Edvin Murati
Albanian footballer (born 1975)
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Edvin Sabri Murati (born 12 November 1975) is an Albanian former professional footballer. He played for Panserraikos and Iraklis in Greece.[1] He played also in France,[2] Germany, and for the Albania national team. In December 2018 he was honoured for his services to Albanian football, alongside Perlat Musta and Qamil Teliti.[3]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Edvin Sabri Murati[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 12 November 1975 | ||
| Place of birth | Tirana, Albania | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1989–1990 | Partizani Tirana | ||
| 1990–1994 | Paris Saint-Germain | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1994–2000 | Paris Saint-Germain | 24 | (1) |
| 1995–1996 | → Châteauroux (loan) | 31 | (0) |
| 1996–1997 | → Stade Briochin (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 1998–1999 | → Fortuna Düsseldorf (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2000–2002 | Lille | 29 | (1) |
| 2002–2006 | Iraklis | 66 | (6) |
| 2006–2008 | Panserraikos | 25 | (8) |
| Total | 179 | (15) | |
| International career | |||
| 1998–2006 | Albania | 42 | (4) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
International career
Murati made his debut for Albania in an August 1998 friendly match away against Cyprus and earned a total of 42 caps, scoring 4 goals.[4] His final international was an October 2006 European Championship qualification match against the Netherlands.[5] In the 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification, he scored a winning goal against UEFA Euro 2004 Champions Team Greece.
Personal life
Edvin Murati holds Albanian and French nationalities.[6] He acquired French nationality by naturalization on 16 February 1998.[7]
Career statistics
| Albania national team | ||
| Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1 | 0 |
| 1999 | 4 | 0 |
| 2000 | 5 | 2 |
| 2001 | 4 | 0 |
| 2002 | 6 | 1 |
| 2003 | 8 | 0 |
| 2004 | 7 | 1 |
| 2005 | 5 | 0 |
| 2006 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 42 | 4 |
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 February 2000 | National Stadium, Ta' Qali, Malta |  Azerbaijan | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2000 Malta International Football Tournament |
| 2 | 2 September 2000 | FinnAir Stadium, Helsinki, Finland |  Finland | 1-1 | 1-2 | 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 3 | 16 October 2002 | Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tirana, Albania |  Switzerland | 1–1 | 1–1 | UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying |
| 4 | 4 September 2004 | Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tirana, Albania |  Greece | 1-0 | 2-1 | 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification[8] |
