Florent Hadergjonaj (Albanian pronunciation: [hadeɾɟoˈnaj]; born 31 July 1994) is a professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Süper Lig club Alanyaspor. Born in Switzerland, he previously represented his birthplace at youth and senior levels before switching to play for the Kosovo national team.
 Hadergjonaj with Young Boys in 2014 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Florent Hadergjonaj[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 31 July 1994[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Langnau, Switzerland | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Right-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Alanyaspor | ||
| Number | 94 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2003–2006 | Langnau | ||
| 2006–2010 | Thun | ||
| 2010–2011 | Luzern | ||
| 2011–2013 | Young Boys | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2016 | Young Boys | 71 | (1) |
| 2016–2018 | Ingolstadt 04 | 27 | (1) |
| 2017–2018 | → Huddersfield Town (loan) | 23 | (0) |
| 2018–2020 | Huddersfield Town | 45 | (0) |
| 2020 | → Kasımpaşa (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| 2020–2023 | Kasımpaşa | 105 | (7) |
| 2023– | Alanyaspor | 37 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2013–2015 | Switzerland U20 | 3 | (0) |
| 2014–2016 | Switzerland U21 | 10 | (0) |
| 2017 | Switzerland | 1 | (0) |
| 2019– | Kosovo | 27 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 September 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 March 2023 | |||
Club career
editEarly career
editHadergjonaj is a product of various Swiss youth teams such as Langnau, Thun and Luzern. In 2011, he joined youth team of Young Boys.[3]
Young Boys
editHadergjonaj is a youth exponent from Young Boys, he made his first Swiss Super League appearance on 29 September 2013 after being named in the starting line-up in a 1–0 home defeat against Zürich.[4] Hadergjonaj made 11 league appearances during the 2013–14 season and he won the Young Boys' player of the year award after one year and a half from his debut.[5]
Ingolstadt 04
editOn 8 August 2016, Hadergjonaj joined Bundesliga side Ingolstadt 04, on a four-year contract.[6] On 22 October 2016, he made his debut against Borussia Dortmund after being named in the starting line-up,[7] and assist in the third goal during a 3–3 draw.[8]
Loan at Huddersfield Town
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On 24 August 2017, Hadergjonaj joined Premier League side Huddersfield Town, on a season-long loan.[9] On 19 September 2017, he made his debut with Huddersfield Town in the 2017–18 EFL Cup third round against Crystal Palace after being named in the starting line-up.[10]
Return to Huddersfield Town
editOn 8 March 2018, Huddersfield Town triggered a clause in Hadergjonaj's loan agreement to make his transfer permanent. On 1 July 2018, he signed for Huddersfield Town on a three-year contract with a club option of a further season.[11] On 11 August 2018, he made his debut in a 3–0 home defeat against Chelsea after being named in the starting line-up.[12]
Loan at Kasımpaşa
editOn 31 January 2020, Hadergjonaj joined Süper Lig side Kasımpaşa, on a six-month-long loan.[13] Two days later, he made his debut in a 1–1 away draw against Ankaragücü after being named in the starting line-up.[14]
Return to Kasımpaşa
editOn 25 September 2020, Hadergjonaj signed a three-year contract with Süper Lig club Kasımpaşa.[15] One day later, he made his debut in a 1–0 away defeat against Hatayspor after being named in the starting line-up.[16]
International career
editSwitzerland
editUnder-20
editOn 15 November 2013, Hadergjonaj made his debut with Switzerland U20 in a friendly match against Poland U20 after being named in the starting line-up.[17]
Under-21
editOn 4 April 2014, Hadergjonaj made his debut with Switzerland U21 in a 2015 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification match against Ukraine U21 after being named in the starting line-up.[18]
Senior
editI will only play the friendly match as I have not agreed to play and be blocked for the qualifiers.
—Hadergjonaj before the gathering with Switzerland, May 2017.[19]
On 22 May 2017, Hadergjonaj received a call-up from Switzerland for the friendly match against Belarus and the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Faroe Islands.[20] On 1 October 2017, he made his debut with Switzerland in a friendly match against Belarus after coming on as a substitute at 46th minute in place of Silvan Widmer.[21][22]
Kosovo
editOn 9 May 2019, The Football Federation of Kosovo confirmed that Hadergjonaj had obtained a Kosovan passport and was ready to play for the Kosovo national team in the next UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying matches.[23] On 22 May 2019, Hadergjonaj received a call-up from Kosovo for the UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying matches against Montenegro and Bulgaria.[24]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of match played 03:46, 26 April 2021 (UTC).[25]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental[a] | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Young Boys | 2013–14 | Swiss Super League | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | |
| 2014–15 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | 35 | 0 | |||
| 2015–16 | 32 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 37 | 0 | |||
| 2016–17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||
| Total | 71 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | 88 | 1 | |||
| Ingolstadt 04 | 2016–17 | Bundesliga | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 25 | 1 | |||
| 2017–18 | 2. Bundesliga | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 27 | 1 | |||||
| Huddersfield Town (loan) | 2017–18 | Premier League | 23 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 27 | 0 | |
| Huddersfield Town | 2018–19 | Premier League | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 24 | 0 | |
| Kasımpaşa (loan) | 2019–20 | Süper Lig | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | |||
| Kasımpaşa | 2020–21 | Süper Lig | 33 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 35 | 1 | |||
| Career total | 179 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 202 | 3 | ||
- ^ Including continental competitions, such as UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League
International
edit- As of 31 March 2021[26]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Switzerland | 2017 | 1 | 0 |
| Kosovo | 2019 | 7 | 0 |
| 2020 | 8 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 18 | 1 | |
- Scores and results list Kosovo's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Hadergjonaj goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 October 2020 | Toše Proeski Arena, Skopje, North Macedonia |  North Macedonia |
1–1 | 1–2 | UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying play-offs |
Honours
editIndividual
- Young Boys' player of the year: 2014–15[5]
References
edit- ^ "Squads for 2017/18 Premier League confirmed". Premier League. 1 September 2017. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
- ^ a b "Florent Hadergjonaj". Huddersfield Town A.F.C. Archived from the original on 20 September 2020. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
- ^ "Profili i Florent Hadergjonajt, prurjes së re të Kosovës" [Florent Hadergjonaj's profile, the new Kosovo's flow] (in Albanian). Telegrafi. 9 May 2019.
24-vjeçari nga Kosova karrierën e nisi tek fëmijët e vendlindjes së tij Langlau, ndërsa pastaj kaloi tek grupmoshat e reja të FC Thun nga 2007–2010, te FC Luzern nga 2010–11 dhe Young Boys nga 2011–13, shkruan Telegrafi
- ^ "FC Zurich beats Young Boys Berne 1–0". FC Zürich. 29 September 2013. Archived from the original on 1 July 2022. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
Young Boys Berne: Wölfli; Hadergjonaj, Von Bergen, Rochat, Bürki; Costanzo, Spycher (46' Fekete); Zarate (70' Steffen), Frey (54' Kubo), Nuzzolo; Gerndt
- ^ a b "Djaloshi i artë nga Kosova, lojtari i vitit te gjiganti zviceran" [The golden boy from Kosovo, the player of the year in the giant Swiss] (in Albanian). Telegrafi. 4 June 2015.
- ^ "Hadergjonaj zu Ingolstadt, Joss zurück zu YB" [Hadergjonaj to Ingolstadt, Joss back to YB] (in German). Berner Zeitung. 8 August 2016.
- ^ "FC Ingolstadt (3:3) Borussia Dortmund" (in German). German Football Association. 22 October 2016.
- ^ "Hadërgjonaj asiston në debutim" [Hadërgjonaj assist in debut]. TopSporti (in Albanian). 22 October 2016.
- ^ "Loan: Florent Hadergjonaj joins HTAFC". Huddersfield Town A.F.C. 24 August 2017.
- ^ "Report: Palace 1–0 Town". Huddersfield Town A.F.C. 19 September 2017.
TOWN'S STARTING LINE-UP (4-2-3-1): Joel Coleman; Scott Malone, Martin Cranie, Michael Hefele, Florent Hadergjonaj; Philip Billing, Jonathan Hogg (c) (Dean Whitehead (c), 70'); Rajiv van La Parra, Joe Lolley (Abdelhamid Sabiri, 46'), Tom Ince (Aaron Mooy, 69'); Elias Kachunga
- ^ "Transfer: Flo joining Town permanently!". Huddersfield Town A.F.C. 8 March 2018.
- ^ "Report: Town 0–3 Chelsea". Huddersfield Town A.F.C. 11 August 2018.
TOWN (5-3-2): Ben Hamer; Chris Löwe (Adama Diakhaby, 71'), Terence Kongolo, Christopher Schindler, Mathias Zanka, Florent Hadergjonaj; Philip Billing, Jonathan Hogg (c), Aaron Mooy; Alex Pritchard (Laurent Depoitre, 46'), Steve Mounié
- ^ "Florent Hadergjonaj Kasımpaşamızda" [Florent Hadergjonaj at Kasimpasa] (in Turkish). Kasımpaşa S.K. 31 January 2020.
- ^ "Ankaragücü:1 Kasımpaşa:1" (in Turkish). Kasımpaşa S.K. 2 February 2020.
- ^ "Florent Hadergjonaj Kasımpaşamızda" [Florent Hadergjonaj at Kasimpasa] (in Turkish). Kasımpaşa S.K. 25 September 2020.
- ^ "Atakaş Hatayspor–Kasımpaşa A.Ş." (in Turkish). Turkish Football Federation. 26 September 2020.
- ^ "Polen (4:0) Schweiz" [Poland (4:0) Switzerland] (in German). Swiss Football Association. 15 November 2013.
- ^ "Ukraine (2:0) Schweiz" [Ukraine (2:0) Switzerland] (in German). Swiss Football Association. 4 April 2014.
- ^ "Ekskluzive/Hadergjonaj: Po për miqësore, jo për kualifikime" [Exclusive/Hadergjonaj: Yes for friendly, not for qualifications] (in Albanian). Telegrafi. 18 May 2017.
- ^ "Zvicra publikon listën për dy ndeshjet e radhës, Hadergjonaj në mesin e katër shqiptarëve (Foto)" [Switzerland publishes the list for next two matches, Hadergjonaj among four Albanians (Photo)] (in Albanian). Telegrafi. 22 May 2017.
- ^ "Schweiz (1:0) Weissrussland" [Switzerland (1:0) Belarus] (in German). Swiss Football Association. 1 June 2017.
- ^ "Debutimi i suksesshëm i Hadergjonajt te Zvicra" [Hadergjonaj's successful debut in Switzerland] (in Albanian). Telegrafi. 1 June 2017.
- ^ "Florent Hadërgjonaj pajiset me pasaportë të Kosovës, bëhet "Dardan" [Florent Hadërgjonaj is obtained with Kosovo passport, it becomes "Dardanian"] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 9 May 2019. Archived from the original on 12 May 2019. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
- ^ "Bernard Challandes publikon listën e futbollistëve për dy ndeshjet e qershorit" [Challandes publish the list of footballers for two June matches] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 22 May 2019. Archived from the original on 26 May 2019. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
- ^ Florent Hadergjonaj at Soccerway. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
- ^ "Florent Hadergjonaj". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
- ^ "Florent Hadergjonaj". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
External links
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- Florent Hadergjonaj at Soccerway
- Florent Hadergjonaj at National-Football-Teams.com
