Armend Kabashi (born 4 December 1995) is a

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professional

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who plays for

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. He began his senior club

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playing for

Pallohonka Pallohonka is a football club from Espoo in Finland. The club was formed in 2009 and their home ground is at the Otaniemen urheilukeskus, Otaniemi. Pallohonka is FC Honka's 'B team' and currently plays in the ''Kakkonen'', or the third level of ...

, before making his league debut for Honka at age 18 in 2012.

Club career

Pallohonka

He made his first appearance on senior level on 5 May 2011 in the ranks of

in a

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match against Sudet.

Honka

Kabashi made his professional debut on 6 April 2014 in a

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match for

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against MYPA.

Eintracht Braunschweig II

In 2015, he joined the reserve side of German club Eintracht Braunschweig in the

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Return to FC Honka

Kabashi returned to

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.

Gnistan

After a spell at

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in the 2020 season, Kabashi moved to

IF Gnistan IF Gnistan (''The Spark'' in English) is a Finnish football club from the city of Helsinki, founded in 1924. The club is currently playing in the Ykkönen, the second tier of the Finnish league system. IF Gnistan play their home matches at Must ...

on 21 April 2021, signing a deal for the rest of the year.

Oulu

On 29 January 2022, he signed with

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for the 2022 season.

International career

Kabashi was 18 years old on 5 September 2014 when he debuted in

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in a

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qualification match against

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Personal life

Kabashi is of

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descent. His relatives Labinot Kabashi, and Astrit Kabashi are also footballers.

Career statistics

Club

References

External links

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Armend Kabashi profile
at the website of the

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Armend Kabashi
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