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Arbnor Muja
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-01-29) 29 January 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Mitrovica, FR Yugoslavia
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Left winger
Team information
Current team
Antwerp
Number 11
Youth career
0000 Bardhi Football School
0000–2016 Trepça
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 Trepça
2017–2018 Trepça '89
2018–2019 Eintracht Braunschweig II 17 (7)
2019–2021 Skënderbeu Korçë 9 (1)
2020–2021Trepça '89 (loan) 40 (9)
2021–2022 Drita 20 (4)
2022– Antwerp 20 (3)
International career
2018–2019 Kosovo U21 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 April 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 November 2019

Arbnor Muja (born 29 January 1998) is a Kosovan professional footballer who plays as a left winger for Belgian club Antwerp.

Club career

Eintracht Braunschweig II

On 15 August 2018, Muja signed a two-year contract with Oberliga Niedersachsen club Eintracht Braunschweig II.[1] Seventeen days later, he made his debut against Arminia Hannover after being named in the starting line-up and scored his side's second goal during a 3–3 home draw.[2] One month after debut, he was named as a first team substitute for the first time in the 2018–19 Lower Saxony Cup quarter-finals against SV Drochtersen/Assel.[3]

Skënderbeu Korçë

On 31 August 2019, Muja signed a two-year contract with Kategoria Superiore club Skënderbeu Korçë.[4] Fourteen days later, he made his debut in a 3–1 away defeat against Tirana after coming on as a substitute in the 41st minute in place of injured Gjergji Muzaka.[5]

Return to Trepça '89 as loan

On 31 January 2020, Muja joined as loan to Kosovo Superleague club Trepça '89.[6] One month later, he made his debut in a 3–0 away defeat against Feronikeli after being named in the starting line-up.[7]

Drita

On 16 June 2021, Muja signed a three-year contract with Kosovo Superleague club Drita.[8] On 8 July 2021, he made his debut with Drita in the 2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League first qualifying round against the Montenegrin side Dečić after being named in the starting line-up,[9] and assists in his side's second goal during a 2–1 home win.[10]

Antwerp

On 28 July 2022, Belgian First Division A club Antwerp reached an agreement with Drita for the transfer of Muja and this deal was made a few minutes after Antwerp defeated Drita in the second leg of the 2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League second qualifying round.[11] Eight days later, the club confirmed that Muja's transfer was permanent and he received squad number 11.[12] Antwerp reportedly paid a €400 thousand transfer fee, becoming the most expensive transfer in the history of the Kosovo Superleague.[13] His debut with Antwerp came on 2 October in a 2–1 away defeat against Kortrijk after coming on as a substitute in the 45th minute in place of Koji Miyoshi.[14]

International career

On 4 October 2018, Muja received a call-up from Kosovo U21 for the 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification match against Israel U21,[15] and made his debut after coming on as a substitute at 64th minute in place of Muharrem Jashari.[16]

On 17 March 2023, Muja received a call-up from Kosovo for the UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying matches against Israel and Andorra,[17] but he was an unused substitute in these matches.

References

  1. ^ "Arbnor Muja kalon nga Trepça '89 te Eintracht Braunschweig" [Arbnor Muja passes from Trepça '89 to Eintracht Braunschweig] (in Albanian). Telegrafi. 15 August 2018.
  2. ^ "Eintracht Braunschweig II – Arminia Hannover 3:3". WorldFootball.net. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  3. ^ "D/A schlägt Braunschweig – Der Liveticker (zum Nachlesen)" [D/A beats Braunschweig – The Live Ticker (for reading)] (in German). SV Drochtersen/Assel. 4 October 2018.
  4. ^ "Tjetër talent për Skënderbeun, prezantohet Arbnor Muja" [Another talent for Skënderbeu, Arbnor Muja is introduced] (in Albanian). SuperSport Albania. 31 August 2019.
  5. ^ "VIDEO/Tirana me hap pretendenti, likuidon Skënderbeun dhe nis shkëputjen" [VIDEO/Tirana opens the contender, liquidates Skënderbeu and starts secession] (in Albanian). Panorama Sport. 14 September 2019.
  6. ^ "Arbnor Muja kalon nga Skenderbeu në Trepça 89" [Arbnor Muja passes from Skenderbeu to Trepça 89]. Insporti (in Albanian). 1 February 2020.
  7. ^ "Formacionet zyrtare: Feronikeli – Trepça '89" [Official line-ups: Feronikeli – Trepça '89]. TopSporti (in Albanian). 29 February 2020.
  8. ^ "Zyrtare: 'Bombs' Drita, prezanton transferin më të ri" [Official: 'Bombardon' Drita, presents the newest transfer]. Gazeta Olle (in Albanian). 16 June 2021.
  9. ^ "Formacionet zyrtare, Drita – Deçiçi: Gjilanasit duan fitore në Conference League" [Official line-ups, Drita – Deçiçi: Gjilanians want victory in Conference League] (in Albanian). Telegrafi. 8 July 2021.
  10. ^ "Drita mposht Deçiçin me rikthim në Conference League, ndeshje e tensionuar në disa momente" [Drita defeats Deçiç with a return to the Conference League, a tense match at times] (in Albanian). Telegrafi. 8 July 2021.
  11. ^ "Publikohet fotografia e Arbnor Mujës pas marrëveshjes për transferimin te Antwerp" [The photo of Arbnor Muja after the agreement for the transfer to Antwerp is published]. IndeksOnline (in Albanian). 28 July 2022.
  12. ^ "RAFC versterkt zich met Arbnor Muja" [RAFC strengthens with Arbnor Muja] (in Dutch). Royal Antwerp F.C. 5 August 2022.
  13. ^ "ZYRTARE/Skënderbeu e la të lirë 1 vit më parë, klubi shqiptar fiton 400 mijë euro nga sulmuesi" [OFFICIAL/Skënderbeu released him 1 year ago, the Albanian club earns 400 thousand euros from the striker]. Newsport.al (in Albanian). 5 August 2022.
  14. ^ @official_rafc (2 October 2022). "🔁 | '45 Muja kwam vlak voor rust voor Miyoshi. Nainggolan werd bij de rust vervangen door Ekkelenkamp. | 🔴 2️⃣-0️⃣ ⚪️ | #KVKANT" [🔁 | '45 Muja came just before half time for Miyoshi. Nainggolan was replaced at half time by Ekkelenkamp. | 🔴 2️⃣-0️⃣ ⚪️ | #KVKANT] (Tweet) (in Dutch) – via Twitter.
  15. ^ "Prekazi publikon listën e futbollistëve për ndeshjen kundër Izraelit" [Prekazi publishes the list of footballers for the match against Israel] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 4 October 2018.
  16. ^ "Israel U21 vs. Kosovo U21 3–0". Soccerway. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
  17. ^ "Alain Giresse publikon listen e futbollistëve për dy ndeshjet e marsit" [Alain Giresse publishes the list of footballers for the two March matches] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 17 March 2023.