* Club domestic league appearances and goalsas of 21 July 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 25 March 2025
Doni Arifi (born 11 April 2002) is a Finnish professional footballer, who plays as a midfielder for KuPS in Veikkausliiga, Finnish premier division.[1][2]
Arifi was born in Riihimäki but raised in Matinkylä, Espoo. He started to play football in FC Honka organisation, debuting in senior level with the club's reserve team in the third-tier Kakkonen in 2018.
In the early 2020, Arifi moved to Tampere and joined a fellow Veikkausliiga side Ilves. On 7 August 2021, he extended his contract with Ilves, on a deal until the end of 2024.[3][4][5] He missed most of the 2023 season due to injury, but contributed in four cup matches as Ilves won the 2023 Finnish Cup title.
In January 2025, Arifi left Ilves and signed with KuPS.[6]
International career
Born and raised in Finland, Arifi is a former youth international for the country, before switching his allegiance to Kosovo at under-21 level in 2023.[7] In August 2024, Arifi stated in an interview that he is still open to represent the country from which he receives the first full international call-up. He respects Finland where he was born and raised and educated as a player, and Kosovo as his parents' home country.[8]
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