Arijanet Muric

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Arijanet Muric

Arijanet Anan Muric[1][A] (born 7 November 1998) is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Premier League club Ipswich Town and the Kosovo national team.[4]

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Arijanet Muric
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Muric with Ipswich Town in 2024
Personal information
Full name Arijanet Anan Muric[1]
Date of birth (1998-11-07) 7 November 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Schlieren, Switzerland[2]
Height 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)[3]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
Ipswich Town
Number 1
Youth career
2007–2009 Young Fellows Juventus
2009–2010 Zürich
2010–2015 Grasshopper
2015–2018 Manchester City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2022 Manchester City 0 (0)
2018NAC Breda (loan) 1 (0)
2019–2020Nottingham Forest (loan) 4 (0)
2020–2021Girona (loan) 2 (0)
2021Willem II (loan) 14 (0)
2021–2022Adana Demirspor (loan) 31 (0)
2022–2024 Burnley 51 (0)
2024– Ipswich Town 18 (0)
International career
2017 Montenegro U21 2 (0)
2018– Kosovo 43 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:24, 6 February 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:13, 20 March 2025 (UTC)
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Club career

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Early career and Manchester City

Muric is a product of various Swiss youth teams such as Young Fellows Juventus, Zürich and Grasshoppers. In 2015, he joined with youth team of Manchester City.[5] On 27 July 2017, Muric signed a three-year contract extension with Manchester City.[6]

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Muric with Manchester City in July 2017

Short-time loan at NAC Breda and return from loan

On 31 July 2018, Muric joined Eredivisie side NAC Breda, on a season-long loan.[7][3] On 18 August 2018, he made his debut as a professional footballer in a 3–0 home win against De Graafschap after being named in the starting line-up.[8][9]

Four days after debut with NAC Breda, Manchester City recalled Muric from loan to replace injured goalkeeper Claudio Bravo as their second choice.[10] Three days later, he was named as a Manchester City substitute for the first time in a Premier League match against Wolverhampton Wanderers.[11] His debut with Manchester City came on 25 September in the 2018–19 EFL Cup third round against Oxford United after being named in the starting line-up.[12][13]

Loan at Nottingham Forest

On 9 July 2019, Muric joined EFL Championship side Nottingham Forest, on a season-long loan.[14] On 3 August 2019, he made his debut in a 2–1 home defeat against West Bromwich Albion after being named in the starting line-up.[15] Muric's loan move was unsuccessful, with him serving as second choice goalkeeper behind Brice Samba, and failing to connect with the rest of the Forest squad.[16]

Loan at Girona

On 18 September 2020, Muric joined Segunda División side Girona, on a season-long loan.[17] Eight days later, he made his debut in a 2–0 away defeat against Sporting Gijón after being named in the starting line-up.[18]

Loan at Willem II

On 1 February 2021, Muric was loaned to Eredivisie side Willem II until the end of the season,[19] to replace the injured Robbin Ruiter as the first choice.[20] Thirteen days later, he made his debut in a 5–0 away defeat against Feyenoord after being named in the starting line-up.[21]

Loan at Adana Demirspor

On 5 August 2021, Muric joined Süper Lig side Adana Demirspor, on a season-long loan.[22] Ten days later, he made his debut in a 1–0 home defeat against Fenerbahçe after being named in the starting line-up.[23]

Burnley

On 22 July 2022, Muric joined Championship side Burnley after agreeing to a four-year deal for an undisclosed fee.[24] Seven days later, he made his debut in a 1–0 away win against Huddersfield Town after being named in the starting line-up.[25]

Ipswich Town

On 17 July 2024, Muric joined newly-promoted Premier League side Ipswich Town after agreeing to a four-year deal for an undisclosed fee.[26]

International career

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Montenegro

Under-21

On 22 August 2017, Muric received a call-up from Montenegro U21 for the 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification match against Kazakhstan U21 and for the friendly match against Bosnia and Herzegovina U21.[27] Fourteen days later, he made his debut with Montenegro U21 in a friendly match against Bosnia and Herzegovina U21 after being named in the starting line-up.[28][29] In both matches, he played for Montenegro U21 and he was sent off after receiving straight red cards, one for handling the ball outside the box against Bosnia and Herzegovina U21 and the other for headbutting an opponent against Slovenia U21. Despite previously declaring his will to play for Montenegro after not being called up for the senior team, he opted to represent Kosovo instead.[30]

Kosovo

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Muric with Kosovo in 2018.

On 26 August 2018, the Football Federation of Kosovo announced that after several months of talks, Muric had decided to play for the Kosovo national team.[31][32] On 9 November 2018, he received a call-up from Kosovo for the 2018–19 UEFA Nations League matches against Malta and Azerbaijan.[33] Eleven days later, he made his debut with Kosovo in a 2018–19 UEFA Nations League match against Azerbaijan after being named in the starting line-up.[34]

Personal life

Muric was born in Schlieren, Switzerland[2] to Albanian[35] parents from Rožaje, Montenegro.[36] He holds Kosovar,[2] Montenegrin and Swiss passports.[3]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 1 February 2025[37]
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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Manchester City U21 2017–18[38] 3[c]030
2018–19[39] 1[c]010
Total 4040
Manchester City 2018–19[39] Premier League 0000500050
NAC Breda (loan) 2018–19[39] Eredivisie 1010
Nottingham Forest (loan) 2019–20[40] Championship 40001050
Girona (loan) 2020–21[41] Segunda División 204060
Willem II (loan) 2020–21[41] Eredivisie 140140
Adana Demirspor (loan) 2021–22[42] Süper Lig 31010320
Burnley 2022–23[43] Championship 4100000410
2023–24[44] Premier League 1001030140
Total 5101030550
Ipswich Town 2024–25[45] Premier League 1801000190
Career total 12107090401410
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  1. Includes EFL Cup
  2. All appearances in EFL Trophy

International

As of match played 20 March 2025[46]
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Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Kosovo 201810
201990
202060
202170
202250
202380
202460
202510
Total430
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Honours

Manchester City

Burnley

Individual

Notes

  1. Albanian: Arijanet Muriqi; Montenegrin: Аријанет Мурић, romanized: Arijanet Murić

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