Dion Kacuri
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 11 February 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Baden, Switzerland | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Basel | ||
| Number | 28 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2013–2017 | SC YF Juventus | ||
| 2017–2020 | Grasshopper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2023 | Grasshopper U21 | 26 | (7) |
| 2021–2024 | Grasshopper | 28 | (1) |
| 2024– | Basel | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022 | Switzerland U18 | 3 | (1) |
| 2022 | Switzerland U19 | 2 | (0) |
| 2023– | Switzerland U21 | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 February 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 02:25, 21 October 2023 (UTC) | |||
Dion Kacuri (born 11 February 2004) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Basel in the Swiss Super League.
Professional career[edit]
He made his professional debut for Grasshopper in a 3-1 Swiss Super League win over FC Sion on 31 October 2021.[1] He signed a professional contract with Grasshopper on 12 January 2022, keeping him at the club until 2025.[2] On 4 September 2022, he was nominated in the starting lineup for the first time and also shot his first goal in an official match, the opening goal in a 3-0 victory over FC Winterthur.[3]
On 7 February 2024, Kacuri signed a contract with Basel until the summer of 2028.[4][5]
International career[edit]
Born in Switzerland, Kacuri is of Kosovan descent.[6] He is a youth international for Switzerland, having played up to the Switzerland U21s.[7]
References[edit]
- ^ "Live Sport und News". sport.ch.
- ^ Zürich, Grasshopper Club. "GC VERLÄNGERT MIT KACURI UND UKA". www.gcz.ch.
- ^ "GC - WIN (04.09.2022)". www.gcz.ch. Grasshopper Club Zürich. 2022-09-04.
- ^ "DER FCB VERPFLICHTET DION KACURI" [FCB SIGNS DION KACURI] (in German). FC Basel. 7 February 2024. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
- ^ "Dion Kacuri leaves GC Zurich to join FC Basel 1893". Grasshopper Club Zürich. 7 February 2024. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
- ^ "Dion Kacuri, futbollisti me origjinë nga Kosova që nënshkruan kontratën e parë profesionale në Zvicër". June 12, 2020.
- ^ "NATIONAL GAMES | DEBUTS FOR TIM MEYER AND DION KACURI". www.gcz.ch.
External links[edit]
- Dion Kacuri at Soccerway
- SFL Profile
- SFV U21 profile
- 2004 births
- Living people
- People from Baden, Switzerland
- Footballers from Aargau
- Swiss men's footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- Switzerland men's under-21 international footballers
- Switzerland men's youth international footballers
- Swiss people of Kosovan descent
- Grasshopper Club Zürich players
- FC Basel players
- Swiss Super League players
- Swiss 1. Liga (football) players