Albian Ajeti, born on 26 February 1997 (age 29), is a Swiss striker with Lugano, where he wears number 10. His career has taken in England, Scotland and Turkey, but Basel is the club that gives it its shape.
Basel developed him and, after early loan football helped push him on, became the main body of his senior career. Across 10 league seasons there, Ajeti has made 141 league appearances and scored 47 goals. His best league campaign came in 2017-18, when he scored 14 goals in 25 appearances.
Celtic signed him from West Ham United in August 2020 for around £4.5m. He arrived with a strong Swiss record behind him, though his time in Glasgow became a middle chapter rather than the main one. In September 2023, he left Celtic for Gaziantep for around £500,000.
Gaziantep was followed by a return to Swiss football and another Basel spell, before he moved on again. In 2026-27, Ajeti made two league appearances for Basel, then joined Lugano, where he made six league appearances and scored twice.
Ajeti’s career is built mainly around Basel, with Celtic, Gaziantep and Lugano forming the later route of a striker who has done most of his lasting work in Switzerland.
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