1. Pajtim Kasami was born on 2 June 1992 and is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for FC Sion in the Swiss Super League.
22 Facts About Pajtim Kasami
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In December 2009, Pajtim Kasami returned to Switzerland to play for Bellinzona, signing a contract until 2011.
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Lazio terminated his contract after Pajtim Kasami failed to appear on several training sessions in the youth teams or first team, and it was due to his indiscipline that Lazio did not want to buy his rights from Grasshopper.
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Pajtim Kasami concluded the season with 24 appearances: 14 in the league, 8 in Europa League and 2 in Coppa Italia.
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On 25 July 2011, Pajtim Kasami signed for Fulham on a four-year deal for an undisclosed fee.
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Pajtim Kasami was later in the starting line-up versus Dnipro on 18 August 2011, playing for 88 minutes and was greatly involved in the set up of all the 3 goals.
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Pajtim Kasami made his Premier League debut on 21 August 2011 against Wolverhampton Wanderers at the Molineux Stadium.
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Pajtim Kasami almost joined Pescara on loan on 1 January 2013, but the move could not be finalised in time due to a bad internet connection.
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On 22 February 2015, Pajtim Kasami experienced one of the most traumatic shocks in his life after the derby against Panathinaikos.
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On 2 October 2015, media source stated that Olympiacos' former manager Vitor Pereira and midfielder Pajtim Kasami were prosecuted for provoking episodes in the Greek Cup semi final against AEK Athens.
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On 9 June 2017, Pajtim Kasami was sentenced to eight months in prison for their behavior.
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On 3 August 2016, Pajtim Kasami became Nottingham Forest's seventh signing of the summer when he joined the reds on a twelve-month loan deal from Olympiacos.
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On 31 August 2017, Pajtim Kasami signed a three-year contract with Swiss club FC Sion for an undisclosed fee.
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On 12 October 2020, FC Basel announced that Pajtim Kasami joined them on a two-year deal.
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Pajtim Kasami immediately became a regular starter, playing 32 games, scoring 12 in his first season.
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At the beginning of his second season with the club he was regular starter under new head coach Patrick Rahmen, but then after the winter break and following the change of trainer to Guillermo Abascal, Pajtim Kasami was used mainly as substitute.
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Pajtim Kasami scored 16 goals in the domestic league, 2 in the Conference League and the other 4 were scored during the test games.
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On 14 September 2023, Pajtim Kasami signed a contract with Sampdoria in Italy for one season.
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Pajtim Kasami left Sampdoria by mutual consent on 3 February 2025.
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Pajtim Kasami was part of the Swiss under-17 team that won the 2009 World Cup.
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Pajtim Kasami was selected to represent Switzerland in the men's football tournament at the 2012 Summer Olympics as part of the Swiss under-23 team.
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Pajtim Kasami played over 90 minutes in all three games in the tournament, but the team were knocked out, finishing in fourth position of their Group.