Amir Malush Abrashi born 27 March is a professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Swiss club Grasshoppers. Born in Switzerland, he represents Albania at international level. Abrashi was born in Bischofszell , Switzerland, to Albanian parents from Gjakova , Kosovo who had emigrated in Switzerland before his birth.
He grew up in the Canton of Thurgau region and began his career in aged 12 with his hometown club, FC Bischofszell. However, just a month after his return, aged 16 Abrashi moved to Winterthur along with his family, where he joined local side FC Winterthur , the club where he would remain for the remainder of his youth career. Following impressive performances with the youth teams, Abrashi was first called up to the reserve side towards the end of the β07 season, making his debut on 16 May in a goalless draw against GC Biaschesi , coming on in the 81st minute for Micha Iseli.
Ten days later he was in the starting formation for the 3β2 away win against FC Chur The following season, he started in the youth team but was promoted permanently a few months into the season, and on 11 November he came on as a late substitute in a 4β3 loss against FC St. Gallen II. He started the following game which was the 4β1 win against FC Herisau in which Abrashi scored his first competitive goal in the final moments. He became a regular in the squad's starting line-up for the second half of the season, scoring he second of the campaign against Baden.
Abrashi played 16 matches and scored 2 goals in the β08 season. Abrashi's impressive performance in the reserve team caught the attention of the first team coach Mathias Walther, who included the year-old in his squad for the Challenge League class against La Chaux-de-Fonds on 27 April Abrashi came on as a 67th-minute substitute for fellow Albanian Sehar Fejzulahi in the 1β0 away loss.
Abrashi had his breakthrough season during the β09 campaign where he played 24 matches and scored once. That goal came on 8 August in the 0β2 away win at La Chaux-de-Fonds. His second season in Grasshopper was marred by injuries as on 27 August in the league match against Luzern [ 11 ] he suffered a Cruciate Ligament Rupture injury which kept him sidelined until February of the following year. Abrashi's on field return occurred on 17 March as he played in the last minutes of a 2β0 home win over Young Boys for the Swiss Super League matchday Abrashi won his first silverware with Grasshopper in the β13 season , as he contributed with 6 matches, including the final, as the team defeated Basel 4β3 on penalties after regular and extra time had ended 1β1 to win their 19th Swiss Cup in history.
