Liridon Mulaj

Liridon Mulaj
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-01-04) 4 January 1999 (age 26)
Place of birth Biel/Bienne, Switzerland
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Neuchâtel Xamax
Number 99
Youth career
2008–2013 Biel-Bienne
2013–2016 Neuchâtel Xamax
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2020 Neuchâtel Xamax 30 (1)
2019 → Winterthur (loan) 4 (0)
2019 → Winterthur II (loan) 3 (1)
2019 Neuchâtel Xamax II 2 (2)
2020–2022 Kriens 63 (8)
2022–2024 Stade Lausanne 60 (13)
2024–2025 VfL Osnabrück 3 (0)
2025– Neuchâtel Xamax 0 (0)
International career‡
2014 Switzerland U16 2 (0)
2017–2018 Switzerland U19 4 (2)
2018–2019 Switzerland U20 6 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 December 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 June 2023

Liridon Mulaj (born 4 January 1999) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Swiss Challenge League club Neuchâtel Xamax.

Club career

Mulaj made his professional for Neuchâtel Xamax in a 3–3 Swiss Super League loss to FC St. Gallen on 2 September 2018.[1] In August 2017, he scored seven goals in the same game, during a Swiss Cup match against US Montfaucon (final score 21–0).

Mulaj was loaned out to FC Winterthur on 12 January 2019, for the rest of the season.[2]

On 19 August 2022, Mulaj signed with Stade Lausanne.[3]

On 18 June 2024, Mulaj joined VfL Osnabrück in the German 3. Liga.[4]

On 5 January 2025, Mulaj returned to Neuchâtel Xamax.[5]

International career

Born in Switzerland, Mulaj is of Kosovo Albanian descent.[6] He is a former youth international for Switzerland.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Neuchâtel Xamax vs. St. Gallen - 2 September 2018". Soccerway.
  2. ^ Xamax prête Liridon Mulaj à Winterthour, ArcInfo, 12 January 2019
  3. ^ "LIRIDON MULAJ EST STADISTE !" (in French). Stade Lausanne. 19 August 2022. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
  4. ^ "NEUZUGANG FÜR DIE OFFENSIVE: LIRIDON MULAJ WECHSELT ZUM VFL" [NEW ADDITION TO THE OFFENSIVE: LIRIDON MULAJ MOVES TO VFL] (in German). VfL Osnabrück. 18 June 2024. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  5. ^ "Liridon Mulaj de retour à la Maladière" [Liridon Mulaj returns to Maladière] (in French). Neuchâtel Xamax. 5 January 2025. Retrieved 7 January 2025.
  6. ^ "Helgens målskyttar - 'Kosovos Messi' debutnätar i Belgien - Kosovo - Vala Superliga - SvenskaFans.com". www.svenskafans.com.
  7. ^ "9 des 18 joueurs de l'équipe Suisse M16 sont albanais - Albinfo". www.albinfo.ch.