Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 14 March 1997 | ||
Place of birth | Sweden | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Utsiktens BK | ||
Number | 10 | ||
Youth career | |||
–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) |
2022–2025 | Helsingborgs IF | 31 | (1) |
2025– | Utsiktens BK | 15 | (3) |
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 7 August 2025 |
Arian Kabashi (born 14 March 1997) is an Albanian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Utsiktens BK.
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 in the 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 in the 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 in the 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 in the 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]
On January 15, 2025, Kabashi terminated his contract with Helsingborgs. [14]
Born and raised in Sweden, Kabashi is of Kosovo Albanian origin from Istog. [15] His family are from the Kabashi tribe. In September 2016, Kabashi declared that he was interested in representing Kosovo. [16] On 17 January 2017, Kabashi received a call-up from Albania U21 for a seven-day training camp in Durrës. [17]