# Nazmi Gripshi

Nazmi Gripshi (born 5 July 1997) is an Albanian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Kazakhstan Premier League club Astana.

## 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.

## International career

During a gathering of the Albania national under-21 football team for a double Friendly match against Moldova U21 on 25 & 27 March 2017, Keidi Bare left the under-21 side to join Albania senior team and following that, coach Alban Bushi called up Gripshi as a replacement to participate in the second match against Moldova U21 on 27 March 2017. Gripshi played in the match as a second-half substitute.
He received his first call up for the Albania under-20 side by coach Alban Bushi for the double friendly match against Azerbaijan U-21 on 21 & 26 January 2018.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of 19 July 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | Cup | Cup | Europe | Europe | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Teuta Durrës B | 2014–15 | Kategoria e Dytë | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 1 |
| Teuta Durrës | 2014–15 | Kategoria Superiore | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 |
| Teuta Durrës | 2015–16 | Kategoria Superiore | 14 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 17 | 4 |
| Teuta Durrës | 2016–17 | Kategoria Superiore | 19 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 2 |
| Teuta Durrës | Total | Total | 43 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 7 |
| Skënderbeu Korçë | 2016–17 | Kategoria Superiore | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 1 |
| Skënderbeu Korçë | 2017–18 | Kategoria Superiore | 9 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 2 |
| Skënderbeu Korçë | 2018–19 | Kategoria Superiore | 34 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 4 |
| Skënderbeu Korçë | 2019–20 | Kategoria Superiore | 36 | 8 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 40 | 8 |
| Skënderbeu Korçë | Total | Total | 89 | 12 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 108 | 15 |
| Ballkani | 2020–21 | Kosovo Superleague | 31 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 32 | 6 |
| Ballkani | 2021–22 | Kosovo Superleague | 32 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 33 | 3 |
| Ballkani | 2022–23 | Kosovo Superleague | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 2 |
| Ballkani | 2023–24 | Kosovo Superleague | 31 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 50 | 20 |
| Ballkani | Total | Total | 120 | 24 | 7 | 2 | 24 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 153 | 37 |
| Astana | 2024 | Kazakhstan Premier League | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 252 | 40 | 31 | 9 | 27 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 313 | 55 |
* ↑ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
* ↑ Appearance in Albanian Supercup

## 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