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Florent Hadergjonaj ([hadeɾɟoˈnaj]; born 31 July 1994) is a Kosovan professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Kasımpaşa, on loan from Huddersfield Town and the Kosovo national team, he previously represented Switzerland at youth and full international level.
Club career
Early career
Hadergjonaj is a product of various Swiss youth teams such as Langnau, Thun and Luzern. In 2011, he joined with youth team of Young Boys.
Young Boys
Hadergjonaj 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 0–1 home defeat against Zürich. 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.
Ingolstadt 04
On 8 August 2016, Hadergjonaj joined Bundesliga side Ingolstadt 04, on a four-year contract. On 22 October 2016, he made his debut against Borussia Dortmund after being named in the starting line-up and assist in the third goal during a 3–3 draw.
Loan at Huddersfield Town
On 24 August 2017, Hadergjonaj joined Premier League side Huddersfield Town, on a season-long loan. On 19 September 2017, he made his debut with Huddersfield Town in the third round of 2017–18 EFL Cup against Crystal Palace after being named in the starting line-up.
Return to Huddersfield Town
On 8 March 2018, Huddersfield Town triggered a clause in Hadgjonaj'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. On 11 August 2018, he made his debut in a 0–3 home defeat against Chelsea after being named in the starting line-up.
Loan at Kasımpaşa
On 31 January 2020, Hadergjonaj joined Süper Lig side Kasımpaşa, on a six-month-long loan. Two days later, he made his debut in a 1–1 away draw against Ankaragücü after being named in the starting line-up.
International career
Switzerland
Under-20
On 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.
Under-21
On 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.
Senior
—Hadergjonaj before the gathering with Switzerland, May 2017.
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. 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.
Kosovo
On 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. On 22 May 2019, Hadergjonaj received a call-up from Kosovo for the UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying matches against Montenegro and Bulgaria.
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 13 April 2019
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | 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 | 2017–18 (loan) | Premier League | 23 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 27 | 0 | |
| 2018–19 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 24 | 0 | |||
| Total | 47 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 50 | 0 | |||
| Kasımpaşa (loan) | 2019–20 | Süper Lig | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 146 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 166 | 2 | ||
International
- As of 10 June 2019.
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Switzerland | 2017 | 1 | 0 |
| Kosovo | 2019 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 2 | 0 | |
Honours
Individual
- Young Boys's player of the year: 2014–15