Artim Šakiri

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Personal information
Artim Šakiri
Full name	Artim Šakiri
Date of birth	September 23, 1973 (age 33)
Place of birth	Struga, Macedonia
Height	180cm
Playing position	midfielder
Club information
Current club	FC Inter
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1996-2000 1997-98 1999-2000 2000-01 2001 2001-02 2002-03 2003-05 2005-06 2006-	FK Vardar →Halmstads BK (loan) →Tennis Borussia Berlin (loan) HIT Gorica NK Korotan Malatyaspor PFC CSKA Sofia West Bromwich Albion AaB FC Inter	? (?) 43 (8) 14 (0) 19 (3) 2 (2) 23 (3) 20 (5) 28 (1) 15 (2) 5 (3)
National team²
1996-	Macedonia	73 (15)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of December 10, 2006. ² National team caps and goals correct as of December 10, 2006. * Appearances (Goals)

Artim Sakiri (Macedonian: Артим Шакири also spelt Artim Šakiri or Artim Shaqiri) (born September 23, 1973 in Struga, Republic of Macedonia) is a Macedonian football midfielder of Albanian origin, who currently plays for FC Vaduz. Sakiri has been capped 67 times for Republic of Macedonia national football team, a national record.

In 2002, he scored a goal from a corner kick against England. In 2003, he moved from Bulgarian club CSKA Sofia to West Bromwich Albion in England. He made 30 appearances the following year, but the next season he only played three games and left the club. He was set to move to Burnley F.C., but the move fell through as his work permit wasn't renewed. Instead, Sakiri went to AaB in Denmark. He was released by AaB in 2006. In autumn 2006 Sakiri signed for Finnsh club FC Inter. He made five Veikkausliiga-appearances and scored three times. But his contract was not renewed. In 2007 he signed for FC Vaduz.