Arian Kabashi (born 14 March 1997) is an Albanian professional footballer who plays as a

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for

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Club career

IF Elfsborg

2017 season

On 26 February 2017, Kabashi made his debut with

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in the 2016–17 Svenska Cupen group stage against

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after coming on as a substitute in the 65th minute in place of

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. Seven days later, he scored his first goal for IF Elfsborg in his second appearance for the club in a 6–1 home win over

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in Svenska Cupen.

2018 season

On 3 January 2018, Kabashi signed his first professional contract with

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side

after agreeing to a two-year deal. On 8 April 2018, he played the first match as professional player in a 1–0 home defeat against

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after coming on as a substitute in the 62nd minute in place of Simon Olsson.

2019 season as loan at GAIS

On 14 January 2019, Kabashi joined

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side

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, on a season-long loan. His debut with GAIS came on 14 February in the 2018–19 Svenska Cupen group stage against

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after coming on as a substitute in the 78th minute in place of

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Dalkurd FF

2020 season as loan

On 14 December 2019, Kabashi joined

side

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, on a season-long loan and this loan would become legally effective in January 2020. His debut with Dalkurd FF came on 22 February 2020 in the 2019–20 Svenska Cupen group stage against

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after being named in the starting line-up.

2021 season as a permanent player

On 20 January 2021, Kabashi signed a two-year contract with Ettan Norra club

. His debut with Dalkurd FF came a day later in the 2020–21 Svenska Cupen group stage against

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after being named in the starting line-up.

Helsingborgs IF

On 6 August 2022, Kabashi signed a three-and-a-half-year contract with

club

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. His debut with Helsingborgs IF came two days later in a 5–0 away defeat against

after coming on as a substitute in the 38th minute in place of

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. Thirteen days after debut, Kabashi scored his first goal for Helsingborgs IF in his third appearance for the club in a 1–2 away win over

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in Allsvenskan. On January 15, 2025, Kabashi terminated his contract with Helsingborgs.

International career

Born and raised in

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, Kabashi is of

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origin from

Istog Istog ( sq-definite, Istogu; sr-Cyrl-Latn, Исток, Istok) or Burim is a town and municipality located in the District of Peja of western Kosovo. According to the 2011 census, the city of Istog has 5,115 inhabitants, while the municipality has ...

. His family are from the Kabashi tribe. In September 2016, Kabashi declared that he was interested in representing

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. On 17 January 2017, Kabashi received a call-up from Albania U21 for a seven-day training camp in

Durrës Durrës ( , ; sq-definite, Durrësi) is the List of cities and towns in Albania#List, second most populous city of the Albania, Republic of Albania and county seat, seat of Durrës County and Durrës Municipality. It is one of Albania's oldest ...

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kabashi, Arian 1997 births Living people Albanian men's footballers Swedish men's footballers Swedish people of Kosovan descent Swedish people of Albanian descent Kosovan men's footballers Men's association football forwards Allsvenskan players IF Elfsborg players Helsingborgs IF players Superettan players GAIS players Ettan Fotboll players Dalkurd FF players 21st-century Swedish sportsmen 21st-century Albanian sportsmen