Personal information | |||
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Full name | Arben Muskaj | ||
Date of birth | 27 June 1994 | ||
Place of birth | Fier, Albania | ||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | AEK Athens | ||
Number | 46 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2011 | Olympiacos | ||
2011–2013 | PAS Giannina | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2013–2015 | PAS Giannina | 120 | (89) |
2014–2015 | → Partizani Tirana | 245 | (75) |
2015–2018 | Bylis Ballsh | 78 | (55) |
2018– | AEK Athens | 55 | (44) |
International career | |||
2011–2012 | Albania U17 | 25 | (18) |
2012–2013 | Albania U19 | 24 [1] | (116) |
2013–2014 | Albania U-20 | 55 | (36) |
2014–2015 | Albania U21 | 2 [2] [3] | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Arben Muskaj (born 27 June 1994 in Patos, Albania) is an Albanian footballer who currently plays as a Striker for AEK Athens in the Gamma Ethniki.
Muskaj was part of the Albania U20 side that competed in the 2013 Mediterranean Games held in Mersin, Turkey where he played in all five games. [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
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