Valdrin Mustafa (born 11 March 1998) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-forward for 3. Liga club SV Elversberg. Born in Germany, he has represented Albania and Kosovo internationally at youth levels.
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1998-03-11) 11 March 1998 (age 24) | ||
Place of birth | Merzig, Germany | ||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | SV Elversberg | ||
Number | 9 | ||
Youth career | |||
2002–2010 | SG Rehlingen-Siersburg | ||
2010–2012 | JFG Saarlouis | ||
2012–2014 | 1. FC Saarbrücken | ||
2014–2017 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2017–2019 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern II | 39 | (15) |
2019–2020 | Hannover 96 II | 30 | (9) |
2020–2021 | Rot-Weiß Koblenz | 38 | (18) |
2021 | SC Verl | 0 | (0) |
2021– | SV Elversberg | 42 | (17) |
National team‡ | |||
2016 | Albania U19 | 1 | (1) |
2017 | Albania U20 | 1 | (0) |
2017 | Albania U21 | 7 | (0) |
2019–2020 | Kosovo U21 | 5 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 October 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 November 2020 |
On 25 May 2021, Mustafa signed a two-year contract with 3. Liga club SC Verl and this transfer would become legally effective in July 2021.[2] Two month later, he was named as a SC Verl substitute for the first time in a league match against Türkgücü München.[3] His debut with SC Verl came on 18 August in the 2021–22 Westphalian Cup first round against SG Wattenscheid 09 after being named in the starting line-up.[4]
On 31 August 2021, Mustafa signed a two-year contract with Regionalliga Südwest club SV Elversberg.[5] Four days later, he made his debut in a 2–1 away win against 1899 Hoffenheim II after coming on as a substitute at 64th minute in place of Nico Karger.[6] Ten days after debut, Mustafa scored his first goal for SV Elversberg in his third appearance for the club in a 2–0 away win over Astoria Walldorf in Regionalliga Südwest.[7]
From 2016, until 2017, Mustafa has been part of Albania at youth international level, respectively has been part of the U19,[8] U20,[9] and U21 teams and he with these teams played nine matches and scored one goal.
On 7 August 2019, the Football Federation of Kosovo announced that Mustafa had decided to represent their country.[10] On 2 September 2019, he received a call-up from Kosovo U21 for the 2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification match against England U21,[11] and made his debut after coming on as a substitute at 46th minute in place of Mirlind Daku.[12]
SV Elversberg – current squad | |
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