Drilon Musaj (born 11 September 1994) is a

Kosovo Albanian The Albanians of Kosovo ( sq, Shqiptarët e Kosovës, ), also commonly called Kosovo Albanians, Kosovar/Kosovan Albanians or Kosovars/Kosovans, constitute the largest ethnic group in Kosovo. Kosovo Albanians belong to the ethnic Albanian sub-g ...

professional

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who last played as a

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for Kosovan club Drita.

Club career

Musaj attracted interest from several

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sides including the reigning champions

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, 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. Musaj left the club in July 2017 after two seasons where he collected 66 appearances in all appearances. On 27 July 2017, Musaj was presented as Drita's newest player after agreeing to personal terms. 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

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in the final matchday.

International career

Musaj was one of the founding members of Kosovo U21 side where he was called up in June 2013 for the

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held in Switzerland. He appeared as a substitute in Kosovo's first officially recognised fixture versus

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, netting in the 73rd minute as the match ended in a 2–2 draw; Kosovo then lost 5–4 on penalty shootouts. He also played in the third-place match against

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which finished in an embarrassing 8–0 defeat.

Personal life

Musaj was married in December 2017 to Kaltrina Veseli.

Honours

;Drita *

Football Superleague of Kosovo The Football Superleague of Kosovo ( sq, Superliga e Futbollit të Kosovës), also known as the ALBI MALL Superleague of Kosovo ( sq, ALBI MALL Superliga e Kosovës) for sponsorship reasons with Albi Mall, is the top level of the Kosovar football ...

: 2017–18

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Musaj, Drilon 1994 births Living people Sportspeople from Gjakova Kosovo Albanians Men's association football midfielders Kosovan men's footballers Kosovo men's under-21 international footballers KF Trepça '89 players KF Laçi players FC Drita players Football Superleague of Kosovo players Kategoria Superiore players Kosovan expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Albania Kosovan expatriate sportspeople in Albania