Eni Imami (born 19 December 1992) is an Albanian professional

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who plays as a midfielder for Albanian club

Dinamo Tirana Futboll Club Dinamo Tirana is an Albanian professional football club based in the country's capital Tirana. They play in the Kategoria e Parë, the second tier of Albanian football, in the 2022–23 season. Founded in 1950 during the communist r ...

Club career

Dinamo Tirana

Imami made his professional debut at 17 years and five months old on 21 April 2010 in a 1–2 home loss to Teuta. With Dinamo already having secured the Kategoria Superiore title for the 18th time in history, Imami got his chance and went on to make three other appearances as substitute, collecting 132 minutes.

Biaschesi

In June 2013, Imami completed a transfer to

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side Biaschesi after successfully passing a one-week trial two months earlier. He played in Swiss' 5th tier in the first part of 2013–14 season, recording ten league appearances before returning in Albania at the end of the year.

Teuta

Imami signed for Teuta in January 2014 on a short-term contract. Imami would only make on league appearance during his time at Teuta, and it came on 30 April 2014 in a 2-0 away win over Lushnja. He was subbed on for

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at halftime.

Kukësi

On 21 January 2016, Imami joined Kukësi by penning a three-year contract, worth €500 per month. He made his debut for his new club two days later by playing in the second half of the match against Teuta, valid for the first leg of

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quarter-finals, which was lost 1–0. He spent the second part of the 2015–16 season on bench, making only three league appearances, including one as starter, as Kukësi finished as runner-up to

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. He won his first silverware with Kukësi on 22 May 2016, the

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, after defeating Laçi on penalty shootouts. Imami became a regular starter under

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in the 2016–17 season; he made 22 league appearances, collecting 1868 minutes as Kukësi won their first ever championship by defeating Skënderbeu on controversial fashion in the penultimate matchday. He scored his first goal for Kukësi on 1 February 2017 in the first leg of

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's quarter-final against Tirana. In August 2017, he demanded a wage increase to president

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; his request was granted. Imami played 31 league appearances during the 2017–18 season as Kukësi failed to retain the title. Under manager

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and later

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, Imami was used as left-back,

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and central midfielder. On 27 May 2018, he was involved in a verbal confrontation with coach Peter Pacult, with the player reportedly asking the coach about his limited playing time. One day later, Imami left the club after two-and-a-half years after handing a transfer request.

Tirana

On 29 June 2018, Imami was unveiled as Tirana newest player by signing a two-year contract.

Career statistics

Club

Honours

;Dinamo Tirana * Kategoria Superiore: 2009–10 ;Kukësi * Kategoria Superiore: 2016–17 *

: 2015–16 * Albanian Supercup:

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;Vllaznia *

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References

External links

FSHF profile
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Imami, Eni 1992 births Living people Footballers from Tirana Albanian footballers Association football wingers Albania under-21 international footballers Albania youth international footballers FK Dinamo Tirana players KF Laçi players KF Teuta Durrës players FK Kukësi players KF Tirana players KF Skënderbeu Korçë players KF Vllaznia Shkodër players Kategoria Superiore players Kategoria e Parë players Albanian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Switzerland Albanian expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland