# Visar Musliu

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{{short description|Macedonian footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
|name                = Visar Musliu
|image               = Visar Musliu (cropped).png
|full_name           = 
|birth_date          = {{Birth date and age|1994|11|13|df=y}}
|birth_place         = [Gostivar](/source/Gostivar), Macedonia
|height              = 1.87 m
|position            = [Centre-back](/source/Centre-back)
|currentclub         = [Sint-Truiden](/source/Sint-Truidense_V.V.)
|clubnumber          = 26
|youthyears1         = {{0|0000}}
|youthclubs1         = [Gostivar](/source/FK_Gostivar)
|youthyears2         = {{0|0000}}
|youthclubs2         = [Renova](/source/FK_Renova)
|years1              = 2012–2014
|clubs1              = [Renova](/source/FK_Renova)
|caps1               = 29
|goals1              = 1
|years2              = 2012
|clubs2              = → [Gostivar](/source/FK_Gostivar) (loan)
|caps2               = 
|goals2              = <!--Appearances and goals with Gostivar are missing-->
|years3              = 2014–2015
|clubs3              = [St. Gallen U21](/source/FC_St._Gallen)
|caps3               = 0
|goals3              = 0
|years4              = 2015
|clubs4              = → [Renova](/source/FK_Renova) (loan)
|caps4               = 13
|goals4              = 1
|years5              = 2015–2017
|clubs5              = [Renova](/source/FK_Renova)
|caps5               = 63
|goals5              = 7
|years6              = 2017–2018
|clubs6              = [Vardar](/source/FK_Vardar)
|caps6               = 11
|goals6              = 1
|years7              = 2018
|clubs7              = [Prishtina](/source/FC_Prishtina)
|caps7               = 0
|goals7              = 0
|years8              = 2018
|clubs8              = → [Shkëndija](/source/KF_Shk%C3%ABndija) (loan)
|caps8               = 15
|goals8              = 2
|years9              = 2018–2019
|clubs9              = [Shkëndija](/source/KF_Shk%C3%ABndija)
|caps9               = 29
|goals9              = 4
|years10             = 2019–2022
|clubs10             = [Fehérvár](/source/Feh%C3%A9rv%C3%A1r_FC)
|caps10              = 60
|goals10             = 2
|years11             = 2022–2023
|clubs11             = [FC Ingolstadt](/source/FC_Ingolstadt_04)
|caps11              = 39
|goals11             = 1
|years12             = 2023–2025
|clubs12             = [SC Paderborn](/source/SC_Paderborn_07)
|caps12              = 33
|goals12             = 3
|years13             = 2025–
|clubs13             = [Sint-Truiden](/source/Sint-Truidense_V.V.)
|caps13              = 39
|goals13             = 0
|nationalyears1      = 2014–2017
|nationalteam1       = [Macedonia U21](/source/North_Macedonia_national_under-21_football_team)
|nationalcaps1       = 12
|nationalgoals1      = 0
|nationalyears2      = 2017–
|nationalteam2       = [North Macedonia](/source/North_Macedonia_national_football_team)
|nationalcaps2       = 72
|nationalgoals2      = 2
|club-update         = 31 May 2026
|nationalteam-update = 31 March 2026
}}
'''Visar Musliu''' ({{langx|mk|Висар Муслиу}}; born 13 November 1994) is a Macedonian professional [footballer](/source/association_football) who plays as a [centre-back](/source/centre-back) for [Belgian Pro League](/source/Belgian_Pro_League) club [Sint-Truiden](/source/Sint-Truidense_V.V.) and the [North Macedonia national team](/source/North_Macedonia_national_football_team).

==Club career==
Musliu started his football career in [FK Renova](/source/FK_Renova) where he spent most of his first five years. In between, he also spent six months on loan at [FK Gostivar](/source/FK_Gostivar). The summer in 2014, he transferred to Swiss side [St. Gallen](/source/FC_St._Gallen) on a one-year contract, but he didn't get to play there as they sent him back on loan to Renova.

On 3 June 2017, he made a transfer to [Macedonian champion](/source/2016%E2%80%9317_Macedonian_First_Football_League) [FK Vardar](/source/FK_Vardar) where they hired him as a reinforcement for the upcoming [Champions League qualifications](/source/2017%E2%80%9318_UEFA_Champions_League).<ref>[https://fkvardar.mk/vesti/visar-musliu-e-nov-igrach-na-vardar fkvardar.mk Vardar signed Musliu]</ref> In the end, Musliu helped Vardar qualify for the [2017-18 Europa League Group stage](/source/2017%E2%80%9318_UEFA_Europa_League), becoming the first Macedonian football club to ever qualify for a European UEFA tournament.<ref>[http://www.macedonianfootball.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=8506:vardar-reaches-europa-league-group-stage&catid=13:international&Itemid=64 macedonianfootball.com Vardar reaches Europa League group stage]</ref>

On 5 August 2019, he moved from [Shkëndija](/source/KF_Shk%C3%ABndija) to Hungarian outfit [Fehérvár](/source/Feh%C3%A9rv%C3%A1r_FC).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.molfehervarfc.hu/2019/08/05/visar-musliu-a-mol-fehervar-fc-jatekosa-.html|title=Visar Musliu a MOL Fehérvár FC játékosa!|date=5 August 2019|access-date=5 August 2019|publisher=Fehérvár FC|language=hu|archive-date=18 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201118203742/https://www.molfehervarfc.hu/2019/08/05/visar-musliu-a-mol-fehervar-fc-jatekosa-.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>

On 19 January 2022, Musliu joined [2. Bundesliga](/source/2._Bundesliga) club [FC Ingolstadt](/source/FC_Ingolstadt_04).<ref>{{cite press release|publisher=[FC Ingolstadt](/source/FC_Ingolstadt_04)|url=https://www.fcingolstadt.de/news/11076-fci-verpflichtet-aktuellen-nationalspieler-und-em-teilnehmer-musliu/|title=FCI VERPFLICHTET AKTUELLEN NATIONALSPIELER UND EM-TEILNEHMER MUSLIU|date=19 January 2022|access-date=7 February 2022|language=de|archive-date=20 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220120040613/https://www.fcingolstadt.de/news/11076-fci-verpflichtet-aktuellen-nationalspieler-und-em-teilnehmer-musliu/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In June 2023, Musliu signed for [SC Paderborn](/source/SC_Paderborn_07) following his departure from Ingolstadt.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.scp07.de/Newsarchiv/Erfahrener-Verteidiger-2.html|title=ERFAHRENER VERTEIDIGER|trans-title=EXPERIENCED DEFENDER|language=German|website=www.scp07.de|date=26 June 2023|accessdate=26 June 2023}}</ref>

On 4 February 2025, Musliu moved to [Sint-Truiden](/source/Sint-Truidense_V.V.) in Belgium.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Sint-Truiden|url=https://stvv.com/nl/nieuws/artikel/visar-musliu-wordt-nieuwe-centrale-verdediger-van-stvv|title=Visar Musliu wordt nieuwe centrale verdediger van STVV|trans-title=Visar Musliu becomes new central defender of STVV|date=4 February 2025|access-date=6 February 2025|language=nl}}</ref>

==International career==
Musliu was part of the [Macedonia national under-21 football team](/source/North_Macedonia_national_under-21_football_team) from 2013 to 2017, winning 12 caps. He was part of the first Macedonia U21 generation that qualified for a final tournament<ref>[http://www.macedonianfootball.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=8270:macedonia-qualifies-for-2017-u21-euro-in-poland-video&catid=13:international&Itemid=64 macedonianfootball.com MKD qualified for EURO U21]</ref> where he also got to play in the last game in the groups, coming in as a substitute in the 28th minute for [Marjan Radeski](/source/Marjan_Radeski) in the match against Portugal.<ref>[https://www.uefa.com/under21/match/2021147--north-macedonia-vs-portugal/ UEFA MKD-POR Match Report]</ref>

On 2 September 2017, he also made his debut for the senior [national team](/source/North_Macedonia_national_football_team) in a [World Cup qualifier](/source/2018_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_(UEFA)) against [Israel](/source/Israel_national_football_team), where Visar played the full game and helped his side keep a clean sheet in the 1–0 victory.<ref>[https://www.uefa.com/european-qualifiers/match/2017815--israel-vs-fyr-macedonia/lineups/ UEFA ISR-MKD Match Report]</ref> {{As of|2020|4|1|post=,}} Musliu has earned a total of 20 caps, scoring one goal.<ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/fyrom-recintlp.html Appearances for (North) Macedonia National Team] – RSSSF</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://eu-football.info/_player.php?id=29951|title=Player Database|website=eu-football.info|access-date=25 April 2020}}</ref>

==Career statistics==
{{updated|end of 2022–23 season}}<ref>{{NFT player|68787}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
|-
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!colspan="3"|League
!colspan="2"|Cup
!colspan="2"|Continental
!colspan="2"|Other
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
!Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="3"|[Renova](/source/FK_Renova)
|[2012–13](/source/2012-13_Macedonian_First_Football_League)
|rowspan="2"|[Macedonian First Football League](/source/Macedonian_First_Football_League)
|5||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||5||0
|-
|[2013–14](/source/2013-14_Macedonian_First_Football_League)
|24||1||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||24||1
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!29!!1!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!29!!1
|-
|Renova (loan)
|[2014–15](/source/2014-15_Macedonian_First_Football_League)
|Macedonian First Football League
|13||1||2||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||15||1
|-
|rowspan="3"|Renova
|[2015–16](/source/2015-16_Macedonian_First_Football_League)
|rowspan="2"|Macedonian First Football League
|30||3||0||0||2||0||colspan="2"|—||32||3
|-
|[2016–17](/source/2016-17_Macedonian_First_Football_League)
|33||4||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||33||4
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!63!!7!!0!!0!!2!!0!!0!!0!!65!!7
|-
|[Vardar](/source/FK_Vardar)
|[2017–18](/source/2017-18_Macedonian_First_Football_League)
|Macedonian First Football League
|11||1||0||0||6||0||colspan="2"|—||17||1
|-
|[Shkëndija](/source/FK_Shk%C3%ABndija) (loan)
|[2017–18](/source/2017-18_Macedonian_First_Football_League)
|Macedonian First Football League
|15||2||5||3||0||0||colspan="2"|—||20||5
|-
|rowspan="3"|[Shkëndija](/source/FK_Shk%C3%ABndija)
|[2018–19](/source/2018-19_Macedonian_First_Football_League)
|rowspan="2"|Macedonian First Football League
|29||4||2||0||8||0||colspan="2"|—||39||4
|-
|[2019–20](/source/2019-20_Macedonian_First_Football_League)
|0||0||0||0||4||0||colspan="2"|—||4||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!29!!4!!2!!0!!12!!0!!0!!0!!43!!4
|-
|rowspan="4"|[Fehérvár](/source/Feh%C3%A9rv%C3%A1r_FC)
|[2019–20](/source/2019%E2%80%9320_Nemzeti_Bajnoks%C3%A1g_I)
|rowspan="3"|[Nemzeti Bajnokság I](/source/Nemzeti_Bajnoks%C3%A1g_I)
|26||2||9||1||0||0||0||0||35||3
|-
|[2020–21](/source/2020%E2%80%9321_Nemzeti_Bajnoks%C3%A1g_I)
|26||0||3||0||3||0||0||0||32||0
|-
|[2021–22](/source/2021%E2%80%9322_Nemzeti_Bajnoks%C3%A1g_I)
|8||0||1||0||1||0||0||0||10||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!60!!2!!13!!1!!4!!0!!0!!0!!77!!3
|-
|rowspan="3"|[FC Ingolstadt](/source/FC_Ingolstadt_04)
|[2021–22](/source/2021%E2%80%9322_FC_Ingolstadt_04_season)
|[2. Bundesliga](/source/2._Bundesliga)
|14||1||0||0||colspan="2"|—||0||0||14||1
|-
|[2022–23](/source/2022%E2%80%9323_FC_Ingolstadt_04_season)
|[3. Liga](/source/3._Liga)
|25||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||0||0||25||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!39!!1!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!39!!1
|-
!colspan="3"|Career total
!259!!19!!22!!4!!24!!0!!0!!0!!295!!23
|}

===International===
:''Scores and results list North Macedonia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Musliu goal.''

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of international goals scored by Visar Musliu
|-
!scope="col"|No.
!scope="col"|Date
!scope="col"|Venue
!scope="col"|Opponent
!scope="col"|Score
!scope="col"|Result
!scope="col"|Competition
|-
| align="center"|1 || 9 October 2017 || [Stadion Mladost](/source/Stadion_Mladost%2C_Strumica), [Strumica](/source/Strumica), North Macedonia || rowspan=2|{{fb|LIE}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|4–0 || [2018 FIFA World Cup qualification](/source/2018_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_%E2%80%93_UEFA_Group_G)
|-
| align="center"|2 || 22 March 2025 || [Rheinpark Stadion](/source/Rheinpark_Stadion), [Vaduz](/source/Vaduz), Liechtenstein || align="center"|2–0 || align="center"|3–0 || [2026 FIFA World Cup qualification](/source/2026_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_%E2%80%93_UEFA_Group_J)
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://ffm.mk/en/visar-musliu Visar Musliu] at [Football Federation of Macedonia](/source/Football_Federation_of_Macedonia)
* [https://macedonianfootball.com/visar-musliu/ Visar Musliu] at MacedonianFootball.com
* {{NFT|68787}}
* {{Soccerway|visar-musliu/154202}}
* {{WorldFootball.net|visar-musliu}}

{{Sint-Truidense V.V. squad}}
{{North Macedonia squad UEFA Euro 2020}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Musliu, Visar}}
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Category:Sportspeople from Gostivar
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Category:North Macedonia men's youth international footballers
Category:North Macedonia men's under-21 international footballers
Category:North Macedonia men's international footballers
Category:UEFA Euro 2020 players
Category:KF Renova players
Category:KF Gostivari players
Category:FK Vardar players
Category:FC Prishtina players
Category:KF Shkëndija players
Category:Videoton FC Fehérvár players
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Category:SC Paderborn 07 players
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