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
 Jahn Regensburg
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)
2023–2024 Viktoria Köln 12 (0)
2024– Jahn Regensburg 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 21:16, 30 December 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 November 2020

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

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]

Jahn Regensburg

On 16 January 2024, Mustafa moved to 3. Liga club Jahn Regensburg.[9]

International career

From 2016, until 2017, Mustafa has been part of Albania at youth international level, respectively has been part of the U19,[10] U20,[11] 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.[12] 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,[13] and made his debut after coming on as a substitute at 46th minute in place of Mirlind Daku.[14]

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. ↑ "Mittelstürmer Valdrin Mustafa verstärkt die Jahnelf" [Center forward Valdrin Mustafa strengthens the Jahnelf] (in German). Jahn Regensburg. 16 January 2024. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
  10. ↑ "U-19, fitore me Uellsin" [U-19, victory with Wales] (in Albanian). Albanian Football Association. 1 March 2016.
  11. ↑ "U-20, humbet ndeshjen miqësore në Gjeorgji" [U-20, lose the friendly match in Georgia] (in Albanian). Albanian Football Association. 14 November 2017.
  12. ↑ "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.
  13. ↑ "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.
  14. ↑ "England U21 vs. Kosovo U21 2–0". Soccerway. Retrieved 9 September 2019.


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