Arian Kabashi (born 14 March 1997) is an Albanian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Swedish club Helsingborgs IF.
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1997-03-14) 14 March 1997 (age 25) | ||
Place of birth | Sweden | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Helsingborgs IF | ||
Number | 7 | ||
Youth career | |||
0000–2010 | Hestrafors IF | ||
2011–2017 | IF Elfsborg | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2018–2020 | IF Elfsborg | 5 | (0) |
2019 | → GAIS (loan) | 12 | (1) |
2020 | → Dalkurd FF (loan) | 24 | (3) |
2021–2022 | Dalkurd FF | 40 | (11) |
2022– | Helsingborgs IF | 3 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 August 2022 |
On 26 February 2017, Kabashi made his debut with IF Elfsborg in the 2016–17 Svenska Cupen group stage against Ytterhogdals IK after coming on as a substitute at 65th minute in place of Jesper Karlsson.[1] Seven days later, he scored his first goal for IF Elfsborg in his second appearance for the club in a 6–1 home win over Falkenbergs FF in Svenska Cupen.[2]
On 3 January 2018, Kabashi signed his first professional contract with Allsvenskan side IF Elfsborg after agreeing to a two-year deal.[3] On 8 April 2018, he played the first match as professional player in a 1–0 home defeat against Kalmar FF after coming on as a substitute at 62nd minute in place of Simon Olsson.[4]
On 14 January 2019, Kabashi joined Superettan side GAIS, on a season-long loan.[5] His debut with GAIS came on 14 February in the 2018–19 Svenska Cupen group stage against Örebro SK after coming on as a substitute at 78th minute in place of Edin Hamidović.[6]
On 14 December 2019, Kabashi joined Superettan side Dalkurd FF, on a season-long loan and this loan would become legally effective in January 2020.[7] His debut with Dalkurd FF came on 22 February 2020 in the 2019–20 Svenska Cupen group stage against Djurgårdens IF after being named in the starting line-up.[8]
On 20 January 2021, Kabashi signed a two-year contract with Ettan Norra club Dalkurd FF.[9] His debut with Dalkurd FF came a day later in the 2020–21 Svenska Cupen group stage against BK Häcken after being named in the starting line-up.[10]
On 6 August 2022, Kabashi signed a three-and-a-half year contract with Allsvenskan club Helsingborgs IF.[11] His debut with Helsingborgs IF came two days later in a 5–0 away defeat against BK Häcken after coming on as a substitute at 38th minute in place of Alexander Faltsetas.[12] Thirteen days after debut, Kabashi scored his first goal for Helsingborgs IF in his third appearance for the club in a 1–2 away win over GIF Sundsvall in Allsvenskan.[13]
Born and raised in Sweden, Kabashi is of Kosovo Albanian origin from Istog.[14] In September 2016, Kabashi declared that he was interested in representing Kosovo.[15] On 17 January 2017, Kabashi received a call-up from Albania U21 for a seven-day training camp in Durrës.[16]
Helsingborgs IF – current squad | |
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