Albion Ademi (born 19 February 1999) is a professional footballer who plays for Chinese Super League club Tianjin Jinmen Tiger as a winger. Born in Finland, he has represented both Finland and Albania at youth international level.
 Ademi with Inter Turku in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 19 February 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Turku, Finland[1] | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Winger[2] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Tianjin Jinmen Tiger | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| TPS | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015 | TPS | 10 | (2) |
| 2016–2019 | Inter Turku | 41 | (5) |
| 2016 | → EIF (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2017 | → EIF (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2017 | → PS Kemi (loan) | 14 | (2) |
| 2020 | IFK Mariehamn | 22 | (14) |
| 2021–2023 | Djurgården | 11 | (0) |
| 2022 | → Lahti (loan) | 14 | (0) |
| 2023 | → IFK Värnamo (loan) | 27 | (3) |
| 2024 | IFK Värnamo | 0 | (0) |
| 2024– | Tianjin Jinmen Tiger | 9 | (4) |
| International career | |||
| 2015–2016 | Finland U17 | 5 | (0) |
| 2016 | Finland U18 | 2 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Finland U19 | 11 | (0) |
| 2018–2020 | Albania U21 | 5 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 April 2024 | |||
Club career edit
Ademi spent his early career with TPS, Inter Turku, EIF and PS Kemi, playing in the second-tier Ykkönen and first-tier Veikkausliiga.[3]
On 30 December 2019, Ademi signed a one-year contract with IFK Mariehamn.[4]
He moved to Swedish club Djurgården on a four-year deal in January 2021, for a transfer fee of around €200,000 plus bonuses.[5] On 25 March 2022, Ademi returned to Veikkausliiga and joined FC Lahti on loan until mid-July 2022.[6][7] After spending the 2023 season on loan in IFK Värnamo, the club announced his permanent transfer to Värnamo on a deal until 2026, starting in 2024,[8] for a fee of kr800,000, which is roughly around €70,000.[9][10]
However, on 14 February 2024, Ademi signed with Chinese Super League club Tianjin Jinmen Tiger from IFK Värnamo. The transfer fee was announced to be kr5.5 million, which corresponds to around €500,000,[11] which is the highest reported fee in the club's history.[12] On 2 March 2024, Ademi debuted in the league with his new club, scoring the only goal for his side, in a 1–1 draw against Nantong Zhiyun.[13]
International career edit
Ademi represented Finland at under-17 and under-19 youth levels.[3] With the under-19 squad, he played two games at the 2018 UEFA European Under-19 Championship, which Finland hosted.[14]
On 31 August 2018, Ademi received a call-up from the Albania U21 national team for a friendly match against Italy U21[15] and made his debut after being named in the starting line-up.[16]
On 5 October 2018, Ademi received a call-up from Albania U21 for the 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification matches against Spain U21 and Estonia U21.[17] He joined up with the team however was unable to play due to him having to wait for FIFA's permission.[18]
In November 2018, he received his first call-up to the senior Albania national football team for UEFA Nations League game against Scotland and a friendly against Wales, but remained on the bench in both games.[19][20]
Personal life edit
Born in Turku, Finland, Ademi is of Kosovo Albanian descent.[21]
Career statistics edit
- As of 30 April 2024
| Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| TPS | 2015 | Ykkönen | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 11 | 2 | |
| Inter Turku | 2016 | Veikkausliiga | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
| 2017 | Veikkausliiga | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 | — | 8 | 2 | ||
| 2018 | Veikkausliiga | 25 | 4 | 6 | 6 | — | 31 | 10 | ||
| 2019 | Veikkausliiga | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 12 | 1 | |
| Total | 41 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 53 | 13 | ||
| EIF (loan) | 2016 | Ykkönen | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
| 2017 | Ykkönen | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| PS Kemi (loan) | 2017 | Veikkausliiga | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 14 | 2 | |
| IFK Mariehamn | 2020 | Veikkausliiga | 22 | 14 | 4 | 0 | — | 26 | 14 | |
| Djurgården | 2021 | Allsvenskan | 8 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | |
| 2022 | Allsvenskan | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2[c] | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| Total | 11 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 0 | ||
| Lahti (loan) | 2022 | Veikkausliiga | 14 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | 18 | 1 | |
| IFK Värnamo (loan) | 2023 | Allsvenskan | 27 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 28 | 4 | |
| Tianjin Jinmen Tiger | 2024 | Chinese Super League | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 9 | 4 | |
| Career total | 152 | 30 | 28 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 183 | 40 | ||
- ^ Includes Suomen Cup and Svenska Cupen
- ^ Appearance in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearance in UEFA Europa Conference League
Honours edit
Individual
- Veikkausliiga Team of the Year: 2020[22]
- Veikkausliiga Player of the Month: August 2020[23]
References edit
- ^ "Albion Ademi, bomberi që premton gola & emocione për Kombëtaren!" (in Albanian). 24 September 2020.
- ^ a b Albion Ademi at WorldFootball.net
- ^ a b Albion Ademi at Soccerway. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
- ^ Albion Ademi sopimukseen - IFK Mariehamn vahvistaa hyökkäystään, veikkausliiga.com, 30 December 2019
- ^ "Avslöjar: Succéspelaren klar för Djurgården".
- ^ "Albion Ademi lainalle FC Lahteen" (Press release) (in Finnish). Lahti. 25 March 2022. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
- ^ Djurgården trodde inte på Ademi-affär: " Tax-freen på Ålandsfärjan gjorde det möjligt", fotbollskanalen.se, 8 November 2023
- ^ Albion Ademi köps loss från Djurgårdens IF, ifkvarnamo.se, 8 November 2023
- ^ Allsvenska kulisserna: Därför kan Rasmus Schüller lämna Djurgården, expressen.se, 5 January 2024
- ^ Allsvenska toppklubbar jagar Albion Ademi?, fotbolltransfers.com, 5 January 2024
- ^ TACK FÖR ALLT ALBION ADEMI!, ifkvarnamo.se, 14 February 2024
- ^ Officiellt! IFK Värnamo säljer Ademi, fotbollskanalen.se, 14 February 2024
- ^ TIANJIN JINMEN TIGER VS. NANTONG ZHIYUN 1 - 1, soccerway
- ^ "Finland U19 v Italy U19 game report". UEFA. 16 July 2019.
- ^ "Trajneri Bushi: Skuadra e kompletuar karshi Spanjës duhet të tregojmë shumë kujdes!" [Coach Bushi: The complete squad against Spain we must be very careful!] (in Albanian). Football Association of Albania. 31 August 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
- ^ "U21/Shqipëria humbet miqësoren në Itali" [U21/Albania loses the friendly in Italy] (in Albanian). Football Association of Albania. 11 September 2018. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
- ^ "Kombëtarja U-21/Trajneri Alban Bushi shpall listën e lojtarëve për ndeshjet zyrtare me Spanjën dhe Estoninë" [National U21 team/Coach Alban Bushi announces the list of players for official matches with Spain and Estonia] (in Albanian). Football Association of Albania. 5 October 2018. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
- ^ "Panuçi nuk e aktivizoi, talenti Vrioni rikthehet te Shpresat. Një "armë" më shumë ndaj Spanjës" [Panucci didn't activate him, talent Vrioni returns to the Hopes". A "weapon" more versus Spain] (in Albanian). Panorama Sport. 11 October 2018. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
Vrioni mund të jetë zgjidhje ideale për startin e ndeshjes për të besuarit e Bushit, duke qenë se Albion Ademi është në pritje të lejekalimit nga FIFA, dhe për momentin nuk e ka marrë ende
- ^ "Albania v Scotland game report". ESPN. 17 November 2018.
- ^ "Albania v Wales game report". ESPN. 20 November 2018.
- ^ "Jälkipeli: Albion Ademi - kotimainen jalkapallo kaipaa väriläiskiä". Aamuset (in Finnish). 14 April 2017. Archived from the original on 20 October 2020.
- ^ "Pallo-Koplan Veikkausliigan tähdistöjoukkue on valittu". www.veikkausliiga.com (in Finnish). Retrieved 2 January 2023.
- ^ Albion Ademi Veikkausliigan kuukauden pelaaja, JPY, 7 September 2020
