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Besar Musolli
Kosovo Albanian footballer From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Besar Musolli (born 28 February 1989) is a Kosovan professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Kosovan club Llapi.
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Club career
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Youth career and Hysi
In 2005, Musolli began his career in the youth teams of Prishtina, when he was only 16 years old.[citation needed] In 2009, Musolli starts the career as a professional player to Football Superleague of Kosovo side Hysi, where he played for three years.[citation needed]
Kukësi
On 1 July 2012, Musolli completed a transfer to Kategoria Superiore side Kukësi. He made his debut later on 25 August in the club's first ever top flight match against Luftëtari Gjirokastër which ended in a goalless draw.[1]
On 22 May 2016, Musolli played in his second Albanian Cup final match against Laçi and scored the last penalty in the subsequent shoot-out win which secured Kukësi's first ever Albanian Cup trophy.[2]
On 4 August 2016, he agreed a contract extension, signing until June 2017.[3] On 3 January 2018, following the retirement of veteran Rrahman Hallaçi,[4] Musolli was named vice-captain.[5] He made his 150th Kategoria Superiore appearance later on 14 March in the 2–1 away loss to Luftëtari Gjirokastër in the league matchday 25.[6] Five days later, Musolli scored his first-ever league goal for the club in his 200th appearance in all competitions, netting a tap-in in a 2–0 home win over Vllaznia Shkodër.[7] In the post-match interview, when asked about this achievement, Musolli stated: I want to be Francesco Totti of Kukësi.[8]
On 1 August 2018, Musolli played in the 3–0 loss to Qarabağ in the second leg of 2018–19 UEFA Champions League second qualifying round.[9] By doing so, he reached 215 appearances for the club, equaling Rrahman Hallaçi as the player with most appearances for the club.[10] He broke the record in the next match against Torpedo Kutaisi in the first leg of 2018–19 UEFA Europa League third qualifying round.[11]
Musolli suffered a major injury on 15 September during the league match against Teuta Durrës and was replaced at half time.[12] Following the examination, it was confirmed that Musolli has whacked the ligament of his right knee and will remain sidelined for the next six months.[13]
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International career
On 5 June 2017, Musolli received his first call-up from Kosovo for the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Turkey.[14][15] His debut occurred later on 6 October where he started in another qualifying match against Ukraine.[16]
Personal life
In July 2013, he along with Yll Hoxha were provided with Albanian passport.[17]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 9 August 2018[18][citation needed]
- Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
- Appearance in Albanian Supercup
- Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
- Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, one in UEFA Europa League
International
- As of 6 October 2017[19]
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Honours
Kukësi[18]
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