Kastriot Imeri
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 27 June 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Geneva, Switzerland | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Young Boys | ||
| Number | 29 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2013 | Meyrin | ||
| 2013–2017 | Servette | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2022 | Servette | 135 | (17) |
| 2022– | Young Boys | 63 | (7) |
| 2025–2026 | → Thun (loan) | 30 | (6) |
| International career | |||
| 2016 | Switzerland U16 | 3 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Switzerland U17 | 5 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Switzerland U18 | 2 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Switzerland U19 | 7 | (1) |
| 2019–2021 | Switzerland U20 | 3 | (0) |
| 2020–2023 | Switzerland U21 | 24 | (9) |
| 2021 | Switzerland | 1 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 8 August 2026 | |||
Kastriot Imeri (born 27 June 2000) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Swiss Super League club Young Boys.[1]
Career
Imeri joined Servette's youth academy from FC Meyrin. At only 16 years of age, he debuted in the first team on 6 March 2017 in a 1-0 away victory over Le Mont in the Swiss Challenge League.[1] From the following season onward, he fully joined the first team. He shot his first goal in a 4-0 victory over FC Aarau on 24 February 2018. He accompanied his team to promotion to the Swiss Super League as Challenge League champions in the 2018-19 season.
In the 2021-22 season, his final season at Servette, he scored the most goals for his team with eleven goals in 26 games, the eight most of the entire league.
On 16 August 2022, despite lucrative interest from foreign leagues, he signed a four-year deal with fellow Swiss Super League side BSC Young Boys for a Swiss record transfer fee 3.5m CHF.[2] On 6 November 2024, Imeri scored his debut goal in the UEFA Champions League in a 2-1 defeat against Shakhtar Donetsk.[3]
On 14 August 2025, Imeri was loaned by Thun, with an option to buy.[4] He helped Thun win their first ever first division title, the 2025–26 Swiss Super League.[5]
International career
Born in Switzerland, Imeri is of Albanian descent and is originally from Kosovo. Imeri captained the Swiss youth team at several occasions before making his debut on senior level.[6]
He made his debut for Switzerland national team on 12 November 2021 in a World Cup qualifier against Italy.[7]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 8 August 2026
| Club | Season | League | Swiss Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Servette | 2016–17 | Swiss Challenge League | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2017–18 | Swiss Challenge League | 26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 1 | |||
| 2018–19 | Swiss Challenge League | 29 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 3 | |||
| 2019–20 | Swiss Super League | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 1 | |||
| 2020–21 | Swiss Super League | 29 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2[a] | 0 | — | 34 | 3 | ||
| 2021–22 | Swiss Super League | 26 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | — | 29 | 11 | ||
| Total | 135 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | 145 | 19 | |||
| Young Boys | 2022–23 | Swiss Super League | 27 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1[b] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 6 |
| 2023–24 | Swiss Super League | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2[c] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | |
| 2024–25 | Swiss Super League | 23 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5[c] | 1 | — | 30 | 2 | ||
| 2026–27 | Swiss Super League | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 1 | |||
| Total | 63 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 10 | ||
| Thun (loan) | 2025–26 | Swiss Super League | 30 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 6 | ||
| Career total | 228 | 30 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 254 | 35 | ||
- ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Conference League
- 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Champions League
International
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Switzerland | 2021 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | |
Honours
Servette
Young Boys
Thun
Individual
References
- 1 2 Kastriot Imeri at Soccerway
- ↑ "YB macht Rekordtransfer klar!" (in German). Blick. 16 August 2022. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
- ↑ UEFA.com. "Shakhtar vs Young Boys: UEFA Champions League 2024/25 League phase". UEFA. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
- ↑ "Kastriot Imeri stösst leihweise zum FC Thun" [Kastriot Imeri joins FC Thun on loan] (in German). FC Thun. Retrieved 7 October 2025.
- 1 2 "Der Thuner Meistertitel ist "unglaublich und unbeschreiblich"". www.sarganserlaender.ch.
- ↑ Luscher, Loic. "Tête-à-tête avec Kastriot Imeri - servettefc.ch | SFC". www.servettefc.ch.
- ↑ "Italy v Switzerland game report". FIFA. 12 November 2021. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ↑ "Kastriot Imeri". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 5 May 2026.
External links
- Kastriot Imeri at Soccerway
- Servette Profile Archived 9 December 2021 at the Wayback Machine
- SFL Profile Archived 13 October 2019 at the Wayback Machine
- SFV U16 Profile
- SFV U17 Profile
- SFV U18 Profile
- SFV U19 Profile
- SFV U20 Profile
- 2000 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Geneva
- 21st-century Swiss sportsmen
- Swiss people of Kosovan descent
- Men's association football midfielders
- Swiss men's footballers
- Switzerland men's youth international footballers
- Switzerland men's under-21 international footballers
- Switzerland men's international footballers
- Swiss Super League players
- Challenge League (Switzerland) players
- Servette FC players
- BSC Young Boys players
- FC Thun players