Arian Kabashi (footballer, born 1996)
Arian Kabashi (born 26 September 1996) is a Swiss-born Kosovar Albanian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Finnish Veikkausliiga club Ekenäs IF.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 26 September 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Sierre, Switzerland | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | EIF | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2012–2014 | Sion | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2015 | FC Sierre | 19 | (1) |
| 2015–2016 | Martigny | 26 | (1) |
| 2016–2020 | Sion U21 | 89 | (2) |
| 2020–2022 | Sion | 12 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Lahti | 34 | (0) |
| 2024– | EIF | 1 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017–2018 | Kosovo U21 | 8 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 April 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 September 2018 | |||
Club career edit
Sion edit
On 5 July 2020, Kabashi made his debut as a professional footballer in a 2–1 away defeat against St. Gallen after coming on as a substitute at 46th minute in place of Jean Ruiz.[1]
Lahti edit
On 26 July 2022, Kabashi joined Veikkausliiga side Lahti until the end of the season.[2] Three days later, he made his debut in a 1–1 home draw against Ilves after coming on as a substitute at 66th minute in place of Arlind Sejdiu.[3][4]
EIF edit
On 11 March 2024, Kabashi signed with newly promoted Veikkausliiga club Ekenäs IF (EIF) on a short contract until 18 July 2024.[5][6]
International career edit
At the start of April 2013, Kabashi received a call-up from Albania U15 for a selection camp in Switzerland.[7] On 21 March 2017, he received a call-up from Kosovo U21 for a 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification match against Republic of Ireland U21,[8] and made his debut after being named in the starting line-up.[9] His Albanian ancestry can be traced to the Kabashi tribe.
Career statistics edit
Club edit
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| FC Sierre | 2014–15 | Swiss 2. Liga Interregional | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 18 | 1 | |
| Martigny | 2015–16 | Swiss 1. Liga | 23 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 26 | 1 | |
| Total | 41 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | 44 | 2 | |||
| Sion U21 | 2016–17 | Swiss Promotion League | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 17 | 1 | |
| 2017–18 | Swiss Promotion League | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 21 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | Swiss Promotion League | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 26 | 1 | ||
| 2019–20 | Swiss Promotion League | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 16 | 0 | ||
| Total | 80 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 80 | 2 | |||
| Sion | 2019–20 | Swiss Super League | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | |
| 2020–21 | Swiss Super League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | Swiss Super League | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | ||
| Total | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | |||
| Lahti | 2022 | Veikkausliiga | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | |
| 2023 | Veikkausliiga | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5[a] | 1 | 29 | 1 | |
| Total | 34 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 41 | 1 | ||
| Ekenäs IF | 2024 | Veikkausliiga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Career total | 168 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 179 | 5 | ||
- ^ Includes Finnish League Cup
References edit
- ^ "St. Gallen vs. Sion 2–1". Soccerway. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
- ^ "Arian Kabashi vahvistamaan FC Lahden puolustusta" [Arian Kabashi to strengthen FC Lahti's defense] (in Finnish). FC Lahti. 26 July 2022.
- ^ "OTTELURAPORTTI: FC Lahti nousi lopussa taistellen tasapeliin" [MATCH REPORT: FC Lahti came up at the end fighting for a draw] (in Finnish). FC Lahti. 29 July 2022.
- ^ Arian Kabashi – Kahden maan kasvatti , fclahti.fi, 12 July 2023
- ^ Arian Kabashi vaihtaa EIF:n paitaan, veikkausliiga.com, 11 March 2024
- ^ ARIAN KABASHI STYR KOSAN TILL EIF, eiffotboll.fi, 11 March 2024
- ^ "Seleksionimi i Zvicres" [Swiss selection] (in Albanian). Albanian Football Association. April 2013. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
- ^ [List of the players of national U21 team] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 21 March 2017. Archived from the original on 3 April 2019. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
- ^ [Kosovo U21 unlucky against Ireland, loses with a close result] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 25 March 2017. Archived from the original on 1 April 2019. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
- ^ Arian Kabashi at Soccerway
- ^ Arian Kabashi at Swiss Football League
External links edit
- Arian Kabashi at Soccerway
- Arian Kabashi at WorldFootball.net