Arman Taranis (born 30 July 2001) is a Danish

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of Bosnian descent,På egne ben: det store udenlandseventyr
lixen.dk, 28 March 2021 who plays as a

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for

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side

FC Roskilde Football Club Roskilde is a Danish professional association football club based in Roskilde, Region Zealand. They will compete in the Danish 1st Division in the 2024–25 season following their promotion. They play at Roskilde Idrætspark (also k ...

Club career

SønderjyskE

Taranis started playing at Felding Gymnastik og Idrætsforening (SFGIF). After a spells at

Herning Fremad BK Herning Fremad is a Danish football club based in Herning, Jutland currently playing in the Jutland Series, the fifth tier of the Danish football league system. History The club was founded in 1918. In 1999 FC Midtjylland Football Club Mi ...

and at

FC Midtjylland Football Club Midtjylland (, "Central Jutland") is a Danish professional football club based in Herning and Ikast. The club is the result of a merger between Ikast FS and Herning Fremad. Midtjylland competes in the Danish Superliga, which they ...

which he joined as a U14 player, Taranis moved to

SønderjyskE SønderjyskE is a Denmark, Danish sport corporation. They have a Football (soccer), football team (SønderjyskE Fodbold, based in Haderslev), two team handball, handball teams (SønderjyskE Håndbold, one male based in Sønderborg, one female bas ...

in the summer 2017 as a U17 player. On 31 March 2017, 15-year old Taranis signed his first three-year youth contract with

. Taranis got his official debut for SønderjyskE on 5 September 2019, when he played 49 minutes against BK Viktoria in the

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. His debut in the

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came on 8 July 2020 against

Lyngby BK Lyngby Boldklub () is a professional football club based in Lyngby, Denmark, founded in 1921. It is based at Lyngby Stadion. The club play in the Danish Superliga. From 1994 to 2001 the club was known as Lyngby FC. The club has won the Danish c ...

. On the following day, he was permanently promoted to the first team squad, signing a new professional deal with SønderjyskE for the rest of 2020. However, on the last day of the 2020-21 summer transfer market, Taranis' contract was terminated by mutual consent.

Burnley

After leaving SønderjyskE, Taranis began training with

Tjørring IF Tjørring Idrætsforening is an association football club based in Tjørring, a suburb of Herning, Denmark, that competes in the Series 2, the eighth tier of the Danish football league system. Founded in 1945, it is affiliated to DBU Jutland. Th ...

, where he uncle also was playing. However, as a free agent, Taranis got contacted by

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after being spotted during a game for the Danish U19 national team against

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and after a short trial spell, where he also played a friendly game against

Preston North End Preston North End Football Club, commonly referred to as Preston, North End or PNE, is a professional association football club in Preston, Lancashire, England. They currently play in the EFL Championship, the second level of the English footbal ...

, he signed a deal until the summer 2022 on 20 November 2020 and was registered for the U23 team. In March, Taranis landed unlucky and broke the collarbone during a training session, keeping him out for the rest of the season. In May 2021 it was announced that Taranis would be leaving the club a year before his contract expired.

Lower series clubs

On 1 October 2021, Taranis returned to Denmark, signing with

Denmark Series The Denmark Series () is the fifth tier in the Danish football league system. Teams are divided into four groups of ten. The top team in each following promotion group is promoted to the Danish 3rd Division. The bottom three teams in each group ...

club

Ringkøbing IF Ringkøbing Idrætsforening () is an association football club based in the town of Ringkøbing, West Jutland, Denmark, that competes in the Denmark Series, the fifth tier of the Danish football league system. Founded in 1900, it is shortly known ...

. He made his debut the following day, coming on as a substitute in a 2–1 away victory against

Kjellerup IF Kjellerup Idrætsforening is a Danish football club based in Kjellerup, Central Jutland. It was founded in 1907, and its first team competed in the Denmark Series, the fifth tier of the Danish football league system. The club is a part of the D ...

. It was a short stay in Ringkøbing before moving to KLG Fodbold in 2022.

FC Roskilde

On 1 February 2024, Taranis joined

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. With two goals in 16 appearances, Taranis contributed to Roskilde's promotion to the 2024-25 Danish 1st Division. In early February 2025, it emerged in the media that Roskilde had allowed Taranis to travel to Portugal as a move to Boavista was in the works. However, the club had a transfer ban in place, which both parties hoped would be lifted before the transfer deadline. When that didn’t happen, the deal fell through. Boavista

International career

In October 2019, Taranis was called up for the Danish U-19 national team. He played the two friendly games against Ireland U19 in October, scoring two goals in the last of the two games, and also played two games in the 2020 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification in November 2019.SønderjyskE-talenter havde hovedroller i dansk sejr
soenderjyske.dk, 14 October 2019

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Taranis, Arman 2001 births Living people Danish men's footballers Danish expatriate men's footballers Danish people of Bosnia and Herzegovina descent Denmark men's youth international footballers Men's association football forwards Danish Superliga players Denmark Series players FC Midtjylland players Sønderjyske Fodbold players Burnley F.C. players Ringkøbing IF players FC Roskilde players Danish expatriate sportspeople in England Expatriate men's footballers in England Sportspeople from Herning Municipality Footballers from the Central Denmark Region 21st-century Danish sportsmen