Panetolikos, scoring the only goal of the game in the eleventh minute. Two weeks later, in his third appearance for the club, Kuqi scored twice in a 3–0 victory away at Kerkyra. Atromitos In June 2012 it was announced that Kuqi would transfer from Panionios to another Super League club, Atromitos, a club which he left after a mutual consent contract termination. ATK On 12 September 2017, Kuqi joined Indian Super League franchise ATK for the 2017–18 season. He was released in January 2018, having scored once in six appearances. Helsinki IFK On 11 December 2018, Finnish Veikkausliiga-side HIFK Fotboll announced, that they had signed Kuqi for the 2019 season on a one-year deal. International career In March 2005, Kuqi was called up to the Finland squad for a friendly against Kuwait. He started the match, and scored the only goal of the game in a 1–0 win. Six days later, he came off the substitute's bench to score twice within the space of five minutes in Finland's 4–1 win against Saudi Arabia. In 2005, he got a six-month ban to the national team after leaving the team, after a U21-match against Czech Republic was played, for a birthday night out in Prague with a fellow international Toni Koskela. After that, Kuqi was out of the picture and it was thought that he was keen to play for Kosovo, but in August 2008 he was called up to the squad once more when Stuart Baxter selected him for a friendly against Israel, although he was an unused substitute. In September 2008, Kuqi gained his third cap as a 75th-minute substitute in Finland's 2010 World Cup qualifier against Germany, with the game ending 3–3. Personal life He is the younger brother of footballer Shefki Kuqi and older brother of footballer Albert Kuqi. They are of Kosovo Albanian descent. Career statistics Club International Scores and results list Finland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Kuqi goal. References External links 1983 births Living people Sportspeople from Vushtrri Kosovan emigrants to Finland Association football forwards Finnish footballers Finland international footballers Kosovan footballers FC Lahti players Birmingham City F.C. players Blackpool F.C. players Peterborough United F.C. players FC Groningen players FC Carl Zeiss Jena players TuS Koblenz players Stevenage F.C. players Dundee F.C. players Turun Palloseura footballers Panionios F.C. players Atromitos F.C. players F.C. Pro Vercelli 1892 players Olympiacos Volos F.C. players