Doni Arifi
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 Arifi with Ilves in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 11 April 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Riihimäki, Finland | ||
| Height | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Greuther Fürth | ||
| Number | 28 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2020 | Honka | 0 | (0) |
| 2018–2020 | Honka II | 31 | (0) |
| 2020 | Ilves II | 1 | (0) |
| 2020–2024 | Ilves | 89 | (3) |
| 2025 | KuPS | 29 | (1) |
| 2026– | Greuther Fürth | 7 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018 | Finland U17 | 5 | (0) |
| 2019 | Finland U18 | 2 | (0) |
| 2021 | Finland U20 | 2 | (0) |
| 2023 | Kosovo U21 | 2 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | Finland U21 | 6 | (0) |
| 2026– | Finland | 2 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20 March 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 30 March 2026 | |||
Doni Arifi (born 11 April 2002) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for German 2. Bundesliga club Greuther Fürth and the Finland national team.[1][2]
Arifi was born in Riihimäki but raised in Matinkylä, Espoo. He started to play football in FC Honka organisation, debuting in senior level with the club's reserve team in the third-tier Kakkonen in 2018.
In the early 2020, Arifi moved to Tampere and joined a fellow Veikkausliiga side Ilves. On 7 August 2021, he extended his contract with Ilves, on a deal until the end of 2024.[3][4][5] He missed most of the 2023 season due to injury, but contributed in four cup matches as Ilves won the 2023 Finnish Cup title.
In January 2025, Arifi left Ilves and signed with KuPS.[6]
On 3 January 2026, Arifi signed a one-and-a-half-year contract with Greuther Fürth in German 2. Bundesliga.[7]
International career
Born and raised in Finland, Arifi is a former youth international for the country, before switching his allegiance to Kosovo at under-21 level in 2023.[8] In August 2024, Arifi stated in an interview that he was still open to represent the country from which he receives the first full international call-up. He respected Finland where he was born and raised and educated as a player, and Kosovo as his parents' home country.[9]
On 28 August 2024, Arifi was called up to the Finland U21 squad by the head coach Mika Lehkosuo, for the 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification matches against Armenia and Romania.[10] He made his under-21 debut for Finland on 6 September against Armenia. Eventually Arifi made four appearances in the qualifiers, in which Finland advanced to the final competition by defeating Norway in the play-offs. Arifi was later named in Finland's final squad for the tournament in June 2025, as a replacement for Leo Walta.