| Florent Muslija | |
| Birth Date: | 6 July 1998 |
| Birth Place: | Achern, Germany |
| Height: | 1.72 m |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Currentclub: | SC Freiburg |
| Clubnumber: | 23 |
| Youthyears1: | 2004–2007 |
| Youthclubs1: | SV Sasbach |
| Youthyears2: | 2007–2017 |
| Youthclubs2: | Karlsruher SC |
| Years1: | 2017–2018 |
| Clubs1: | Karlsruher SC |
| Caps1: | 43 |
| Goals1: | 2 |
| Years2: | 2018–2022 |
| Clubs2: | Hannover 96 |
| Caps2: | 76 |
| Goals2: | 9 |
| Years3: | 2022–2024 |
| Clubs3: | SC Paderborn |
| Caps3: | 65 |
| Goals3: | 23 |
| Years4: | 2024– |
| Clubs4: | SC Freiburg |
| Caps4: | 8 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2018 |
| Nationalteam1: | Germany U20 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 5 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 1 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2019– |
| Nationalteam2: | Kosovo |
| Nationalcaps2: | 25 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 1 |
| Club-Update: | 18 May 2024 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 26 March 2024 |
Florent Muslija (born 6 July 1998) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for club SC Freiburg. Born in Germany, he plays for the Kosovo national team.
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.[1] Three days after the debut, he signed a two-year professional contract with Karlsruher SC.[2] On 9 November 2017, Muslija extended his contract prematurely until 2021.[3]
On 31 August 2018, Muslija in last day of the 2018 summer transfer window signed a four-year contract with Bundesliga club Hannover 96.[4] Hannover 96 reportedly paid a €2 million transfer fee.[5] 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.[6]
On 2 January 2022, Muslija signed a one-and-a-half-year contract with 2. Bundesliga club SC Paderborn and received squad number 30.[7] 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.[8] 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.[9]
On 24 January 2024, Muslija joined Bundesliga side SC Freiburg and received squad number 23.[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 in the 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 in the 56th minute in place of Edon Zhegrova.
| Club | Season | League | DFB-Pokal | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 0 | 44 | 1 | |||
| 2018–19 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 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 | 8 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | |||
| 2024–25 | Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 192 | 34 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 216 | 37 | |||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kosovo | 2019 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2022 | 6 | 1 | ||
| 2023 | 10 | 0 | ||
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Total | 25 | 1 | ||
Scores and results list Kosovo's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Muslija goal.
| 1 | 27 September 2022 | Fadil Vokrri Stadium, Pristina, Kosovo | 1–0 | 5–1 | 2022–23 UEFA Nations League C |