Armend Qazim Thaqi, also spelled Thaçi, (born 10 October 1992) is a Kosovan professional footballer who plays as a defender for Kosovan club Ballkani and the Kosovo national team.
| Personal information | |||
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| Date of birth | (1992-10-10) 10 October 1992 (age 30) | ||
| Place of birth |
Pristina, SAP Kosovo, FR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Ballkani | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 0000–2013 | Hajvalia | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2016 | Prishtina | 29 | (1) |
| 2016–2018 | Gjilani | 46 | (3) |
| 2018–2020 | Prishtina | 69 | (10) |
| 2020– | Ballkani | 72 | (8) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2013 | Kosovo U21 | 2 | (0) |
| 2017– | Kosovo | 5 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 June 2021 | |||
On 22 June 2013, Thaqi signed a three-year contract with Football Superleague of Kosovo club Prishtina.[1]
On 13 July 2016, Thaqi signed a one-year contract with Football Superleague of Kosovo club Gjilani.[2]
On 31 May 2018, Thaqi signed a two-year contract with Football Superleague of Kosovo 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]
On 25 August 2020, Thaqi signed a two-year contract with Football Superleague of Kosovo club Ballkani.[7]
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]
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.
FC Ballkani – current squad | |
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