Klaus Gjasula

Klaus Fatmir[1] Gjasula (born 14 December 1989) is an Albanian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Darmstadt 98.[2]

Klaus Gjasula
Personal information
Full name Klaus Fatmir Gjasula
Date of birth (1989-12-14) 14 December 1989
Place of birth Tirana, Albania
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Darmstadt 98
Number 23
Youth career
0000 PSV Freiburg
0000–2007 Offenburger FV
2008 Freiburger FC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2009 Freiburger FC
2009–2010 Bahlinger SC 25 (2)
2010–2012 Waldhof Mannheim 50 (3)
2012–2013 MSV Duisburg II 23 (0)
2013–2016 Kickers Offenbach 77 (4)
2016 Stuttgarter Kickers 16 (0)
2016–2018 Hallescher FC 53 (6)
2018–2020 SC Paderborn 58 (3)
2020–2021 Hamburger SV 15 (0)
2021– Darmstadt 98 40 (1)
International career‡
2019– Albania 22 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 July 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:40, 29 March 2020 (UTC).

Club career

Ahead of the 2020–21 season Gjasula moved to Hamburger SV from SC Paderborn, signing a two-year contract.[3] In the first two league games, head coach Daniel Thioune played him in a 4-2-3-1 formation alongside Amadou Onana in defensive midfield. In the 4–3 win in the second league game of the season against his former club Paderborn, Gjasula conceded two goals within a few minutes due to individual mistakes.[4] In the following seven matches he would only appear as a substitute. In December, Gjasula returned to the starting line-up, but then suffered a torn inner ligament in his left knee during practice around the turn of the year.[5] Gjasula made his comeback on 12 March 2021, when he came on as a substitute in the 90th minute in 0–2 away win over VfL Bochum.[6]

International career

Gjasula made his Albania national football team debut on 7 September 2019 in a Euro 2020 qualifier against France, when he substituted Ylber Ramadani in the 53rd minute and was cautioned in the remaining time.[7]

Personal life

Gjasula was born in the capital of Albania, Tirana and raised in Freiburg, Germany. He holds both Albanian and German citizenship.[8][9] His older brother Jürgen Gjasula is a footballer who plays as a attacking midfielder.

Career statistics
As of 15 July 2020[10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Waldhof Mannheim 2011–12 Regionalliga Süd 251000000251
MSV Duisburg II 2012–13 Regionalliga West 230000000230
Kickers Offenbach 2013–14 Regionalliga Südwest 272000000272
2014–15 Regionalliga Südwest 330300000360
2015–16 Regionalliga Südwest 172000000172
Total 774300000804
Stuttgarter Kickers 2015–16 3. Liga 160000000160
Hallescher FC 2016–17 3. Liga 303210000324
2017–18 3. Liga 233000000233
Total 536210000557
SC Paderborn 2018–19 2. Bundesliga 241300000271
2019–20 Bundesliga 292200000312
Total 533500000583
Career total 18313101000019314

    References
    1. Ekskluzive: Basha, Gjasula, Abrashi,Berisha e Llullaku me pasaportë shqiptare (dekreti) Archived 2016-05-13 at the Wayback Machine aSport.al
    2. "Klaus Gjasula". kicker.de (in German). Retrieved 12 August 2021.
    3. "HSV verpflichtet Klaus Gjasula". HSV.de (in German). 15 July 2020.
    4. "Trotz zweier Gjasula-Fehler: HSV jubelt nach wildem Ritt". kicker (in German). 28 September 2020.
    5. "Gjasula und Gyamerah verändern die Planspiele". kicker (in German). 1 January 2021.
    6. "Sieg in Überzahl: HSV beendet Abwärtstrend im Spitzenspiel". kicker (in German). 12 March 2021.
    7. "Iceland v Moldova game report". UEFA. 7 September 2019.
    8. Soccerway profile
    9. Lord Helmchen grätscht sich durch den DFB-Pokal
    10. K. Gjasula at Soccerway. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
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