Florent Muslija (born 6 July 1998) is a Kosovan professional

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who plays as a

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for club

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and the Kosovo national team.

Club career

Karlsruher SC

On 21 May 2017, Muslija made his debut as professional footballer in a 2–1 away defeat against

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after coming on as a substitute at 70th minute in place of Kai Luibrand. Three days after the debut, he signed a two-year professional contract with Karlsruher SC. On 9 November 2017, Muslija extended his contract prematurely until 2021.

Hannover 96

On 31 August 2018, Muslija in last day of the 2018 summer transfer window signed a four-year contract with

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club

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. Hannover 96 reportedly paid a €2 million transfer fee. His debut with Hannover 96 came on 30 September in Matchday 6 of 2018–19 Bundesliga against

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after coming on as a substitute at 69th minute in place of

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SC Paderborn

On 2 January 2022, Muslija signed a one-and-a-half-year contract with

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club

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and received squad number 30. Thirteen days later, he made his debut in a 2–1 away win against

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after being named in the starting line-up. 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.

International career

Germany

Under-20

On 25 August 2017, Muslija received a call-up from Germany U20 for the unofficial friendly match against Greuther Fürth and

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match against Czech Republic U20. On 7 September 2018, he made his debut with Germany U20 in a

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match against Czech Republic U20 after coming on as a substitute at 62nd minute in place of

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Kosovo

On 21 June 2019, The

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confirmed through a communiqué that Muslija had decided to play for the Kosovo national team. On 30 August 2019, Muslija received a call-up from

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for the

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matches against

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and

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. 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 at 56th minute in place of

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Muslija, Florent 1998 births Living people People from Achern Sportspeople from Freiburg (region) Kosovo Albanians Kosovan footballers Kosovo international footballers German footballers German people of Kosovan descent German people of Albanian descent Germany youth international footballers Association football midfielders 2. Bundesliga players 3. Liga players Karlsruher SC players Bundesliga players Hannover 96 players SC Paderborn 07 players Footballers from Baden-Württemberg