Shkodran Mustafi

Shkodran Mustafi

Mustafi training with Arsenal in 2018
Personal information
Full name	Shkodran Mustafi[1]
Date of birth	(1992-04-17) 17 April 1992 (age 32)[2]
Place of birth	Bad Hersfeld, Germany
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[3]
Position(s)	Centre-back
Youth career
2000–2004	1. FV Bebra
2004–2006	SV Rotenburg
2006–2009	Hamburger SV
2009	Everton
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2009–2012	Everton	0	(0)
2012–2014	Sampdoria	51	(1)
2014–2016	Valencia	64	(6)
2016–2021	Arsenal	102	(7)
2021	Schalke 04	13	(1)
2021–2023	Levante	14	(2)
Total		244	(17)
International career
2008	Germany U16	5	(0)
2008–2009	Germany U17	24	(5)
2009–2010	Germany U18	6	(1)
2010–2011	Germany U19	9	(2)
2011–2013	Germany U20	10	(3)
2013	Germany U21	7	(0)
2014–2017	Germany	20	(2)
Medal record Men's football Representing  Germany FIFA World Cup Winner 2014 Brazil FIFA Confederations Cup Winner 2017 Russia UEFA European Under-17 Championship Winner 2009 Germany
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Shkodran Mustafi (German pronunciation: [ˈʃkoːdʁan ˈmʊstafiː]; born 17 April 1992) is a German former professional footballer who played as a centre-back.

Mustafi began his career in the youth ranks of Hamburger SV and English club Everton, where he made one substitute appearance for them before leaving to Sampdoria in January 2012. He signed a five-year deal at Valencia in August 2014, and moved to Arsenal for a reported £35 million two years later. He played 151 games for Arsenal. He later returned to the Bundesliga with Schalke 04 and La Liga with Levante.

Mustafi made his full international debut against Poland on 13 May 2014, and was part of the German teams that won the 2014 FIFA World Cup and the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup, also competing at UEFA Euro 2016.