Arbnor Muja (born 29 November 1998) is a professional
footballer
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Samsunspor
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On 15 August 2018, Muja signed a two-year contract with
Oberliga Niedersachsen
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Arminia Hannover
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History
The club was founded in 1910 as ''FC Arminia Hannover'' and merged with ''Rugby-Verein Merkur'' in 1918, becoming ''SV Arminia-Merkur''. Two y ...
after being named in the starting line-up and scored his side's second goal during a 3–3 home draw. One month after debut, he was named as a
first team
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substitute for the first time in the 2018–19
Lower Saxony Cup
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Skënderbeu Korçë
On 31 August 2019, Muja signed a two-year contract with
Kategoria Superiore
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club
Skënderbeu Korçë
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. Fourteen days later, he made his debut in a 3–1 away defeat against
Tirana
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after coming on as a substitute in the 41st minute in place of injured
Gjergji Muzaka
Gjergji Muzaka (born 26 September 1984) is an Albanian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
A product of Partizani Tirana academy, Muzaka begun his career as a talented youth player, which prompted Paris Saint-Germain to s ...
.
Return to Trepça '89 as loan
On 31 January 2020, Muja joined as loan to Kosovo Superleague club Trepça '89. One month later, he made his debut in a 3–0 away defeat against Feronikeli after being named in the starting line-up.
Belgian First Division A
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club
Antwerp
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reached an agreement with Drita for the transfer of Muja and this deal was made a few minutes after Antwerp defeated Drita in the second leg of the 2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League second qualifying round. Eight days later, the club confirmed that Muja's transfer was permanent and he received squad number 11. Antwerp reportedly paid a €400 thousand transfer fee, becoming the most expensive transfer in the history of the Kosovo Superleague. His debut with Antwerp came on 2 October in a 2–1 away defeat against
Kortrijk
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after coming on as a substitute in the 45th minute in place of Koji Miyoshi.
Samsunspor
On 9 February 2024,
Samsunspor
Samsunspor Kulübü, officially known as Samsunspor Football Club Joint Stock Company, or as Reeder Samsunspor due to sponsorship agreements, is a Turkey, Turkish Football club (association football), professional football club that competes in t ...
announced to have signed Muja on a three-and-a-half-year contract. He scored on his
Süper Lig
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debut three days later, in a 2–0 home win over
Antalyaspor
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The association football, football side play their home matches at the Antalya Stadium. In Turkey, the cl ...
, after coming off the bench in the second half.
International career
Kosovo
On 4 October 2018, Muja received a call-up from Kosovo U21 for the
2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification
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match against Israel U21, and made his debut after coming on as a substitute at 64th minute in place of Muharrem Jashari.
On 17 March 2023, Muja received a call-up from
Kosovo
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for the
UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying
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matches against
Israel
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and
Andorra
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, but he was an unused substitute in these matches. In June 2023, Muja received again a call-up from Kosovo for the UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying matches against
Romania
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and
Belarus
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, but he declined the call-up as he had not received a guarantee that he will start in these matches.
Albania
On 15 August 2023, Muja obtained the
Albanian passport
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The pa ...
, making him eligible to play for the Albania national team. Head of the Department of Public Relations of the
Albanian Football Association
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, Andi Verçani confirmed two days later through an interview for
Koha Ditore
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that Muja will be called up by Albania in September 2023 for the
UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying
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matches against
Czech Republic
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and
Poland
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. On 1 September 2023, he formalizes the decision and accept their call-up for the
UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying
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matches against
Czech Republic
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and
Poland
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. He made his debut in the match drawn 1–1 at home to the Czechs.
Personal life
Muja was born in Mitrovica, FR Yugoslavia and is the younger brother Ardian Muja is a footballer who plays as a
right winger
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for the Kosovan club
Prishtina
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In antiquity, the area of Pristina was part of the Dardanian Kingdom. The heritage of th ...
, and have been teammates in the Kosovan clubs Trepça (before 2017) and Trepça '89 (2017–2018, 2021–2022).
Career statistics
Club
International
Honours
Trepça '89
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Kosovar Supercup
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: 2017
Antwerp
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Belgian Pro League
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2022–23
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Belgian Cup
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:
2022–23
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Belgian Super Cup
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2023
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