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Shkëlzen Gashi

Shkëlzen Gashi

Attack - Left Winger  at Retired
Age37
CitizenshipAlbania Switzerland
Height1.82 m
Footleft
BornJuly 15, 1988
👕200+ Apps 100+ Goals 🎯50+ Assists 🏴50+ Caps Veteran
Market value
Left Winger Attack

Career snapshot

10
clubs played for
04/05
debut season
0.33
goals / match
FC Aarau
top club · 103 apps

Career highs

€5.50m
peak value · 2015
€2.70m
top transfer fee · 15/16
26
best season · 14/15
62 / 11
int'l caps / goals
420Appearances
138Goals
60Assists
73Yellow cards
3Red cards
92Full matches (90′)
Full nameShkëlzen Gashi
Name in home countryShkëlzen Taib Gashi
Date of birth1988-07-15 (37 yrs)
Place of birthZürich, Albania
CitizenshipAlbania Switzerland
PositionAttack - Left Winger (main: Attack)
Footleft
Height182.00 m
Current clubRetired
Joined2023-07-01
Contract expires
AgentWasserman
Jul 2023
Transfer: FC Aarau → Retired
23/24 · Transfer
Feb 2023
Injury: unknown
6 games missed
Jan 2023
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Jul 2022
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Jul 2022
22/23 — FC Aarau
12 matches · 3 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Sep 2021
Injury: unknown
8 games missed
Jul 2021
21/22 — FC Aarau
25 matches · 10 G · 2 A · across 2 competitions
Apr 2021
Injury: unknown
9 games missed
Nov 2020
Injury: unknown
17 games missed
Jul 2020
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Jul 2020
20/21 — FC Aarau
15 matches · 8 G · 4 A · across 2 competitions
Jun 2020
Injury: unknown
4 games missed
Feb 2020
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Jan 2020
Transfer: Without Club → FC Aarau
19/20 · Transfer
Jul 2019
19/20 — FC Aarau
7 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 1 competition
Mar 2019
Transfer: Colorado → Without Club
18/19 · Transfer
Sep 2018
Injury: unknown
5 games missed
Jul 2018
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Jul 2018
2018 — Colorado Rapids
21 matches · 2 G · 2 A · across 1 competition
Mar 2018
Injury: unknown
14 games missed
Aug 2017
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Jul 2017
2017 — Colorado Rapids
18 matches · 2 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Jun 2017
Injury: unknown
10 games missed
Mar 2017
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Jul 2016
2016 — Colorado Rapids
30 matches · 10 G · 3 A · across 2 competitions
Feb 2016
Transfer: FC Basel → Colorado
15/16 · Transfer · €2.70m
Jul 2015
15/16 — FC Basel 1893
18 matches · 6 G · 2 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2014
14/15 — FC Basel 1893
39 matches · 26 G · 7 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2014
Transfer: Grasshoppers → FC Basel
14/15 · Transfer · €1.50m
Jul 2013
13/14 — Grasshopper Club Zurich
39 matches · 20 G · 9 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2012
12/13 — Grasshopper Club Zürich U21, Grasshopper Club Zurich
34 matches · 6 G · 3 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2012
Transfer: FC Aarau → Grasshoppers
12/13 · Transfer
Jan 2012
Transfer: Neuchâtel Xamax → FC Aarau
11/12 · Transfer
Dec 2011
Transfer: FC Aarau → Neuchâtel Xamax
11/12 · Return from loan
Jul 2011
11/12 — FC Aarau
29 matches · 18 G · 15 A · across 3 competitions
Jan 2011
Transfer: Neuchâtel Xamax → FC Aarau
10/11 · Loan
Jul 2010
10/11 — FC Aarau, Neuchâtel Xamax
17 matches · 6 G · 4 A · across 3 competitions
Jan 2010
Transfer: FC Zürich → Neuchâtel Xamax
09/10 · Transfer · €100k
Dec 2009
Transfer: AC Bellinzona → FC Zürich
09/10 · Return from loan
Jul 2009
09/10 — Neuchâtel Xamax, AC Bellinzona
27 matches · 3 G · 3 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2008
08/09 — AC Bellinzona
24 matches · 3 G · 3 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2008
Transfer: FC Zürich → AC Bellinzona
08/09 · Loan
Jun 2008
Transfer: FC Schaffhausen → FC Zürich
07/08 · Return from loan
Jan 2008
Transfer: FC Zürich → FC Schaffhausen
07/08 · Loan
Jul 2007
07/08 — FC Zürich U21, FC Schaffhausen, FC Zürich
25 matches · 7 G · 0 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2007
Transfer: FC Zürich U21 → FC Zürich
07/08 · Transfer
Jul 2006
06/07 — FC Zürich U21, FC Zürich
19 matches · 4 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2005
05/06 — FC Zürich U21, FC Zürich
21 matches · 4 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2005
Transfer: FC Zürich U18 → FC Zürich U21
05/06 · Transfer
Jul 2004
04/05 — FC Zürich
0 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €5.50m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset

Percentile rank vs 862 other Attack - Left Wingers with ≥500 minutes in 22/23. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).

Goals3 total · 1.81/90
97
Assists1 total · 0.60/90
80
G+A4 total · 2.42/90
94
Yellow cards1 total · 0.60/90
18
8,288 min
Minutes played by club
FC Aarau 12.8%
Colorado Rapids 17.6%
FC Basel 1893 10.4%
Grasshopper Club Zurich 13.3%
Grasshopper Club Zürich U21 0.0%
Neuchâtel Xamax 6.9%
AC Bellinzona 22.9%
FC Zürich 0.0%
FC Schaffhausen 4.9%
FC Zürich U21 11.3%
ClubSeasonsFirstLastMatchesGoalsAssistsMinutes
FC Aarau 6 10/11 22/23 103 44 27 1,057
Colorado Rapids 3 2016 2018 69 14 6 1,459
FC Basel 1893 2 14/15 15/16 57 32 9 860
Grasshopper Club Zurich 2 12/13 13/14 72 26 12 1,105
Grasshopper Club Zürich U21 1 12/13 12/13 1 0 0 0
Neuchâtel Xamax 2 09/10 10/11 14 2 0 569
AC Bellinzona 2 08/09 09/10 39 5 6 1,897
FC Zürich 4 04/05 07/08 2 0 0 0
FC Schaffhausen 1 07/08 07/08 16 3 0 407
FC Zürich U21 3 05/06 07/08 47 12 0 934

Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value

8€1.4M17€2.8M25€4.1M33€5.5M05/06 — 4 goals (FC Zürich U21)405/0606/07 — 4 goals (FC Zürich U21)406/0707/08 — 7 goals (FC Schaffhausen)707/0808/09 — 3 goals (AC Bellinzona)08/09 — 3 assists608/0909/10 — 3 goals (AC Bellinzona)09/10 — 3 assists609/1010/11 — 6 goals (FC Aarau)10/11 — 4 assists1010/1111/12 — 18 goals (FC Aarau)11/12 — 15 assists3311/1212/13 — 6 goals (Grasshopper Club Zurich)12/13 — 3 assists912/1313/14 — 20 goals (Grasshopper Club Zurich)13/14 — 9 assists2913/1414/15 — 26 goals (FC Basel 1893)14/15 — 7 assists3314/1515/16 — 6 goals (FC Basel 1893)15/16 — 2 assists815/1619/20 — 1 assists119/2020/21 — 8 goals (FC Aarau)20/21 — 4 assists1220/212016 — 10 goals (Colorado Rapids)2016 — 3 assists1320162017 — 2 goals (Colorado Rapids)2017 — 1 assists320172018 — 2 goals (Colorado Rapids)2018 — 2 assists4201821/22 — 10 goals (FC Aarau)21/22 — 2 assists1221/2222/23 — 3 goals (FC Aarau)22/23 — 1 assists422/2305/06 — €50K07/08 — €150K08/09 — €500K09/10 — €700K10/11 — €300K12/13 — €650K13/14 — €800K14/15 — €4.5M15/16 — €5.5M20/21 — €750K21/22 — €250K22/23 — €250KGoalsAssistsMarket value

Goals by season

04/05: 0004/0505/06: 4405/0606/07: 4406/0707/08: 7707/0808/09: 3308/0909/10: 3309/1010/11: 6610/1111/12: 181811/1212/13: 6612/1313/14: 202013/1414/15: 262614/1515/16: 6615/1619/20: 0019/2020/21: 8820/212016: 101020162017: 2220172018: 22201821/22: 101021/2222/23: 3322/23

Assists by season

04/05: 0004/0505/06: 0005/0606/07: 0006/0707/08: 0007/0808/09: 3308/0909/10: 3309/1010/11: 4410/1111/12: 151511/1212/13: 3312/1313/14: 9913/1414/15: 7714/1515/16: 2215/1619/20: 1119/2020/21: 4420/212016: 3320162017: 1120172018: 22201821/22: 2221/2222/23: 1122/23
SeasonCompetitionClubMatchesGoalsAssistsYCRCMinutes
22/23 Challenge League FC Aarau 11 3 0 1 0 149
22/23 Swiss Cup FC Aarau 1 0 1 0 0 0
21/22 Challenge League FC Aarau 24 10 2 3 0 124
21/22 Swiss Cup FC Aarau 1 0 0 0 0 0
2018 MLS Colorado Rapids 21 2 2 3 0 407
2017 MLS Colorado Rapids 17 2 1 1 0 518
2017 US Open Cup Colorado Rapids 1 0 0 0 0 0
2016 MLS Colorado Rapids 26 9 3 4 0 236
2016 MLS Cup Playoffs Colorado Rapids 4 1 0 1 0 298
20/21 Challenge League FC Aarau 13 7 3 1 0 110
20/21 Swiss Cup FC Aarau 2 1 1 0 0 119
19/20 Challenge League FC Aarau 7 0 1 1 0 0
15/16 Champions League Qu. FC Basel 1893 3 0 0 0 0 0
15/16 Europa League FC Basel 1893 2 0 0 0 0 0
15/16 Schweizer Cup FC Basel 1893 3 3 2 1 0 90
15/16 Super League FC Basel 1893 10 3 0 1 0 196
14/15 Champions League FC Basel 1893 5 1 0 2 0 414
14/15 Schweizer Cup FC Basel 1893 3 3 0 1 0 60
14/15 Super League FC Basel 1893 31 22 7 5 1 100
13/14 Champions League Qu. Grasshopper Club Zurich 2 0 0 0 0 0
13/14 Europa League Qualifying Grasshopper Club Zurich 2 0 0 1 0 0
13/14 Schweizer Cup Grasshopper Club Zurich 3 1 2 1 0 267
13/14 Super League Grasshopper Club Zurich 32 19 7 7 0 121
12/13 1.Liga Cl. Gr. 2 Grasshopper Club Zürich U21 1 0 0 0 0 0
12/13 Super League Grasshopper Club Zurich 28 5 3 1 0 289
12/13 Swiss Cup Grasshopper Club Zurich 5 1 0 2 0 428
11/12 Challenge League FC Aarau 26 17 15 9 0 127
11/12 Super League Barrage FC Aarau 2 1 0 2 0 180
11/12 Swiss Cup FC Aarau 1 0 0 0 0 0
10/11 Challenge League FC Aarau 15 5 4 2 0 248
10/11 Super League Neuchâtel Xamax 1 0 0 0 0 0
10/11 Swiss Cup Neuchâtel Xamax 1 1 0 0 0 67
09/10 Super League Neuchâtel Xamax 12 1 0 2 0 502
09/10 Super League AC Bellinzona 13 1 3 2 0 806
09/10 Swiss Cup AC Bellinzona 2 1 0 1 0 180
08/09 Super League AC Bellinzona 17 2 2 4 0 631
08/09 Swiss Cup AC Bellinzona 2 0 0 0 1 0
08/09 UEFA Cup AC Bellinzona 1 0 1 0 1 0
08/09 UEFA-Cup Qualifikation AC Bellinzona 4 1 0 0 0 280
07/08 1. Liga Gr. 3 (- 11/12) FC Zürich U21 8 4 0 1 0 164
07/08 Challenge League FC Schaffhausen 16 3 0 1 0 407
07/08 Champions League Qu. FC Zürich 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/08 Super League FC Zürich 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/08 UEFA Cup FC Zürich 1 0 0 0 0 0
06/07 1. Liga Gr. 3 (- 11/12) FC Zürich U21 18 4 0 6 0 356
06/07 Super League FC Zürich 1 0 0 0 0 0
05/06 1. Liga Gr. 3 (- 11/12) FC Zürich U21 21 4 0 6 0 414
05/06 Super League FC Zürich 0 0 0 0 0 0
04/05 Super League FC Zürich 0 0 0 0 0 0
SeasonDateFromToTypeMarket valueFee
05/06 2005-07-01 FC Zürich U18 FC Zürich U21 Transfer 0
07/08 2007-07-01 FC Zürich U21 FC Zürich Transfer 125000
07/08 2008-01-01 FC Zürich FC Schaffhausen Loan 150000
07/08 2008-06-30 FC Schaffhausen FC Zürich Return from loan 100000
08/09 2008-07-01 FC Zürich AC Bellinzona Loan 100000
09/10 2009-12-31 AC Bellinzona FC Zürich Return from loan 500000
09/10 2010-01-01 FC Zürich Neuchâtel Xamax Transfer 500000 €100k
10/11 2011-01-01 Neuchâtel Xamax FC Aarau Loan 300000
11/12 2011-12-31 FC Aarau Neuchâtel Xamax Return from loan 300000
11/12 2012-01-01 Neuchâtel Xamax FC Aarau Transfer 300000
12/13 2012-07-01 FC Aarau Grasshoppers Transfer 650000
14/15 2014-07-01 Grasshoppers FC Basel Transfer 2000000 €1.50m
15/16 2016-02-01 FC Basel Colorado Transfer 3500000 €2.70m
18/19 2019-03-01 Colorado Without Club Transfer 750000
19/20 2020-01-02 Without Club FC Aarau Transfer 750000
23/24 2023-07-01 FC Aarau Retired Transfer 50000
SeasonInjuryFromToDays missedGames missed
16/17 Achilles tendon problems 2017-03-04 2017-03-09 6 3
16/17 Calf injury 2017-06-10 2017-07-31 52 10
17/18 Calf problems 2017-08-21 2017-08-25 5 1
17/18 Calf injury 2018-03-01 2018-04-12 43 14
18/19 Achilles tendon problems 2018-07-16 2018-08-09 25 3
18/19 Calf injury 2018-09-24 2018-10-03 10 5
19/20 unknown injury 2020-02-12 2020-03-04 22 2
19/20 unknown injury 2020-06-17 2020-07-02 16 4
19/20 unknown injury 2020-07-29 2020-09-17 51 3
20/21 Ill 2020-11-19 2021-03-11 113 17
20/21 Calf strain 2021-04-16 2021-06-30 76 9
21/22 Muscle injury 2021-09-24 2021-11-24 62 8
22/23 unknown injury 2022-07-28 2022-08-10 14 2
22/23 unknown injury 2023-01-26 2023-02-08 14 2
22/23 unknown injury 2023-02-15 2023-04-06 51 6
Current€50k
Peak€5.50m
Low
Δ since start+—
€1.38m€2.75m€4.13m€5.50m197019701970
DateValue
Jan 1, 1970 €50k
Jan 1, 1970
Jan 1, 1970 €200k
Jan 1, 1970 €250k
Jan 1, 1970 €150k
Jan 1, 1970 €250k
Jan 1, 1970 €250k
Jan 1, 1970 €600k
Jan 1, 1970 €350k
Jan 1, 1970 €750k
Jan 1, 1970 €750k
Jan 1, 1970 €800k
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.75m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.75m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €5.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €5.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €4.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.75m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €4.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €800k
Jan 1, 1970 €650k
Jan 1, 1970 €650k
Jan 1, 1970 €450k
Jan 1, 1970 €300k
Jan 1, 1970 €500k
Jan 1, 1970 €700k
Jan 1, 1970 €500k
Jan 1, 1970 €200k
Jan 1, 1970 €100k
Jan 1, 1970 €125k
Jan 1, 1970 €150k
Jan 1, 1970 €50k
TeamShirtMatchesGoalsDebutAge at debutStatus
Team #28155 8 1 former national player
Team #23140 10 2 former national player
Team #22998 6 1 former national player
Team #19429 8 2 former national player
Team #16817 5 0 former national player
Team #9534 9 4 former national player
Team #3561 #11 16 1 former national player
TeammatePPG played withJoint goalsMinutes
Roman Bürki 2 0 0
Amir Abrashi 2 1 0
Simon Enzler 2 0 0
Olivier Jäckle 2 0 0
Dominique Badji 1 3 0
Luca Zuffi 2 2 0
Nassim Ben Khalifa 2 6 0
Nzuzi Toko 2 2 0
Marek Suchy 2 0 0

Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.

Top goalscoring seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubGoalsMatches
14/15 Super League FC Basel 1893 22 31
13/14 Super League Grasshopper Club Zurich 19 32
11/12 Challenge League FC Aarau 17 26

Top assist seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubAssistsMatches
11/12 Challenge League FC Aarau 15 26
14/15 Super League FC Basel 1893 7 31
13/14 Super League Grasshopper Club Zurich 7 32

Every loan spell across this player's career.

SeasonDateFromToTypeFeeValue at transfer
11/12 2011-12-31 FC Aarau Neuchâtel Xamax Return from loan €300k
10/11 2011-01-01 Neuchâtel Xamax FC Aarau Loan €300k
09/10 2009-12-31 AC Bellinzona FC Zürich Return from loan €500k
08/09 2008-07-01 FC Zürich AC Bellinzona Loan €100k
07/08 2008-06-30 FC Schaffhausen FC Zürich Return from loan €100k
07/08 2008-01-01 FC Zürich FC Schaffhausen Loan €150k

Teams faced most often by Shkëlzen Gashi's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).

OpponentPWDLGFGAGDWin %
FC Dallas 44 12 13 19 52 63 -11 27%
Real Salt Lake 42 13 12 17 45 56 -11 31%
Los Angeles Galaxy 37 16 5 16 49 53 -4 43%
Houston Dynamo 30 12 9 9 42 37 +5 40%
San Jose Earthquakes 30 6 12 12 27 34 -7 20%
CD Chivas 28 14 7 7 48 31 +17 50%
Seattle Sounders 25 5 4 16 26 43 -17 20%
Columbus Crew 22 8 5 9 23 23 0 36%
D.C. United 20 8 5 7 24 26 -2 40%
New England Revolution 19 7 6 6 23 21 +2 37%
Portland Timbers 19 8 3 8 26 24 +2 42%
Sporting Kansas City 18 3 6 9 19 30 -11 17%

Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.

Season / YearMilestoneDate
05/06 First senior goal
12/13 Goal #50 (career)
15/16 Goal #100 (career)

Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.

SeasonMatchesMinsYC2nd YCRCCards / 90′
22/23 12 149 1 0 0 0.6
21/22 25 124 3 0 0 2.18
2018 21 407 3 0 0 0.66
2017 18 518 1 0 0 0.17
2016 30 534 5 0 0 0.84
20/21 15 229 1 0 0 0.39
19/20 7 0 1 0 0 0
15/16 18 286 2 0 0 0.63
14/15 39 574 8 0 1 1.41
13/14 39 388 9 0 0 2.09
12/13 34 717 3 0 0 0.38
11/12 29 307 11 1 0 3.52
10/11 17 315 2 0 0 0.57
09/10 27 1,488 5 0 0 0.3
08/09 24 911 4 0 2 0.59
07/08 25 571 2 0 0 0.32
06/07 19 356 6 0 0 1.52
05/06 21 414 6 0 0 1.3

Output by competition

Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.

Super League
145 apps
53 G
22 A
Challenge League
112 apps
45 G
25 A
MLS
64 apps
13 G
6 A
1. Liga Gr. 3 (- 11/12)
47 apps
12 G
0 A
Swiss Cup
24 apps
11 G
6 A
MLS Cup Playoffs
4 apps
1 G
0 A
Champions League
5 apps
1 G
0 A
Super League Barrage
2 apps
1 G
0 A
UEFA-Cup Qualifikation
4 apps
1 G
0 A
UEFA Cup
2 apps
0 G
1 A

Frequently asked about Shkëlzen Gashi

Who is Shkëlzen Gashi?

Shkëlzen Gashi is an Albania professional footballer who plays as a left winger for Retired.

How old is Shkëlzen Gashi?

Shkëlzen Gashi is 37 years old. He was born on July 15, 1988 in Zürich.

What position does Shkëlzen Gashi play?

Shkëlzen Gashi plays as a left winger (Attack - Left Winger).

What club does Shkëlzen Gashi play for?

Shkëlzen Gashi currently plays for Retired.

How many career goals has Shkëlzen Gashi scored?

Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Shkëlzen Gashi has scored 138 goals in 420 appearances.