Armend Kabashi
{{short description|Finnish footballer of Kosovo Albanian descent}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Armend Kabashi
| image = Armend Kabashi 2018.jpg
| caption = Kabashi with FC Honka in 2018.
| fullname =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1995|12|4}}
| birth_place = Bad Saulgau, Germany
| height={{convert|1.82|m|abbr=on}}
| position = Midfielder
| currentclub = 28
| clubnumber =
| youthyears1 = 2006–2007
| youthclubs1 = LePa
| youthyears2 = 2007–2013
| youthclubs2 = Honka
| years1 = 2011–2013
| clubs1 = Pallohonka
| caps1 = 45
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2012–2014
| clubs2 = Honka
| caps2 = 25
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2013
| clubs3 = → Viikingit (loan)
| caps3 = 8
| goals3 = 1
| years4 = 2015–2017
| clubs4 = Eintracht Braunschweig II
| caps4 = 49
| goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2017–2018
| clubs5 = TuS Erndtebrück
| caps5 = 15
| goals5 = 2
| years7 = 2018–2019
| clubs7 = Honka
| caps7 = 11
| goals7 = 0
| years8 = 2020
| clubs8 = KPV
| caps8 = 4
| goals8 = 1
| years9 = 2021
| clubs9 = Gnistan
| caps9 = 18
| goals9 = 0
| years10 = 2022
| clubs10 = AC Oulu
| caps10 = 20
| goals10 = 1
| years11 = 2023–
| clubs11 = Gnistan
| caps11 = 30
| goals11 = 1
| nationalyears1 = 2014–2016
| nationalteam1= Finland U21
| nationalcaps1 = 11
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| pcupdate = 26 October 2024
| ntupdate =
}}
Armend Kabashi (born 4 December 1995) is a Finnish professional football midfielder for Ykkönen side Gnistan.{{Kicker|armend-kabashi}} He began his senior club career playing for Pallohonka, before making his league debut for Honka at age 18 in 2012.
Club career
=Pallohonka=
He made his first appearance on senior level on 5 May 2011 in the ranks of Pallohonka in a Kakkonen match against Sudet.
=Honka=
Kabashi made his professional debut on 6 April 2014 in a Veikkausliiga match for FC Honka against MYPA.{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2014/04/06/finland/veikkausliiga/myllykosken-pallo-1947/football-club-honka/1636464/|title=MYPA vs. Honka 4 - 3|work=soccerway.com|access-date=21 September 2015}}
=Eintracht Braunschweig II=
In 2015, he joined the reserve side of German club Eintracht Braunschweig in the Regionalliga Nord.{{cite web|url=http://www.eintracht.com/aktuelles/neues/u23-startet-in-die-vorbereitung/|title=U23 startet in die Vorbereitung|language=German|work=eintracht.com|access-date=21 September 2015|archive-date=9 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170809131222/http://www.eintracht.com/aktuelles/neues/u23-startet-in-die-vorbereitung/|url-status=dead}}
=Return to FC Honka=
Kabashi returned to FC Honka in January 2018 and left the club again at the end of the year. However, he returned to the for the third time on 29 August 2019, signing a contract for the rest of the year with an option for one further year.[http://www.veikkausliiga.com/uutiset/2019/08/29/armend-kabashi-palaa-honkaan Armend Kabashi palaa Honkaan], veikkausliiga.com, 29 August 2019
=Gnistan=
After a spell at KPV in the 2020 season, Kabashi moved to second-tier Ykkönen club IF Gnistan on 21 April 2021, signing a deal for the rest of the year.[https://gnistan.fi/2021/04/armend-kabashi-keltapaitaan/ ARMEND KABASHI KELTAPAITAAN], gnistan.fi, 21 April 2021
=Oulu=
International career
Kabashi was 18 years old on 5 September 2014 when he debuted in Finland national under-21 football team in a UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification match against Wales.{{cite news|url=https://www.palloliitto.fi/maajoukkueet/pikkuhuuhkajat/pelaajat/kabashi-armend|title=Armend Kabashi|access-date=19 December 2016|publisher=Suomen Palloliitto|language=Finnish|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160323030258/https://www.palloliitto.fi/maajoukkueet/pikkuhuuhkajat/pelaajat/kabashi-armend|archive-date=23 March 2016|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}
Personal life
Kabashi is of Kosovo Albanian descent.{{cite web |url=https://selkosanomat.fi/urheilu/maahanmuuttajat-jalkapallon-huipulla/ |title=Maahanmuuttajat jalkapallon huipulla |date=1 December 2015 |website=Selkosanomat |publisher=Finnish Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities |language=fi |access-date=30 December 2021}} His relatives Labinot Kabashi, {{ill|Elbasan Kabashi|fi}} and Astrit Kabashi are also footballers.{{cite web |url=https://www.suomifutis.com/2020/10/suomalaissyntyisen-keskikenttapelaajan-vuosikymmen-barcelonassa-paattyi/ |title=Suomalaissyntyisen keskikenttäpelaajan vuosikymmen Barcelonassa päättyi |last=Toiskallio |first=Niko |date=5 October 2020 |website=SuomiFutis |publisher=Sport Statistics FC |language=fi |access-date=30 December 2021 |quote=kolme serkkua jalkapalloilee yhä Suomessa (Elbasan ja Astrit Espoon Palloseurassa, Armend Kabashi KPV:ssä)}}{{cite web |url=https://www.is.fi/jalkapallo/art-2000000621074.html |title=13-vuotias vantaalaispoika dominoi Barcelonan junnuissa - katso video |date=12 June 2013 |website=Ilta-Sanomat |language=fi |access-date=30 December 2021 |quote=Myös Kabashin serkut Elbasan, Astrit ja Armend ovat jalkapalloilijoita}}
Career statistics
{{updated|11 March 2025}}{{Cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/armend-kabashi/188162/|title = Finland - A. Kabashi - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" | |||||||||
| rowspan=2|Club
!rowspan=2|Season !rowspan=2|Division !colspan=2|League !colspan=2|Cup{{efn|Includes Suomen Cup}} !colspan=2|Europe !colspan=2|Other !colspan=2|Total | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan=4|Pallohonka
|2011 |10 | 0 | colspan=2|– | colspan=2|– | colspan=2|– | 10 | 0 | |||
| 2012
|Kakkonen |22 | 0 | colspan=2|– | colspan=2|– | colspan=2|– | 22 | 0 | |||
| 2013
|Kakkonen |13 | 0 | colspan=2|– | colspan=2|– | colspan=2|– | 13 | 0 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 0 |
| rowspan=4|Honka
|2012 |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|– | 1{{efn|Includes Finnish League Cup|name=flc}} | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2013
|Veikkausliiga |0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan=2|– | 2{{efn|name=flc}} | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2014
|Veikkausliiga |26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2{{efn|Includes UEFA Europa League|name=uel}} | 1 | 4{{efn|name=flc}} | 0 | 33 | 1 |
| colspan="2"|Total
!26 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 37 | 1 |
| Viikingit (loan)
|2013 |8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|– | colspan=2|– | 8 | 1 | ||
| rowspan=3|Eintracht Braunschweig II
|20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|– | colspan=2|– | 20 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17
|Regionalliga Nord |29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|– | colspan=2|– | 29 | 0 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 0 |
| TuS Erndtebrück
|15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|– | 2{{efn|Includes Westfalenpokal|name=wfp}} | 0 | 17 | 2 | |
| rowspan=3|Honka
|2018 |Veikkausliiga |6 | 0 | colspan=2|– | colspan=2|– | colspan=2|– | 6 | 0 | |||
| 2019
|Veikkausliiga |5 | 0 | colspan=2|– | colspan=2|– | colspan=2|– | 5 | 0 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| KPV
|2020 |Ykkönen |4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | colspan=2|– | colspan=2|– | 5 | 1 | ||
| Gnistan
|2021 |Ykkönen |18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|– | colspan=2|– | 18 | 0 | ||
| AC Oulu
|2022 |Veikkausliiga |20 | 1 | 2 | 0 | colspan=2|– | 2{{efn|name=flc}} | 0 | 24 | 1 | |
| rowspan=4|Gnistan
|2023 |Ykkönen |10 | 1 | colspan=2|– | colspan=2|– | colspan=2|– | 10 | 1 | |||
| 2024
|Veikkausliiga |20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|– | 4{{efn|name=flc}} | 0 | 24 | 0 | |
| 2025
|Veikkausliiga |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|– | 3{{efn|name=flc}} | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 37 | 1 |
| colspan="3" | Career Total
!226 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 251 | 7 |
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{{portal|Biography|Association football|Finland}}
- {{UEFA player|250062020|Armend Kabashi}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20151012235147/http://www.palloliitto.fi/maajoukkueet/pikkuhuuhkajat/pelaajat/kabashi-armend Armend Kabashi profile] at the website of the Football Association of Finland
- {{Soccerway|armend-kabashi/188162}}
- {{Fussballdaten|kabashiarmend|Armend Kabashi}}
- [https://www.sport.de/fussball/pe299201/armend-kabashi/ Armend Kabashi] at sport.de
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