Blendi Baftiu
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Blendi Xhemajl Baftiu | ||
| Date of birth | 17 February 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Pristina, FR Yugoslavia (now Kosovo) | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Prishtina | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2015 | Ramiz Sadiku | ||
| 2015–2016 | Skënderbeu Korçë | ||
| 2016–2018 | Prishtina | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015 | Ramiz Sadiku | ||
| 2015–2016 | Skënderbeu Korçë | 0 | (0) |
| 2016–2018 | Prishtina | 23 | (1) |
| 2017–2018 | → Flamurtari (loan) | 14 | (1) |
| 2018–2022 | Ballkani | 69 | (28) |
| 2022–2024 | Drita | 72 | (13) |
| 2024–2025 | Llapi | 32 | (4) |
| 2025– | Prishtina | 19 | (5) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | Kosovo U21 | 4 | (1) |
| 2020 | Kosovo | 1 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19 February 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 17 January 2020 | |||
Blendi Xhemajl Baftiu (born 17 February 1998) is a Kosovan professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Kosovan club FC Prishtina. He has been capped for the Kosovo national team.[1]
Early career
Baftiu began his football career with the youth team of Ramiz Sadiku until 25 September 2015, where he signed a long-term contract with Albanian Superliga club Skënderbeu Korçë, but he during the 2015–16 season would play with under-19 team.[2]
Prishtina
On 1 June 2016, Baftiu joined Football Superleague of Kosovo side Prishtina, on a three-year contract.[3]
Loan at Flamurtari
On 10 August 2017, Baftiu joined Football Superleague of Kosovo side Flamurtari, on a season-long loan.[4]
Ballkani
On 14 June 2018, Baftiu joined Football Superleague of Kosovo side Ballkani, on a two-year contract.[5] On 19 August 2018, he made his debut in a 0–1 away win against Liria after being named in the starting line-up.[6] He was the 2019-20 Football Superleague of Kosovo top scorer as Ballkani finished third, only one point short of its first league title. [7]
Return to Pristina
After playing for FC Drita from 2022 to 2024 and for FC Llapi in the 24-25 season, he returned to his hometown club FC Prishtina on 14 June 2025. [8]