Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 6 July 1998 | ||
Place of birth | Achern, Germany | ||
Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | SC Freiburg | ||
Number | 23 | ||
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) |
2022–2024 | SC Paderborn | 65 | (23) |
2024– | SC Freiburg | 2 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2018 | Germany U20 | 5 | (1) |
2019– | Kosovo | 23 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 March 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 November 2023 |
Florent Muslija (born 6 July 1998) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bundesliga club SC Freiburg. Born in Germany, he plays for the Kosovo national team.[1]
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 in the 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 in the 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 24 January 2024, Muslija joined Bundesliga side SC Freiburg and received squad number 23.[11]
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.[12] 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 in the 62nd minute in place of Linton Maina.[13]
On 21 June 2019, The Football Federation of Kosovo confirmed through a communiqué that Muslija had decided to play for the Kosovo national team.[14] On 30 August 2019, Muslija received a call-up from Kosovo for the UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying matches against Czech Republic and England.[15] 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 in the 56th minute in place of Edon Zhegrova.
Club | Season | League | DFB-Pokal | 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[a] | 0 | 44 | 1 | ||
2018–19 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 1[b] | 0 | 7 | 1 | |||
Total | 43 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | 52 | 2 | |||
Hannover 96 | 2018–19 | Bundesliga | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 2 | ||
2019–20 | 2. Bundesliga | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 1 | |||
2020–21 | 26 | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 5 | ||||
2021–22 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 14 | 2 | ||||
Total | 76 | 9 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 81 | 10 | ||||
SC Paderborn | 2021–22 | 2. Bundesliga | 16 | 6 | — | — | — | 16 | 6 | |||
2022–23 | 33 | 10 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 35 | 10 | ||||
2023–24 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 19 | 9 | ||||
Total | 65 | 23 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 70 | 25 | ||||
SC Freiburg | 2023–24 | Bundesliga | 2 | 0 | — | 3[c] | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | ||
Career total | 186 | 34 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 208 | 37 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Kosovo | 2019 | 3 | 0 |
2020 | 1 | 0 | |
2021 | 3 | 0 | |
2022 | 6 | 1 | |
2023 | 10 | 0 | |
Total | 23 | 1 |
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 27 September 2022 | Fadil Vokrri Stadium, Pristina, Kosovo | Cyprus | 1–0 | 5–1 | 2022–23 UEFA Nations League C |