Drilon Musaj

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Drilon Musaj
Personal information
Full name Drilon Musaj
Date of birth (1994-09-11) 11 September 1994 (age 29)
Place of birth Gjakova, FR Yugoslavia
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
2010–2012 Trepça'89
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2011–2015 Trepça'89 77 (10)
2015–2017 Laçi 55 (0)
2017–2018 Drita 29 (1)
International career‡
2013 Kosovo U-21 2 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 May 2018
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 June 2013

Drilon Musaj (born 11 September 1994) is a Kosovo Albanian professional footballer who last played as a midfielder for Kosovan club Drita. [1]

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Club career

Musaj attracted interest from several Albanian Superliga sides including the reigning champions Skënderbeu Korçë, and he went on trial with Laçi during the summer of 2015, where he eventually signed a two-year contract, worth €1,500 per month. [2] [3]

Musaj left the club in July 2017 after two seasons where he collected 66 appearances in all appearances. [4]

On 27 July 2017, Musaj was presented as Drita's newest player after agreeing to personal terms. [5] In the 2017–18 season, he played in 29 league games as Drita won the championship won 20 May 2018 after earning a goalless draw against title challengers Prishtina in the final matchday. [6]

International career

Musaj was one of the founding members of Kosovo U21 side where he was called up in June 2013 for the 2013 Valais Youth Cup held in Switzerland. [7] He appeared as a substitute in Kosovo's first officially recognised fixture versus Ghana, netting in the 73rd minute as the match ended in a 2–2 draw; Kosovo then lost 5–4 on penalty shootouts. [8] He also played in the third-place match against Egypt which finished in an embarrassing 8–0 defeat. [9]

Personal life

Musaj was married in December 2017 to Kaltrina Veseli. [10]

Honours

Drita

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References

  1. ↑ Soccerway profile
  2. ↑ "Drilon Musaj te Laçi" [Drilon Musaj at Laçi]. Gazeta Olle (in Albanian). 19 June 2015. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
  3. ↑ "Nga Trepça'89 te Laçi" [From Trepça'89 to Laçi] (in Albanian). Borozani.com. 9 August 2015. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
  4. ↑ "Laçi / Mbrojtësi Musaj largohet. Rikthehet kapiteni" [Laçi / Defender Musaj flees. The captain returns] (in Albanian). minuta90.com. 10 July 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
  5. ↑ "Zyrtare: Musaj prezantohet te Drita" [Official: Musaj presented at Drita] (in Albanian). Telegrafi.com. 27 July 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
  6. ↑ "Drita kampione e Kosovës, finale e hidhur për Josën" [Drita champion of Kosovo, bitter end for Josa] (in Albanian). Top-Channel.tv. 20 May 2018. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
  7. ↑ "U21 e Kosovës, në Zvicër për sensacion" [Kosovo's U21, in Switzerland for sensation] (in Albanian). albinfo.ch. 11 June 2013. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
  8. ↑ "Kosova mposhtet nga Gana pas penalltive" [Kosovo defeated by Ghana after penalties] (in Albanian). Telegrafi.com. 12 June 2013. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
  9. ↑ "Shkelet Kosova" [Kosovo violated] (in Albanian). Borozani.com. 15 June 2013. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
  10. ↑ "Ditë speciale, Drilon Musaj i jep fund beqarisë" [Special day, Drilon Musaj ends celibacy]. Gazeta Olle (in Albanian). 22 December 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
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