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Orhan Mustafi Personal information Full name Orhan Mustafi Date of birth 4 April 1990 Place of birth Kumanovo, Yugoslavia Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Playing position Striker Club information Current club Grasshopper Number 35 Youth career -2003 FC Domat/Ems 2003–2006 Grasshoppers Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 2006–2008 FC Zürich 1 (0) 2008–2009 Basel B 8 (5) 2008–2011 Basel 12 (4) 2009–2010 → FC Aarau (loan) 18 (4) 2010–2011 → Arminia Bielefeld (loan) 12 (0) 2011– Grasshoppers 5 (1) National team‡ 2008–2009 Switzerland U-19 4 (2) 2008– Switzerland U-21 1 (0) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 26 October 2011.
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 4 December 2008Orhan Mustafi (Macedonian: Орхан Мустафи) (born 4 April 1990 in Kumanovo, SR Macedonia, SFR Yugoslavia[1]) is a Swiss footballer of Albanian descent who plays as a striker for Grasshopper Club Zürich in the Swiss Super League.
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Career
Mustafi, who moved to Switzerland as a child, began his career at FC Domat/Ems.[2] In 2003, he was scouted by Grasshopper-Club Zürich. After three years for Grasshopper-Club Zürich, he signed for city and local rival FC Zürich in July 2006.[3] He made just one appearance for Zürich, as a substitute against FC St. Gallen, and signed for FC Basel on a free transfer on 9 June 2008.[4]
His Basel debut came on 9 August 2008 in a 4–0 win over FC Vaduz at St. Jakob-Park, in which he got on the score-sheet twice. He made first European appearance in a Basel shirt on 13 August 2008 as a substitute in a 0–0 Champions League Qualifying match draw against Vitória S.C. at Estádio D. Afonso Henriques.
On 11 October 2009, FC Basel announced they had loaned Mustafi to FC Aarau until 30 June 2010.[5] After one season in Aarau, Mustafi returned to Basel only to be loaned out again, this time to German second division club Arminia Bielefeld.[6]
On 23 June 2011, Mustafi moved from Basel to Grasshopper-Club Zürich where he played as a youth, signing a deal lasting until 2014.[7]
International career
Mustafi is former Swiss U-19 national team member and played currently for the Swiss U-21.[8]
Personal life
On 27 October 2008, he gained a Swiss passport, but also has Albanian and Macedonian dual-nationalities.[9]
References
- ^ Playerhistory Profile
- ^ Orhan Mustafi leihweise zum FC Aarau
- ^ 24.09.2008 | Grosses Interview mit Orhan Mustafi
- ^ Mustafi zu Basel
- ^ Orhan Mustafi leihweise zum FC Aarau
- ^ "Neuer Stürmer für Christian Ziege" (in German). DFL. 29 June 2010. http://www.bundesliga.de/de/liga2/news/2009/index.php?f=0000156683.php. Retrieved 2010-06-29.
- ^ "Mustafi zurück zum GC, Riedle-Ausleihe" (in German). GCZ. 23 June 2011.
- ^ FC Aarau holt Orhan Mustafi
- ^ Orhan Mustafi gains Swiss passport
External links
- FC Basel profile (German)
- Profile at Swiss Football League Website (German)
Grasshopper Club Zürich – current squad Categories:- 1990 births
- Living people
- People from Kumanovo
- Swiss footballers
- Albanians from the Republic of Macedonia
- Grasshopper-Club Zürich players
- FC Basel players
- FC Zürich players
- Swiss Super League players
- Swiss people of Albanian descent
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