Betim Halimi

Betim Halimi (born 28 February 1996) is a Kosovan professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Kosovo Superleague club Suhareka .

Club career 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, but unfortunately this test turned out to fail. On 1 February 2016, Halimi joined Kosovo Superleague side Drita, to replace the injured Artan Latifi and played 15 matches in the league.

Hajvalia On 7 July 2016, Halimi joined Kosovo Superleague side Hajvalia. On 21 August 2016, he made his debut in a 4–0 away defeat against Ferizaj after being named in the starting line-up.

Return to Drita On 30 December 2016, Halimi returned to Kosovo Superleague club Drita and this return would become legally effective two days later. On 26 February 2017, he made his debut in a 1–1 away win against Gjilani after being named in the starting line-up.

Narva Trans On 13 June 2018, Halimi joined Meistriliiga side Narva Trans. 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.

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. Four days later, he made his debut in a 0–1 home defeat against Arsenal Kyiv after being named in the starting line-up.

Prishtina On 10 August 2021, Halimi signed a three-year contract with Kosovo Superleague club Prishtina. Seven days later, he made his debut with Prishtina in the 2021 Kosovar Supercup against Llapi after being named in the starting line-up.

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, 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. 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, 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.

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