Personal information | |||
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Full name | Besmir Arifaj | ||
Date of birth | 6 May 1986 | ||
Place of birth | Pukë, Albania | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
2000–2004 | Partizani Tirana | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2004–2006 | Partizani Tirana | 3 | (0) |
2006–2007 | Flamurtari Vlorë | 18 | (0) |
2007–2008 | Kastrioti Krujë | 11 | (1) |
2008–2009 | Flamurtari Vlorë | 32 | (2) |
2009–2010 | Kastrioti Krujë | 12 | (0) |
2010–2011 | Tomori Berat | 13 | (0) |
2011–2012 | Dinamo Tirana | 19 | (3) |
2012–2013 | Bylis Ballsh | 16 | (0) |
2013–2015 | Dinamo Tirana | 66 | (6) |
2016 | Luftëtari Gjirokastër | 11 | (1) |
2016–2017 | Dinamo Tirana | 7 | (1) |
2017 | Korabi | 17 | (0) |
International career | |||
2001–2003 | Albania U17 | 5 | (0) |
2003–2005 | Albania U19 | 8 | (0) |
2007–2008 | Albania U21 | 5 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 January 2017 |
Besmir Arifaj (born 6 May 1986) is an Albanian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder.[1]
On 8 August 2012, Arifaj agreed personal term and signed a two-year contract with Bylis Ballsh.[2] He made his first appearance for the new club on 26 August in the opening Albanian Superliga week against Flamurtari Vlorë, entering as a second-half substitute in a 1–1 draw.[3] During the course of 2012–13 season, Arifaj made 25 appearances, including 18 in league, as Bylis barley assured the survival in Superliga. He also made 9 appearances in cup, as Bylis reached the final for the first time in history, losing out to Laçi after extra time, as Arifaj was sent-off during the match.[4] During this competition, he scored in the 3–1 home win against Luftëtari Gjirokastër.[5] He left the club following the end of the season.
In January 2016, Arifaj joined fellow Albanian First Division side Luftëtari Gjirokastër until the end of the season.[6] He made his debut on 13 February in the league encounter against Lushnja, playing for 57 minutes in an eventual 0–1 away win.[7] Arifaj scored his first goal of the campaign on 30 April, netting the lone goal of the match against Sopoti Librazhd.[8] The team finished the Group B in the first position with 68 points, and was promoted to Albanian Superliga for the first time since 2012.[9][10] Following the end of the season, the club terminated the contract with Arifaj by mutual consent, making him a free agent in the process.[11]
On 29 July 2016, Arifaj returned to Dinamo Tirana for the second time by signing a one-year contract.[12]
On 19 January 2017, Arifaj signed a contract until the end of the season with Albanian Superliga Korabi Peshkopi.[13]