Albian Ajeti, born in Switzerland on 26 February 1997, is a 28-year-old forward presently serving as a striker for FC Basel. Ajeti stands at 6ft (1.83m) tall and weighs in at 12st 1lb (77kg). He dons the number 23 jersey for his team.
Starting his professional career, Ajeti joined FC Basel in the Swiss Super League in January 2014. He made significant strides in his debut season 2013-2014, scoring one goal in three league matches. The succeeding seasons each mirrored his debut performance in league matches. Switching gears in the season 2017-2018, Ajeti began to up the ante, scoring 14 goals in 25 league matches. This performance was repeated in the season 2018-2019. Bringing his time at Basel to a close with one goal in his sole league match of the season 2019-2020, Ajeti then re-joined his first club in 2023, making marked contributions in the league matches of following seasons.
In January 2016, Ajeti took the plunge and transferred to FC Augsburg in the Bundesliga, Germany, for a fee of around £700,000. Ajeti's time at Augsburg was short-lived as he transferred back to Switzerland. In August 2016, he was loaned to FC St. Gallen in the Swiss Super League. Following a relatively successful loan spell, Ajeti made the move to St. Gallen permanent in July 2017, for a fee of around £850,000.
In October 2017, Ajeti returned to FC Basel, for a fee hovering around £1.3m, returning back to his roots and proving his worth once again in the heart of the Swiss League.
In August 2019, Ajeti transferred from Basel to West Ham United in the English Premier League for a significantly larger fee of around £8m. However, his time at West Ham United was brief, as he made a total of nine league appearances in the 2019-2020 football season.
In the search for more game time, Ajeti transferred from West Ham United to Celtic in the Scottish Premiership in August 2020 for a substantial fee of approximately £4.5m. He appeared 20 times for the club and netted six times in his debut season of 2020 - 2021. However, Ajeti's playing time decreased drastically in the 2021 - 2022 season, where he made only seven appearances and scored two goals for the team.
Ajeti's time at Celtic was marked by a significant decrease in his playing time, resulting in a loan move to Sturm Graz in the Austrian Bundesliga in August 2022. After finishing his loan spell, Ajeti was sold to Gaziantep in the Turkish Süper Lig in September 2023 for a significantly low fee of around £500k. The striker's spell in Turkey was relatively unsuccessful as it was brief, leading him back to Basel in February 2024.
In addition to his club commitments, Ajeti also made his mark in the Champions League Qualifiers 2025 - 2026 and Europa League 2025 - 2026 for Basel, with promising performances that indicate potential for future club, and perhaps even international success.
