Nazmi Gripshi

Nazmi Gripshi (born 5 July 1997) is an Albanian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Russian Premier League club Rubin Kazan and the Albania national team.

Club career Teuta Durrës Gripshi came up through the Teuta Durrës youth academy and made his senior league debut for the club on 9 May 2015 in a 3–2 away loss to Kukësi. He was subbed on in the 78th minute for Resul Kastrati. He scored his first senior goal on 19 September 2015 in the 3–1 league win over bottom side Tërbuni Pukë, netting the third in injury time with a counter-attack.

Skënderbeu Korçë

On 29 January 2017, Gripshi completed a move to fellow Kategoria Superiore side Skënderbeu Korçë for a fee of €60,000. He was presented two days later where he penned a four-year contract. He made his league debut for the club on 6 February 2017 in a 1–0 away win over Korabi Peshkopi, entering in the final minutes in place of Cornel Predescu. He opened his scoring account on the final game versus Partizani Tirana which finished in a 2–2 draw at home.

In the 2017–18 season, Gripshi made 15 appearances between league and cup with Skënderbeu Korçë completing the domestic double for the first time in history.

In July 2018, ahead of the 2018–19 season, Gripshi changed his squad number from 97 to 10, which was vacated for two years following the retirement of club legend Bledi Shkëmbi.

On 24 August 2019, in Skënderbeu's opening match of the 2019–20 season against Flamurtari Vlorë, Gripshi scored the only goal of the match in the 95th minute in a 1–0 home win in Kategoria Superiore.

Rubin Kazan On 19 February 2026, Gripshi signed a three-and-a-half-year contract with Russian club Rubin Kazan.

International career Youth In March 2017, during a training camp with the Albania national under-21 team for friendly matches against Moldova, Keidi Bare was called up to the Albania national senior team, leaving the U21 camp. As a result, coach Alban Bushi called up Gripshi as a replacement to take part in the second match against Moldova U21 on 27 March 2017, where he appeared as a substitute in the second half.

In January 2018, Gripshi received his first call-up to the Albania national under-20 team from coach Alban Bushi for friendly matches against Azerbaijan U21, scheduled for 21 and 26 January 2018.

Senior After four years at Ballkani and his stay in Kosovo, it was rumored that Gripshi as a potential candidate to be called up by the Kosovo national team and he did not rule out the possibility of accepting the invitation. But Kosovo's team manager, Bajram Shala, dismissed these rumors, stating that players of Albania should play for Albania and players of Kosovo should play for Kosovo.

On 7 October 2025, Gripshi received a call-up to the Albania national team for the 2026 World Cup qualification match against Serbia and friendly match against Jordan, replacing the injured Adrion Pajaziti, who had withdrawn from the squad.

Career statistics Club

Honours Skënderbeu Korçë Kategoria Superiore: 2017–18 Albanian Cup: 2017–18

Ballkani Kosovo Superleague: 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24 Kosovar Cup: 2023–24 Kosovar Supercup: 2022, 2024