25 Facts About Arlind Ajeti

Arlind Afrim Ajeti was born on 25 September 1993 and is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Super Lig club Bodrum.

Arlind Ajeti is the older brother of twins Albian, who plays for Basel and the Switzerland national under-21 team; and Adonis, who plays for Rapperswil-Jona.

Arlind Ajeti's father, Afrim, was a footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Ajeti's father Afrim was an inspiration for Arlind to start football when, aged 8, Arlind started playing each day with his father before beginning to play youth football with FC Concordia Basel at the age of 10.

Arlind Ajeti only played once in the league and had just two Swiss Cup appearances with the first team squad, but played regularly with the U21 team.

Arlind Ajeti totalled solely 17 appearances for the team, just 3 in the League, 2 in the Cup and only 1 in the Champions League, however 11 appearances in test games.

Arlind Ajeti became one of the three Albania international footballers who participated in the knockout stage of the UEFA Champions League for the first time in history, along with his Basel teammates Shkelzen Gashi and Taulant Xhaka.

On 24 November 2015, after six months as a free agent following the ending of his contract at Basel, Arlind Ajeti signed a contract until the end of the season with the newly promoted Serie A side Frosinone.

Arlind Ajeti was given the vacant number 93, a number which he choose due to his year of birth.

Arlind Ajeti was presented to the media two days later, where he said that playing in Serie A was a "dream come true", and thanked the club for giving him this opportunity.

Arlind Ajeti was called up for his first game on 6 December 2015, against Chievo Verona at the Stadio Matusa where he was an unused substitute.

Arlind Ajeti penned a three-year contract, with the option to extend for a further two years.

On 13 September 2018, Arlind Ajeti officially become a Grasshoppers player by signing an initial one-year contract with an option to extend for a further two years, thus returning to Switzerland after three years.

The club did not reveal how long Arlind Ajeti had signed for.

On 12 July 2022, Arlind Ajeti joined Pordenone on a two-year deal.

Arlind Ajeti made his debut for the Switzerland U17 team in the game against Sweden on 4 March 2010.

On 6 February 2013 Arlind Ajeti made his debut for the Swiss U21 team in the El Madrigal stadium in Villarreal, Spain.

Arlind Ajeti played his final game for the Swiss youth teams on 24 September 2014.

The abandoned match between Serbia and Albania played on 14 October 2014 where Albanian players showed bravery by defending their national symbol against the permanent political enemies Serbia in their home, motivated many footballers of Albanian descent to express their desire to play for Albania national team and Arlind Ajeti was the first one to do so by citing that he wants to play for the senior team of Albania.

Arlind Ajeti made his debut for Albania on 14 November 2014 in the "Group I centralised" friendly match against the Euro 2016 hosts, France, coming on as a substitute in the 69th minute in place of Amir Abrashi.

On 5 March 2015, Arlind Ajeti received Albanian citizenship among fellow defender of Basel Naser Aliji to be eligible to play for Albania national team in official qualifiers matches.

On 21 May 2016, Arlind Ajeti was named in Albania's preliminary 27-man squad for UEFA Euro 2016, and in Albania's final 23-man squad on 31 May where he was given the shirt number 18.

Arlind Ajeti was unable to join the Albania national team in their first three 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification matches in September and October 2016 due to an injury.

Arlind Ajeti was called up for the fourth game against Israel on 12 November 2016 but unable to recover in time to play in this match.

Arlind Ajeti was called up for the first time after the full recovery for a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Italy on 24 March and a friendly against Bosnia and Herzegovina on 28 March 2017.