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Albanian footballer

Klaus Gjasula
Personal information
Full name Klaus Fatmir Gjasula
Date of birth (1989-12-14) 14 December 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth Tirana, Albania
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team Darmstadt 98
Number 23
Youth career
0000 PSV Freiburg
0000–2007 Offenburger FV
2008 Freiburger FC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2009 Freiburger FC
2009–2010 Bahlinger SC 25 (2)
2010–2012 Waldhof Mannheim 50 (3)
2012–2013 MSV Duisburg II 23 (0)
2013–2016 Kickers Offenbach 77 (4)
2016 Stuttgarter Kickers 16 (0)
2016–2018 Hallescher FC 53 (6)
2018–2020 SC Paderborn 58 (3)
2020–2021 Hamburger SV 15 (0)
2021– Darmstadt 98 62 (1)
International career
2019–2024 Albania 29 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 May 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:10, 19 June 2024 (UTC)

Klaus Fatmir Gjasula (born 14 December 1989) is an Albanian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Darmstadt 98.

Club career

Ahead of the 2020–21 season Gjasula moved to Hamburger SV from SC Paderborn, signing a two-year contract. In the first two league games, head coach Daniel Thioune played him in a 4-2-3-1 formation alongside Amadou Onana in defensive midfield. In the 4–3 win in the second league game of the season against his former club Paderborn, Gjasula conceded two goals within a few minutes due to individual mistakes. In the following seven matches he would only appear as a substitute. In December, Gjasula returned to the starting line-up, but then suffered a torn inner ligament in his left knee during practice around the turn of the year. Gjasula made his comeback on 12 March 2021, when he came on as a substitute in the 90th minute in 0–2 away win over VfL Bochum.

On 12 May 2024, Darmstadt 98 announced that he and several other players will leave the club after this season. However, Gjasula instead signed a new contract with Darmstadt in July.

International career

Gjasula made his Albania national football team debut on 7 September 2019 in a Euro 2020 qualifier against France, when he substituted Ylber Ramadani in the 53rd minute and was cautioned in the remaining time.

On 8 June 2024, Gjasula was named in Albania's UEFA Euro 2024 squad. On 19 June, during a match against Croatia, he made a substitute appearance and scored an own goal in the 76th minute, giving the opponent a 2–1 lead, before netting his first international goal, also picking up a yellow card, equalizing the encounter in the 95th minute, resulting in a 2–2 draw. This made him the first substitute in the competition's history to score both a goal and an own goal in the same match, and the second player overall to do so, following Anton Ondruš.

Personal life

Gjasula was born in the capital of Albania, Tirana and raised in Freiburg, Germany. He holds both Albanian and German citizenship. His older brother Jürgen Gjasula is a footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 18 May 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Waldhof Mannheim 2011–12 Regionalliga Süd 25 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 1
MSV Duisburg II 2012–13 Regionalliga West 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 0
Kickers Offenbach 2013–14 Regionalliga Südwest 27 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 2
2014–15 Regionalliga Südwest 33 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 36 0
2015–16 Regionalliga Südwest 17 2 0 0 — 0 0 17 2
Total 77 4 3 0 — 0 0 80 4
Stuttgarter Kickers 2015–16 3. Liga 16 0 0 0 — 0 0 16 0
Hallescher FC 2016–17 3. Liga 30 3 2 1 — 0 0 32 4
2017–18 3. Liga 23 3 0 0 — 0 0 23 3
Total 53 6 2 1 — 0 0 55 7
SC Paderborn 2018–19 2. Bundesliga 24 1 3 0 — 0 0 27 1
2019–20 Bundesliga 29 2 2 0 — 0 0 31 2
Total 53 3 5 0 — 0 0 58 3
Hamburger SV 2020–21 2. Bundesliga 15 0 1 0 — — 16 0
2021–22 2. Bundesliga 0 0 0 0 — — 0 0
Total 15 0 1 0 — 0 0 16 0
Darmstadt 2021–22 2. Bundesliga 23 1 0 0 — — 23 1
2022–23 2. Bundesliga 17 0 1 0 — — 18 0
2023–24 Bundesliga 22 0 0 0 — — 22 0
Total 62 1 1 0 — — 63 1
Career total 324 14 12 1 0 0 0 0 336 15

International

As of 19 June 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Albania 2019 5 0
2020 4 0
2021 6 0
2022 6 0
2023 6 0
2024 2 1
Total 29 1
As of match played 19 June 2024
Scores and results list Albania's goal tally first.
List of international goals scored by Klaus Gjasula
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 19 June 2024 Volksparkstadion, Hamburg, Germany 29  Croatia 2–2 2–2 UEFA Euro 2024

References

  1. Ekskluzive: Basha, Gjasula, Abrashi,Berisha e Llullaku me pasaportë shqiptare (dekreti) Archived 2016-05-13 at the Wayback Machine aSport.al
  2. "HSV verpflichtet Klaus Gjasula". HSV.de (in German). 15 July 2020.
  3. "Trotz zweier Gjasula-Fehler: HSV jubelt nach wildem Ritt". kicker (in German). 28 September 2020.
  4. "Gjasula und Gyamerah verändern die Planspiele". kicker (in German). 1 January 2021.
  5. "Sieg in Überzahl: HSV beendet Abwärtstrend im Spitzenspiel". kicker (in German). 12 March 2021.
  6. "Before kick-off SV 98 says goodbye to 15 players". SV Darmstadt. 21 May 2024.
  7. "Gjasula extends at SV 98". SV Darmstadt 98. 11 July 2024.
  8. "Iceland v Moldova game report". UEFA. 7 September 2019.
  9. "Trajneri Silvinjo publikon listën e Kombëtares me emrat e 26 lojtarëve për Kampionatin Europian "Gjermani 2024"" [Coach Sylvinho publishes the national team list with the names of 26 players for the European Championship "Germany 2024"] (in Albanian). Albanian Football Federation. 8 June 2024. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
  10. Wilson, Jonathan (19 June 2024). "Klaus Gjasula strikes late after own goal to snatch Albania draw with Croatia". The Guardian.
  11. Hassall, Paul (19 June 2024). "Croatia 2-2 Albania - Klaus Gjasula scores dramatic late equaliser after own-goal to snatch draw against Croatia". Eurosport.
  12. Browning, Ben (19 June 2024). "🏆 Albanian star makes EUROs history in all-action substitute appearance". OneFootball.
  13. "Croatia 2–2 Albania: Gjasula the hero as he salvages late point for Eagles". beIN Sports. 19 June 2024. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
  14. Soccerway profile
  15. Lord Helmchen grätscht sich durch den DFB-Pokal
  16. K. Gjasula at Soccerway. Retrieved 25 January 2018.

External links

Albania squad – UEFA Euro 2024
Albania
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