Ernest Muçi (born 19 March 2001) is an Albanian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ekstraklasa club Legia Warszawa and the Albania national under-21 team.[1][2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (2001-03-19) 19 March 2001 (age 21) | ||
| Place of birth | Tirana, Albania | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Legia Warszawa | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2016–2020 | Tirana | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2021 | Tirana | 59 | (16) |
| 2019 | Tirana B | 2 | (4) |
| 2021– | Legia Warszawa | 34 | (6) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2018–2019 | Albania U19 | 7 | (4) |
| 2020– | Albania U21 | 11 | (4) |
| 2021– | Albania | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 August 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13 June 2022 | |||
Muçi was born in Albania's capital Tirana and started his footballing career at local club Dinamo Tirana at the age of 15, before moving over to city rivals and the team he supported growing up, KF Tirana. He initially joined the club's under-17s. He made his professional debut for Tirana as a 16-year-old on 28 January 2018 in a 3–0 win in the Kategoria e Parë against Shkumbini, coming on as a 56th-minute substitute for Bedri Greca.[3] He scored his first senior goal on 3 March 2018 in a 4–1 win against Shënkolli, coming on as a 62nd-minute substitute for Alked Çelhaka and scoring in the 78th minute to make it 4–0 for Tirana.[4] He scored again later that same month, shortly after his 17th birthday against Apolonia, where he scored two goals in a 5-1 home win.[5] He played 11 games, 6 of which were from the start, and scored 3 goals as Tirana won the 2017–18 Kategoria e Parë and achieved promotion back to Kategoria Superiore.
Muçi made his top-flight debut on 2 September 2018 in a 3–1 away loss to Kukësi, where he also scored in the 61st minute after coming on at half time for Yunus Sentamu. He struggled for game time in the first-team and only managed 8 league appearances and one goal as Tirana avoided relegation by 5 points. As he struggled for first-team minutes, he was a regular in the under-19s, where he scored 4 goals in 11 games to help Tirana finish 3rd in Group A of the under-19s league.
On 23 February 2021, Muçi signed with Polish club Legia Warszawa.[6]
Muçi begun his international career in September 2018 when Albania under-19 side manager Erjon Bogdani gave him a call-up for the friendlies versus Iceland.[7] He earned his first cap on 8 September and scored the match's only goal to give his side a 1–0 win in Lushnjë.[8]
On the 4 September 2020 he was called in the Albania U21 team where he scored a brace against Austria U21.
He made his debut for Albania national football team on 15 November 2021 in a World Cup qualifier against Andorra.[9]
Tirana
Legia Warsaw
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