Albi Dosti (born 13 September 1991) is an Albanian professional

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who plays as a

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for

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. He has also been a member of Albania national team, making one appearance in 2014.

Club career

Early career

Dosti began his career with

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, making his debut at the age of 17. He has played over 6 league games for the club since making his debut in the 2007–08 season.

Kukësi

On 23 August 2013, Dosti joined fellow top flight side Kukësi by penning a 1+1 contract.

Montana

On 16 July 2015, Dosti signed a two-year deal with the Bulgarian side

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, a club which plays in the elite of Bulgarian football. On 3 August, he made his

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debut from the bench, coming into the game for

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in the 77th minute during the 2–1 loss against

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Laçi

On 27 January 2016, Dosti returned in Albania by signing a six-month contract with Laçi of Albanian Superliga, rejoining his first manager

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Šibenik

On 12 July 2016, Dosti completed a transfer to

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side

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, penning a one-year contract. During an interview, he said that he turned down several offers from Albanian clubs just to play in Croatia, where, according to him, is shown proper attention to players.

Teuta Durrës

On 4 July 2017, Dosti returned to his first senior club Teuta Durrës by signing a contract for the 2017–18 season with an option to renew, taking the squad number 10. This marked his return in

Durrës Durrës ( , ; sq-definite, Durrësi) is the second most populous city of the Republic of Albania and seat of Durrës County and Durrës Municipality. It is located on a flat plain along the Albanian Adriatic Sea Coast between the mouths of ...

after four years, and Dosti commented this by stating: "I'm very happy to be part of Teuta for the upcoming season. I promise that I'll extenuate that trust of Teuta directors on me." Dosti started the season on 9 September by playing full-90 minutes in the opening match of 2017–18 Albanian Superliga against Luftëtari Gjirokastër which was won 2–1 at home. His first score-sheet contributions came later on matchday 5, scoring his team's only goal in a 1–2 home loss to

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. On 30 October, following the 2–1 defeat at Lushnja which was the fourth consecutive and fifth in six matches, Dosti was released by the club due to bad performances and being tagged as one of culprits for the team crisis.

Kukësi return

In November 2017, following his release from Teuta, Dosti returned to Kukësi but only to train and is set to sign in January transfer window.

SV Bevern

In December 2017, Dosti signed for German club

International career

On 8 June 2014, Dosti made his debut with

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against

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in Serravalle, replacing Armando Vajushi for the last 20 minutes of 3–0 away win.

Career statistics

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International

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Dosti, Albi 1991 births Living people People from Krujë Albanian footballers Association football forwards Association football midfielders Albania international footballers Kategoria Superiore players First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players First Football League (Croatia) players Kategoria e Parë players KF Teuta Durrës players FK Kukësi players FC Montana players KF Laçi players HNK Šibenik players KF Bylis Ballsh players SV Bevern players Albanian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Bulgaria Expatriate footballers in Croatia Expatriate footballers in Germany Albanian expatriate sportspeople in Bulgaria Albanian expatriate sportspeople in Croatia Albanian expatriate sportspeople in Germany