Jasir Asani Inks Deal with Esteghlal
Tehran (Tasnim) – Albanian international winger Jasir Asani officially signed for Esteghlal.
The 30-year-old has signed for the Tehran-based club, who will feature in this year’s edition of the AFC Champions League Two, after two-and-a-half seasons with K League 1 outfit Gwangju FC.
Asani played a key role in Gwangju reaching the quarter-finals of the AFC Champions League Elite Finals Jeddah 2025, netting a hat-trick against Yokohama F Marinos in the league phase and scoring twice in the Round of 16 to eliminate J1 League champions Vissel Kobe.
In total he struck nine times in 10 appearances to finish in joint second place on the scorers’ charts alongside Al Ahli Saudi’s Riyad Mahrez and one goal behind Salem Al Dawsari of Al Hilal SFC.
Asani played 22 times in the current K League 1 season and scored eight times. He featured a total of 65 times for Gwangju in the league, scoring 18 goals.
He joins an Esteghlal side that has been drawn in Group A of the AFC Champions League Two alongside Al Wasl from the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain’s Al Muharraq and the Jordanian side Al Wehdat.
Esteghlal will begin their campaign against Al Wasl in Dubai on September 17.
