Drilon Musaj (born 11 September 1994) is a Kosovo Albanian professional footballer who last played as a midfielder for Kosovan club Drita.[1]

Drilon Musaj
Personal information
Full name Drilon Musaj
Date of birth (1994-09-11) 11 September 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Gjakova, FR Yugoslavia
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
2010–2012 Trepça'89
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2015 Trepça'89 77 (10)
2015–2017 Laçi 55 (0)
2017–2018 Drita 29 (1)
International career
2013 Kosovo U-21 2 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 May 2018
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 June 2013

Club career

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Musaj attracted interest from several Albanian Superliga sides including the reigning champions Skënderbeu Korçë, 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.[2][3]

Musaj left the club in July 2017 after two seasons where he collected 66 appearances in all appearances.[4]

On 27 July 2017, Musaj was presented as Drita's newest player after agreeing to personal terms.[5] 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 Prishtina in the final matchday.[6]

International career

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Musaj was one of the founding members of Kosovo U21 side where he was called up in June 2013 for the 2013 Valais Youth Cup held in Switzerland.[7] He appeared as a substitute in Kosovo's first officially recognised fixture versus Ghana, netting in the 73rd minute as the match ended in a 2–2 draw; Kosovo then lost 5–4 on penalty shootouts.[8] He also played in the third-place match against Egypt which finished in an embarrassing 8–0 defeat.[9]

Personal life

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Musaj was married in December 2017 to Kaltrina Veseli.[10]

Honours

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Drita

References

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  1. ^ Soccerway profile
  2. ^ "Drilon Musaj te Laçi" [Drilon Musaj at Laçi]. Gazeta Olle (in Albanian). 19 June 2015. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
  3. ^ "Nga Trepça'89 te Laçi" [From Trepça'89 to Laçi] (in Albanian). Borozani.com. 9 August 2015. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
  4. ^ "Laçi / Mbrojtësi Musaj largohet. Rikthehet kapiteni" [Laçi / Defender Musaj flees. The captain returns] (in Albanian). minuta90.com. 10 July 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
  5. ^ "Zyrtare: Musaj prezantohet te Drita" [Official: Musaj presented at Drita] (in Albanian). Telegrafi.com. 27 July 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
  6. ^ "Drita kampione e Kosovës, finale e hidhur për Josën" [Drita champion of Kosovo, bitter end for Josa] (in Albanian). Top-Channel.tv. 20 May 2018. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
  7. ^ "U21 e Kosovës, në Zvicër për sensacion" [Kosovo's U21, in Switzerland for sensation] (in Albanian). albinfo.ch. 11 June 2013. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
  8. ^ "Kosova mposhtet nga Gana pas penalltive" [Kosovo defeated by Ghana after penalties] (in Albanian). Telegrafi.com. 12 June 2013. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
  9. ^ "Shkelet Kosova" [Kosovo violated] (in Albanian). Borozani.com. 15 June 2013. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
  10. ^ "Ditë speciale, Drilon Musaj i jep fund beqarisë" [Special day, Drilon Musaj ends celibacy]. Gazeta Olle (in Albanian). 22 December 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
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