Florent Muslija
Florent Muslija (born 6 July 1998) is a Kosovan professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for German club SC Paderborn and the Kosovo national team. Club career. Karlsruher SC. On 21 May 2017, Muslija made his debut as professional footballer in a 2–1 away defeat against Eintracht Braunschweig after coming on as a substitute at 70th minute in place of Kai Luibrand. Three days after the debut, he signed a two-year professional contract with Karlsruher SC. On 9 November 2017, Muslija extended his contract prematurely until 2021. Hannover 96. On 31 August 2018, Muslija in last  day of the 2018 summer transfer window signed a four-year contract with Bundesliga club Hannover 96. Hannover 96 reportedly paid a €2 million transfer fee. His debut with Hannover 96 came on 30 September in Matchday 6 of 2018–19 Bundesliga against Eintracht Frankfurt after coming on as a substitute at 69th minute in place of Julian Korb. SC Paderborn. On 2 January 2022, Muslija signed a one-and-a-half-year contract with 2. Bundesliga club SC Paderborn and received squad number 30. Thirteen days later, he made his debut in a 2–1 away win against 1. FC  Nürnberg after being named in the starting line-up. Seven days after debut, Muslija scored his first goals for SC Paderborn in his second appearance for the club in a 3–4 home defeat over Werder Bremen in 2. Bundesliga. International career. Germany. Under-20. On 25 August 2017, Muslija received a call-up from Germany U20 for the unofficial friendly match against Greuther Fürth and 2017–18 Under 20 Elite League match against Czech Republic U20. On 7 September 2018, he made his debut with Germany U20 in a 2018–19 Under 20 Elite League match against Czech Republic U20 after coming on  as a substitute at 62nd minute in place of Linton Maina. Kosovo. On 21 June 2019, The Football Federation of Kosovo confirmed through a communiqué that Muslija had decided to play for the Kosovo national team. On 30 August 2019, Muslija received a call-up from Kosovo for the UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying matches against Czech Republic and England. On 7 September 2019, he made his debut with Kosovo in a UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying match against Czech Republic after coming on as a substitute at 56th minute in place of Edon Zhegrova.