Vedat Muriqi

Vedat Muriqi
Personal information
Full name Vedat Muriqi
Date of birth (1994-04-24) 24 April 1994
Place of birth Prizren, FR Yugoslavia
Height 1.94 m (6 ft 4 12 in)
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current team
Gençlerbirligi
Number 9
Youth career
2005–2010 Liria
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2012 Liria 10 (3)
2012–2013 Teuta 18 (2)
2013–2014 Besa Kavajë 13 (3)
2014–2016 Giresunspor 56 (21)
2016– Gençlerbirligi 13 (2)
National team
2013 Albania U21 3 (1)
2016– Kosovo 3 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13 March 2016.


Vedat Muriqi (born 24 April 1994) is a Kosovo-Albanian football striker who plays for Turkish club Gençlerbirligi and the Kosovo national football team.

Career

Giresunspor

He made his debut with Giresunspor against Antalyaspor, scoring in the 90+3 minute. His second match was against Konyaspor in Turkish Cup where he scored again in the 73rd minute and led his team to a 1-2 victory. Muriqi scored an hat-trick against Boluspor.[1] He later scored two goals against Kayseri Erciyesspor.[2] PSV Eindhoven and Fulham made official offers for Muriqi but were later rejected by Giresunspor.[3]

Gençlerbirligi

Muriqi signed for Gençlerbirligi on 30 May 2016 for €500,000 and a player, after interest shown by Fenerbahçe and Galatasaray.[4][5]

Personal life

He also has Turkish passport.[6]

International career

Muriqi currently plays for Albania under-21 national football teams. After taking Turkish passport, Terim called him for the Turkey national football team.[7] However, Muriqi was included in Kosovo national football team list on March 2016.[8]

References

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