Albion Ademi (born 19 February 1999) is a professional footballer who plays for Chinese Super League club Shenzhen Peng City as a winger. Ademi has represented both Finland and Albania at youth international level.
Club career Ademi spent his early career with TPS, Inter Turku, EIF and PS Kemi, playing in the second-tier Ykkönen and first-tier Veikkausliiga.
On 30 December 2019, Ademi signed a one-year contract with IFK Mariehamn.Albion Ademi sopimukseen - IFK Mariehamn vahvistaa hyökkäystään, veikkausliiga.com, 30 December 2019
He moved to Swedish club Djurgården on a four-year deal in January 2021, for a transfer fee of around €200,000 plus bonuses. On 25 March 2022, Ademi returned to Veikkausliiga and joined FC Lahti on loan until mid-July 2022.Djurgården trodde inte på Ademi-affär: " Tax-freen på Ålandsfärjan gjorde det möjligt", fotbollskanalen.se, 8 November 2023 After spending the 2023 season on loan in IFK Värnamo, the club announced his permanent transfer to Värnamo on a deal until 2026, starting in 2024,Albion Ademi köps loss från Djurgårdens IF, ifkvarnamo.se, 8 November 2023 for a fee of kr800,000, which is roughly around €70,000.Allsvenska kulisserna: Därför kan Rasmus Schüller lämna Djurgården, expressen.se, 5 January 2024Allsvenska toppklubbar jagar Albion Ademi?, fotbolltransfers.com, 5 January 2024
However, on 14 February 2024, Ademi signed with Chinese Super League club Tianjin Jinmen Tiger from IFK Värnamo. The transfer fee was announced to be kr5.5 million, which corresponds to around €500,000,TACK FÖR ALLT ALBION ADEMI!, ifkvarnamo.se, 14 February 2024 which is the highest incoming fee in IFK Värnamo's history.Officiellt! IFK Värnamo säljer Ademi, fotbollskanalen.se, 14 February 2024 On 2 March 2024, Ademi debuted in the league with his new club, scoring the only goal for his side, in a 1–1 draw against Nantong Zhiyun.TIANJIN JINMEN TIGER VS. NANTONG ZHIYUN 1 - 1, soccerway
On 4 January 2026, Ademi joined Chinese Super League club Shenzhen Peng City.
International career Ademi represented Finland at under-17 and under-19 youth levels. With the under-19 squad, he played two games at the 2018 UEFA European Under-19 Championship, which Finland hosted.
On 31 August 2018, Ademi received a call-up from the Albania U21 national team for a friendly match against Italy U21 and made his debut after being named in the starting line-up.
On 5 October 2018, Ademi received a call-up from Albania U21 for the 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification matches against Spain U21 and Estonia U21. He joined up with the team however was unable to play due to him having to wait for FIFA's permission.
In November 2018, he received his first call-up to the senior Albania national football team for UEFA Nations League game against Scotland and a friendly against Wales, but remained on the bench in both games.
Personal life Ademi was born in Kosovo,Saarelta taas kohti maalikuninkuutta – Albion Ademin hurja maalivire on herättänyt kiinnostusta siirtomarkkinoilla, Etelä-Suomen Sanomat, 16 September 2020 but relocated to Finland with his family due to Kosovo War in 1999, when he was a few months old. He was raised in Runosmäki neighbourhood of Turku.Kosovon sotaa paennut Albion Ademi on yksi Suomen lupaavimmista jalkapalloilijoista – U19-maajoukkueen runkopelaaja ei malta odottaa EM-kotikisojen alkamista, Yle, 14 July 2018He shone in the Finnish Superliga with his goals - Albion Ademi is wanted by five popular clubs, telegrafi.com, Veikkausliigan alkukauden komeetta on yllättänyt tehoillaan itsensäkin – Albion Ademi löysi vastuuta Ahvenanmaalta ja sai kutsun maajoukkuepaitaan, Yle, 26 August 2020
Career statistics
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsTPS2015Ykkönen10210—112Inter Turku2016Veikkausliiga20——202017Veikkausliiga3052—822018Veikkausliiga25466—31102019Veikkausliiga111—10121Total415118105313EIF (loan)2016Ykkönen20——202017Ykkönen20——20Total40——40PS Kemi (loan)2017Veikkausliiga142——142IFK Mariehamn2020Veikkausliiga221440—2614Djurgården2021Allsvenskan8050—1302022Allsvenskan30322082Total1108220212Lahti (loan)2022Veikkausliiga14041—181IFK Värnamo (loan)2023Allsvenskan27311—284IFK Värnamo2024Allsvenskan0000–00Tianjin Jinmen Tiger2024Chinese Super League30920—3292025Chinese Super League204——204Total501320—5213Shenzhen Peng City2026Chinese Super League6200—62Career total1993131123023353
Honours Inter Turku Finnish Cup: 2017–18
Individual Veikkausliiga Team of the Year: 2020 Veikkausliiga Player of the Month: August 2020Albion Ademi Veikkausliigan kuukauden pelaaja, JPY, 7 September 2020
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