Shpejtim Arifi

Shpejtim Arifi
Arifi in 2021
Personal information
Date of birth (1979-05-03) 3 May 1979
Place of birthPresevo, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2001–2002SV Südwest
2002–2003 SV Weingarten
2003–2004VfR Mannheim
2004–2005SV Sandhausen
2005–2006SSV Reutlinggen 16 (4)
2006–2008FSV Oggersheim 39 (14)
2008–2009Payam Khorasan 31 (18)
2009–2011Persepolis 29 (6)
2011–2012Tractor 9 (1)
2012Aboomoslem 7 (2)
2012–2013SVN Zweibrücken 15 (8)
2014Borussia Neunkirchen 3 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Shpejtim Arifi (born 3 May 1979) is a former professional footballer who played as a forward or winger.

Life and career

Arifi was born in Pristina, SFR Yugoslavia. Arifi's older brother, Shqiprim (born 14 June 1976) is a Serbian politician serving as the head of the Alternative for Changes and served as mayor of Preševo in three separate stints from 2016 to 2024.[1]

He played for FSV Oggersheim in 2008.[2]

Arifi signed for the Iranian club Payam Khorasan at the end of the 2007–08 Iranian Pro League season. He was a regular player in 2008–09 for Payam and was one of the top scorers of the league. He moved to Persepolis in summer 2009. He appeared in 32 league matches for the club.

Honours

SSV Reutlingen[3]

Persepolis[4]

Payam[5]

References