Betim Halimi
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Betim Halimi | ||
| Date of birth | 28 February 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Pozharan, FR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Suhareka | ||
| Number | 1 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2014 | Vllaznia Pozheran | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2016 | Vllaznia Pozheran | ||
| 2016 | Drita | 15 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Hajvalia | 3 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Drita | 22 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Narva Trans | 7 | (0) |
| 2019–2021 | Olimpik Donetsk | 18 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Prishtina | 16 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Kukësi | 9 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Gjilani | 12 | (0) |
| 2024– | Suhareka | 6 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021 | Kosovo | 1 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 5 January 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 11 June 2021 | |||
Betim Halimi (born 28 February 1996) is a Kosovan professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Kosovo Superleague club Suhareka.
Early career and Drita
Halimi was part of Kosovo First League club Vllaznia Pozheran until 1 February 2016. On 19 January 2016, Telegrafi announced that he is on trial to Chelsea's under-18 team competing in the U18 Premier League,[1] but unfortunately this test turned out to fail. On 1 February 2016, Halimi joined Kosovo Superleague side Drita,[2] to replace the injured Artan Latifi and played 15 matches in the league.
Hajvalia
On 7 July 2016, Halimi joined Kosovo Superleague side Hajvalia.[3] On 21 August 2016, he made his debut in a 4–0 away defeat against Ferizaj after being named in the starting line-up.[4]
Return to Drita
On 30 December 2016, Halimi returned to Kosovo Superleague club Drita and this return would become legally effective two days later.[5] On 26 February 2017, he made his debut in a 1–1 away win against Gjilani after being named in the starting line-up.[6]
Narva Trans
On 13 June 2018, Halimi joined Meistriliiga side Narva Trans.[7] On 21 August 2018, he made his debut with Narva Trans in the 2018–19 Estonian Cup third round against SK Kadrina after being named in the starting line-up. Seven days later, he made his first Meistriliiga appearance after coming on as a substitute at last minutes in place of Artur Kotenko in a 0–3 away win against Kuressaare.[8]
Olimpik Donetsk
On 27 February 2019, Halimi signed a three-and-a-half-year contract with Ukrainian Premier League club Olimpik Donetsk and received squad number 12.[9][10] Four days later, he made his debut in a 0–1 home defeat against Arsenal Kyiv after being named in the starting line-up.[11][12]
Prishtina
On 10 August 2021, Halimi signed a three-year contract with Kosovo Superleague club Prishtina.[13] Seven days later, he made his debut with Prishtina in the 2021 Kosovar Supercup against Llapi after being named in the starting line-up.[14]
International career
Under-21
On 21 March 2017, Halimi received a call-up from Kosovo U21 for a 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification match against Republic of Ireland U21,[15] he was an unused substitute in that match.
Senior
On 23 December 2019, Halimi confirmed that he received a call-up from Kosovo for a friendly match against Sweden, but was unable to join the national team due to injury.[16] On 17 March 2021, he received again a call-up from Kosovo for the friendly match against Lithuania and 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification matches against Sweden and Spain,[17] but he was an unused substitute in these matches. His debut with Kosovo came on 11 June 2021 in a friendly match against Gambia after being named in the starting line-up.[18]
