| Armend Kabashi | |
| Birth Date: | 1995 12, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Bad Saulgau, Germany |
| Height: | 1.82m (05.97feet) |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Currentclub: | 28 |
| Youthyears1: | 2006–2007 |
| Youthclubs1: | LePa |
| Youthyears2: | 2007–2013 |
| Youthclubs2: | Honka |
| Years1: | 2011–2013 |
| Clubs1: | Pallohonka |
| Caps1: | 45 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2012–2014 |
| Clubs2: | Honka |
| Caps2: | 25 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2013 |
| Clubs3: | → Viikingit (loan) |
| Caps3: | 8 |
| Goals3: | 1 |
| Years4: | 2015–2017 |
| Clubs4: | Eintracht Braunschweig II |
| Caps4: | 49 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2017–2018 |
| Clubs5: | TuS Erndtebrück |
| Caps5: | 15 |
| Goals5: | 2 |
| Years7: | 2018–2019 |
| Clubs7: | Honka |
| Caps7: | 11 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
| Years8: | 2020 |
| Clubs8: | KPV |
| Caps8: | 4 |
| Goals8: | 1 |
| Years9: | 2021 |
| Clubs9: | Gnistan |
| Caps9: | 18 |
| Goals9: | 0 |
| Years10: | 2022 |
| Clubs10: | AC Oulu |
| Caps10: | 20 |
| Goals10: | 1 |
| Years11: | 2023– |
| Clubs11: | Gnistan |
| Caps11: | 19 |
| Goals11: | 1 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2014–2016 |
| Nationalteam1: | Finland U21 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 11 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Pcupdate: | 24 June 2023 |
Armend Kabashi (born 4 December 1995) is a Finnish professional football midfielder for Ykkönen side Gnistan. He began his senior club career playing for Pallohonka, before making his league debut for Honka at age 18 in 2012.
He made his first appearance on senior level on 5 May 2011 in the ranks of Pallohonka in a Kakkonen match against Sudet.
Kabashi made his professional debut on 6 April 2014 in a Veikkausliiga match for FC Honka against MYPA.[1]
In 2015, he joined the reserve side of German club Eintracht Braunschweig in the Regionalliga Nord.[2]
Kabashi returned to FC Honka in January 2018 and left the club again at the end of the year. However, he returned to the for the third time on 29 August 2019, signing a contract for the rest of the year with an option for one further year.[3]
After a spell at KPV in the 2020 season, Kabashi moved to second-tier Ykkönen club IF Gnistan on 21 April 2021, signing a deal for the rest of the year.[4]
On 29 January 2022, he signed with Oulu for the 2022 Veikkausliiga season.[5]
Kabashi was 18 years old on 5 September 2014 when he debuted in Finland national under-21 football team in a UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification match against Wales.[6]
Kabashi is of Kosovo Albanian descent.[7] His relatives Labinot Kabashi, and Astrit Kabashi are also footballers.[8] [9]
| Club | Season | Division | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Pallohonka | 2011 | Kakkonen | 10 | 0 | – | – | – | 10 | 0 | |||
| 2012 | Kakkonen | 22 | 0 | – | – | – | 22 | 0 | ||||
| 2013 | Kakkonen | 13 | 0 | – | – | – | 13 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 0 | ||
| Honka | 2012 | Veikkausliiga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2013 | Veikkausliiga | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2014 | Veikkausliiga | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 33 | 1 | |
| Total | 26 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 37 | 1 | ||
| Viikingit (loan) | 2013 | Ykkönen | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 8 | 1 | ||
| Eintracht Braunschweig II | 2015–16 | Regionalliga Nord | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 20 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | Regionalliga Nord | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 29 | 0 | |||
| Total | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 0 | ||
| TuS Erndtebrück | 2017–18 | Regionalliga West | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | 17 | 2 | |
| Honka | 2018 | Veikkausliiga | 6 | 0 | – | – | – | 6 | 0 | |||
| 2019 | Veikkausliiga | 5 | 0 | – | – | – | 5 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||
| KPV | 2020 | Ykkönen | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 5 | 1 | ||
| Gnistan | 2021 | Ykkönen | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 18 | 0 | ||
| AC Oulu | 2022 | Veikkausliiga | 20 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | 24 | 1 | |
| Gnistan | 2023 | Ykkönen | 10 | 1 | – | – | – | 10 | 1 | |||
| 2024 | Veikkausliiga | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 4 | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
| Total | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 23 | 1 | ||
| Career Total | 215 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 237 | 7 | ||
Gnistan
TuS Erndtebrück
Honka