Armend Qazim Thaqi, also spelled Thaçi, (born 10 October 1992) is a Kosovan professional

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who plays as a defender for Kosovo Superleague club Ballkani and the Kosovo national team.

Club career

Prishtina

On 22 June 2013, Thaqi signed a three-year contract with

Football Superleague of Kosovo The Football Superleague of Kosovo ( sq, Superliga e Futbollit të Kosovës), also known as the ALBI MALL Superleague of Kosovo ( sq, ALBI MALL Superliga e Kosovës) for sponsorship reasons with Albi Mall, is the top level of the Kosovar football ...

club

Prishtina Pristina, ; sr, / (, ) is the capital and largest city of Kosovo. The city's municipal boundaries in Pristina District form the largest urban center in Kosovo. After Tirana, Pristina has the second largest population of ethnic Albanians and ...

Gjilani

On 13 July 2016, Thaqi signed a one-year contract with

club

Gjilani Gjilan, or Gnjilane ( sr-cyr, Гњилане) is the eighth largest city in Kosovo and seat of Gjilan Municipality and Gjilan District. Name Ottoman chronicler Evliya Çelebi mentions ''Morava'' as a settlement of the Sanjak of Vučitrn. � ...

Return to Prishtina

On 31 May 2018, Thaqi signed a two-year contract with

club

. His debut with Prishtina came on 11 July in

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against Luxembourgian side Fola Esch. Thaqi was also named to the

Team of the Year in 2018.

Ballkani

On 25 August 2020, Thaqi signed a two-year contract with

club Ballkani.

International career

Under-21

In June 2013, Thaqi was named as part of the Kosovo U21 squad for 2013 Valais Youth Cup. On 12 June 2013, he made his debut with Kosovo U21 in 2013 Valais Youth Cup semi-final against Ghana U20 after being named in the starting line-up.

Senior

On 8 November 2017, Thaqi received a call-up from

Kosovo Kosovo ( sq, Kosova or ; sr-Cyrl, Косово ), officially the Republic of Kosovo ( sq, Republika e Kosovës, links=no; sr, Република Косово, Republika Kosovo, links=no), is a partially recognised state in Southeast Euro ...

for the

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against

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, and made his debut after coming on as a substitute at 83rd minute in place of

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Thaqi, Armend 1992 births Living people Footballers from Pristina Kosovan footballers Kosovo men's youth international footballers Kosovo men's under-21 international footballers Kosovo men's international footballers Men's association football defenders Football Superleague of Kosovo players KF Hajvalia players FC Prishtina players SC Gjilani players FC Ballkani players