| General |
| Shkodran Mustafi | ||
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| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name: | Shkodran Mustafi | |
| Date of birth: | 17 April 1992 | |
| Place of birth: | Bad Hersfeld,  Germany
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| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | |
| Playing position: | Defender | |
| Youth clubs | ||
2006–2009 2009 |
1. FV Bebra SV Rotenburg Hamburger SV Everton
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| Senior clubs | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls) |
| 2009–2011 2012–2014 2014–2016 2016–2021 2021 2021–2023 Total |
Everton Sampdoria Valencia Arsenal Schalke 04 Levante
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0 (0) 50 (1) 61 (6) 102 (7) 13 (1) 14 (2) 244 (17) |
| National team | ||
| 2008 2008–2009 2009–2010 2010–2011 2011–2013 2013 2014–2017 |
Germany U16 Germany U17 Germany U18 Germany U19 Germany U20 Germany U21 Germany
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5 (0) 24 (5) 6 (1) 9 (2) 10 (3) 7 (0) 20 (2) |
Shkodran Mustafi (born 17 April 1992) is a German former professional footballer who played as a centre-back.
Mustafi began his career in the youth ranks of Hamburger SV and English club Everton, where he made one substitute appearance in 21⁄2 years before leaving to Sampdoria in January 2012. He signed a five-year deal at Valencia in August 2014, and moved to Arsenal for a reported £35 million two years later.
Mustafi made his full international debut against Poland on 13 May 2014, and was part of the German teams that won the 2014 FIFA World Cup and the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup, also competing at UEFA Euro 2016.
Personal life[]
Mustafi is an ethnic Albanian from Gostivar, North Macedonia. He was born and grew up in Germany and holds both Albanian and German citizenship. Mustafi is a practising Muslim. In July 2016, he married Albanian model Vjosa Kaba in Gostivar. The couple has a daughter, Noemi (born in July 2017), and a son, Amar (born in January 2019).
Career statistics[]
Club[]
- As of match played 6 May 2023
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Everton | 2009–10 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2010–11 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2011–12 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Sampdoria | 2011–12 | Serie B | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2012–13 | Serie A | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 0 | |||
| 2013–14 | Serie A | 33 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 35 | 1 | |||
| Total | 51 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 53 | 1 | ||||
| Valencia | 2014–15 | La Liga | 33 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 4 | ||
| 2015–16 | La Liga | 30 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | 44 | 2 | ||
| 2016–17 | La Liga | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 64 | 6 | 7 | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | 81 | 6 | |||
| Arsenal | 2016–17 | Premier League | 26 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 37 | 2 |
| 2017–18 | Premier League | 27 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 38 | 3 | |
| 2018–19 | Premier League | 31 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 40 | 3 | |
| 2019–20 | Premier League | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 27 | 1 | |
| 2020–21 | Premier League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
| Total | 102 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 33 | 2 | 151 | 9 | ||
| Schalke 04 | 2020–21 | Bundesliga | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 1 | ||
| Levante | 2021–22 | La Liga | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 1 | ||
| 2022–23 | Segunda División | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 1 | |||
| Total | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 2 | ||||
| Career total | 244 | 17 | 18 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 44 | 2 | 314 | 19 | ||
International[]
- As of match played 8 October 2017
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | |||
| 2014 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 6 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 5 | 1 | |
| Total | 20 | 2 | |
- As of match played 8 October 2017. Germany score listed first, score column indicates score after each Mustafi goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 June 2016 | Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Lille, France | 11 |  Ukraine |
1–0 | 2–0 | UEFA Euro 2016 |
| 2 | 10 June 2017 | Stadion Nürnberg, Nuremberg, Germany | 16 |  San Marino |
5–0 | 7–0 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Honours[]
Club[]
Arsenal
International[]
Germany U17
Germany
External links[]
- [52316 Official website]
| Germany
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| Germany – 2014 FIFA World Cup – Winner |
|
1. Neuer
2. Großkreutz
3. Ginter
4. Höwedes
5. Hummels
6. Khedira
7. Schweinsteiger
8. Özil
9. Schürrle
10. Podolski
11. Klose
12. Zieler
13. Müller
14. Draxler
15. Durm
16. Lahm (c)
17. Mertesacker
18. Kroos
19. Götze
20. Boateng
21. Mustafi
22. Weidenfeller
23. Kramer
Manager: |
| Germany – UEFA Euro 2016 – Semi-Final |
|
1. Neuer
2. Mustafi
3. Hector
4. Höwedes
5. Hummels
6. Khedira
7. Schweinsteiger
8. Özil
9. Schürrle
10. Podolski
11. Draxler
12. Leno
13. Müller
14. Can
15. Weigl
16. Rüdiger
17. Boateng
18. Kroos
19. Götze
20. Sané
21. Kimmich
22. Ter Stegen
23. Gómez
Manager: |
| Germany – 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup |
|
1. Trapp
2. Mustafi
3. Hector
4. Ginter
5. Plattenhardt
6. Henrichs
7. Draxler (c)
8. Goretzka
9. Wagner
10. Demirbay
11. Werner
12. Leno
13. Stindl
14. Can
15. Younes
16. Rüdiger
17. Süle
18. Kimmich
20. Brandt
21. Rudy
22. Ter Stegen
Manager: |