Visar Musliu Explained

Visar Musliu
Fullname:Visar Musliu
Висар Муслиу
Birth Date:13 November 1994
Birth Place:Gostivar, Macedonia
Height:1.86 m
Position:Centre-back
Currentclub:SC Paderborn
Clubnumber:16
Youthclubs1:Gostivar
Youthclubs2:Renova
Years1:2012–2014
Clubs1:Renova
Caps1:29
Goals1:1
Years2:2012
Clubs2:Gostivar (loan)
Years3:2014–2015
Clubs3:St. Gallen U21
Caps3:0
Goals3:0
Years4:2015
Clubs4:Renova (loan)
Caps4:13
Goals4:1
Years5:2015–2017
Clubs5:Renova
Caps5:63
Goals5:7
Years6:2017–2018
Clubs6:Vardar
Caps6:11
Goals6:1
Years7:2018
Clubs7:Prishtina
Caps7:0
Goals7:0
Years8:2018
Clubs8:Shkëndija (loan)
Caps8:15
Goals8:2
Years9:2018–2019
Clubs9:Shkëndija
Caps9:29
Goals9:4
Years10:2019–2022
Clubs10:Fehérvár
Caps10:60
Goals10:2
Years11:2022–2023
Clubs11:FC Ingolstadt
Caps11:39
Goals11:1
Years12:2023–
Clubs12:SC Paderborn
Caps12:26
Goals12:3
Nationalyears1:2014–2017
Nationalteam1:Macedonia U21
Nationalcaps1:12
Nationalgoals1:0
Nationalyears2:2017–
Nationalteam2:North Macedonia
Nationalcaps2:59
Nationalgoals2:1
Club-Update:23 May 2024
Nationalteam-Update:26 March 2024

Visar Musliu (Macedonian: Висар Муслиу; born 13 November 1994) is a Macedonian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for German club SC Paderborn and the North Macedonia national team.

Club career

Musliu started his football career in FK Renova where he spent most of his first five years. In between, he also spent six months on loan at FK Gostivar. The summer in 2014, he transferred to Swiss side St. Gallen on a one-year contract, but he didn't get to play there as they sent him back on loan to Renova.

On 3 June 2017, he made a transfer to Macedonian champion FK Vardar where they hired him as a reinforcement for the upcoming Champions League qualifications.[1] In the end, Musliu helped Vardar qualify for the 2017-18 Europa League Group stage, becoming the first Macedonian football club to ever qualify for a European UEFA tournament.[2]

On 5 August 2019, he moved from Shkëndija to Hungarian outfit Fehérvár.[3]

On 19 January 2022, Musliu joined 2. Bundesliga club FC Ingolstadt.[4]

In June 2023, Musliu signed for SC Paderborn following his departure from Ingolstadt.[5]

International career

Musliu was part of the Macedonia national under-21 football team from 2013 to 2017, winning 12 caps. He was part of the first Macedonia U21 generation that qualified for a final tournament[6] where he also got to play in the last game in the groups, coming in as a substitute in the 28th minute for Marjan Radeski in the match against Portugal.[7]

On 2 September 2017, he also made his debut for the senior national team in a World Cup qualifier against Israel, where Visar played the full game and helped his side keep a clean sheet in the 1–0 victory.[8] Musliu has earned a total of 20 caps, scoring one goal.[9] [10]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Renova2012–13Macedonian First Football League500050
2013–1424100241
Total291000000291
Renova (loan)2014–15Macedonian First Football League13120151
Renova2015–16Macedonian First Football League3030020323
2016–1733400334
Total637002000657
Vardar2017–18Macedonian First Football League1110060171
Shkëndija (loan)2017–18Macedonian First Football League1525300205
Shkëndija2018–19Macedonian First Football League2942080394
2019–2000004040
Total2942012000434
Fehérvár2019–20Nemzeti Bajnokság I262910000353
2020–21260303000320
2021–2280101000100
Total6021314000773
FC Ingolstadt2021–222. Bundesliga1410000141
2022–233. Liga2500000250
Total391000000391
Career total259192242400029523

International

Scores and results list North Macedonia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Musliu goal.

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://fkvardar.mk/vesti/visar-musliu-e-nov-igrach-na-vardar fkvardar.mk Vardar signed Musliu
  2. http://www.macedonianfootball.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=8506:vardar-reaches-europa-league-group-stage&catid=13:international&Itemid=64 macedonianfootball.com Vardar reaches Europa League group stage
  3. Web site: Visar Musliu a MOL Fehérvár FC játékosa! . 5 August 2019. 5 August 2019. Fehérvár FC. hu.
  4. FC Ingolstadt. FCI VERPFLICHTET AKTUELLEN NATIONALSPIELER UND EM-TEILNEHMER MUSLIU. 19 January 2022. 7 February 2022. de.
  5. Web site: ERFAHRENER VERTEIDIGER. EXPERIENCED DEFENDER. German. www.scp07.de. 26 June 2023. 26 June 2023.
  6. http://www.macedonianfootball.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=8270:macedonia-qualifies-for-2017-u21-euro-in-poland-video&catid=13:international&Itemid=64 macedonianfootball.com MKD qualified for EURO U21
  7. http://www.uefa.com/under21/season=2017/matches/round=2000645/match=2021147/index.html UEFA MKD-POR Match Report
  8. http://www.uefa.com/european-qualifiers/season=2018/matches/round=2000717/match=2017815/lineups/index.html UEFA ISR-MKD Match Report
  9. https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/fyrom-recintlp.html Appearances for (North) Macedonia National Team
  10. Web site: Player Database. eu-football.info. 2020-04-25.