Ardit Tahiri

Ardit Tahiri
Tahiri with Kosovo U21 in 2024
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-10-06) 6 October 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth Vushtrri, FR Yugoslavia
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Centre-forward
Team information
Current team
 Llapi
Number 99
Youth career
2011–2014 Liria Milloshevë
2014–2020 2 Korriku
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2021 Besa Pejë 30 (9)
2021–2024 Drita 81 (16)
2024 Dinamo City 7 (1)
2024– Llapi 16 (3)
International career‡
2020 Kosovo U19 2 (0)
2021– Kosovo U21 18 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 January 2025
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 October 2024

Ardit Tahiri (born 6 October 2002) is a Kosovan professional footballer who plays as a centre-forward for Kosovo Superleague club Llapi.

Club career

Drita

On 14 August 2021, Tahiri signed a three-year contract with Kosovo Superleague club Drita.[1]

Dinamo City

On 15 January 2024, Tahiri joined Kategoria Superiore side Dinamo City.[2] His debut with Dinamo City came nine days later in the 2023–24 Albanian Cup round of 16 against Laçi after coming on as a substitute in the 73rd minute in place of Lorenco Vila.[3]

Llapi

On 29 June 2024, Tahiri signed a three-year contract with Kosovo Superleague club Llapi.[4] His debut with Llapi came nineteen days later in the 2024–25 UEFA Europa League first qualifying round against Wisła Kraków after coming on as a substitute in the 64th minute in place of Muhamed Useini and scored his side's only goal during a 1–2 home defeat.[5]

International career

Under-19

On 20 January 2020, Tahiri received a call-up from Kosovo U19 for a three-day training camp in Pristina.[6] On 16 February 2020, he was named as part of the Kosovo U19 squad for 2020 Roma Caput Mundi.[7] His debut with Kosovo U19 came two days later in the 2020 Roma Caput Mundi match against Greece U19 after being named in the starting line-up.[8]

Under-21

On 24 August 2021, Tahiri received a call-up from Kosovo U21 for the 2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification match against England U21,[9] and made his debut after coming on as a substitute in the 82nd minute in place of Kreshnik Krasniqi.

Honours

Kosovo U19
  • Roma Caput Mundi: 2020[10]
Individual
  • Kosovo Superleague "Star of the Week" Award: 2021–22 (Round 3)[11]

References

  1. ^ "ZYRTARE: Ardit Tahiri transferohet te Drita" [OFFICIAL: Ardit Tahiri is transferred to Drita]. Lajmi.net (in Albanian). 14 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Zyrtare: Ardit Tahiri kompleton kalimin në Shqipëri tek Dinamo City" [Official: Ardit Tahiri completes his transfer to Albania to Dinamo City] (in Albanian). Telegrafi. 15 January 2024.
  3. ^ "Laçi vs. Dinamo City". Soccerway. 24 January 2024.
  4. ^ "Komunikatë Zyrtare: Ardit Tahiri" [Official announcement: Ardit Tahiri] (in Albanian). KF Llapi. 29 June 2024.
  5. ^ "Llapi eliminohet nga Liga e Evropës, vazhdon në Ligën e Konferencës" [Llapi is eliminated from the Europa League, continues in the Conference League] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 18 July 2024.
  6. ^ "Lista e futbollistëve të Kombëtares U19 për grumbullimin treditorë në Prishtinë" [The list of footballers of the national U19 team for the three-day gathering in Pristina] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 20 January 2020.
  7. ^ "Kombëtarja U19 e meshkujve dhe Kombëtarja e femrave udhëtuan për Itali" [The U19 men's national team and the women's national team traveled to Italy] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 16 February 2020.
  8. ^ "Kombëtarja U19 triumfoi ndaj Greqisë" [The national U19 team triumphed over Greece] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 18 February 2020.
  9. ^ "Përzgjedhësi Nees publikon listën e Dardanëve U21 për ndeshjen kundër Anglisë" [Selector Nees publishes the list of Dardanians U21 for the match against England] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 24 August 2021.
  10. ^ "Triumf i Kombëtares U19 në "Roma Caput Mundi", në finale mundi Moldavinë" [Triumph of the national U19 team in "Roma Caput Mundi", in the final they beat Moldova] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 21 February 2020.
  11. ^ "Ardit Tahiri, ylli i javës së 3-të" [Ardit Tahiri, the star of the 3rd week] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 13 September 2021.