Jürgen Gjasula

Early life and SC Freiburg

Gjasula was born in Tirana, Albania, and is the elder brother of Klaus Gjasula, who was also born there. Shortly after Klaus's birth, the family emigrated to Freiburg, Germany, where both brothers grew up. Their given names were inspired by the German actor Klausjürgen Wussow, who portrayed Professor Klaus Brinkmann in the popular 1980s television series The Black Forest Clinic (Die Schwarzwaldklinik). According to reports, their grandmother was a devoted fan of the show and chose both names in tribute to the actor. Growing up in Freiburg, Gjasula joined the youth academy of SC Freiburg in 2002. At the age of 17, he was promoted to the first team but did not make any senior appearances during the 2003–04 season.

1. FC Kaiserslautern

Gjasula signed for 1. FC Kaiserslautern in 2004 and made it a total of seven appearances in one season.

St. Gallen (loan)

In 2005, Gjasula was loaned in club FC St. Gallen on Swiss Super League. At first season with St Gallen, he became a box-to-box goalscoring threat and typical number 10 so he signed a contract in 2006.

FC Basel

On 2 June 2008, it was announced that Gjasula, as a free agent, had signed for Swiss Champions FC Basel. He joined Basel's first team for their 2008–09 season under head coach Christian Gross. Playing in his fifth pre-season game, Gjasula scored his first goal for Basel on 10 July 2008 in the Uhren Cup. It was the first goal of the game as Basel won 6–1…

Gjasula decided to play for Albania national football team in May 2013. He received an Albanian passport on 24 May 2013 among other compatriots, Amir Abrashi, Vullnet Basha, Azdren Llullaku and Ilir Berisha and so he was able to play on international games. He received his first call-up by coach Gianni De Biasi for 2 matches against Norway on 22 March 2013, valid for the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification and the friendly against Lithuania on 26 March 2013. He made his debut on 14 August in a friendly-match against Armenia by coming as a substitute in place of Odise Roshi in the 56th minute.

Club

As of 1 August 2020

International

As of 10 September 2013

Gjasula was born in the capital of Albania, Tirana and raised in Freiburg, Germany. His younger brother Klaus Gjasula is a footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder.