Devi Muka

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Devi Muka

| image =

| full_name = Devis Mukaj

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1976|12|21}}

| birth_place = Vlore, Albania

| height = 1.82 m

| position = Midfielder

| currentclub =

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 =

| years1 = 1994–1997 | clubs1 = Flamurtari | caps1 = 80 | goals1 = 9

| years2 = 1998 | clubs2 = Partizani | caps2 = 29 | goals2 = 8

| years3 = 1999 | clubs3 = Tirana | caps3 = 23 | goals3 = 9

| years4 = 2000–2002 | clubs4 = NK Varteks | caps4 = 66 | goals4 = 4

| years5 = 2003–2010 | clubs5 = Tirana | caps5 = 178| goals5 = 53

| nationalyears1 =

| nationalteam1 = Albania U21

| nationalcaps1 = 6

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| nationalyears2 = 1998–2007

| nationalteam2 = Albania

| nationalcaps2 = 39

| nationalgoals2 = 1

| manageryears1 = 2010

| managerclubs1 = KF Tirana (player-manager)

}}

Devi Muka (born 21 December 1976) is an Albanian retired footballer who spent the majority of his career playing for KF Tirana in the Albanian Superliga as a midfielder.{{cite web|title=Devi Muka|url=http://soccerway.gsmserv.com/players/devis-mukaj/57315/|website=Soccerway|publisher=Global Sports Media|access-date=17 August 2011}}{{dead link|date=January 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

Club career

=Early career and Croatia=

Born in Vlorë, Muka started his career in 1993 with hometown club, Flamurtari Vlorë. He played for them until 1997 when he transferred to Partizani Tirana. He had played 77 league games at Flamurtari Vlorë and had scored 9 goals before leaving. At Partizani Tirana he made 28 appearances and scored 8 goals, and he subsequently moved to play for SK Tirana. In his first season with SK Tirana he played 23 times and scored 9 goals. He then moved to NK Varteks in Croatia, and after 3 years and 66 league games Muka moved back to Albania. He scored 4 goals during his time in Croatia.{{NFT player|id=70}}

=Return to Albania=

Muka returned to Albania in 2002 with SK Tirana. He played 23 games and scored 3 goals during the campaign,{{citation needed|date=April 2025}} he scored against former club NK Varteks in the UEFA Champions League.{{citation needed|date=April 2025}}Muka suffered an injury during the 2007–08 season that limited him to just 3 league games all season.{{citation needed|date=April 2025}} In the 2008–09 season Muka did not play until October. He made his season debut on 19 October 2008 against bitter rivals, Dinamo Tirana when he came on for goalscorer Migen Memelli in the 72nd minute.{{citation needed|date=April 2025}} Overall during the 2008–09 season he played 14 games and scored 3 goals, all 3 of them were scored at home at the Selman Stërmasi stadium.{{citation needed|date=April 2025}} Muka once again lifted the trophy at the end of the season following a 2–1 win over title rivals Vllaznia Shkodër.

International career

Muka made his Albania National Team debut in a friendly against Cyprus on 19 August 1998. He came on for goalscorer Alban Bushi in the 76th minute of the game. The match resulted in a 3–2 loss for Albania. Muka was 21 when he made his debut. Muka's first and only international goal came on 4 September 1999 Euro 2000 Qualifying match against Latvia. He came off the bench on the 78th minute replacing Igli Tare. His goal came in the 91st minute of the game which secured a point for Albania.{{citation needed|date=April 2025}} He was recalled to the squad when Otto Baric took charge of Albania after having a year gap with no international involvement. Muka last played for the national team on 17 October 2007 in a Euro 2008 Qualifying match against Bulgaria. He replaced Altin Haxhi at half time.{{citation needed|date=April 2025}} The match ended in a 1–1 draw after Ervin Skela missed from the penalty spot on the 90th minute. In total Muka made 40 appearances for the Albania National Team and scored one goal from 1998 to 2007.{{citation needed|date=April 2025}}

Managerial career

Muka was immediately named as manager of KF Tirana following the departure of Nevil Dede after just two games in charge. The attacking midfielder was still eligible to play for the club and this meant that he became the first Player Manager in the 2009-10 Albanian Superliga. Muka signed his first managerial contract on the day of Dede's departure on 9 February 2010.[http://www.albania-sport.com/mat.php?idm=13948 Devi Muka, trajneri i Tiranës] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100217082442/http://www.albania-sport.com/mat.php?idm=13948 |date=17 February 2010 }}

Career statistics

=Club=

{{updated|21 November 2015}}{{cite news|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/devis-mukaj/57315/|title=Albania - D. Muka - Profile with news, career statistics and history|website=Soccerway|access-date=20 November 2015}}{{citation needed|date=April 2025}}

rowspan="2"\|Club !rowspan="2"\|Season !colspan="2"\|League !colspan="2"\|Cup !colspan="2"\|Continental{{efn\|Includes UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League}} !colspan="2"\|Other{{efn\|Includes Albanian Supercup}} !colspan="2"\|Total
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" \|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
rowspan="10"\|KF Tirana \|2002–03 \|23	8	1	0	colspan="2"\|—	colspan="2"\|—	24	8
2003–04 \|30	15	8	1	4	0	1	0	43	16
2004–05 \|32	14	9	1	4	4	1	0	46	19
2005–06 \|33	7	9	5	3	0	1	0	46	12
2006–07 \|23	3	1	1	4	1	1	1	29	6
2007–08 \|3	0	0	0	2	0	1	1	6	1
2008–09 \|15	4	6	0	colspan="2"\|—	colspan="2"\|—	21	4
2009–10 \|19	4	0	0	1	1	colspan="2"\|—	20	5
2010–11 \|8	1	0	0	0	0	colspan="2"\|—	8	1
Total !186	56	34	8	20	6	5	2	245	72
colspan="2"\|Career total !186	56	34	8	20	6	5	2	245	72

=International=

National team	Year	Apps
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" \|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year[http://eu-football.info/_player.php?id=14534 Devi Muka - national football team player] EU-Football.info, 26 December 2014
rowspan="10"\|Albania \|1998	1	0
1999	4	1
2000	8	0
2001	4	0
2002	2	0
2003	4	0
2004	3	0
2005	1	0
2006	4	0
2007	8	0
colspan="2"\|Total	39	1