Florent Muslija (born 6 July 1998) is a Kosovan professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for 2. Bundesliga club SC Paderborn and the Kosovo national team.[1]
![]() Muslija with Karlsruher SC in 2018 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Florent Muslija | ||
Date of birth | (1998-07-06) 6 July 1998 (age 24) | ||
Place of birth | Achern, Germany | ||
Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | SC Paderborn | ||
Number | 30 | ||
Youth career | |||
2004–2007 | SV Sasbach | ||
2007–2017 | Karlsruher SC | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2017–2018 | Karlsruher SC | 43 | (2) |
2018–2022 | Hannover 96 | 76 | (9) |
2022– | SC Paderborn | 24 | (8) |
National team‡ | |||
2018 | Germany U20 | 5 | (1) |
2019– | Kosovo | 7 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:04, 18 September 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 October 2021 |
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]
On 31 August 2018, Muslija in last day of the 2018 summer transfer window signed a four-year contract with Bundesliga club Hannover 96.[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]
On 2 January 2022, Muslija signed a one-and-a-half-year contract with 2. Bundesliga club SC Paderborn and received squad number 30.[8] Thirteen days later, he made his debut in a 2–1 away win against 1. FC Nürnberg after being named in the starting line-up.[9] Seven days after debut, Muslija scored his first goals for SC Paderborn in his second appearance for the club in a 3–4 home defeat over Werder Bremen in 2. Bundesliga.[10]
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.[11] 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.[12]
On 21 June 2019, The Football Federation of Kosovo confirmed through a communiqué that Muslija had decided to play for the Kosovo national team.[13] On 30 August 2019, Muslija received a call-up from Kosovo for the UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying matches against Czech Republic and England.[14] 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.
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | 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[lower-alpha 1] | 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 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 1 | 22 | 2 | ||
2020–21 | 26 | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 5 | ||||
2021–22 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 14 | 2 | ||||
Total | 76 | 9 | 5 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 82 | 11 | |||
SC Paderborn | 2021–22 | 2. Bundesliga | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
Career total | 121 | 13 | 7 | 1 | — | 7 | 1 | 135 | 15 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Kosovo | 2019 | 3 | 0 |
2020 | 1 | 0 | |
2021 | 3 | 0 | |
Total | 7 | 0 |
Die Hannoveraner, bei denen Muslija noch zu seinem Bundesliga-Debüt kam, blieben zwar bemüht, allerdings auch weiterhin völlig harmlos
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)
62' Florent Muslija für Linton Maina
SC Paderborn 07 – current squad | |
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