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Kristjan Asllani (; born 9 March 2002) is an Albanian professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for club Beşiktaş, on loan from club Inter Milan, and the Albania national team.
Born in Elbasan, Albania, and raised in Buti, Italy, Asllani developed through the Empoli FC youth system, making his professional debut with the club in 2021. After helping Empoli secure their place in Serie A and establishing himself as one of the league’s most promising young midfielders, he joined Inter Milan in 2022. With Inter, Asllani was part of the squads that won the 2022 Supercoppa Italiana, 2023–24 Serie A title, and 2023 Supercoppa Italiana. In August 2025, he moved to Torino FC on a season-long loan to gain regular first-team experience.
Asllani has represented Albania at every youth level before making his senior debut in 2022. Since then, he has become a key figure for the national side, contributing to Albania’s historic qualification as group winners for UEFA Euro 2024 and participating in the final tournament. Known for his consistency and composure in midfield, Asllani set a national record for consecutive appearances by an outfield player and scored several decisive goals in competitive matches, including winners in the 2024–25 UEFA Nations League B and the 2026 World Cup qualifiers.
On 18 January 2023, Asllani won his first career trophy, the 2022 Supercoppa Italiana, as Inter defeated Milan 3–0 at the King Fahd International Stadium in Riyadh; he came on as a substitute in the 84th minute. He later added a second domestic trophy as Inter won the 2022–23 Coppa Italia, though he did not appear in the final against ACF Fiorentina. Throughout the season, he made 12 Serie A appearances and 5 in the Champions League, including a brief cameo in the semi-final second leg against Milan, which Inter won 1–0 to reach the final. He was part of the matchday squad for the 2023 UEFA Champions League final against Manchester City, though he remained an unused substitute as Inter were defeated 1–0.
Asllani concluded his debut season with 24 appearances across all competitions, gaining valuable experience under Simone Inzaghi and contributing to one of Inter’s most successful campaigns in recent years.
Although he initially alternated with Hakan Çalhanoğlu in the deep-lying playmaker role, Asllani gradually earned more regular playing time during the second half of the season, particularly in league and cup fixtures.
On 4 March 2024 he scored his first competitive goal for Inter, opening the scoring in a 2–1 win over Genoa CFC.
Asllani continued to impress with his tactical awareness and ability to dictate tempo from midfield, drawing praise from Italian pundits for his maturity and improved defensive positioning.
Across the 2023–24 campaign Asllani made around 30 appearances in all competitions, registering one goaland providing three assists, as Inter lifted both the Serie A title and the 2023 Supercoppa Italiana, completing a domestic double.
On 19 December 2024, Asllani scored a rare goal directly from a corner kick (a "gol olímpico") in a 2–0 Coppa Italia victory over Udinese Calcio, earning widespread media attention for the technical execution of the strike. Later in the season, on 3 May 2025, he converted a penalty to secure a 1–0 home win over Hellas Verona, and was named man of the match for his composed performance. He found the net again eight days later, converting another penalty in a 2–0 away win over Torino. Throughout the season, Asllani was praised by Italian media for his tactical intelligence, set-piece delivery, and positional discipline, showing significant progress in his defensive awareness and distribution under Inzaghi’s system.
Across all competitions, Asllani made 33 appearances, scoring 3 goals and providing 1 assist. His contributions were instrumental in Inter's continued success during the season.
His overall development and reliability in midfield earned him interest from several Serie A clubs seeking regular starters ahead of the 2025–26 season.
He made his debut for Torino on 1 September 2025 in a goalless draw against ACF Fiorentina, playing 81 minutes.
In early October 2025, Italian media highlighted Asllani’s composure and passing range in Torino’s midfield setup, noting his quick adaptation to Baroni’s tactical system.
Asllani's debut was going well when he came on in the 76th minute, playing against Konyaspor and delivering an assist 1 minute later, but 6 minutes later, he was sent off, after a harsh tackle on a Konyaspor midfielder.
Under head coach Sylvinho, appointed in early 2023, Asllani became a first-choice player and featured in every Albania match until June 2025, setting a personal record for consecutive appearances by an outfield player, with 28 consecutive matches. Apart from his first seven matches in this run, he played the full 90 minutes in each of the following 21 appearances. During this period, he was part of Albania’s successful UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying campaign, where they finished top of their group for the first time, level on points with the Czech Republic but ahead on head-to-head record, qualifying for the final tournament of a European Championship for the second time. On 20 June 2023, he scored in a 3–1 home victory over the Faroe Islands.
Asllani was named in Albania’s final 26-man squad for UEFA Euro 2024. During the finals in Group B, he featured in all of Albania’s matches as a central midfielder, as the team finished bottom of the group and was eliminated.
During the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA) campaign, Asllani played every minute for Albania in Group K, helping the team record four wins without conceding, two draws, and two defeats against England. He scored the winning goal from a penalty in a 1–0 victory over Latvia on 9 September 2025. On 13 November 2025, he scored again in a 1–0 away win against Andorra, securing Albania's play-off qualification for the first time in their history, one match before the end of the group. In the play-off on 26 March 2026 against Poland, Asllani played the full match and received a booking in the 88th minute, as Albania lost 2–1 after initially taking the lead.
| + Appearances and goals by club, season and competition !rowspan="2" | Club !rowspan="2" | Season !colspan="3" | League !colspan="2" | National cup !colspan="2" | Europe !colspan="2" | Other !colspan="2" | Total |
| Empoli FC | 2020–21 | Serie B | 0 | ||||
| 2021–22 | Serie A | 1 | |||||
| Inter Milan (loan) | 2022–23 | Serie A | 0 | ||||
| Inter Milan | 2023–24 | Serie A | 1 | ||||
| 2024–25 | Serie A | 3 | |||||
| Torino FC (loan) | 2025–26 | Serie A | 0 | ||||
| Beşiktaş (loan) | 2025–26 | Süper Lig | 0 | ||||
| + Appearances and goals by national team and year !National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals | |
| Albania | 1 |
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| + List of international goals scored by Kristjan Asllani !scope="col" | No. !scope="col" data-sort-type="date" | Date !scope="col" | Venue !scope="col" | Cap !scope="col" | Opponent !scope="col" | Score !scope="col" | Result !scope="col" | Competition |
| 1 | Friendly | |||||||
| 2 | UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying | |||||||
| 3 | 2024–25 UEFA Nations League B | |||||||
| 4 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification | |||||||
| 5 | 1–0 | |||||||
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