Armend Kabashi (born 4 December 1995) is a Finnish professional football midfielder for Veikkausliiga side Lahti. 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.
Eintracht Braunschweig II In 2015, he joined the reserve side of German club Eintracht Braunschweig in the Regionalliga Nord.
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 for the third time on 29 August 2019, signing a contract for the rest of the year with an option for one further year.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.ARMEND KABASHI KELTAPAITAAN, gnistan.fi, 21 April 2021
Oulu On 29 January 2022, he signed with Oulu for the 2022 Veikkausliiga season.
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.
Personal life Kabashi is of Kosovo Albanian descent. His relatives Labinot Kabashi, and Astrit Kabashi are also footballers.
Career statistics
ClubSeasonDivisionLeagueCupEuropeOtherTotalAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsPallohonka2011Kakkonen100–––1002012Kakkonen220–––2202013Kakkonen130–––130Total450000000450Honka2012Veikkausliiga0000–10102013Veikkausliiga0010–20302014Veikkausliiga260102140331Total260202170371Viikingit (loan)2013Ykkönen8100––81Eintracht Braunschweig II2015–16Regionalliga Nord20000––2002016–17Regionalliga Nord29000––290Total490000000490TuS Erndtebrück2017–18Regionalliga West15200–20172Honka2018Veikkausliiga60–––602019Veikkausliiga50–––50Total110000000110KPV2020Ykkönen4110––51Gnistan2021Ykkönen18000––180AC Oulu2022Veikkausliiga20120–20241Gnistan2023Ykkönen101–––1012024Veikkausliiga20000–402402025Veikkausliiga20020–30250Total501200070591Lahti2026Veikkausliiga11030–30170 Career Total2576100212102907
Honours Gnistan Ykkönen runner-up: 2023 TuS Erndtebrück Westphalian Cup runner-up: 2017–18 Honka Finnish Cup: 2012
References
External links
Armend Kabashi profile at the website of the Football Association of Finland
Armend Kabashi at sport.de