Armend Thaqi
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Armend Qazim Thaqi | ||
| Date of birth | 10 October 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Pristina, FR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Right-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Gjilani | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2003–2011 | KEK | ||
| 2011–2013 | Hajvalia | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2016 | Prishtina | +29 | (+1) |
| 2016–2018 | Gjilani | 46 | (3) |
| 2018–2020 | Prishtina | 69 | (10) |
| 2020–2024 | Ballkani | 136 | (11) |
| 2024 | CFR Cluj | 4 | (0) |
| 2024– | Gjilani | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2013 | Kosovo U21 | 2 | (0) |
| 2017– | Kosovo | 5 | (0) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 August 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 June 2021 | |||
Armend Qazim Thaqi, also spelled Thaçi, (born 10 October 1992) is a Kosovan professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Kosovo Superleague club Gjilani.
Club career
[edit]Prishtina
[edit]On 22 June 2013, Thaqi signed a three-year contract with Kosovo Superleague club Prishtina.[1]
Gjilani
[edit]On 13 July 2016, Thaqi signed a one-year contract with Kosovo Superleague club Gjilani.[2]
Return to Prishtina
[edit]On 31 May 2018, Thaqi signed a two-year contract with Kosovo Superleague club Prishtina.[3] His debut with Prishtina came on 11 July in first qualifying round of UEFA Europa League against Luxembourgian side Fola Esch.[4][5] Thaqi was also named to the Football Superleague of Kosovo Team of the Year in 2018.[6]
Ballkani
[edit]On 25 August 2020, Thaqi signed a two-year contract with Kosovo Superleague club Ballkani.[7]
International career
[edit]Under-21
[edit]In June 2013, Thaqi was named as part of the Kosovo U21 squad for 2013 Valais Youth Cup.[8] On 12 June 2013, he made his debut with Kosovo U21 in 2013 Valais Youth Cup semi-final against Ghana U20 after being named in the starting line-up.[9]
Senior
[edit]On 8 November 2017, Thaqi received a call-up from Kosovo for the friendly match against Latvia,[10] and made his debut after coming on as a substitute at 83rd minute in place of Fidan Aliti.
Career statistics
[edit]International
[edit]- As of match played 11 June 2021
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kosovo | |||
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 5 | 0 | |
Honours
[edit]Prishtina
Ballkani[11]
References
[edit]- ^ "Armend Thaqi nënshkruan me Prishtinën" [Armend Thaqi signed with Prishtina] (in Albanian). Telegrafi. 22 June 2013.
- ^ "Zyrtare: Armend Thaqi te Gjilani" [Official: Armend Thaqi to Gjilani]. Zeri.info (in Albanian). 13 July 2016.
- ^ "Armend Thaqi e Leotrim Bekteshi vishen bardhekaltër" [Armend Thaqi and Leotrim Bekteshi dress white-blue] (in Albanian). FC Prishtina. 31 May 2018. Archived from the original on 8 October 2018. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
- ^ "CS Fola Esch – Prishtina, formacionet" [CS Fola Esch – Prishtina, formations] (in Albanian). Radio Television of Kosovo. 11 July 2018.
- ^ "Formacionet zyrtare: Prishtina dëshiron rezultat pozitiv ndaj CS Fola Esch" [Official formations: Prishtina wants a positive result against CS Fola Esch] (in Albanian). Telegrafi. 11 July 2018.
- ^ "Ky është ekipi i vitit në Superligë" [Official: Football Superleague of Kosovo team of the year]. KosovaSot (in Albanian). 20 December 2018.
- ^ "ZYRTARE: Armend Thaqi, futbollist i Ballkanit" [OFFICIAL: Armend Thaqi, footballer of Ballkani]. GazetaOlle (in Albanian). 25 August 2020.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "U21 e Kosovës, në Zvicër për sensacion" [Kosovo's U21, in Switzerland for sensation]. albinfo.ch (in Albanian). 11 June 2013.
- ^ "Le Ghana au bout du suspense" [Ghana at the end of the suspense] (in French). 2013 Valais Youth Cup. 12 June 2013. Archived from the original on 8 January 2014.
- ^ "Sahiti publikoi listën e futbollistëve për miqësoren me Letoninë" [Sahiti published the list of footballers for the friendly match with Latvia] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 8 November 2017.
- ^ Armend Thaqi at Soccerway. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
External links
[edit]- Armend Thaqi at National-Football-Teams.com
- Armend Thaqi at Soccerway
- 1992 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Pristina
- Kosovan men's footballers
- Kosovo men's youth international footballers
- Kosovo men's under-21 international footballers
- Kosovo men's international footballers
- Men's association football fullbacks
- Football Superleague of Kosovo players
- Liga I players
- FC KEK-u players
- FC Hajvalia players
- FC Prishtina players
- SC Gjilani players
- FC Ballkani players
- CFR Cluj players
- Kosovan expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Romania
- Kosovan expatriate sportspeople in Romania