Arman Taranis

Arman Taranis (born 30 July 2001) is a Danish footballer of Bosnian descent,^[2] who plays as a forward for Danish 2nd Division side FC Roskilde.

Arman Taranis

Personal information
Date of birth	(2001-07-30) 30 July 2001 (age 24)
Place of birth	Lind, Denmark
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	FC Roskilde
Number	15
Youth career
	SFGIF
	Herning Fremad
0000–2017	Midtjylland
2017–2020	SønderjyskE
2020–2021	Burnley
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2020	SønderjyskE	3	(0)
2021	Ringkøbing
2022–2023	KLG
2023	Herning Fremad[1]	13	(12)
2024–	FC Roskilde	45	(10)
International career
2019	Denmark U19	4	(2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 29 May 2025

Club career

SønderjyskE

Taranis started playing at Felding Gymnastik og Idrætsforening (SFGIF). After a spells at Herning Fremad and at FC Midtjylland which he joined as a U14 player, Taranis moved to SønderjyskE in the summer 2017 as a U17 player. On 31 March 2017, 15-year old Taranis signed his first three-year youth contract with SønderjyskE.^[3]

Taranis got his official debut for SønderjyskE on 5 September 2019, when he played 49 minutes against BK Viktoria in the Danish Cup.^[4] His debut in the Danish Superliga came on 8 July 2020 against Lyngby BK. 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.^[5] However, on the last day of the 2020-21 summer transfer market, Taranis' contract was terminated by mutual consent.^[6]

Burnley

After leaving SønderjyskE, Taranis began training with Tjørring IF, where he uncle also was playing. However, as a free agent, Taranis got contacted by Burnley after being spotted during a game for the Danish U19 national team against Ireland and after a short trial spell, where he also played a friendly game against Preston North End, he signed a deal until the summer 2022 on 20 November 2020 and was registered for the U23 team.^[7]

In March, Taranis landed unlucky and broke the collarbone during a training session, keeping him out for the rest of the season.^[2] In May 2021 it was announced that Taranis would be leaving the club a year before his contract expired.^[8]

Lower series clubs

On 1 October 2021, Taranis returned to Denmark, signing with Denmark Series club Ringkøbing IF.^[9] He made his debut the following day, coming on as a substitute in a 2–1 away victory against Kjellerup IF.^[10]

It was a short stay in Ringkøbing before moving to KLG Fodbold in 2022.^[11]

FC Roskilde

On 1 February 2024, Taranis joined Danish 2nd Division side FC Roskilde.^[12] 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.^[13] 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.^[14]

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.^[15][16]