Ernest Muçi

Ernest Muçi (born 19 March 2001) is an Albanian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ekstraklasa club Legia Warsaw and the Albania national team.[1][2]

Ernest Muçi
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-03-19) 19 March 2001
Place of birth Tirana, Albania
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Legia Warsaw
Number 20
Youth career
2016–2020 Tirana
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2021 Tirana 59 (16)
2019 Tirana B 2 (4)
2021– Legia Warsaw 60 (9)
International career‡
2018–2019 Albania U19 7 (4)
2020– Albania U21 11 (4)
2021– Albania 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 May 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 November 2022

Early career

Muçi was born in Albania's capital Tirana and started his footballing career at local club Dinamo Tirana at the age of 15, before moving over to city rivals and the team he supported growing up, KF Tirana. He initially joined the club's under-17s. He made his professional debut for Tirana as a 16-year-old on 28 January 2018 in a 3–0 win in the Kategoria e Parë against Shkumbini, coming on as a 56th-minute substitute for Bedri Greca.[3] He scored his first senior goal on 3 March 2018 in a 4–1 win against Shënkolli, coming on as a 62nd-minute substitute for Alked Çelhaka and scoring in the 78th minute to make it 4–0 for Tirana.[4] He scored again later that same month, shortly after his 17th birthday against Apolonia, where he scored two goals in a 5-1 home win.[5] He played 11 games, 6 of which were from the start, and scored 3 goals as Tirana won the 2017–18 Kategoria e Parë and achieved promotion back to Kategoria Superiore.

Kategoria Superiore

Muçi made his top-flight debut on 2 September 2018 in a 3–1 away loss to Kukësi, where he also scored in the 61st minute after coming on at half time for Yunus Sentamu. He struggled for game time in the first-team and only managed 8 league appearances and one goal as Tirana avoided relegation by 5 points. As he struggled for first-team minutes, he was a regular in the under-19s, where he scored 4 goals in 11 games to help Tirana finish 3rd in Group A of the under-19s league.

Legia Warszawa

On 23 February 2021, Muçi signed with Polish club Legia Warsaw.[6]

International career

Muçi begun his international career in September 2018 when Albania under-19 side manager Erjon Bogdani gave him a call-up for the friendlies versus Iceland.[7] He earned his first cap on 8 September and scored the match's only goal to give his side a 1–0 win in Lushnjë.[8]

On the 4 September 2020 he was called in the Albania U21 team where he scored a brace against Austria U21.

He made his debut for Albania national football team on 15 November 2021 in a World Cup qualifier against Andorra.[9]

Honours

Tirana

Legia Warsaw

References
  1. "Ernest Muçi Profile". KF Tirana.
  2. "Ernest Muçi Profile FSHF". FSHF.
  3. Tirana 3–0 Shkumbini
  4. Tirana 4–1 Shënkolli
  5. Tirana 5–1 Apolonia
  6. "Ernest Muci - witamy w Legii" [Ernest Muci - welcome to Legia]. Legia Warszawa Official Website (in Polish). February 23, 2021. Retrieved 2021-02-24.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. "LISTA / Bogdani mbledh Shqipërinë U19, shumë lojtarë nga Superiorja" [The list / Bogdani gathers Albania U19, a lot of players of Superliga] (in Albanian). VIPSport.al. 3 September 2018. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
  8. "Kombëtarja e Bogdanit triumfon në miqësore, vendos goli i talentit të Tiranës" [Bogdani's national team triumphs in friendly, a goal of Tirana's talent decides] (in Albanian). Panorama Sport. 8 September 2018. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
  9. "Albania v Andorra game report". FIFA. 15 November 2021. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
  10. "120 minut walki i nic! Zadecydowały dopiero rzuty karne". sport.interia.pl (in Polish). 2 May 2023.
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