Besar Musolli
Kosovo Albanian footballer
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Besar Musolli (born 28 February 1989) is a Kosovan professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Kosovan club Llapi.
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Musolli with Kukësi in 2016 | |||
| Personal information | |||
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| Date of birth | 28 February 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Podujevë, SFR Yugoslavia (now Kosovo) | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Llapi | ||
| Number | 23 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2009 | Prishtina | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2012 | Hysi | 66 | (5) |
| 2012–2020 | Kukësi | 194 | (2) |
| 2020–2023 | Gjilani | 91 | (2) |
| 2023– | Llapi | 63 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017 | Kosovo | 1 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19 February 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 6 October 2017 | |||
Club career
Youth career and Hysi
In 2005, Musolli began his career in the youth teams of Prishtina, when he was only 16 years old.[citation needed] In 2009, Musolli starts the career as a professional player to Football Superleague of Kosovo side Hysi, where he played for three years.[citation needed]
Kukësi
On 1 July 2012, Musolli completed a transfer to Kategoria Superiore side Kukësi. He made his debut later on 25 August in the club's first ever top flight match against Luftëtari Gjirokastër which ended in a goalless draw.[1]
On 22 May 2016, Musolli played in his second Albanian Cup final match against Laçi and scored the last penalty in the subsequent shoot-out win which secured Kukësi's first ever Albanian Cup trophy.[2]
On 4 August 2016, he agreed a contract extension, signing until June 2017.[3] On 3 January 2018, following the retirement of veteran Rrahman Hallaçi,[4] Musolli was named vice-captain.[5] He made his 150th Kategoria Superiore appearance later on 14 March in the 2–1 away loss to Luftëtari Gjirokastër in the league matchday 25.[6] Five days later, Musolli scored his first-ever league goal for the club in his 200th appearance in all competitions, netting a tap-in in a 2–0 home win over Vllaznia Shkodër.[7] In the post-match interview, when asked about this achievement, Musolli stated: I want to be Francesco Totti of Kukësi.[8]
On 1 August 2018, Musolli played in the 3–0 loss to Qarabağ in the second leg of 2018–19 UEFA Champions League second qualifying round.[9] By doing so, he reached 215 appearances for the club, equaling Rrahman Hallaçi as the player with most appearances for the club.[10] He broke the record in the next match against Torpedo Kutaisi in the first leg of 2018–19 UEFA Europa League third qualifying round.[11]
Musolli suffered a major injury on 15 September during the league match against Teuta Durrës and was replaced at half time.[12] Following the examination, it was confirmed that Musolli has whacked the ligament of his right knee and will remain sidelined for the next six months.[13]
International career
Personal life
In July 2013, he along with Yll Hoxha were provided with Albanian passport.[17]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 9 August 2018[18][citation needed]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Kukësi | 2012–13 | Kategoria Superiore | 21 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4[a] | 0 | — | 22 | 0 | |||
| 2014–15 | 26 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | — | 32 | 0 | |||
| 2015–16 | 34 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 4[a] | 0 | — | 37 | 2 | |||
| 2016–17 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4[a] | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 39 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | 32 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2[c] | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 42 | 1 | ||
| 2018–19 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5[d] | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | |||
| Total | 164 | 1 | 34 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 221 | 3 | ||
| Career total | 164 | 1 | 34 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 221 | 3 | ||
- Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
- Appearance in Albanian Supercup
- Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
- Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, one in UEFA Europa League
International
- As of 6 October 2017[19]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kosovo | |||
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 1 | 0 | |