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Besar Musolli (born 28 February 1989) is a Kosovan professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Kosovan club Gjilani.

Besar Musolli

Musolli with Kukësi in July 2016
Personal information
Full name	Besar Musolli
Date of birth	(1989-02-28) 28 February 1989 (age 33)
Place of birth	Podujevo, SFR Yugoslavia
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current team	Gjilani
Number	23
Youth career
2005–2009	Prishtina
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2009–2012	Hysi	66	(5)
2012–2020	Kukësi	194	(2)
2020–	Gjilani	31	(1)
National team‡
2017	Kosovo	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 August 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 6 October 2017

Club career

Youth career and Hysi

In 2005, Musolli began his career in the youth teams of Prishtina, when he was only 16 years old.^{[citation needed]} In 2009, Musolli starts the career as a professional player to Football Superleague of Kosovo side Hysi, where he played for three years.^{[citation needed]}

Kukësi

On 1 July 2012, Musolli completed a transfer to Kategoria Superiore side Kukësi. He made his debut later on 25 August in the club's first ever top flight match against Luftëtari Gjirokastër which ended in a goalless draw.[1]

On 22 May 2016, Musolli played in his second Albanian Cup final match against Laçi and scored the last penalty in the subsequent shoot-out win which secured Kukësi's first ever Albanian Cup trophy.[2]

On 4 August 2016, he agreed a contract extension, signing until June 2017.[3] On 3 January 2018, following the retirement of veteran Rrahman Hallaçi,[4] Musolli was named vice-captain.[5] He made his 150th Kategoria Superiore appearance later on 14 March in the 2–1 away loss to Luftëtari Gjirokastër in the league matchday 25.[6] Five days later, Musolli scored his first-ever league goal for the club in his 200th appearance in all competitions, netting a tap-in in a 2–0 home win over Vllaznia Shkodër.[7] In the post-match interview, when asked about this achievement, Musolli stated: I want to be Francesco Totti of Kukësi.[8]

On 1 August 2018, Musolli played in the 3–0 loss to Qarabağ in the second leg of 2018–19 UEFA Champions League second qualifying round.[9] By doing so, he reached 215 appearances for the club, equaling Rrahman Hallaçi as the player with most appearances for the club.[10] He broke the record in the next match against Torpedo Kutaisi in the first leg of 2018–19 UEFA Europa League third qualifying round.[11]

Musolli suffered a major injury on 15 September during the league match against Teuta Durrës and was replaced at half time.[12] Following the examination, it was confirmed that Musolli has whacked the ligament of his right knee and will remain sidelined for the next six months.[13]

International career

On 5 June 2017, Musolli received his first call-up from Kosovo for the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Turkey.[14][15] His debut occurred later on 6 October where he started in another qualifying match against Ukraine.[16]

Personal life

In July 2013, he along with Yll Hoxha were provided with Albanian passport.[17]

Career statistics

Club

As of 9 August 2018[18][19][20]

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Kukësi	2012–13	Kategoria Superiore	21	0	8	0	—		—		29	0
	2013–14		14	0	4	0	4[lower-alpha 1]	0	—		22	0
	2014–15		26	0	4	0	2[lower-alpha 1]	0	—		32	0
	2015–16		34	0	9	2	4[lower-alpha 1]	0	—		37	2
	2016–17		33	0	1	0	4[lower-alpha 1]	0	1[lower-alpha 2]	0	39	0
	2017–18		32	1	7	0	2[lower-alpha 3]	0	1[lower-alpha 2]	0	42	1
	2018–19		4	0	1	0	5[lower-alpha 4]	0	—		10	0
	Total		164	1	34	2	21	0	2	0	221	3
Career total			164	1	34	2	21	0	2	0	221	3

International

As of 6 October 2017[21]

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Kosovo
	2017	1	0
Total		1	0

Honours

Kukësi[18]

• Albanian Cup: 2015–16
• Albanian Supercup: 2016
• Albanian Superliga: 2016–17

References

External links

• Besar Musolli at National-Football-Teams.com
• Besar Musolli at the FSHF
• Besar Musolli – UEFA competition record (archive)

На других языках

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- [en] Besar Musolli

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[es] Besar Musolli

Besar Musolli (Podujevo, 28 de febrero de 1989) es un futbolista kosovar que juega en la demarcación de centrocampista para el FK Kukësi de la Superliga de Albania.

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[it] Besar Musolli

Besar Musolli (Besianë, 28 febbraio 1989) è un calciatore kosovaro, centrocampista del Gjilani.

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[ru] Мусоли, Бесар

Бесар Мусоли (алб. Besar Musolli; 28 февраля 1989, Подуево) — косоварский футболист, полузащитник албанского клуба «Кукеси» и национальной сборной Косова.

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