Arijanet Muric


Arijanet Anan Muric is a Kosovan professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for English club Manchester City and the Kosovo national team, he previously represented Montenegro at under-21 international level.

Club career

Early career

Muric is a product of various Swiss youth teams such as YF Juventus, Zürich and Grasshoppers. In 2015, he joined with youth team of Manchester City.

Manchester City

On 27 July 2017, Muric signed a three-year contract extension with Manchester City.

Loan at NAC Breda

On 31 July 2018, Muric joined Eredivisie side NAC Breda, on a season-long loan. 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.

Return from loan

On 22 August 2018, with Muric having only played one game with NAC Breda, Manchester City recalled him from loan to replace injured goalkeeper Claudio Bravo as their second choice. Three days later, he was named as a Manchester City substitute for the first time in a Premier League match against Wolverhampton Wanderers. His debut with Manchester City came on 25 September in the third round of 2018–19 EFL Cup against Oxford United after being named in the starting line-up.

Loan at Nottingham Forest

On 9 July 2019, Muric joined EFL Championship side Nottingham Forest, on a season-long loan. 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.

International career

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. On 5 September 2017, he made his debut with Montenegro U21 in a friendly match against Bosnia and Herzegovina U21 after being named in the starting line-up. 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.

Kosovo

On 26 August 2018, The Football Federation of Kosovo through a communiqué stated that after several months of talks, Muric had decided to play for the Kosovo national team. On 9 November 2018, he received a call-up from Kosovo for the 2018–19 UEFA Nations League matches against Malta and Azerbaijan. On 20 November 2018, he made his debut with Kosovo in a 2018–19 UEFA Nations League match against Azerbaijan after being named in the starting line-up.

Personal life

Muric was born in Schlieren, Switzerland to Albanian parents from Rožaje, Montenegro. He holds Kosovan, Montenegrin and Swiss passports.

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Honours

Manchester City