Vedat Muriqi
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Vedat Muriqi | ||
| Date of birth | 24 April 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Prizren, FR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Gençlerbirligi | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2010 | Liria | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2012 | Liria | 10 | (3) |
| 2012–2013 | Teuta | 18 | (2) |
| 2013–2014 | Besa Kavajë | 13 | (3) |
| 2014–2016 | Giresunspor | 56 | (21) |
| 2016– | Gençlerbirligi | 13 | (2) |
| International career | |||
| 2013 | Albania U21 | 3 | (1) |
| 2016– | Kosovo | 3 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 March 2016 | |||
Vedat Muriqi (born 24 April 1994) is a Kosovo-Albanian football striker who plays for Turkish club Gençlerbirligi and the Kosovo national football team.
Career
Giresunspor
He made his debut with Giresunspor against Antalyaspor, scoring in the 90+3 minute.[when?] His second match was against Konyaspor in Turkish Cup where he scored again in the 73rd minute and led his team to a 1-2 victory.[when?] Muriqi scored an hat-trick against Boluspor.[1] He later scored two goals against Kayseri Erciyesspor.[2] PSV Eindhoven and Fulham made official offers for Muriqi but were later rejected by Giresunspor.[3]
Gençlerbirligi
Muriqi signed for Gençlerbirligi on 30 May 2016 for €500,000 and a player, after interest shown by Fenerbahçe and Galatasaray.[4][5]
Personal life
He also has Turkish passport.[6]
International career
Muriqi currently plays for Albania under-21 national football teams. After taking Turkish passport, Terim called him for the Turkey national football team.[7] However, Muriqi was included in Kosovo national football team list on March 2016.[8]
References
- ^ http://www.telegrafi.com/super-vedat-muriqi-realizon-hat-trick-ne-turqi/
- ^ http://www.telegrafi.com/dy-gola-nga-vedat-muriqi-video/
- ^ http://www.telegrafi.com/muriqi-pranon-dy-oferta-nga-skuadrat-e-njohura-evropiane/
- ^ http://www.telegrafi.com/zyrtare-vedat-muriqi-kalon-te-genclerbirligi-foto/
- ^ http://www.telegrafi.com/muriqi-te-genclerbirligi/
- ^ Vedat Muriqi has Turkish passport
- ^ http://www.telegrafi.com/muriqi-ne-kombetaren-turke-jupi-nuk-di-gje/
- ^ http://www.telegrafi.com/kosova-fton-vedat-muriqin/
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