| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Gjergji Muzaka | ||
| Date of birth | 26 September 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Tirana, Albania | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | KS Skenderbeu Korce | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1999-2000 | KF Partizani Tirana | ||
| 2000-2001 | Paris Saint-Germain | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2001-2004 | Partizani Tirana | 59 | (15) |
| 2004 | Iraklis Thessaloniki | 3 | (0) |
| 2005-2008 | Partizani Tirana | 98 | (32) |
| 2008-2010 | KF Tirana | 58 | (17) |
| 2010- | Dinamo Tirana | 19 | (4) |
| 2011- | → KS Skenderbeu Korce (loan) | 16 | (8) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2002-2003 | Albania U-19 | 3 | (1) |
| 2003-2007 | Albania U-21 | 9 | (2) |
| 2008- | Albania | 14 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16 May 2011. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Gjergji Muzaka (born 26 September 1984 in Tirana) is an Albanian footballer. The midfielder currently plays for KS Skenderbeu Korce in the Albanian Superliga at club level and Albania at international level. His main position is on the right hand side of the midfield but he can also play on the left and even in the middle. He is an attacking player who tends to cross the ball from the flanksand provide assists for other players, however he can also score himself and has 51 league goals to his name since making his debut in 2001.
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Muzaka began his playing career with local side KF Partizani Tirana when he was just a teenager. He played for the Partizani U-17s where he attracted the interest of several foreign clubs with his performances on the right hand side of midfield. One of these foreign clubs was French giants Paris Saint-Germain, who in 2000 offered Muzaka a contract at the club. Muzaka accepted and left Partizani at the age of just 16, joining the PSG youth team. However, after just one year in France Muzaka moved back to Albania and back to Partizani before the beginning of the 2001-2002 season.
After returning to Albania Muzaka was placed into the Partizani first team.
The president of KF Tirana, Refik Halili paid a total of €70,000 to buy the player from their fierce rivals Partizani in the summer of 2008.[1]
Muzaka signed a three year contract with the 2009-2010 champions Dinamo Tirana on 16 June 2010. The transfer was managed by the FIFA licenced agent Elton Marini, of 'M&M Management Agency'.[2] The contact is worth a total of €210,000, with Muzaka earning €70,000 a season with Dinamo.[3]
In January 2011 Muzaka joined a half-season loan at KS Skenderbeu Korce.
He is also playing for the Albania national football team. He scored his first goal against Romania in a Euro 2012 Qualifier, he came on the field in the 81st minute, just one minute after Romania had taken the lead. He made an immediate impact and in the 87th minute he managed to find a head onto Ansi Agolli's free kick which he guided past the Romanian goalkeeper, which levelled the tie at 1-1 and earned Albania a very important and well-deserved point in the opening match of the Euro 2012 qualifiers.[4][5]
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| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Final Score | Goal | Result | Competition |
| 2009 | |||||||
| 1 | 10 June 2009 | Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tirana, Albania | Georgia | 1–1 | 0 | Draw | Friendly |
| 2 | 14 November 2009 | A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn, Estonia | Estonia | 0–0 | 0 | Draw | Friendly |
| 2010 | |||||||
| 3 | 25 May 2010 | Gradski Stadium, Berane, Montenegro | Montenegro | 1–0 | 0 | Win | Friendly |
| 4 | 2 June 2010 | Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tirana, Albania | Andorra | 1–0 | 0 | Win | Friendly |
| 5 | 11 August 2010 | Niko Dovana Stadium, Durrës, Albania | Uzbekistan | 1–0 | 0 | Win | Friendly |
| 6 | 3 September 2010 | Stadionul Ceahlăul, Piatra Neamţ, Romania | Romania | 1–1 | 1 | Draw | UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying |
| 7 | 7 September 2010 | Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tirana, Albania | Luxembourg | 1–0 | 0 | Win | UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying |
| 8 | 8 October 2010 | Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tirana, Albania | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1–1 | 0 | Draw | UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying |
| 9 | 12 October 2010 | Dynama Stadium, Minsk, Belarus | Belarus | 0–2 | 0 | Loss | Euro 2012 qualifying |
| 10 | 17 November 2010 | Skënderbeu Stadium, Korçë, Albania | Macedonia | 0–0 | 0 | Draw | Friendly |
| 2011 | |||||||
| 11 | 9 February 2011 | Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tirana, Albania | Slovenia | 1–2 | 0 | Loss | Friendly |
| 12 | 26 March 2011 | Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tirana, Albania | Belarus | 1–0 | 0 | Win | UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying |
| 13 | 7 June 2011 | Bilino Polje, Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0–2 | 0 | Loss | UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying |
| 14 | 20 June 2011 | Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires, Argentina | Argentina | 0–4 | 0 | Loss | Friendly |
| 15 | 10 August 2011 | Loro Boriçi Stadium, Shkodër, Albania | Montenegro | 3–2 | 0 | Win | Friendly |
| 16 | 6 September 2011 | Stade Josy Barthel, Luxemburg, Luxemburg | Luxembourg | 2–1 | 0 | Loss | UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying |
| 17 | 7 October 2011 | Stade de France, Paris, France | France | 3–0 | 0 | Loss | UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying |
| 18 | 11 October 2011 | Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tirana, Albania | Romania | 1–1 | 0 | Draw | UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying |
| 19 | 11 November 2011 | Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tirana, Albania | Azerbaijan | 0–1 | 0 | Loss | Friendly |
| 20 | 15 November 2011 | Goce Delcev Stadium, Prilep, Macedonia | Macedonia | 0–0 | 0 | Draw | Friendly |
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