Arijan Qollaku
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-02-04) 4 February 1997
Place of birth Bülach, Switzerland
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Right back
Team information
Current team
 Aarau
Number 22
Youth career
0000–2015 Zürich
2016–2018 Grasshopper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2018 Grasshopper U21 41 (2)
2017–2018 Grasshopper 5 (0)
2018 → Schaffhausen (loan) 15 (0)
2018–2020 Schaffhausen 64 (3)
2020– Aarau 40 (1)
International career
2017 Albania U21 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 October 2023

Arijan Qollaku (born 4 January 1997) is a professional footballer who plays as a right back for Swiss club Aarau. Born in Switzerland, Qollaku represents Albania internationally.

Club career

Qollaku was born in Bülach, a town in the Canton of Zürich, Switzerland[1] and joined FC Zürich as a youth. He was released in July 2015 and spent time on trial with fellow Swiss side FC Wil,[2] even featuring in a friendly against his former employers.[3] However, ultimately he joined Grasshoppers in early 2016 and signed his first professional contract in February 2017 alongside teammates Nedim Bajrami and Petar Pusic.[4][5] He made his debut the next month, playing 64 minutes in a 1–0 loss against Basel.[6]

International career

Qollaku was eligible to represent Kosovo and Albania in international level. He refused an invitation from Kosovo national under-21 football team to accept invitation from Albania national under-21 football team coach Alban Bushi.[7]

Qollaku was called up to Albania U21 for the Friendly match against France U21 on 5 June 2017 and the 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification opening match against Estonia U21 on 12 June 2017.[8]

He received Albanian citizenship from president Bujar Nishani on 12 June 2017, the day of the opening match of the qualifiers against Estonia U21 thus couldn't participate in this match, but however he became eligible to play in the next competitive matches.[9]

Career statistics

Club

As of 23 May 2023.[10]
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Grasshoppers U21 2015–16 1. Liga - 3 13000–2[lower-alpha 1]0150
2016–17 20200–00202
2017–18 1. Liga - 2 6000–0060
Total 412000020432
Grasshoppers 2016–17 Swiss Super League 1000–0010
2017–18 401[lower-alpha 2]0–0050
Total 5010000060
Schaffhausen (loan) 2017–18 Swiss Challenge League 15000–00150
Schaffhausen 2018–19 3011[lower-alpha 2]0–00311
2019–20 11000–00110
Total 561100000571
Aarau 2020–21 Swiss Challenge League 5000–0050
2021–22 2000–0020
2012–23 28000–00280
Total 350000000350
Career total 13722000201412
Notes
  1. ↑ Appearances in the 1. Liga Play-offs
  2. 1 2 Appearances in the Swiss Cup

References

  1. ↑ "Arijan Qollaku, Defender, Grasshopper Club Zurich". goalnoise.com. Goal Noise. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
  2. ↑ "Auch den dritten Test verloren" (in German). infowilplus.ch. 1 July 2015. Archived from the original on 20 March 2017. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
  3. ↑ "Viele Neue, wenige Aufschlüsse" (in German). infowilplus.ch. 4 July 2015. Archived from the original on 20 March 2017. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
  4. ↑ "Harun Alpsoy wechselt in die Türkei" (in German). fm1today. 1 February 2017. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
  5. ↑ "Auch Harun Alpsoy verlässt die Grasshoppers" (in German). luzernerzeitung.ch. 1 February 2017. Archived from the original on 20 March 2017. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
  6. ↑ "FC Basel - Grasshoppers". Eurosport. 18 March 2017. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
  7. ↑ Refuzoi Kosovën, talenti i Grasshopersit zgjedh Shqipërinë Panorama Sport
  8. ↑ Alban Bushi shpall listën e U21 për Francën dhe Estoninë Archived 2017-07-05 at the Wayback Machine FSHF.org
  9. ↑ "Dekret për dhënie të shtetësisë shqiptare nr. 10411" [Decree on granting Albanian citizenship no. 10411] (in Albanian). President of Albania. 12 June 2017. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  10. ↑ Arijan Qollaku at Soccerway. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
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