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Doni Arifi

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Doni Arifi
Arifi with Ilves in 2024
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-04-11) 11 April 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth Finland
Height 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Ilves
Number 6
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2020 Honka II 31 (0)
2018–2020 Honka 0 (0)
2020– Ilves 89 (3)
2020 → Ilves II 1 (0)
International career
2018 Finland U17 5 (0)
2019 Finland U18 2 (0)
2021 Finland U20 2 (0)
2023 Kosovo U21 2 (0)
2024– Finland U21 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 October 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 October 2024

Doni Arifi (born 11 April 2002) is a Finnish professional footballer, who plays as a midfielder for Ilves in Veikkausliiga, Finnish premier division.[1][2]

Club career

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Arifi started to play football in FC Honka organisation, debuting in senior level with the club's reserve team in the third-tier Kakkonen in 2018.

In the early 2020, Arifi moved to Tampere and joined a fellow Veikkausliiga side Ilves. On 7 August 2021, he extended his contract with Ilves, on a deal until the end of 2024.[3][4][5] He missed the most of the 2023 season due to injury, but contributed in four cup matches as Ilves won the 2023 Finnish Cup title.

International career

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Born and raised in Finland, Arifi is a former youth international for the country, before switching his allegiance to Kosovo at under-21 level in 2023.[6] In August 2024, Arifi stated in an interview that he is still open to represent the country from which he receives the first full international call-up. He respects Finland where he was born and raised and educated as a player, and Kosovo as his parents' home country.[7]

On 28 August 2024, Arifi was called-up by head coach Mika Lehkosuo to the Finland U21 squad for the 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification matches against Armenia and Romania.[8]

Career statistics

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As of 19 October 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup[a] League cup[b] Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Honka Akatemia 2018 Kakkonen 14 0 14 0
2019 Kakkonen 16 0 16 0
2020 Kakkonen 1 0 1 1 2 1
Total 31 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 32 1
Honka 2018 Veikkausliiga 0 0 1 0 1 0
2019 Veikkausliiga 0 0 4 0 4 0
Total 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
Ilves II 2020 Kakkonen 1 0 1 0
Ilves 2020 Veikkausliiga 9 0 0 0 1[c] 0 10 0
2021 Veikkausliiga 23 0 3 0 26 0
2022 Veikkausliiga 26 0 2 0 4 0 32 0
2023 Veikkausliiga 8 0 4 0 5 0 17 0
2024 Veikkausliiga 23 3 1 0 6 0 4[d] 0 34 3
Total 89 3 10 0 15 0 5 0 119 3
Career total 121 3 16 1 15 0 5 0 157 4

Honours

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Ilves

References

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  1. ^ Doni Arifi at Soccerway
  2. ^ "Profile at Veikkausliiga's website". Veikkausliiga. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  3. ^ Doni Arifi ja Ilves jatkosopimukseen - "Kohta on aika paljastaa salainen ase", Veikkausliiga, 7 August 2021
  4. ^ DONI ARIFI JATKAA ILVEKSESSÄ PITKÄN JATKOSOPIMUKSEN TURVIN, ilvesedustus.fi, 7 August 2021
  5. ^ Video: Rikkeestä suuttunut Ilveksen pelaaja kosti rumalla tempulla – raivo repesi: ”Ihan järkyttävää toimintaa”, Ilta-Sanomat, 26 September 2021
  6. ^ D.Arifi, worldfootball
  7. ^ Ilves-tähti Doni Arifi sisuuntui pelikaverien ja opettajien reaktioista – Jarkko Wissin esittämä kysymys sai napakan vastauksen, Aamulehti, 15 August 2024
  8. ^ Pikkuhuuhkajat nimetty syyskuun otteluihin, Finnish FA, 28 August 2024
  9. ^ Ilveksen päävalmentaja hopeasta: ”Voitettu mitali”, Yle, 19 October 2024