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Gjelbrim Taipi
Taipi with Albania U21 in 2014
Personal information
Full name Gjelbrim Izir Taipi
Date of birth (1992-12-13) 13 December 1992 (age 31)
Place of birth Bujanovac, Serbia, FR Yugoslavia
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Partizani
Number 27
Youth career
0000–2010 Tërnoci
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2011 Tërnoci 31 (17)
2011–2013 Shkëndija 55 (6)
2013–2017 Wil 98 (16)
2017 Schaffhausen 16 (3)
2017–2018 St. Gallen 14 (0)
2018–2019 Grasshoppers 31 (0)
2019–2020 Winterthur 12 (0)
2020 Schaffhausen 14 (4)
2020–2023 Kukësi 107 (12)
2023– Partizani 42 (1)
International career
2012–2014 Albania U21 9 (1)
2018– Kosovo 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 November 2024

Gjelbrim Izir Taipi (born 13 December 1992) is a Kosovan professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Partizani and the Kosovo national team.

Early life

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Taipi was born in Bujanovac, FR Yugoslavia from Albanian parents from Veliki Trnovac and is the older brother of Skënderbeu Korçë player Shqiprim Taipi.

Club career

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Tërnoci

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In his youth, Taipi joined his local football team Tërnoci. Moving up the ranks within the club, he eventually joined the senior team at the age of 17. In his first season at Tërnoci, he scored 17 goals in 31 appearances in the Pčinjska Liga and becoming the league's top scorer.[1] He was regarded as a talented player and received transfer offers from Swiss club Young Boys, German club Rot-Weiß Oberhausen and Slovenian club Koper.[2]

Shkëndija

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Taipi made his first appearance for Shkëndija against Partizan in the home leg of the second qualifying round of 2011–12 UEFA Champions League. In his first season at Shkëndija, he made twenty six appearances, scored two goals and four assists. He had integrated himself well into the Shkëndija squad and helped Shkëndija to third place in the 2011–12 season.

During his second season, Taipi became a key member of the Shkëndija and he was involved in the first qualifying round of 2012–13 UEFA Europa League against Portadown. He became a favored player by the fans when and on 7 October, he scored a long-distance goal and assisted a second to Muzafer Ejupi against Shkëndija's rival, Vardar at home.[3] The next week, he scored his second goal of the season against Drita. At the end of the season, it was expected Taipi would move abroad, with speculation indicating Switzerland.

Wil

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On 9 June 2013. Taipi officially signed with Swiss Challenge League side Wil for two years.[4] On 21 July 2013, he made his debut in a match against Chiasso after being named in the starting line-up and scored his side's the first goal during a 3–0 away win.

Schaffhausen

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On 16 January 2017. Taipi joined Swiss Challenge League side Schaffhausen. On 5 February 2017, he made his debut in a 2–2 away draw against Aarau after being named in the starting line-up.

St. Gallen

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On 1 July 2017. Taipi joined Swiss Super League side St. Gallen. On 9 September 2017, he made his debut in a 3–3 away draw against Lausanne-Sport after coming on as a substitute in the 63rd minute in place of Danijel Aleksić.

Grasshoppers

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On 16 January 2018. Taipi signed Swiss Super League side Grasshoppers.[5] On 4 February 2018, he made his debut in a 1–3 away win against Sion after being named in the starting line-up.

International career

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Albania

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Under-21

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On 6 June 2012. Taipi made his debut with Albania U21 in a 2013 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification match against Portugal U21 after being named in the starting line-up.

Kosovo

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On 19 March 2018. Taipi received a call-up from Kosovo for the friendly matches against Madagascar and Burkina Faso.[6] On 27 March 2018, he made his debut with Kosovo in a friendly match against Burkina Faso after being named in the starting line-up[7] and he is the third player that comes from the Preševo Valley after Atdhe Nuhiu and Fidan Aliti.

Career statistics

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Club

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As of 9 May 2018[8]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Europe[a] Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Shkëndija 2011–12 Macedonian First Football League 26 2 0 0 1 0 27 2
2012–13 29 4 0 0 2 0 31 4
Total 55 6 0 0 3 0 58 6
Wil 2013–14 Swiss Challenge League 30 6 1 0 — 31 6
2014–15 35 5 3 0 — 38 3
2015–16 30 5 1 0 — 31 5
2016–17 3 0 0 0 — 3 0
Total 98 16 5 0 — 103 17
Schaffhausen 2016–17 Swiss Challenge League 16 3 0 0 — 16 3
St. Gallen 2017–18 Swiss Super League 14 0 2 1 — 16 1
Grasshoppers 2017–18 Swiss Super League 13 0 1 0 — 14 0
2018–19 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
Total 13 0 1 0 — 14 0
Career total 136 25 8 0 3 0 207 27
  1. ^ Includes UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League.

International

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As of 27 March 2018[9]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Kosovo 2018 1 0
Total 1 0

References

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  1. ^ "U-18 interesohen për futbollistat Gjelbrim Taipi dhe Arbnor Fejzullahu". Presheva.com (in Albanian). 3 January 2011. Archived from the original on 22 May 2014.
  2. ^ "Refuzoi Serbinë, kaloni të Shkëndija". Zeri (in Albanian). 1 July 2011. Archived from the original on 22 May 2014.
  3. ^ GJELBRIM TAIPI 2013 on YouTube
  4. ^ "Gjelbrim Taipi në Zvicër, nënshkroi për FC Wil". Tetova1 (in Albanian). 9 June 2013. Archived from the original on 13 June 2013.
  5. ^ "Zyrtare: Gjelbrim Taipi nënshkruan për Grasshopperin" (in Albanian). Telegrafi. 16 January 2018.
  6. ^ "Lista e futbollistëve të ftuar nga Bernard Challandes për miqësoret e marsit" (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 19 March 2018.
  7. ^ "Kosova vs. Burkina Faso, publikohet formacioni i Kosovës". Borozani (in Albanian). 27 March 2018.
  8. ^ "Gjelbrim Taipi". Soccerway.
  9. ^ "Gjelbrim Taipi". EU-football.info.
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