

A Swiss midfielder of Macedonian descent, he announced himself to the Premier League with one of its greatest ever volleyed goals.
Pajtim Kasami's career has been a globe-trotting search for consistency, forever punctuated by a single moment of sublime genius. A technically gifted midfielder, he emerged from the Swiss youth system with high expectations, joining Fulham in the English Premier League in 2011. It was there, in 2013, that he authored an instant classic: a first-time, swerving volley from an acute angle against Crystal Palace that is routinely listed among the league's best-ever goals. That flash of brilliance, however, proved difficult to sustain. His journey since has taken him across Europe, from Greece and Switzerland to Italy and back, with spells at clubs like Olympiacos, Basel, and Sion. Kasami's story is one of undoubted talent and nomadic club life, a player whose highlight reel contains a goal so perfect it defines his public legacy.
1981–1996
The first digital natives. Grew up with the internet, came of age during 9/11 and the 2008 crash. Highly educated, deeply indebted, slower to marry and buy houses. Redefined work, identity, and what it means to be an adult.
Pajtim was born in 1992, placing them squarely in the Millennials. The events that shaped this generation — the internet revolution, 9/11, and the 2008 financial crisis — shaped the world they entered and the choices available to them.
The biggest hits of 1992
#1 Movie
Aladdin
Best Picture
Unforgiven
#1 TV Show
60 Minutes
The world at every milestone
LA riots after Rodney King verdict
Princess Diana dies in Paris car crash; Harry Potter published
Hurricane Katrina devastates New Orleans; YouTube launches
Barack Obama elected first Black US president; financial crisis
Deepwater Horizon oil spill; iPad launched
Edward Snowden reveals NSA surveillance programs
Russia invades Ukraine; Queen Elizabeth II dies
He was born in Switzerland to ethnic Albanian parents from North Macedonia.
He played for the youth academies of both Grasshopper Club Zürich and Liverpool FC.
His famous volley for Fulham was nominated for the FIFA Puskás Award for best goal of the year.
“That goal against Palace? Sometimes you just have to try it.”