List of international goals scored by Vedat Muriqi
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Vedat Muriqi is a Kosovan professional footballer who has represented the Kosovo national football team since his debut on 9 October 2016 in a 3–0 defeat against Ukraine during the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers held in Kraków, Poland.[A 1]
He scored his first international goal on 13 November 2017, in a 4–3 friendly win against Latvia at the Adem Jashari Olympic Stadium in Mitrovica.[A 2] Since then, Muriqi has established himself as the all-time leading goalscorer for Kosovo,[1] with 32 goals in 68 appearances as of 31 March 2026[update].[A 3]
Muriqi has represented Kosovo across multiple competitions, including the UEFA Euro 2020 and UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying campaigns, the 2022 and 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, and four editions of the UEFA Nations League.[1]
He scored his first competitive goal on 11 October 2018 in a 3–1 win against Malta during the 2018–19 UEFA Nations League D.[A 4] He has since scored in every major competition Kosovo has participated in. Among his standout performances are his two-goal display against Cyprus in a 5–1 victory in September 2022,[A 5] and a hat-trick against Iceland on 23 March 2025 in the 2024–25 UEFA Nations League play-offs.[A 6]
Muriqi has scored against notable opponents including Switzerland, Greece, Sweden, and England.[1] More than half of his international goals have come at Kosovo's home ground, the Fadil Vokrri Stadium in Pristina.
His international record reflects consistent performances across friendly and competitive fixtures,[1] marking him as one of Kosovo's most influential players since the nation's admission to UEFA,[2][3] and FIFA in 2016.[4]
| ‡ | Indicates goal was scored from a penalty kick |
|---|---|
| Indicates Kosovo or Albania won the match | |
| Indicates the match ended in a draw (a penalty shoot-out is statistically a draw regardless of shoot-out results) | |
| Indicates Kosovo or Albania lost the match |
Scores and results list Kosovo's and Albania's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Muriqi goal.
| No. | National team | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under-21 goals | ||||||||
| 1 |  Kosovo |
12 June 2013 | Complexe Sportif du Bout du Lac, Le Bouveret, Switzerland |  Ghana |
1–1 | 2–2 (4–5 p) |
2013 Valais Youth Cup | [5] |
| 1 |  Albania |
10 August 2014 | Jean Pădureanu Stadium, Bistrița, Romania |  Romania |
1–3 | 1–3 | Friendly | [6] |
| Senior goals | ||||||||
| 1 | Kosovo |
13 November 2017 | Adem Jashari Olympic Stadium, Mitrovica, Kosovo |  Latvia |
2–2 | 4–3 | Friendly | [A 2] |
| 2 | 27 March 2018 | Stade Municipal Jean Rolland, Franconville, France |  Burkina Faso |
1–0 | 2–0 | Friendly | [A 7] | |
| 3 | 11 October 2018 | Fadil Vokrri Stadium, Pristina, Kosovo |  Malta |
2–1 | 3–1 | 2018–19 UEFA Nations League D | [A 4] | |
| 4 | 17 November 2018 | National Stadium, Ta' Qali, Malta | Malta |
1–0 | 5–0 | 2018–19 UEFA Nations League D | [A 8] | |
| 5 | 10 June 2019 | Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria |  Bulgaria |
2–2 | 3–2 | UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying | [A 9] | |
| 6 | 7 September 2019 | Fadil Vokrri Stadium, Pristina, Kosovo |  Czech Republic |
1–1 | 2–1 | UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying | [A 10] | |
| 7 | 10 September 2019 | St Mary's Stadium, Southampton, England |  England |
3–5 | 3–5 | UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying | [A 11] | |
| 8 | 14 October 2019 | Fadil Vokrri Stadium, Pristina, Kosovo |  Montenegro |
2–0 | 2–0 | UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying | [A 12] | |
| 9 | 11 November 2020 | Elbasan Arena, Elbasan, Albania | Albania |
1–2 | 1–2 | Friendly | [A 13] | |
| 10 | 15 November 2020 | Stožice Stadium, Ljubljana, Slovenia |  Slovenia |
1–0 | 1–2 | 2020–21 UEFA Nations League C | [A 14] | |
| 11 | 24 March 2021 | Fadil Vokrri Stadium, Pristina, Kosovo |  Lithuania |
2–0 | 4–0 | Friendly | [A 15] | |
| 12 | 1 June 2021 | Fadil Vokrri Stadium, Pristina, Kosovo |  San Marino |
1–0 | 4–1 | Friendly | [A 16] | |
| 13 | 2–0 | |||||||
| 14 | 3–0 | |||||||
| 15 | 4–0 | |||||||
| 16 | 2 September 2021 | Batumi Stadium, Batumi, Georgia |  Georgia |
1–0 | 1–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification | [A 17] | |
| 17 | 5 September 2021 | Fadil Vokrri Stadium, Pristina, Kosovo |  Greece |
1–1 | 1–1 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification | [A 18] | |
| 18 | 12 October 2021 | Fadil Vokrri Stadium, Pristina, Kosovo | Georgia |
1–1 | 1–2 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification | [A 19] | |
| 19 | 9 June 2022 | Fadil Vokrri Stadium, Pristina, Kosovo |  Northern Ireland |
1–0 | 3–2 | 2022–23 UEFA Nations League C | [A 20] | |
| 20 | 3–1 | |||||||
| 21 | 24 September 2022 | Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland | Northern Ireland |
1–0 | 1–2 | 2022–23 UEFA Nations League C | [A 21] | |
| 22 | 27 September 2022 | Fadil Vokrri Stadium, Pristina, Kosovo |  Cyprus |
4–0 | 5–1 | 2022–23 UEFA Nations League C | [A 5] | |
| 23 | 5–1 | |||||||
| 24 | 19 June 2023 | Szusza Ferenc Stadion, Budapest, Hungary |  Belarus |
1–2 | 1–2 | UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying | [A 22] | |
| 25 | 9 September 2023 | Fadil Vokrri Stadium, Pristina, Kosovo |  Switzerland |
1–1 | 2–2 | UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying | [A 23] | |
| 26 | 2–2 | |||||||
| 27 | 9 September 2024 | AEK Arena – Georgios Karapatakis, Larnaca, Cyprus | Cyprus |
1–0 | 4–0 | 2024–25 UEFA Nations League C | [A 24] | |
| 28 | 2–0 | |||||||
| 29 | 23 March 2025 | Nueva Condomina, Murcia, Spain |  Iceland |
1–1 | 3–1 | 2024–25 UEFA Nations League play-offs | [A 6] | |
| 30 | 2–1 | |||||||
| 31 | 3–1 | |||||||
| 32 | 8 September 2025 | Fadil Vokrri Stadium, Pristina, Kosovo |  Sweden |
2–0 | 2–0 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification | [A 25] | |
Hat-tricks
| Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 June 2021 | Fadil Vokrri Stadium, Pristina, Kosovo | San Marino |
1–0 2–0 3–0 4–0 |
4–1 | Friendly | [A 16] |
| 23 March 2025 | Nueva Condomina, Murcia, Spain | Iceland |
1–1 2–1 3–1 |
3–1 | 2024–25 UEFA Nations League play-offs | [A 6] |
