Edvin Murati (born 12 November 1975) is an Albanian former professional footballer. He played for Panserraikos FC and Iraklis F.C. in Greece.[1] He played also in France,[2] Germany, and for the Albania national football team. In December 2018 he was honoured for his services to Albanian football, alongside Perlat Musta and Qamil Teliti.[3]

Edvin Murati
Personal information
Full nameEdvin Murati
Date of birth (1975-11-12) 12 November 1975 (age 48)
Place of birthTirana, Albania
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)Midfielder
Youth career
1989–1990Partizani Tirana
1990–1994Paris Saint-Germain
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1994–2000Paris Saint-Germain24(1)
1995–1996Châteauroux (loan)31(0)
1996–1997Stade Briochin (loan)1(0)
1998–1999Fortuna Düsseldorf (loan)11(0)
2000–2002Lille29(1)
2002–2006Iraklis66(6)
2006–2008Panserraikos25(8)
Total179(15)
International career
1998–2006Albania42(4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Personal life edit

Edvin Murati holds Albanian and French nationalities.[4] He acquired French nationality by naturalization on 16 February 1998.[5]

International career edit

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.[6] His final international was an October 2006 European Championship qualification match against the Netherlands.[7] In the 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification, he scored a winning goal against UEFA Euro 2004 Champions Team Greece.

Career statistics edit

International edit

Albania national team
YearAppsGoals
199810
199940
200052
200140
200261
200380
200471
200550
200620
Total424

International goals edit

#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
18 February 2000National Stadium, Ta' Qali, Malta  Azerbaijan1–01–02000 Malta International Football Tournament
22 September 2000FinnAir Stadium, Helsinki, Finland  Finland1-11-22002 FIFA World Cup qualification
316 October 2002Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tirana, Albania   Switzerland1–11–1UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying
44 September 2004Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tirana, Albania  Greece1-02-12006 FIFA World Cup qualification[8]

References edit

  1. ^ "Stats Centre: Edvin Murati Facts". Guardian.co.uk. Archived from the original on 6 May 2012. Retrieved 20 July 2009.
  2. ^ Edvin Murati – French league stats at LFP – also available in French (archived)
  3. ^ Musta, Murati dhe Teliti (pas vdekjes) dekorohen me “Nderi i futbollit shqiptar” - Telegraf (in Albanian)
  4. ^ "Joueur".
  5. ^ "JORF n° 0040 du 17 février 1998 - Légifrance". www.legifrance.gouv.fr. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
  6. ^ Hoxha, Florent (16 July 2009). "Albania – Record International Players". RSSSF. Retrieved 20 July 2009.
  7. ^ "Player Database". eu-football.info. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  8. ^ "Edvin Murati international goals". eu-football.info. Retrieved 28 October 2023.

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