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Arbnor Muçolli

Arbnor Muçolli ([muˈtʃɔɫi]; born 15 September 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for Swedish Allsvenskan club IFK Göteborg and the Albania national team.[1]

Arbnor Muçolli
Muçolli with IFK Göteborg in 2023
Personal information
Full name Arbnor Muçolli
Date of birth (1999-09-15) 15 September 1999 (age 26)
Place of birth Fredericia, Denmark
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position Winger
Team information
Current team
 IFK Göteborg
Number 19
Youth career
2004–2012 Fredericia
2012–2017 Vejle
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2023 Vejle 149 (24)
2023– IFK Göteborg 30 (8)
International career‡
2016–2017 Denmark U18 4 (0)
2018–2019 Albania U21 11 (1)
2022– Albania 6 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22:30, 10 August 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 21:11, 25 March 2024 (UTC)

He began his senior career with Vejle in Denmark, where he progressed from the youth system and established himself as a first-team player, before moving to IFK Göteborg in 2023.[2] He has also represented Denmark at youth level and later switched international allegiance to Albania, making his senior debut in 2022 and featuring in UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying.[3]

Club career

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Early career and Vejle BK

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Muçolli was born in Fredericia, Denmark, to ethnic Albanian parents from Podujevo, Kosovo, and began his career with local club Fredericia at the age of five alongside his elder brother Agon.[4]

Having established himself as a central midfielder, Muçolli made his debut for Vejle BK on 17 November 2016, aged 17, in a match against Næstved BK, playing 80 minutes before being substituted.[5]

Muçolli missed parts of the 2017–18 season due to injury but still made 15 appearances, contributing to Vejle's promotion to the Superliga.[6]

During the 2018–19 Danish Superliga season, Muçolli became a first-team regular, making 25 league appearances and scoring once, although Vejle were relegated.[6] On 25 July 2018, he extended his contract with the club until 2020.[7]

During the 2019–20 Danish 1st Division season, he helped Vejle earn promotion back to the Danish Superliga, making 26 appearances and winning Player of the Season honours.[8] On 6 July 2020, Muçolli scored a hat-trick in a 4–1 win over Roskilde.[9]

IFK Göteborg

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On 6 July 2023, Muçolli joined Swedish Allsvenskan club IFK Göteborg on a contract running until the end of 2026.[10] He made his competitive debut four days later, replacing Marcus Berg at half-time in a 2–1 league defeat against Varbergs BoIS at Gamla Ullevi.[11] His first start for Blåvitt came the following week in a draw away to IF Elfsborg, where he played 81 minutes before being substituted.[12] On 13 August, he scored his first goal for the club in a 2–1 home win over Djurgårdens IF.[13] He scored his first brace on 3 September in a 2–2 draw against Malmö FF, a match temporarily interrupted after objects were thrown from the stands following his second goal.[14] Due to his outstanding performances throughout September 2023, including three goals in three appearances, he was awarded the title of Player of the Month for September.[15] In his debut half-season with IFK Göteborg, Muçolli scored six goals in 17 appearances as the club narrowly avoided relegation by finishing 13th in the league.[1]

Muçolli started 2024 scoring two goals in three Svenska Cupen matches.[16][1] In August 2024, Muçolli suffered a serious ligament injury while playing against IFK Värnamo, ruling him out for the remainder of the 2024 season and requiring surgery.[17] Although he returned to partial training in July 2025, Swedish media reported in September 2025 that he would miss the remainder of the season after suffering a setback during his recovery from the anterior cruciate ligament injury.[18]

International career

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Born in Denmark, he was capped four times at under-18 level, making his debut on 8 March 2017 against Italy.[19][20]

Being of Albanian descent,[4] Muçolli obtained Albanian citizenship on 8 February 2018, making him eligible to represent Albania internationally.[21] Muçolli represented the Albania under-21 side in the 2019 and 2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifiers, making his debut against Spain on 6 September 2018, scoring once against Kosovo on 15 October 2019 and earning 10 caps overall.[22][23][24][25][26][27]

Muçolli made his senior debut for Albania in a friendly against Estonia on 13 June 2022,[28] and later that year also featured in two additional friendly matches under head coach Edoardo Reja.[29] He made his competitive debut on 20 November 2023 in a UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying match against the Faroe Islands, coming on as a substitute for the final 30 minutes of the 0–0 draw, a result that secured Albania first place in Group E despite finishing level on 15 points with the Czech Republic but ahead on head-to-head records.[30] He was considered as part of the squad rotation options for the UEFA Euro 2024 finals but ultimately missed inclusion after suffering an injury in May 2024.[31]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 31 December 2025[1][2]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Vejle 2016–17 1st Division 30——30
2017–18 1st Division 15010—160
2018–19 Superliga 251101[a]0271
2019–20 1st Division 26700—267
2020–21 Superliga 26420—284
2021–22 Superliga 26550—315
2022–23 1st Division 14410—154
Total 135211001015021
IFK Göteborg 2023 Allsvenskan 176——176
2024 Allsvenskan 6132—93
2025 Allsvenskan Did not feature due to injury
Total 23732—269
Career total 158281321017630

International

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As of 25 March 2024[6][32]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Albania 202230
202310
202420
Total60

Honours

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Vejle

Individual

References

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  1. 1 2 3 4 Arbnor Muçolli at Soccerway
  2. 1 2 Arbnor Muçolli at BeSoccer
  3. ↑ Cite error: The named reference EU-Football.info was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. 1 2 "Vëllezërit Muçolli të ndarë në ekipe, të bashkuar te Shqipëria U-21" [Muçolli brothers separated in clubs, united at Albania U-21] (in Albanian). KOHA.net. 19 November 2020. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
  5. ↑ "Mucolli-brødrene efter sejr: Fantastisk at spille sammen" [Mucolli brothers after victory: Fantastic to play together] (in Danish). Retrieved 19 October 2019.
  6. 1 2 3 "Arbnor Muçolli". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
  7. ↑ "Vejle Boldklub forlænger med Arbnor Mucolli" (in Danish). Archived from the original on 19 October 2019. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
  8. ↑ "VIDEO/ Fenomenal Muçolli! Talenti i Shpresave futet nga stoli dhe realizon dopietë për notën 10-të në Superligën daneze" [VIDEO / Phenomenal Muçolli! The youth international comes off the bench and scores a brace earning a 10 rating in the Danish Superliga] (in Albanian). Panorama Sport. 20 September 2020. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
  9. ↑ "VIDEO/ Talenti i Shpresave shkëlqen në Danimarke, e mbyll ndeshjen me tripletë". Gazeta Si. 7 July 2020. Retrieved 21 May 2026.
  10. ↑ "Välkommen, Arbnor Mucolli!". IFK Göteborg – Hela stadens lag (in Swedish). 6 July 2023. Archived from the original on 18 July 2023. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  11. ↑ Werdelin, Lucas. "TV: Blåvitts kris växer – föll i bottenmötet mot Varberg". fotbollskanalen (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 30 March 2024. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  12. ↑ "Delad pott mellan Blåvitt och Elfsborg". Allsvenskan (in Swedish). 16 July 2023. Archived from the original on 30 March 2024. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  13. ↑ "Fotboll: Göteborg vände mot Djurgården – Berg sen hjälte för krislaget". SVT Sport (in Swedish). 13 August 2023. Archived from the original on 15 August 2023. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  14. ↑ Pearson, Sebastian; Hadzic, Erik (3 September 2023). "Skandalscener i Malmö – spelarna togs av planen". fotbollskanalen (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 30 March 2024. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  15. 1 2 Hjortling, Rasmus (11 October 2023). "Dubbelt upp för IFK Göteborg". Fotbolldirekt (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 30 March 2024. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  16. ↑ Sundberg, Andréas (19 February 2024). "Mucolli om nya positionen som tia: "Jag vill hellre spela som ytter"". fotbollskanalen (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 30 March 2024. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  17. ↑ "Dëmtim i rëndë, mesfushori i Shqipërisë mbyll vitin. Do i nënshtrohet operacionit" [Serious injury, Albania midfielder ruled out for the rest of the year and set to undergo surgery]. TV Klan. 14 August 2024. Retrieved 22 May 2026.
  18. ↑ "Säsongen över för IFK Göteborgs Arbnor Mucolli och Lucas Kåhed" [Season over for IFK Göteborg's Arbnor Mucolli and Lucas Kåhed] (in Swedish). 442 Fantasy. 18 September 2025. Retrieved 22 May 2026.
  19. ↑ "VB's Mucolli-brødre har takket ja til Albanien" [VB's Mucolli brothers have accepted Albania] (in Danish). bold.dk. 21 November 2017. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
  20. ↑ "Live events Italy U18s vs Denmark U18s - International Friendly U18 2017". BeSoccer. 8 March 2017. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
  21. ↑ "Për dhënie të shtetësisë shqiptare nr. 10725" [Decree on granting Albanian citizenship no. 10725] (in Albanian). Qendra e Botimeve Zyrtare. 8 February 2018. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
  22. ↑ "TRAJNERI BUSHI: SKUADRA E KOMPLETUAR, KARSHI SPANJËS DUHET TË TREGOJMË SHUMË KUJDES!" [COACH BUSHI: THE SQUAD IS COMPLETE, WE MUST BE VERY CAREFUL AGAINST SPAIN!] (in Albanian). Albanian Football Association. 31 August 2018. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
  23. ↑ "Spain U21 vs. Albania U21". Soccerway. 6 September 2018. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
  24. ↑ "Albania U21 vs. Spain U21". Soccerway. 11 October 2018. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
  25. ↑ "Estonia U21 vs. Albania U21". Soccerway. 16 October 2018. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
  26. ↑ Arbnor Muçolli matches at BeSoccer
  27. ↑ "Albania U21 [2-1] Kosovo U21 // EURO U21 qualification". YouTube. 15 October 2019. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
  28. ↑ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Albania vs. Estonia". National-football-teams.com. Retrieved 21 May 2026.
  29. ↑ "Arbnor Muçolli – International matches 2022". WorldFootball.net. Retrieved 21 May 2026.
  30. ↑ "Shqipëria, barazim të artë ndaj Ishujt Faroe. Të parët në grup drejt Gjermanisë, një rekord në historinë e futbollit". TV Klan. 20 November 2023. Retrieved 21 May 2026.
  31. ↑ "Muçolli dhe Mehmeti, për të freskuar krahët: Emrat në tavolinën e Silvinjos për kualifikueset". Gazeta Tema. 20 January 2025. Retrieved 21 May 2026.
  32. ↑ Arbnor Muçolli at EU-Football.info (archived)
  33. ↑ "Udesejr sender Vejle tilbage i Superligaen". TV 2 Sport (in Danish). 20 May 2018. Archived from the original on 30 March 2024. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  34. ↑ Nielsen, Ronni Burkal (14 July 2020). "Vejle rykker op i Superligaen". TV 2 Sport (in Danish). Archived from the original on 26 September 2023. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  35. ↑ Bech, Malthe (11 May 2023). "Vejle er tilbage i Superligaen efter drama". bold.dk (in Danish). Archived from the original on 18 May 2023. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  36. ↑ Dons, Martin (20 October 2020). "Arbnor Mucolli er Årets Profil i 1. division 2019/20". SPFO — Spillerforeningen (in Danish). Archived from the original on 30 March 2024. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  37. ↑ Mikkelsen, Lasse Sylvest (14 June 2021). "Sæsonens mål i Superligaen er fundet". Tipsbladet (in Danish). Archived from the original on 28 July 2021. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
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