Doni Arifi

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Doni Arifi
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-04-11) 11 April 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth Finland
Height 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Ilves
Number 6
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2018–2020 Honka II 31 (0)
2018–2020 Honka 0 (0)
2020– Ilves 68 (1)
International career
2018 Finland U17 5 (0)
2019 Finland U18 2 (0)
2021 Finland U20 2 (0)
2023– Kosovo U21 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 April 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 January 2024

Doni Arifi (born 11 April 2002) is a professional footballer, who plays as a midfielder for Finnish premier division club Ilves. [1] [2] 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. [3]

Career

On 7 August 2021, Arifi extended his contract with Ilves, on a deal until the end of 2024. [4] [5] [6]

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References

  1. Doni Arifi at Soccerway
  2. "Profile at Veikkausliiga's website". Veikkausliiga. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  3. D.Arifi, worldfootball
  4. Doni Arifi ja Ilves jatkosopimukseen - "Kohta on aika paljastaa salainen ase", Veikkausliiga, 7 August 2021
  5. DONI ARIFI JATKAA ILVEKSESSÄ PITKÄN JATKOSOPIMUKSEN TURVIN, ilvesedustus.fi, 7 August 2021
  6. Video: Rikkeestä suuttunut Ilveksen pelaaja kosti rumalla tempulla – raivo repesi: ”Ihan järkyttävää toimintaa”, Ilta-Sanomat, 26 September 2021