Armend Kabashi (born 4 December 1995) is a Finnish professional football midfielder for Ykkönen side Gnistan.[1] 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.[2]
Eintracht Braunschweig II
In 2015, he joined the reserve side of German club Eintracht Braunschweig in the Regionalliga Nord.[3]
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.[4]
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.[5]
Oulu
On 29 January 2022, he signed with Oulu for the 2022 Veikkausliiga season.[6]
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.[7]
Personal life
Kabashi is of Kosovo Albanian descent.[8] His relatives Labinot Kabashi, Elbasan Kabashi and Astrit Kabashi are also footballers.[9][10]
Career statistics
- As of 19 January 2025[11]
| Club | Season | Division | League | Cup[a] | Europe | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Pallohonka | 2011 | Kakkonen | 10 | 0 | – | – | – | 10 | 0 | |||
| 2012 | Kakkonen | 22 | 0 | – | – | – | 22 | 0 | ||||
| 2013 | Kakkonen | 13 | 0 | – | – | – | 13 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 0 | ||
| Honka | 2012 | Veikkausliiga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1[b] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2013 | Veikkausliiga | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 2[b] | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2014 | Veikkausliiga | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[c] | 1 | 4[b] | 0 | 33 | 1 | |
| Total | 26 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 37 | 1 | ||
| Viikingit (loan) | 2013 | Ykkönen | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 8 | 1 | ||
| Eintracht Braunschweig II | 2015–16 | Regionalliga Nord | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 20 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | Regionalliga Nord | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 29 | 0 | |||
| Total | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 0 | ||
| TuS Erndtebrück | 2017–18 | Regionalliga West | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | 2[d] | 0 | 17 | 2 | |
| Honka | 2018 | Veikkausliiga | 6 | 0 | – | – | – | 6 | 0 | |||
| 2019 | Veikkausliiga | 5 | 0 | – | – | – | 5 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||
| KPV | 2020 | Ykkönen | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 5 | 1 | ||
| Gnistan | 2021 | Ykkönen | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 18 | 0 | ||
| AC Oulu | 2022 | Veikkausliiga | 20 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | 2[b] | 0 | 24 | 1 | |
| Gnistan | 2023 | Ykkönen | 10 | 1 | – | – | – | 10 | 1 | |||
| 2024 | Veikkausliiga | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 4[b] | 0 | 24 | 0 | ||
| 2025 | Veikkausliiga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1[b] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 35 | 1 | ||
| Career Total | 226 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 249 | 7 | ||
- ^ Includes Suomen Cup
- ^ a b c d e f Includes Finnish League Cup
- ^ Includes UEFA Europa League
- ^ Includes Westfalenpokal
Honours
Gnistan
TuS Erndtebrück
- Westphalian Cup runner-up: 2017–18
Honka
References
- ^ Armend Kabashi at kicker (in German)
- ^ "MYPA vs. Honka 4 - 3". soccerway.com. Retrieved 21 September 2015.
- ^ "U23 startet in die Vorbereitung". eintracht.com (in German). Archived from the original on 9 August 2017. Retrieved 21 September 2015.
- ^ Armend Kabashi palaa Honkaan, veikkausliiga.com, 29 August 2019
- ^ ARMEND KABASHI KELTAPAITAAN, gnistan.fi, 21 April 2021
- ^ "Armend Kabashi liittyy Laivastonsinisiin" (Press release) (in Finnish). Oulu. 29 January 2022. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
- ^ "Armend Kabashi" (in Finnish). Suomen Palloliitto. Archived from the original on 23 March 2016. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
- ^ "Maahanmuuttajat jalkapallon huipulla". Selkosanomat (in Finnish). Finnish Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. 1 December 2015. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
- ^ Toiskallio, Niko (5 October 2020). "Suomalaissyntyisen keskikenttäpelaajan vuosikymmen Barcelonassa päättyi". SuomiFutis (in Finnish). Sport Statistics FC. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
kolme serkkua jalkapalloilee yhä Suomessa (Elbasan ja Astrit Espoon Palloseurassa, Armend Kabashi KPV:ssä)
- ^ "13-vuotias vantaalaispoika dominoi Barcelonan junnuissa - katso video". Ilta-Sanomat (in Finnish). 12 June 2013. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
Myös Kabashin serkut Elbasan, Astrit ja Armend ovat jalkapalloilijoita
- ^ "Finland - A. Kabashi - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway".
External links
- Armend Kabashi – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Armend Kabashi profile at the website of the Football Association of Finland
- Armend Kabashi at Soccerway
- Armend Kabashi at fussballdaten.de (in German)
- Armend Kabashi at sport.de