Mirza Mustafić (born 20 June 1998) is a Luxembourgish professional footballer who plays as a attacking midfielder for Bosnian Premier League club Sarajevo and the Luxembourg national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mirza Mustafić | ||
| Date of birth | 20 June 1998[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Luxembourg City, Luxembourg | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sarajevo | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2006 | Racing FC | ||
| 2006–2013 | Metz | ||
| 2013–2017 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2019 | Borussia Mönchengladbach II | 50 | (2) |
| 2019–2021 | Elversberg | 20 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Fola Esch | 25 | (10) |
| 2022– | Sarajevo | 57 | (6) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2014 | Luxembourg U17 | 1 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Bosnia and Herzegovina U17 | 8 | (1) |
| 2016–2017 | Bosnia and Herzegovina U19 | 6 | (1) |
| 2024– | Luxembourg | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 November 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 5 June 2024 | |||
Early life
editMustafić was born on 20 June 1998 in Luxembourg City, Luxembourg, born to Bosnian parents who came to Luxembourg as immigrants due to the Bosnian War.
Club career
editBorussia Monchengladbach II
editMustafić started his professional career at Borussia Mönchengladbach II.[2][3][4][5][6]
After he passed all categories in Borussia Mönchengladbach, he signs a contract for the reserve team of that club, which at that moment competes in Regionalliga West. He stayed in the reserve team for two years in the hope of getting a call-up from the first team, but he never got it. He left the club after two years.
Elversberg
editIn July 2019, Mustafić signed for Elversberg who at the time was competing in the Regionalliga Südwest. In the two seasons he spent at the club, he made twenty-four appearances in league, one in the cup and three and the regional cup who won it twice. He left the club after two years.
Fola Esch
editIn June 2021, Mustafić joined defending champion of Luxembourg Fola Esch.[7] In thirty-seven appearances, he scored fifteen goals. After his contract expired, he did not find an agreement for a new one and left the club as a free agent.
Sarajevo
editIn August 2022, Mustafić signed for Sarajevo on a free transfer.[8] In the first round of the Cup against Čelik Zenica, he missed a penalty, eliminating Sarajevo from the cup.[9]
International career
editMustafić made his debut for the Luxembourg national team on 5 June 2024 in a friendly against France. He substituted Sébastien Thill in the 44th minute due to Thill's injury and then had to be substituted due to injury himself in the 55th minute, as Luxembourg lost 0–3 in Metz.[10]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of match played 9 November 2024[1]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Borussia Mönchengladbach II | 2017–18 | Regionalliga West | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 2 | ||
| 2018–19 | Regionalliga West | 25 | 0 | — | — | — | 25 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 50 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 50 | 2 | ||||
| Elversberg | 2019–20 | Regionalliga Südwest | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3[b] | 2 | 15 | 2 | |
| 2020–21 | Regionalliga Südwest | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 | |||
| Total | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 3 | 2 | 24 | 2 | |||
| Fola Esch | 2021–22 | BGL Ligue | 25 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 8[c] | 3 | — | 37 | 16 | |
| Sarajevo | 2022–23 | Bosnian Premier League | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 1 | ||
| 2023–24 | Bosnian Premier League | 28 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2[d] | 0 | — | 32 | 4 | ||
| 2024–25 | Bosnian Premier League | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1[d] | 0 | — | 11 | 1 | ||
| Total | 57 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 64 | 6 | |||
| Career total | 152 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 175 | 26 | ||
- ^ Includes DFB-Pokal, Luxembourg Cup, Bosnia and Herzegovina Cup
- ^ Appearance(s) in Saarlandpokal
- ^ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League; six appearances, three goals in UEFA Europa League
- ^ a b Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa Conference League
International
edit- As of match played 8 June 2024[11]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luxembourg | |||
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 1 | 0 | |
Honours
editElversberg[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c "M. Mustafić: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
- ^ "Mirza Mustafic: Rückkehr eines verlorenen Sohnes". tageblatt.lu (Archived).
- ^ "Mirza Mustafic will bei der Fola einen neuen Anlauf nehmen". tageblatt.lu (Archived).
- ^ "Mirza Mustafic gegen Belmin Muratovic: Duell der "Ex-Pjanics"". tageblatt.lu (Archived).
- ^ "Pour Mustafic, l'expatriation rimera-t-elle avec sélection ?". lequotidien.lu.
- ^ "Mustafic volontaire avant Linfield : «Ce serait bien de le passer, ce tour»". lequotidien.lu.
- ^ "Welcome Mirza Mustafic" (in Luxembourgish). 26 June 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
- ^ "Mirza Mustafić novi fudbaler FK Sarajevo" (in Bosnian). 29 August 2022. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
- ^ "Senzacija u Zenici: Čelik izbacio Sarajevo iz Kupa Bosne i Hercegovine" (in Bosnian). 19 October 2022. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
- ^ "France v Luxembourg game report". ESPN. 5 June 2024.
- ^ "Mirza Mustafic, international football player". eu-football.info. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
External links
edit- Mirza Mustafić at National-Football-Teams.com
- Mirza Mustafić at EU-Football.info
- Mirza Mustafić at Soccerway
- Mirza Mustafić at WorldFootball.net
- Mirza Mustafić at Sofascore
- Mirza Mustafić at Flashscore.com
