# Devi Muka
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{{short description|Albanian footballer}}
{{BLP sources|date=October 2010}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2020}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Devi Muka
| image =
| full_name = Devis Mukaj
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1976|12|21}}
| birth_place = [Vlore](/source/Vlore), Albania
| height = 1.82 m
| position = [Midfielder](/source/Midfielder)
| currentclub =
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 =
| years1 = 1994–1997 | clubs1 = [Flamurtari](/source/Flamurtari_Vlor%C3%AB) | caps1 = 80 | goals1 = 9
| years2 = 1998 | clubs2 = [Partizani](/source/FK_Partizani_Tirana) | caps2 = 29 | goals2 = 8
| years3 = 1999 | clubs3 = [Tirana](/source/KF_Tirana) | caps3 = 23 | goals3 = 9
| years4 = 2000–2002 | clubs4 = [NK Varteks](/source/NK_Vara%C5%BEdin_(1931%E2%80%932015)) | caps4 = 66 | goals4 = 4
| years5 = 2003–2010 | clubs5 = [Tirana](/source/KF_Tirana) | caps5 = 178| goals5 = 53
| nationalyears1 =
| nationalteam1 = [Albania U21](/source/Albania_national_under-21_football_team)
| nationalcaps1 = 6
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 1998–2007
| nationalteam2 = [Albania](/source/Albania_national_football_team)
| nationalcaps2 = 39
| nationalgoals2 = 1
| manageryears1 = 2010
| managerclubs1 = [KF Tirana](/source/KF_Tirana) ([player-manager](/source/player-manager))
}}
'''Devi Muka''' (born 21 December 1976) is an Albanian retired [footballer](/source/association_football) who spent the majority of his career playing for [KF Tirana](/source/KF_Tirana) in the [Albanian Superliga](/source/Albanian_Superliga) as a [midfielder](/source/midfielder).[{{cite web|title=Devi Muka|url=http://soccerway.gsmserv.com/players/devis-mukaj/57315/|website=Soccerway|publisher=Global Sports Media|access-date=17 August 2011}}{{dead link|date=January 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}]
==Club career==
===Early career and Croatia===
Born in [Vlorë](/source/Vlor%C3%AB), Muka started his career in 1993 with hometown club, [Flamurtari Vlorë](/source/Flamurtari_Vlor%C3%AB). He played for them until 1997 when he transferred to [Partizani Tirana](/source/FK_Partizani_Tirana). He had played 77 league games at Flamurtari Vlorë and had scored 9 goals before leaving. At Partizani Tirana he made 28 appearances and scored 8 goals, and he subsequently moved to play for [SK Tirana](/source/SK_Tirana). In his first season with SK Tirana he played 23 times and scored 9 goals. He then moved to [NK Varteks](/source/NK_Vara%C5%BEdin_(1931%E2%80%932015)) in Croatia, and after 3 years and 66 league games Muka moved back to Albania. He scored 4 goals during his time in Croatia.[{{NFT player|id=70}}]
===Return to Albania===
Muka returned to Albania in 2002 with SK Tirana. He played 23 games and scored 3 goals during the campaign,{{citation needed|date=April 2025}} he scored against former club NK Varteks in the [UEFA Champions League](/source/UEFA_Champions_League).{{citation needed|date=April 2025}}Muka suffered an injury during the 2007–08 season that limited him to just 3 league games all season.{{citation needed|date=April 2025}} In the 2008–09 season Muka did not play until October. He made his season debut on 19 October 2008 against bitter rivals, [Dinamo Tirana](/source/FK_Dinamo_Tirana) when he came on for goalscorer [Migen Memelli](/source/Migen_Memelli) in the 72nd minute.{{citation needed|date=April 2025}} Overall during the 2008–09 season he played 14 games and scored 3 goals, all 3 of them were scored at home at the [Selman Stërmasi stadium](/source/Selman_St%C3%ABrmasi_stadium).{{citation needed|date=April 2025}} Muka once again lifted the trophy at the end of the season following a 2–1 win over title rivals [Vllaznia Shkodër](/source/KF_Vllaznia_Shkod%C3%ABr).
==International career==
Muka made his [Albania National Team](/source/Albania_national_football_team) debut in a friendly against [Cyprus](/source/Cyprus_national_football_team) on 19 August 1998. He came on for goalscorer [Alban Bushi](/source/Alban_Bushi) in the 76th minute of the game. The match resulted in a 3–2 loss for Albania. Muka was 21 when he made his debut. Muka's first and only international goal came on 4 September 1999 [Euro 2000](/source/Euro_2000) Qualifying match against [Latvia](/source/Latvia). He came off the bench on the 78th minute replacing [Igli Tare](/source/Igli_Tare). His goal came in the 91st minute of the game which secured a point for [Albania](/source/Albania_national_football_team).{{citation needed|date=April 2025}} He was recalled to the squad when [Otto Baric](/source/Otto_Baric) took charge of [Albania](/source/Albania_national_football_team) after having a year gap with no international involvement. Muka last played for the [national team](/source/Albania_national_football_team) on 17 October 2007 in a [Euro 2008](/source/Euro_2008) Qualifying match against [Bulgaria](/source/Bulgaria). He replaced [Altin Haxhi](/source/Altin_Haxhi) at half time.{{citation needed|date=April 2025}} The match ended in a 1–1 draw after [Ervin Skela](/source/Ervin_Skela) missed from the penalty spot on the 90th minute. In total Muka made 40 appearances for the [Albania National Team](/source/Albania_national_football_team) and scored one goal from 1998 to 2007.{{citation needed|date=April 2025}}
== Managerial career ==
Muka was immediately named as manager of [KF Tirana](/source/KF_Tirana) following the departure of [Nevil Dede](/source/Nevil_Dede) after just two games in charge. The attacking midfielder was still eligible to play for the club and this meant that he became the first [Player Manager](/source/Player_Manager) in the 2009-10 Albanian Superliga. Muka signed his first managerial contract on the day of Dede's departure on 9 February 2010.[[http://www.albania-sport.com/mat.php?idm=13948 Devi Muka, trajneri i Tiranës] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100217082442/http://www.albania-sport.com/mat.php?idm=13948 |date=17 February 2010 }}]
==Career statistics==
===Club===
{{updated|21 November 2015}}[{{cite news|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/devis-mukaj/57315/|title=Albania - D. Muka - Profile with news, career statistics and history|website=Soccerway|access-date=20 November 2015}}]{{citation needed|date=April 2025}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
|-
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!colspan="2"|League
!colspan="2"|Cup
!colspan="2"|Continental{{efn|Includes [UEFA Champions League](/source/UEFA_Champions_League) and [UEFA Europa League](/source/UEFA_Europa_League)}}
!colspan="2"|Other{{efn|Includes [Albanian Supercup](/source/Albanian_Supercup)}}
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="10"|[KF Tirana](/source/KF_Tirana)
|[2002–03](/source/2002%E2%80%9303_Albanian_Superliga)
|23||8||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||24||8
|-
|[2003–04](/source/2003%E2%80%9304_KF_Tirana_season)
|30||15||8||1||4||0||1||0||43||16
|-
|[2004–05](/source/2004%E2%80%9305_Albanian_Superliga)
|32||14||9||1||4||4||1||0||46||19
|-
|[2005–06](/source/2005%E2%80%9306_Albanian_Superliga)
|33||7||9||5||3||0||1||0||46||12
|-
|[2006–07](/source/2006%E2%80%9307_Albanian_Superliga)
|23||3||1||1||4||1||1||1||29||6
|-
|[2007–08](/source/2007%E2%80%9308_Albanian_Superliga)
|3||0||0||0||2||0||1||1||6||1
|-
|[2008–09](/source/2008%E2%80%9309_Albanian_Superliga)
|15||4||6||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||21||4
|-
|[2009–10](/source/2009%E2%80%9310_Albanian_Superliga)
|19||4||0||0||1||1||colspan="2"|—||20||5
|-
|[2010–11](/source/2010%E2%80%9311_Albanian_Superliga)
|8||1||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||8||1
|-
!Total
!186!!56!!34!!8!!20!!6!!5!!2!!245!!72
|-
!colspan="2"|Career total
!186!!56!!34!!8!!20!!6!!5!!2!!245!!72
|}
{{notelist}}
===International===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year[[http://eu-football.info/_player.php?id=14534 Devi Muka - national football team player] EU-Football.info, 26 December 2014][[http://eu-football.info/_match.php?id=11259 Albania v Latvia] EU-Football.info, 26 December 2014]
|}
==Notes==
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==References==
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==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20160120011334/https://playerhistory.com/player/9072/ Profile at playerhistory.com]
{{KF Tirana managers}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Muka, Devis}}
Category:1976 births
Category:Living people
Category:Footballers from Vlorë
Category:Albanian men's footballers
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Albania men's international footballers
Category:Albania men's under-21 international footballers
Category:Flamurtari FC players
Category:FK Partizani Tirana players
Category:KF Tirana players
Category:NK Varaždin (1931–2015) players
Category:Kategoria Superiore players
Category:Albanian expatriate men's footballers
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Croatia
Category:Albanian expatriate sportspeople in Croatia
Category:Albanian football managers
Category:KF Tirana managers
Category:Kategoria Superiore managers
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