Armend Thaqi

Armend Thaqi
Personal information
Full name	Armend Qazim Thaqi
Date of birth	10 October 1992 (age 33)
Place of birth	Pristina, FR Yugoslavia
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position	Right-back
Team information
Current team	Gjilani
Number	2
Youth career
2003–2011	KEK
2011–2013	Hajvalia
Senior career*
Years	Team
2013–2016	Prishtina
2016–2018	Gjilani
2018–2020	Prishtina
2020–2024	Ballkani
2024	CFR Cluj
2024–	Gjilani
International career‡
2013	Kosovo U21
2017–	Kosovo
	* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22 June 2026; ‡ National team caps and goals as of 19 December 2025

Armend Qazim Thaqi (also spelled Thaçi; born 10 October 1992) is a Kosovan professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Kosovo Superleague club Gjilani.

Club career

Prishtina

On 22 June 2013, Thaqi signed a three-year contract with Kosovo Superleague club Prishtina.^[1]

Gjilani

On 13 July 2016, Thaqi signed a one-year contract with Kosovo Superleague club Gjilani.^[2]

Return to Prishtina

On 31 May 2018, Thaqi signed a two-year contract with Kosovo Superleague club Prishtina.^[3] His debut with Prishtina came on 11 July in first qualifying round of UEFA Europa League against Luxembourgish side Fola Esch.^[4]^[5] Thaqi was also named to the Football Superleague of Kosovo Team of the Year in 2018.^[6]

Ballkani

On 25 August 2020, Thaqi signed a two-year contract with Kosovo Superleague club Ballkani.^[7]

International career

Under-21

In June 2013, Thaqi was named as part of the Kosovo U21 squad for 2013 Valais Youth Cup.^[8] 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.^[9]

Senior

On 8 November 2017, Thaqi received a call-up from Kosovo for the friendly match against Latvia,^[10] and made his debut after coming on as a substitute at 83rd minute in place of Fidan Aliti.

Career statistics

International

As of match played 11 June 2021

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Kosovo
	2017	1	0
	2020	1	0
	2021	2	0
Total		5	0

Honours

Prishtina

Kosovar Cup: 2015–16, 2019–2016

Ballkani^[11]

Kosovo Superleague: 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24
Kosovar Cup: 2023–24
Kosovar Supercup: 2022, 2023

References

↑ "Armend Thaqi nënshkruan me Prishtinën" [Armend Thaqi signed with Prishtina] (in Albanian). Telegrafi. 22 June 2013.
↑ "Zyrtare: Armend Thaqi te Gjilani" [Official: Armend Thaqi to Gjilani]. Zeri.info (in Albanian). 13 July 2016.
↑ "Armend Thaqi e Leotrim Bekteshi vishen bardhekaltër" [Armend Thaqi and Leotrim Bekteshi dress white-blue] (in Albanian). FC Prishtina. 31 May 2018. Archived from the original on 8 October 2018. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
↑ "CS Fola Esch – Prishtina, formacionet" [CS Fola Esch – Prishtina, formations] (in Albanian). Radio Television of Kosovo. 11 July 2018.
↑ "Formacionet zyrtare: Prishtina dëshiron rezultat pozitiv ndaj CS Fola Esch" [Official formations: Prishtina wants a positive result against CS Fola Esch] (in Albanian). Telegrafi. 11 July 2018.
↑ "Ky është ekipi i vitit në Superligë" [Official: Football Superleague of Kosovo team of the year]. KosovaSot (in Albanian). 20 December 2018.
↑ "ZYRTARE: Armend Thaqi, futbollist i Ballkanit" [OFFICIAL: Armend Thaqi, footballer of Ballkani]. GazetaOlle (in Albanian). 25 August 2020.^{[permanent dead link]}
↑ "U21 e Kosovës, në Zvicër për sensacion" [Kosovo's U21, in Switzerland for sensation]. albinfo.ch (in Albanian). 11 June 2013.
↑ "Le Ghana au bout du suspense" [Ghana at the end of the suspense] (in French). 2013 Valais Youth Cup. 12 June 2013. Archived from the original on 8 January 2014.
↑ "Sahiti publikoi listën e futbollistëve për miqësoren me Letoninë" [Sahiti published the list of footballers for the friendly match with Latvia] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 8 November 2017.
↑ Armend Thaqi at Soccerway. Retrieved 30 May 2024.

External links

Armend Thaqi at National-Football-Teams.com
Armend Thaqi at Soccerway

[1] "Armend Thaqi nënshkruan me Prishtinën" [Armend Thaqi signed with Prishtina] (in Albanian). Telegrafi. 22 June 2013.

[2] "Zyrtare: Armend Thaqi te Gjilani" [Official: Armend Thaqi to Gjilani]. Zeri.info (in Albanian). 13 July 2016.

[3] "Armend Thaqi e Leotrim Bekteshi vishen bardhekaltër" [Armend Thaqi and Leotrim Bekteshi dress white-blue] (in Albanian). FC Prishtina. 31 May 2018. Archived from the original on 8 October 2018. Retrieved 31 May 2018.

[4] "CS Fola Esch – Prishtina, formacionet" [CS Fola Esch – Prishtina, formations] (in Albanian). Radio Television of Kosovo. 11 July 2018.

[5] "Formacionet zyrtare: Prishtina dëshiron rezultat pozitiv ndaj CS Fola Esch" [Official formations: Prishtina wants a positive result against CS Fola Esch] (in Albanian). Telegrafi. 11 July 2018.

[6] "Ky është ekipi i vitit në Superligë" [Official: Football Superleague of Kosovo team of the year]. KosovaSot (in Albanian). 20 December 2018.

[7] "ZYRTARE: Armend Thaqi, futbollist i Ballkanit" [OFFICIAL: Armend Thaqi, footballer of Ballkani]. GazetaOlle (in Albanian). 25 August 2020.^{[permanent dead link]}

[8] "U21 e Kosovës, në Zvicër për sensacion" [Kosovo's U21, in Switzerland for sensation]. albinfo.ch (in Albanian). 11 June 2013.

[9] "Le Ghana au bout du suspense" [Ghana at the end of the suspense] (in French). 2013 Valais Youth Cup. 12 June 2013. Archived from the original on 8 January 2014.

[10] "Sahiti publikoi listën e futbollistëve për miqësoren me Letoninë" [Sahiti published the list of footballers for the friendly match with Latvia] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 8 November 2017.

[11] Armend Thaqi at Soccerway. Retrieved 30 May 2024.

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