Gearshift assembly for a transmission of a vehicle comprising: a shift lever which is mounted in a housing (40, 42) to be pivotable about a first axis from a neutral position backwards and forwards, and about a second axis perpendicular to the first from the neutral position in lateral direction to the left and to the right, a position sensor assembly mounted stationary in the housing and comprising a plurality of position sensors disposed in a distributed pattern including two paths of position sensors, a sensor triggering element mounted on an element carrier which is moveably mounted in the housing and coupled to the shift lever in such a manner to be able to move the sensor triggering element along said pattern of position sensors in response to pivotal shift movements of the shift lever about the first and second axes, wherein the pattern of position sensors is arranged in a horizontal plane next to the shift lever at a vertical level of a lower end region thereof, wherein the carrier element is moveably supported by a guide structure (32, 34) in the housing, the element carrier is coupled by a hinge (12, 24) to a link which in turn is connected to the shift lever, wherein the coupling of the element carrier by the link to the shift lever and the guide structure (32, 34) of the element carrier are arranged such that the element carrier performs a linear movement in response to pivoting the shift lever about the first axis such that the sensor triggering element is moved along a first horizontal path of the position sensor pattern perpendicular to the first axis, and wherein the element carrier is pivoted about a vertical pivot axis of the guide structure (32, 34) at a distance to the sensor triggering element in response to pivoting the shift lever about the second axis such that the sensor triggering element is pivoted along a second horizontal path of the position sensor pattern, characterized in that the guide structure comprises a pivot pin stationary in the housing, and in that the element carrier comprises a fork portion providing an elongated slot, and in that the pivot pin is received in the elongated slot of the fork portion such that the element carrier is able to perform the linear movement by letting the pivot pin slide relative to the elongated slot of the fork portion and such that the element carrier is able to perform the pivotal movement by letting the fork portion of the element carrier pivot about the pivot pin. a shift lever which is mounted in a housing (40, 42) to be pivotable about a first axis from a neutral position backwards and forwards, and about a second axis perpendicular to the first from the neutral position in lateral direction to the left and to the right, a position sensor assembly mounted stationary in the housing and comprising a plurality of position sensors disposed in a distributed pattern including two paths of position sensors, a sensor triggering element mounted on an element carrier which is moveably mounted in the housing and coupled to the shift lever in such a manner to be able to move the sensor triggering element along said pattern of position sensors in response to pivotal shift movements of the shift lever about the first and second axes, wherein the pattern of position sensors is arranged in a horizontal plane next to the shift lever at a vertical level of a lower end region thereof, wherein the carrier element is moveably supported by a guide structure (32, 34) in the housing, the element carrier is coupled by a hinge (12, 24) to a link which in turn is connected to the shift lever, wherein the coupling of the element carrier by the link to the shift lever and the guide structure (32, 34) of the element carrier are arranged such that the element carrier performs a linear movement in response to pivoting the shift lever about the first axis such that the sensor triggering element is moved along a first horizontal path of the position sensor pattern perpendicular to the first axis, and wherein the element carrier is pivoted about a vertical pivot axis of the guide structure (32, 34) at a distance to the sensor triggering element in response to pivoting the shift lever about the second axis such that the sensor triggering element is pivoted along a second horizontal path of the position sensor pattern, characterized in that the guide structure comprises a pivot pin stationary in the housing, and in that the element carrier comprises a fork portion providing an elongated slot, and in that the pivot pin is received in the elongated slot of the fork portion such that the element carrier is able to perform the linear movement by letting the pivot pin slide relative to the elongated slot of the fork portion and such that the element carrier is able to perform the pivotal movement by letting the fork portion of the element carrier pivot about the pivot pin.