Taulant Fatmir Seferi (born 15 November 1996) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for UAE Pro League club Baniyas, on loan from Ukrainian Premier League club Vorskla Poltava. Born in North Macedonia, he represents the Albania national team.
Club career
Early career
Seferi started his youth career at his hometown club FK Milano Kumanovë. Then in 2011 he moved at FK Rabotnički.
Rabotnički
He made his debut with FK Rabotnički on 5 October 2013 against Bregalnica Štip at the age of 16 years, 10 months and 20 days by coming on as a substitute in the 90'+1 minute in place of Krste Velkoski. He scored his first goal on 23 November 2013 against Shkëndija Tetovo where he came on as a substitute in the 61st minute in place of Demir Imeri and scored in the 81st minute the last goal of the match which finished in the 5–0 victory. He finished his first season at Rabotnički with 16 appearances and 3 goals. Then he played 12 matches in the 2014–15 season.
Young Boys
In 2015 Seferi moved to Switzerland joining BSC Young Boys. Initially he played one match with the under-21 team in 1. Liga Classic. Then he debuted with the first team on 14 February 2015 against Grasshoppers coming on as a substitute in the 78th minute in place of Renato Steffen. Five days later he made it his UEFA debut playing in the 2014–15 UEFA Europa League - Round of 32 match against Everton coming on as a substitute once again in place of Renato Steffen in the 79th minute. He became a regular member of the first team under coach Uli Forte participating in every team's match. In March 2015 he suffered a hard knee injury which made him have a knee-operation. The injury kept him out of play for one year and half. He returned to the pitch in October 2016 playing with the under-21 team. He returned to the first team on 5 February 2017 playing against Sion as an 88th-minute substitute in place of Thorsten Schick.
On 10 July 2019, Seferi was loaned out to Neuchâtel Xamax FCS for the rest of the season.
Tirana
Seferi joined Albanian club and reigning Kategoria Superiore champions KF Tirana on 4 January 2021 on loan for the remainder of the 2020-21 season. He made his debut for the club in the league on 16 January 2021 in a 2–1 home win against Kastrioti, coming on in the 53rd minute for Ardit Toli. His first goal came on 31 January 2021 against Apolonia, where he scored the winner in the 77th minute with a right-footed shot from an Ernest Muçi assist. After signing permanently with Tirana on a three-year contract, Seferi was loaned out to champions Teuta Durrës for their Champions League qualification matches.
Seferi was one of the main players for Tirana as they won the 26th Kategoria Superiore title in the 2021–22 season, scoring 19 goals in 35 appearances. Despite being level on goals with Laçi's Saliou Guindo for the league's Golden Boot award, Seferi missed it because he had played more matches than him. During this season, he also formed a notable partnership with the young emerging striker Redon Xhixha, with the duo having scored or assisted 49 of Tirana's 64 league goals.
International career
Macedonia
Senior
Seferi played his first international game with the Macedonia national team on 26 May 2014 in a 2–0 win against Cameroon, coming on as a substitute for Besart Abdurahimi in the 57th minute of that game. By doing so, he became the youngest player ever to appear for Macedonia at 17 years and 6 months, overtaking the previous record holder Goran Pandev. Before Seferi, Pandev held that mark at 17 years, 10 months and 11 days during the friendly match against Turkey on 6 June 2001.