Blendi Baftiu

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Blendi Baftiu
Personal information
Full name Blendi Xhemajl Baftiu
Date of birth (1998-02-17) 17 February 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Pristina, FR Yugoslavia
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Llapi
Number 8
Youth career
0000–2015 Ramiz Sadiku
2015–2016 Skënderbeu Korçë
2016–2018 Prishtina
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2015 Ramiz Sadiku
2015–2016 Skënderbeu Korçë 0 (0)
2016–2018 Prishtina 23 (1)
2017–2018 → Flamurtari (loan) 14 (1)
2018–2022 Ballkani 69 (28)
2022–2024 Drita 72 (13)
2024– Llapi 0 (0)
International career‡
2019 Kosovo U21 4 (1)
2020– Kosovo 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 June 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 January 2020

Blendi Xhemajl Baftiu (born 17 February 1998) is a Kosovan professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Kosovan club FC Drita and the Kosovo national team. [1]

Contents

Club career

Early career

Baftiu began his football career with the youth team of Ramiz Sadiku until 25 September 2015, where he signed a long-term contract with Albanian Superliga club Skënderbeu Korçë, but he during the 2015–16 season would play with under-19 team. [2]

Prishtina

On 1 June 2016, Baftiu joined Football Superleague of Kosovo side Prishtina, on a three-year contract. [3]

Loan at Flamurtari

On 10 August 2017, Baftiu joined Football Superleague of Kosovo side Flamurtari, on a season-long loan. [4]

Ballkani

On 14 June 2018, Baftiu joined Football Superleague of Kosovo side Ballkani, on a two-year contract. [5] On 19 August 2018, he made his debut in a 0–1 away win against Liria after being named in the starting line-up. [6]

Drita

Llapi

International career

Under-21

On 21 March 2017, Baftiu received a call-up from Kosovo U21 for a 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification match against Republic of Ireland U21. [7] On 6 June 2019, he made his debut with Kosovo U21 in a match against Andorra U21 after coming on as a substitute at 86th minute in place of Arbnor Muja. [8]

Senior

On 24 December 2019, Baftiu received a call-up from Kosovo for the friendly match against Sweden [9] and made his debut after coming on as a substitute at 46th minute in place of Ylldren Ibrahimaj. [10]

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References

  1. ↑ "Blendi Baftiu". Fotmob.
  2. ↑ "Skënderbeu merr edhe një talent kosovar (Video)" [Skënderbeu gets another Kosovar talent (Video)] (in Albanian). Telegrafi. September 25, 2015. Blend Baftiu, talenti nga Prishtina do të jetë lojtari më i ri i Skënderbeut. Baftiu luan në qendër të mesfushës dhe ka nënshkruar kontratë afatgjate me klubin. 16-vjeçari do të stërvitet me ekipin e parë, por gjatë këtij sezoni do të aktivizohet me Skënderbeu U19. Mbetet të shihet nëse edhe Baftiu do t'i 'ndezë' Skënderbeut, që është bërë 'shtëpi' e madhe për futbollistët kosovarë. Ky futbollist më parë ka luajtur për Ramiz Sadikun dhe grupmoshat e Përfaqësueses së Kosovës
  3. ↑ "Blendi Baftiu nga Skënderbeu në Prishtinë" [Blendi Baftiu from Skënderbeu in Prishtina] (in Albanian). FC Prishtina. June 1, 2016. Archived from the original on October 21, 2020. Retrieved January 19, 2020. Mesfushori ofensiv 18 vjeçar i lindur në Prishtinë ka nënshkruar për tre vite. Prishtinë, 1 qershor – FC Prishtina vazhdon me strategjinë e saj të sjelljes së futbollistëve të rinj perspektiv. I tillë vlerësohet, ndër talentet më të mëdhenj të futbollit kosovar, Blendi Baftiu. Baftiu, i lindur më 17.02.1998 në Prishtinë, është produkt i Ramiz Sadikut nga Prishtina. Në edicionin 2014/15 ishte aktivizuar në skuadrën e parë të kësaj skuadre. Në dimër ishte bërë pjesë e kampionëve aktual të Shqipërisë, Skënderbeu. I gjatë 181 cm dhe luan me këmbë të djathtë. Prezantimin e Baftiut ka bërë kryetari i FC Prishtina, Remzi Ejupi
  4. ↑ "Godet Flamurtari, merr lojtarin e Prishtinës" [Flamurtari hits, gets Prishtina player]. GazetaOlle (in Albanian). August 10, 2017. Archived from the original on October 22, 2020. Retrieved January 19, 2020.
  5. ↑ "Zyrtare: Prishtina mbetet pa talentin e madh" [Official: Pristina remains without great talent]. Gazeta Blic (in Albanian). June 14, 2018. Archived from the original on October 21, 2020. Retrieved January 19, 2020. Skuadra e inkuadruar në Superligë, KF Ballkani ka njoftuar edhe transferimin e radhës në merkakton e verës. Klubi nga Suhareka ka arritur transferimin e talentit të FC Prishtinës, Blend Baftiu
  6. ↑ "Ballkani shokon Lirinë" [Ballkani shock Liria] (in Albanian). Bota Sot. August 19, 2018.
  7. ↑ "Lista e futbollistëve të Përfaqësueses U21" [List of the players of national U21 team] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. March 21, 2017. Archived from the original on April 3, 2019. Retrieved January 19, 2020.
  8. ↑ "Kosova U21 shkëlqen kundër Andorrës, fiton 4:0" [Kosovo U21 shines against Andorra, wins 4:0] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. June 6, 2019.
  9. ↑ "Lista e futbollistëve për ndeshjen Kosovë–Suedi" [List of players for the match Kosovo–Sweden] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. December 24, 2019.
  10. ↑ "Sweden (1–0) Kosovo". eu-football.info. January 12, 2020.
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