Ardon Jashari

Ardon Jashari
Personal information
Full name Ardon Jashari[1]
Date of birth (2002-07-30) 30 July 2002
Place of birth Cham, Switzerland
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Club Brugge
Number 30
Youth career
2013–2020 Luzern
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2021 Luzern II 25 (6)
2020–2024 Luzern 91 (8)
2024– Club Brugge 35 (3)
International career
2022– Switzerland U21 11 (0)
2022– Switzerland 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 June 2025
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 June 2025

Ardon Jashari (born 30 July 2002) is a Swiss Albanian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Belgian Pro League club Club Brugge and the Switzerland national team.

Club career

FC Luzern

Jashari made his professional debut with FC Luzern in a 2–1 Swiss Super League victory against FC Zürich on 31 July 2020.[2]

Club Brugge

In April 2024, it was announced that Jashari would join Belgian Pro League club Club Brugge in the summer, having agreed a four-year contract.[3] The transfer fee was reported as €6 million, a club record for FC Luzern.[3]

Jashari had a strong first season in midfield for Club Brugge as they won the Belgian Cup,[4] finished second in the Belgian Pro League behind Union Saint-Gilloise,[5] and qualified for the knockout stages of the 2024–25 UEFA Champions League, losing to Aston Villa in the first knockout round.[6]

Jashari was rewarded for his efforts by being voted both Player of the Year and Young Player of the Year at the Pro League Awards.[7][8]

International career

On 27 September 2022, Jashari debuted for the Switzerland national team in a Nations League match against the Czech Republic, replacing Remo Freuler in extra-time.[9]

Personal life

Born in Cham, Switzerland, Jashari is of ethnic Albanian descent from North Macedonia.[10]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 4 May 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Luzern II 2019–20 1. Liga 2 0 2 0
2020–21 1. Liga 10 3 10 3
2021–22 1. Liga 13 3 13 3
Total 25 6 25 6
Luzern 2019–20 Swiss Super League 2 0 0 0 2 0
2020–21 Swiss Super League 0 0 0 0 0 0
2021–22 Swiss Super League 19 2 2 0 21 2
2022–23 Swiss Super League 34 1 3 0 37 1
2023–24 Swiss Super League 36 5 3 1 3[a] 0 42 6
Total 90 8 8 1 3 0 101 9
Club Brugge 2024–25 Belgian Pro League 32 3 4 1 11[b] 0 0 0 47 4
Career total 128 17 12 2 14 0 0 0 154 19
  1. ^ Appearances in UEFA Conference League
  2. ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League

International

As of match played 11 June 2025
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Switzerland 2022 2 0
2025 2 0
Total 4 0

Honours

Club Brugge

Individual

References

  1. ^ "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 – Squad list: Switzerland (SUI)" (PDF). FIFA. 15 November 2022. p. 28. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  2. ^ "Luzern vs. Zürich". Soccerway. 31 July 2020. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  3. ^ a b Wyrsch, Daniel (3 April 2024). "Jetzt ist es fix: Ardon Jashari wechselt nach Belgien" [Now it's finalised: Ardon Jashari moves to Belgium]. Luzerner Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 19 June 2024.
  4. ^ ""Ik zei: kom, we zetten ons": Romeo Vermant doet verhaal achter hét beeld van bekerfinale en ziet "stoutste droom" uitkomen" ["I said: come on, let's sit down": Romeo Vermant tells the story behind the image of the cup final and sees his "wildest dream" come true]. Sporza (in Dutch). 4 May 2025. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
  5. ^ "Het sprookje krijgt nu wél een happy end: Union kroont zich na 90 jaar opnieuw tot landskampioen na nerveuze titelzege" [The fairytale now has a happy ending: Union is crowned national champion again after 90 years after a nervous title victory]. Sporza (in Dutch). 25 May 2025. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
  6. ^ "Club Brugge overschouwt trots CL-campagne waarin het wedijverde met Europese top: "Ambitie om dat te blijven doen"" [Club Brugge proudly reflects on CL campaign in which it competed with the European top: "Ambition to continue doing so"]. Sporza (in Dutch). 13 March 2025. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
  7. ^ a b c "Ontdek hier alle winnaars van de Pro League Awards" [Discover all the winners of the Pro League Awards here]. Belgian Pro League (in Dutch). 26 May 2025. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
  8. ^ "Club-speler Ardon Jashari verkozen tot Speler van het Seizoen op Pro League Awards, Pocognoli Coach van het Seizoen" [Club player Ardon Jashari voted Player of the Season at Pro League Awards, Pocognoli Coach of the Season]. Sporza (in Dutch). 26 May 2025. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
  9. ^ Wyrsch, Daniel (9 November 2022). "Ardon Jashari: Schweizer WM-Fahrer mit 20 – ein toller Erfolg für die FCL-Nachwuchsförderung". Luzerner Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 5 June 2025.
  10. ^ "Ardon Jashari-talenti nga Kumanova që po pushton futbollin zviceran". Fakti Ditor (in Albanian). 31 May 2018. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  11. ^ ""Best Player September" : Das sind die finalen 5 Kandidaten" (in German). Swiss Football League. 6 October 2022.
  12. ^ "Ardon Jashari, wer sonst?" (in German). Swiss Football League. 13 October 2022.