Hafizi was brought to Shkëndija Tiranë by Zyber Konçi,[2] but was ordered back to Shkodër and played the remainder of his career with hometown club Vllaznia with whom he won two league titles in a team also featuring international player Luan Vukatana.
In 1976 however, he was temporarily "loaned" to Dinamo Tirana to play for them in the Balkans Cup.
He played both home games against Dinamo Zagreb and Ethnikos but was unexpectedly expelled from the team for the away matches and subsequently returned to Vllaznia.
In November 1987, Hafizi was suspended for two years by the communist regime for his role in a defection of Vllaznia players Lulëzim Bërshemi and Arvid Hoxha in Athens after a 1987–88 European Cup Winners' Cup match away against RoPS.
[3] He was, alongside club captain Ferid Rragami and two staff members, set to work in Pult as a school teacher and brought back to Shkodër 6 months later after the communist party leaders said he had "learned from his mistake".