Albian Ajeti, born on 26 February 1997 (age 29), is a Swiss striker whose career has kept circling back to Basel. He had early loan football as part of his development, but it is at Basel that the shape of his career is clearest: 140 league appearances and 47 league goals across 10 seasons.
His strongest league campaign came in 2017–18, when he scored 14 times in 25 league matches for Basel. That spell gave him the platform for moves abroad, including time at West Ham United, before Celtic paid around £4.5m to bring him from London in August 2020.
Ajeti’s Celtic spell never quite became what the fee suggested it might. He was a recognised centre-forward option rather than a central figure, and in September 2023 he left for Gaziantep in a deal worth around £500,000. After that Turkish spell, he found firmer ground again with Basel.
Back at Basel, wearing No 10, Ajeti has remained tied to the club that has given his career most of its substance. In 2026–27 he has made one Super League appearance and seven Europa League appearances, scoring once in Europe, for eight Basel appearances in all competitions.
His career runs from Basel, through West Ham and Celtic, on to Gaziantep and back to Basel. The Swiss club remains the main thread, with the Celtic years sitting as a notable but uneven chapter in between.
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