Gjergji Muzaka
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Gjergji Muzaka is an Albanian
footballer. The midfielder
currently plays for KS Skenderbeu Korce
in the Albanian Superliga at club level and Albania
at international level. His main position is on the right hand side of the midfield but he can also play on the left and even in the middle. He is an attacking player who tends to cross the ball from the flanksand provide assists for other players, however he can also score himself and has 51 league goals to his name since making his debut in 2001.
when he was just a teenager. He played for the Partizani U-17s where he attracted the interest of several foreign clubs with his performances on the right hand side of midfield. One of these foreign clubs was French giants Paris Saint-Germain, who in 2000 offered Muzaka a contract at the club. Muzaka accepted and left Partizani at the age of just 16, joining the PSG youth team. However, after just one year in France
Muzaka moved back to Albania
and back to Partizani before the beginning of the 2001-2002 season.
paid a total of €70,000 to buy the player from their fierce rivals Partizani in the summer of 2008.
licenced agent Elton Marini, of 'M&M Management Agency'. The contact is worth a total of €210,000, with Muzaka earning €70,000 a season with Dinamo.
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. He scored his first goal against Romania
in a Euro 2012 Qualifier, he came on the field in the 81st minute, just one minute after Romania had taken the lead. He made an immediate impact and in the 87th minute he managed to find a head onto Ansi Agolli
's free kick which he guided past the Romanian goalkeeper, which levelled the tie at 1-1 and earned Albania a very important and well-deserved point in the opening match of the Euro 2012 qualifiers.
Albanians
Albanians are a nation and ethnic group native to Albania and neighbouring countries. They speak the Albanian language. More than half of all Albanians live in Albania and Kosovo...
footballer. The midfielder
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...
currently plays for KS Skenderbeu Korce
KS Skënderbeu Korçë
K.F. Skënderbeu Korçë is a football club based in Korçë, a city in southeastern Albania . They play in the Albanian Superliga, which is the top tier in the country and are currently reigning champions. The club is named after Albania's greatest hero of all time, Skanderbeg...
in the Albanian Superliga at club level and Albania
Albania national football team
The Albania national association football team is the national association football team of Albania and is controlled by the Football Association of Albania...
at international level. His main position is on the right hand side of the midfield but he can also play on the left and even in the middle. He is an attacking player who tends to cross the ball from the flanksand provide assists for other players, however he can also score himself and has 51 league goals to his name since making his debut in 2001.
Early career
Muzaka began his playing career with local side KF Partizani TiranaKF Partizani Tirana
Futboll Klub or Klubi Sportiv Partizani is an Albanian football club, playing in the capital, Tirana, and founded in 1946. Their first participation in the Albanian National Championship was in 1947....
when he was just a teenager. He played for the Partizani U-17s where he attracted the interest of several foreign clubs with his performances on the right hand side of midfield. One of these foreign clubs was French giants Paris Saint-Germain, who in 2000 offered Muzaka a contract at the club. Muzaka accepted and left Partizani at the age of just 16, joining the PSG youth team. However, after just one year in France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
Muzaka moved back to Albania
Albania
Albania , officially known as the Republic of Albania , is a country in Southeastern Europe, in the Balkans region. It is bordered by Montenegro to the northwest, Kosovo to the northeast, the Republic of Macedonia to the east and Greece to the south and southeast. It has a coast on the Adriatic Sea...
and back to Partizani before the beginning of the 2001-2002 season.
Partizani (2001-2005)
After returning to Albania Muzaka was placed into the Partizani first team.KF Tirana (2008-2010)
The president of KF Tirana, Refik HaliliRefik Halili
Refik Halili is the chairman and main sponsor of KF Tirana. Since 2003, Mr. Halili had been one of the sponsors of the club. His duty as Chairman of KF Tirana started on May 29, 2008...
paid a total of €70,000 to buy the player from their fierce rivals Partizani in the summer of 2008.
Dinamo (2010-2010)
Muzaka signed a three year contract with the 2009-2010 champions Dinamo Tirana on 16 June 2010. The transfer was managed by the FIFAFIFA
The Fédération Internationale de Football Association , commonly known by the acronym FIFA , is the international governing body of :association football, futsal and beach football. Its headquarters are located in Zurich, Switzerland, and its president is Sepp Blatter, who is in his fourth...
licenced agent Elton Marini, of 'M&M Management Agency'. The contact is worth a total of €210,000, with Muzaka earning €70,000 a season with Dinamo.
KS Skenderbeu (2011-present)
In January 2011 Muzaka joined a half-season loan at KS Skenderbeu KorceKS Skënderbeu Korçë
K.F. Skënderbeu Korçë is a football club based in Korçë, a city in southeastern Albania . They play in the Albanian Superliga, which is the top tier in the country and are currently reigning champions. The club is named after Albania's greatest hero of all time, Skanderbeg...
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International career
He is also playing for the Albania national football teamAlbania national football team
The Albania national association football team is the national association football team of Albania and is controlled by the Football Association of Albania...
. He scored his first goal against Romania
Romania national football team
The Romania national football team is the national football team of Romania and is controlled by the Romanian Football Federation.Romania is one of only four national teams, the other three being Brazil, France, and Belgium, that took part in the first three World Cups.However, after that...
in a Euro 2012 Qualifier, he came on the field in the 81st minute, just one minute after Romania had taken the lead. He made an immediate impact and in the 87th minute he managed to find a head onto Ansi Agolli
Ansi Agolli
Ansi Agolli is an Albanian footballer. He can play at left or right fullback and at left midfield. He currently plays for FK Qarabağ in the Azerbaijan Premier League.-Career:...
's free kick which he guided past the Romanian goalkeeper, which levelled the tie at 1-1 and earned Albania a very important and well-deserved point in the opening match of the Euro 2012 qualifiers.
International career
| International appearances and goals | |||||||
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| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Final Score | Goal | Result | Competition |
| 2009 | |||||||
| 1 | 10 June 2009 | Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tirana Tirana Tirana is the capital and the largest city of Albania. Modern Tirana was founded as an Ottoman town in 1614 by Sulejman Bargjini, a local ruler from Mullet, although the area has been continuously inhabited since antiquity. Tirana became Albania's capital city in 1920 and has a population of over... , Albania Albania Albania , officially known as the Republic of Albania , is a country in Southeastern Europe, in the Balkans region. It is bordered by Montenegro to the northwest, Kosovo to the northeast, the Republic of Macedonia to the east and Greece to the south and southeast. It has a coast on the Adriatic Sea... |
1–1 | 0 | Draw | Friendly | |
| 2 | 14 November 2009 | A. Le Coq Arena A. Le Coq Arena A. Le Coq Arena is a football stadium in Tallinn, Estonia. As well as football matches, it also hosts various concerts and events. According to the plan, the stadium is unfinished.... , Tallinn Tallinn Tallinn is the capital and largest city of Estonia. It occupies an area of with a population of 414,940. It is situated on the northern coast of the country, on the banks of the Gulf of Finland, south of Helsinki, east of Stockholm and west of Saint Petersburg. Tallinn's Old Town is in the list... , Estonia Estonia Estonia , officially the Republic of Estonia , is a state in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea, to the south by Latvia , and to the east by Lake Peipsi and the Russian Federation . Across the Baltic Sea lies... |
0–0 | 0 | Draw | Friendly | |
| 2010 | |||||||
| 3 | 25 May 2010 | Gradski Stadium Gradski Stadion (Berane) Gradski Stadion is a multi-purpose stadium in Berane, Montenegro. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of FK Berane. The stadium holds 11,000 people, and it is a second largest stadium in Montenegro.... , Berane Berane Berane , formerly Ivangrad, is a town in north-eastern Montenegro. It has a population of 11,776 .Berane is the centre of municipality and one of the centres of Polimlje area, named after the Lim River, on which Berane is situated.-History:During the medieval period the Montenegrin land of Berane... , Montenegro Montenegro Montenegro Montenegrin: Crna Gora Црна Гора , meaning "Black Mountain") is a country located in Southeastern Europe. It has a coast on the Adriatic Sea to the south-west and is bordered by Croatia to the west, Bosnia and Herzegovina to the northwest, Serbia to the northeast and Albania to the... |
1–0 | 0 | Win | Friendly | |
| 4 | 2 June 2010 | Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tirana, Albania | 1–0 | 0 | Win | Friendly | |
| 5 | 11 August 2010 | Niko Dovana Stadium, Durrës Durrës Durrës is the second largest city of Albania located on the central Albanian coast, about west of the capital Tirana. It is one of the most ancient and economically important cities of Albania. Durres is situated at one of the narrower points of the Adriatic Sea, opposite the Italian ports of Bari... , Albania |
1–0 | 0 | Win | Friendly | |
| 6 | 3 September 2010 | Stadionul Ceahlăul Stadionul Ceahlaul Ceahlăul Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Piatra Neamţ, Romania. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of Ceahlăul Piatra Neamţ. The stadium, as well as the local football club takes its name from the Mount Ceahlău, located in the region. The stadium holds... , Piatra Neamţ Piatra Neamt Piatra Neamț , , ; is the capital city of Neamţ County, in the historical region of Moldavia, eastern Romania. Because of its privileged location in the Eastern Carpathian mountains, it is considered one of the most picturesque cities in Romania... , Romania Romania Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea... |
1–1 | 1 | Draw | UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying Group D This page shows the standings and results for Group D of the UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying tournament.- Standings :- Results and fixtures :Group D fixtures were negotiated between the participants at a meeting in Luxembourg on 19 February 2010.... |
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| 7 | 7 September 2010 | Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tirana, Albania | 1–0 | 0 | Win | UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying | |
| 8 | 8 October 2010 | Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tirana, Albania | 1–1 | 0 | Draw | UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying | |
| 9 | 12 October 2010 | Dynama Stadium, Minsk Minsk - Ecological situation :The ecological situation is monitored by Republican Center of Radioactive and Environmental Control .During 2003–2008 the overall weight of contaminants increased from 186,000 to 247,400 tons. The change of gas as industrial fuel to mazut for financial reasons has worsened... , Belarus Belarus Belarus , officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered clockwise by Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Its capital is Minsk; other major cities include Brest, Grodno , Gomel ,... |
0–2 | 0 | Loss | Euro 2012 qualifying | |
| 10 | 17 November 2010 | Skënderbeu Stadium, Korçë Korçë Korçë is a city in southeastern Albania and the capital of the Korçë District. It has a population of around 105,000 people , making it the sixth largest city in Albania... , Albania |
0–0 | 0 | Draw | Friendly | |
| 2011 | |||||||
| 11 | 9 February 2011 | Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tirana, Albania | 1–2 | 0 | Loss | Friendly | |
| 12 | 26 March 2011 | Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tirana, Albania | 1–0 | 0 | Win | UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying | |
| 13 | 7 June 2011 | Bilino Polje Bilino Polje Bilino Polje is the home football stadium of Bosnian Premier League football club NK Čelik from the city of Zenica in Bosnia and Herzegovina and one of two stadiums of the national football team of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is also sometimes used for the Bosnia and Herzegovina national rugby union... , Zenica Zenica Zenica is an industrial city in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is the capital of the Zenica-Doboj Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina entity... , Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina , sometimes called Bosnia-Herzegovina or simply Bosnia, is a country in Southern Europe, on the Balkan Peninsula. Bordered by Croatia to the north, west and south, Serbia to the east, and Montenegro to the southeast, Bosnia and Herzegovina is almost landlocked, except for the... |
0–2 | 0 | Loss | UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying | |
| 14 | 20 June 2011 | Estadio Monumental Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti, is a stadium in the Belgrano district of Buenos Aires, Argentina at the intersection of Figueroa Alcorta and Udaondo. It is the home venue of Club Atlético River Plate and is named after former club president Antonio Vespucio Liberti... , Buenos Aires Buenos Aires Buenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent... , Argentina Argentina Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires... |
0–4 | 0 | Loss | Friendly | |
| 15 | 10 August 2011 | Loro Boriçi Stadium, Shkodër Shkodër Shkodër , is a city located on Lake of Shkoder in northwestern Albania in the District of Shkodër, of which it is the capital. It is one of the oldest and most historic towns in Albania, as well as an important cultural and economic centre. Shkodër's estimated population is 90,000; if the... , Albania |
3–2 | 0 | Win | Friendly | |