Florent Muslija
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Florent Muslija | ||
Date of birth | 6 July 1998 | ||
Place of birth | Achern, Germany | ||
Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Hannover 96 | ||
Number | 35 | ||
Youth career | |||
2004–2007 | SV Sasbach | ||
2007–2017 | Karlsruher SC | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2017–2018 | Karlsruher SC | 43 | (2) |
2018– | Hannover 96 | 23 | (3) |
International career‡ | |||
2018 | Germany U20 | 5 | (1) |
2019– | Kosovo | 3 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 October 2019 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 October 2019 |
Florent Muslija (born 6 July 1998) is a Kosovan professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for German club Hannover 96 and the Kosovo national team.[1]
Club career
Karlsruher SC
On 21 May 2017, Muslija made his debut as professional footballer in a 2–1 away defeat against Eintracht Braunschweig after coming on as a substitute at 70th minute in place of Kai Luibrand.[2] Three days after the debut, he signed a two-year professional contract with Karlsruher SC.[3] On 9 November 2017, Muslija extended his contract prematurely until 2021.[4]
Hannover 96
On 31 August 2018, Muslija in last day of the 2018 summer transfer window joined Bundesliga side Hannover 96, on a four-year contract.[5] Hannover 96 reportedly paid a €2 million transfer fee.[6] His debut with Hannover 96 came on 30 September in Matchday 6 of 2018–19 Bundesliga against Eintracht Frankfurt after coming on as a substitute at 69th minute in place of Julian Korb.[7]
International career
Germany
Under-20
On 25 August 2017, Muslija received a call-up from Germany U20 for the unofficial friendly match against Greuther Fürth and 2017–18 Under 20 Elite League match against Czech Republic U20.[8] On 7 September 2018, he made his debut with Germany U20 in a 2018–19 Under 20 Elite League match against Czech Republic U20 after coming on as a substitute at 62nd minute in place of Linton Maina.[9]
Kosovo
On 21 June 2019, The Football Federation of Kosovo confirmed through a communiqué that Muslija had decided to play for the Kosovo national team.[10] On 30 August 2019, Muslija received a call-up from Kosovo for the UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying matches against Czech Republic and England.[11] On 7 September 2019, he made his debut with Kosovo in a UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying match against Czech Republic after coming on as a substitute at 56th minute in place of Edon Zhegrova.
Career statistics
Club
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other[a] | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Karlsruher SC | 2016–17 | 2. Bundesliga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
2017–18 | 3. Liga | 37 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | 44 | 1 | ||
2018–19 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 1 | ||||
Total | 43 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | 51 | 2 | |||
Hannover 96 | 2018–19 | Bundesliga | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 2 | ||
2019–20 | 2.Bundesliga | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 1 | |||
Total | 23 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 3 | ||||
Career total | 66 | 5 | 4 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | 76 | 5 |
- ^ Including other competitions, such as Baden Cup and 2017–18 2. Bundesliga relegation play-offs
International
- As of 10 October 2019[14]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Kosovo | 2019 | 3 | 0 |
Total | 3 | 0 |
References
- ^ "Florent Muslija". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
- ^ "Spielschema/Eintracht Braunschweig–Karlsruher SC 2:1" [Match details/Eintracht Braunschweig–Karlsruher SC 2:1] (in German). Kicker. 21 May 2017.
- ^ "KSC bindet Nachwuchstalente: Buchta, Mehlem & Muslija unterschreiben bis 2019" [KSC binds up-and-coming talents: Buchta, Mehlem & Muslija sign until 2019] (in German). Karlsruher SC. 24 May 2017.
- ^ "Bis 2021: KSC verlängert Vertrag mit Florent Muslija" [Until 2021: KSC extends contract with Florent Muslija] (in German). Karlsruher SC. 9 November 2017.
- ^ "U20-Nationalspieler: Offensivmann Muslija kommt vom KSC" [U20 national player: Offensive man Muslija comes from the KSC] (in German). Hannover 96. 31 August 2018.
- ^ Dankert, René (31 August 2018). "Muslija verlässt den KSC" [Muslija leaves the KSC]. Badischen Neusten Nachrichten (in German).
- ^ "Spielanalyse/Eintracht Frankfurt–Hannover 96 4:1" [Match analysis/Eintracht Frankfurt–Hannover 96 4:1] (in German). Kicker. 30 September 2018.
Die Hannoveraner, bei denen Muslija noch zu seinem Bundesliga-Debüt kam, blieben zwar bemüht, allerdings auch weiterhin völlig harmlos
- ^ "U20-Trainer Kramer nominiert 22 Spieler" [U20 coach Kramer nominates 22 players] (in German). German Football Association. 25 August 2017.
Mittelfeld und Sturm: Eduard Löwen (1. FC Nürnberg), Dennis Geiger (1899 Hoffenheim), Görkem Saglam (VfL Bochum), Bote Baku (1. FSV Mainz 05), Salih Özcan (1. FC Köln), David Raum (SpVgg Greuther Fürth), Philipp Ochs (TSG 1899 Hoffenheim), Robin Hack (TSG 1899 Hoffenheim), Florent Muslija (Karlsruher SC), Etienne Amenyido (VVV Venlo), Tobias Warschewski (Preußen Münster)
- ^ "Deutschland U20 (3:2) Tschechische Republik U20" [Germany U20 (3:2) Czech Republic U20] (in German). German Football Association. 7 September 2018.
62' Florent Muslija für Linton Maina
- ^ "Florent Muslija i bashkohet Kosovës" [Florent Muslija joins with Kosovo] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 21 June 2019.
- ^ "Challandes publikon listën për ndeshjet me Çekinë dhe Anglinë" [Challandes publish the list for the matches with Czechia and England] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 30 August 2019.
- ^ Florent Muslija at Soccerway. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
- ^ "Florent Muslija/Bundesliga 2018–19" (in German). Kicker. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
- ^ "Florent Muslija". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
External links
- Florent Muslija at National-Football-Teams.com
- Florent Muslija at Soccerway
- 1998 births
- Living people
- People from Achern
- Kosovo Albanians
- Kosovan footballers
- Kosovo international footballers
- German footballers
- German people of Kosovan descent
- German people of Albanian descent
- Germany youth international footballers
- Association football midfielders
- 2. Bundesliga players
- 3. Liga players
- Karlsruher SC players
- Bundesliga players
- Hannover 96 players