Arian Kabashi (footballer, born 1996)

This article is about a footballer, born 1996. For footballer, born 1997, see Arian Kabashi (footballer, born 1997).

Arian Kabashi

Personal information
Date of birth	(1996-09-26) 26 September 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth	Sierre, Switzerland
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	Botev Vratsa
Number	4
Youth career
2012–2014	Sion
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014–2015	FC Sierre	19	(1)
2015–2016	Martigny	26	(1)
2016–2020	Sion U21	89	(2)
2020–2022	Sion	12	(0)
2022–2023	Lahti	32	(0)
2024	Ekenäs IF	12	(1)
2025–	Botev Vratsa	15	(0)
International career‡
2017–2018	Kosovo U21	8	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 June 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 September 2018

Arian Kabashi (born 26 September 1996) is a Swiss-born Kosovar Albanian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Bulgarian First League club Botev Vratsa.

Club career

Sion

On 5 July 2020, Kabashi made his debut as a professional footballer in a 2–1 away defeat against St. Gallen after coming on as a substitute at 46th minute in place of Jean Ruiz. ^[1]

Lahti

On 26 July 2022, Kabashi joined Veikkausliiga side Lahti until the end of the season. ^[2] Three days later, he made his debut in a 1–1 home draw against Ilves after coming on as a substitute at 66th minute in place of Arlind Sejdiu. ^{[3] [4]}

EIF

On 11 March 2024, Kabashi signed with newly promoted Veikkausliiga club Ekenäs IF (EIF) on a short contract until 18 July 2024. ^{[5] [6]}

Botev Vratsa

In January 2025, Kabashi joined Bulgarian First League club Botev Vratsa. ^[7]

International career

At the start of April 2013, Kabashi received a call-up from Albania U15 for a selection camp in Switzerland. ^[8] On 21 March 2017, he received a call-up from Kosovo U21 for a 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification match against Republic of Ireland U21, ^[9] and made his debut after being named in the starting line-up. ^[10] His Albanian ancestry can be traced to the Kabashi tribe.

Personal life

Kabashi is a Muslim and he fasts during Ramadan. ^[11]

Career statistics

Club

As of 3 May 2025 ^{[12] [13]}

Club	Season	League			National cup [a]		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
FC Sierre	2014–15	Swiss 2. Liga Interregional	18	1	0	0	—		18	1
Martigny	2015–16	Swiss 1. Liga	23	1	3	0	—		26	1
	Total		41	2	3	0	—		44	2
Sion U21	2016–17	Swiss Promotion League	17	1	0	0	—		17	1
	2017–18	Swiss Promotion League	21	0	0	0	—		21	0
	2018–19	Swiss Promotion League	26	1	0	0	—		26	1
	2019–20	Swiss Promotion League	16	0	0	0	—		16	0
	Total		80	2	0	0	—		80	2
Sion	2019–20	Swiss Super League	4	0	1	0	—		5	0
	2020–21	Swiss Super League	1	0	0	0	—		1	0
	2021–22	Swiss Super League	7	0	0	0	—		7	0
	Total		12	0	1	0	—		13	0
Lahti	2022	Veikkausliiga	11	0	1	0	—		12	0
	2023	Veikkausliiga	23	0	1	0	5 [b]	1	29	1
	Total		34	0	2	0	5	1	41	1
Ekenäs IF	2024	Veikkausliiga	12	1	2	0	0	0	14	1
Botev Vratsa	2024–25	Bulgarian First League	11	0	2	0	–		13	0
Career total			190	5	10	0	5	1	206	6

1. Includes Swiss Cup, Finnish Cup and Bulgarian Cup
2. Includes Finnish League Cup

References

1. "St. Gallen vs. Sion 2–1". Soccerway. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
2. "Arian Kabashi vahvistamaan FC Lahden puolustusta" [Arian Kabashi to strengthen FC Lahti's defense] (in Finnish). FC Lahti. 26 July 2022.
3. "OTTELURAPORTTI: FC Lahti nousi lopussa taistellen tasapeliin" [MATCH REPORT: FC Lahti came up at the end fighting for a draw] (in Finnish). FC Lahti. 29 July 2022.
4. Arian Kabashi – Kahden maan kasvatti , fclahti.fi, 12 July 2023
5. Arian Kabashi vaihtaa EIF:n paitaan, veikkausliiga.com, 11 March 2024
6. ARIAN KABASHI STYR KOSAN TILL EIF, eiffotboll.fi, 11 March 2024
7. "Ботев (Враца) се подсили с централен бранител" [Botev Vratsa has been strengthened by signing a center-back] (in Bulgarian). sportal.bg. 20 January 2025. Retrieved 19 March 2025.
8. "Seleksionimi i Zvicres" [Swiss selection] (in Albanian). Albanian Football Association. April 2013. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
9. "Lista e futbollistëve të Përfaqësueses U21" [List of the players of national U21 team] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 21 March 2017. Archived from the original on 3 April 2019. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
10. "Kosova U21 e pafat kundër Irlandës, humb me rezultat të ngushtë" [Kosovo U21 unlucky against Ireland, loses with a close result] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 25 March 2017. Archived from the original on 1 April 2019. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
11. Valioliigan pelejä keskeytettiin, jotta pelaajat saivat syödä – ramadania viettävät urheilijat kertovat, miten kuukauden paasto vaikuttaa heihin, Yle, 21 April 2023
12. Arian Kabashi at Soccerway
13. Arian Kabashi at Swiss Football League

External links

• Arian Kabashi at Soccerway
• Arian Kabashi at WorldFootball.net