Valdrin Mustafa

Valdrin Mustafa (born 11 March 1998) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-forward for 3. Liga club Viktoria Köln.[2] Born in Germany, he has represented Albania and Kosovo internationally at youth levels.

Valdrin Mustafa
Valdrin Mustafa
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-03-11) 11 March 1998
Place of birth Merzig, Germany
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Viktoria Köln
Number 11
Youth career
2002–2010 SG Rehlingen-Siersburg
2010–2012 JFG Saarlouis
2012–2014 1. FC Saarbrücken
2014–2017 1. FC Kaiserslautern
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2019 1. FC Kaiserslautern II 39 (15)
2019–2020 Hannover 96 II 30 (9)
2020–2021 Rot-Weiß Koblenz 38 (18)
2021 SC Verl 0 (0)
2021–2023 SV Elversberg 58 (19)
2023– Viktoria Köln 0 (0)
International career‡
2016 Albania U19 1 (1)
2017 Albania U20 1 (0)
2017 Albania U21 7 (0)
2019–2020 Kosovo U21 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 June 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 November 2020

Club career

SC Verl

On 25 May 2021, Mustafa signed a two-year contract with 3. Liga club SC Verl and this transfer would become legally effective in July 2021.[3] Two month later, he was named as a SC Verl substitute for the first time in a league match against Türkgücü München.[4] His debut with SC Verl came on 18 August in the 2021–22 Westphalian Cup first round against SG Wattenscheid 09 after being named in the starting line-up.[5]

SV Elversberg

On 31 August 2021, Mustafa signed a two-year contract with Regionalliga Südwest club SV Elversberg.[6] Four days later, he made his debut in a 2–1 away win against 1899 Hoffenheim II after coming on as a substitute at 64th minute in place of Nico Karger.[7] Ten days after debut, Mustafa scored his first goal for SV Elversberg in his third appearance for the club in a 2–0 away win over Astoria Walldorf in Regionalliga Südwest.[8]

International career

From 2016, until 2017, Mustafa has been part of Albania at youth international level, respectively has been part of the U19,[9] U20,[10] and U21 teams and he with these teams played nine matches and scored one goal.

On 7 August 2019, the Football Federation of Kosovo announced that Mustafa had decided to represent their country.[11] On 2 September 2019, he received a call-up from Kosovo U21 for the 2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification match against England U21,[12] and made his debut after coming on as a substitute at 46th minute in place of Mirlind Daku.[13]

References
  1. "Valdrin Mustafa". SV 07 Elversberg (in German). Archived from the original on 30 October 2022. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
  2. Valdrin Mustafa at WorldFootball.net
  3. "Valdrin Mustafa wechselt zum Sportclub" [Valdrin Mustafa moves to the sports club] (in German). SC Verl. 25 May 2021.
  4. "Verl vs. Türkgücü München 0–0". Soccerway. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  5. "SC Verl siegt im Westfalenpokal – Wattenscheid 09 kriegt Applaus" [SC Verl wins the Westphalian Cup – Wattenscheid 09 gets applause] (in German). Westdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung. 18 August 2021.
  6. "SVE verpflichtet Stürmer Valdrin Mustafa" [SVE signs striker Valdrin Mustafa] (in German). SV Elversberg. 31 August 2021.
  7. "Hoffenheim II vs. Elversberg 1–2". Soccerway. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  8. "Astoria Walldorf vs. Elversberg 0–2". Soccerway. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  9. "U-19, fitore me Uellsin" [U-19, victory with Wales] (in Albanian). Albanian Football Association. 1 March 2016.
  10. "U-20, humbet ndeshjen miqësore në Gjeorgji" [U-20, lose the friendly match in Georgia] (in Albanian). Albanian Football Association. 14 November 2017.
  11. "Valdrin Mustafa, emri i ri që i bashkohet Dardanëve" [Valdrin Mustafa, the new name that joins the Dardanians] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 7 August 2019.
  12. "Prekazi: Anglia favorite, por ne do të japim më të mirën" [Prekazi: England is favorite, but we'll give our best] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 2 September 2019.
  13. "England U21 vs. Kosovo U21 2–0". Soccerway. Retrieved 9 September 2019.


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