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Arian Kabashi (footballer, born 1997)

Swedish association football player

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionNov 16, 2025
Entity authorityQ28911774 ↗
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Arian Kabashi (born 14 March 1997) is an Albanian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Utsiktens BK.

Club career

IF Elfsborg

2017 season

On 26 February 2017, Kabashi made his debut with IF Elfsborg in the 2016–17 Svenska Cupen group stage against Ytterhogdals IK after coming on as a substitute in the 65th minute in place of Jesper Karlsson. 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 Falkenbergs FF in Svenska Cupen.

2018 season

On 3 January 2018, Kabashi signed his first professional contract with Allsvenskan side IF Elfsborg 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 Kalmar FF 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 Superettan side GAIS, on a season-long loan. His debut with GAIS came on 14 February in the 2018–19 Svenska Cupen group stage against Örebro SK after coming on as a substitute in the 78th minute in place of Edin Hamidović.

Dalkurd FF

2020 season as loan

On 14 December 2019, Kabashi joined Superettan side Dalkurd FF, 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 Djurgårdens IF 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 Dalkurd FF. His debut with Dalkurd FF came a day later in the 2020–21 Svenska Cupen group stage against BK Häcken after being named in the starting line-up.

Helsingborgs IF

On 6 August 2022, Kabashi signed a three-and-a-half-year contract with Allsvenskan club Helsingborgs IF. His debut with Helsingborgs IF came two days later in a 5–0 away defeat against BK Häcken after coming on as a substitute in the 38th minute in place of Alexander Faltsetas.

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The public source identifies “Arian Kabashi (footballer, born 1997)” as swedish association football player. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Arian, Kabashi and footballer.

Editorial reviewStrongest as a route into the people, institutions and dated events that shaped the subject’s public record. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1997, 2017, 2016, 2018—that can be checked directly. The linked authority record independently contributes the date 1997-03-14. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with Arian, Kabashi and footballer providing the first useful test.
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Chronology provides the most reliable spine for this subject; interpretation should follow only after identities and dates are secure. The source revision retrieved here is dated Nov 16, 2025. The linked authority identifier is Q28911774. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1997, 2017, 2016 and 2018.

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This entry incorporates text from “Arian Kabashi (footballer, born 1997)” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.