# Florent Hadergjonaj

Florent Hadergjonaj (Albanian pronunciation:; born 31 July 1994) is a professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Süper Lig club Alanyaspor. Born in Switzerland, he previously represented his birthplace at youth and senior levels before switching to play for the Kosovo national team.

## Club career
### Early career

Hadergjonaj is a product of various Swiss youth teams such as Langnau, Thun and Luzern. In 2011, he joined 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 1–0 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 2017–18 EFL Cup third round 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 Hadergjonaj'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 3–0 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.

### Return to Kasımpaşa

On 25 September 2020, Hadergjonaj signed a three-year contract with Süper Lig club Kasımpaşa. One day later, he made his debut in a 1–0 away defeat against Hatayspor 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

   I will only play the friendly match as I have not agreed to play and be blocked for the qualifiers.
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 03:46, 26 April 2021 (UTC).
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National Cup | National Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Continental | Continental | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | 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 |
| Young Boys | 2014–15 | Swiss Super League | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | 35 | 0 |
| Young Boys | 2015–16 | Swiss Super League | 32 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 37 | 0 |
| Young Boys | 2016–17 | Swiss Super League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Young Boys | Total | Total | 71 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 0 | 88 | 1 |
| Ingolstadt 04 | 2016–17 | Bundesliga | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 25 | 1 |
| Ingolstadt 04 | 2017–18 | 2. Bundesliga | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 |
| Ingolstadt 04 | Total | Total | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 27 | 1 |
| Huddersfield Town (loan) | 2017–18 | Premier League | 23 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 0 |
| Huddersfield Town | 2018–19 | Premier League | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 0 |
| Kasımpaşa (loan) | 2019–20 | Süper Lig | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 0 |
| Kasımpaşa | 2020–21 | Süper Lig | 33 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 35 | 1 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 179 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 202 | 3 |
* ↑ Including continental competitions, such as UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League

### International

    As of 31 March 2021
Appearances and goals by national team and year :
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| Switzerland | 2017 | 1 | 0 |
| Kosovo | 2019 | 7 | 0 |
| Kosovo | 2020 | 8 | 1 |
| Kosovo | 2021 | 3 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 18 | 1 |
    Scores and results list Kosovo's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Hadergjonaj goal.
List of international goals scored by Florent Hadergjonaj :
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1 | 8 October 2020 | Toše Proeski Arena, Skopje, North Macedonia | North Macedonia | 1–1 | 1–2 | UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying play-offs |

## Honours

Individual
* Young Boys' player of the year: 2014–15