to Albanian parents, but soon relocated to Italy together with his family in the small Tuscan town of Buti, where he started playing football at the age of five with a small local team.

Club career

Empoli

Asllani made his professional debut for

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on 13 January 2021, in a Coppa Italia game against Napoli.

Inter Milan

On 29 June 2022, Asllani joined Inter from Empoli for a fee of €14m. Empoli announced that the transfer is structured as a loan initially, with a subsequent Inter obligation to buy. Asllani scored his first goal in his first appearance in a friendly against F.C. Milano. On 18 January 2023, Asllani won his first career trophy, the

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, as Inter defeated Milan 3–0 in King Fahd International Stadium; he was brought on in the 84th minute of the match.

International career

In June 2021, Asllani made his debut for Albania U21 in a friendly against Belgium U21. Having lived in Italy since the age of five, Asllani is eligible for Italy or Albania as he holds both citizenships, but chose to represent the latter.

Career statistics

Club

International

International goals

:''Scores and results list Albania goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Asllani goal.''

Honours

Empoli * Serie B: 2020–21 Inter Milan * Coppa Italia:

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* UEFA Champions League runner-up:

References

2002 births Living people Footballers from Elbasan Albanian men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Empoli FC players Inter Milan players Serie A players Albanian expatriate men's footballers Albanian expatriate sportspeople in Italy Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Albania men's under-21 international footballers Albania men's international footballers {{Albania-footy-midfielder-stub