Vedat Muriqi is a Kosovan professional footballer who has represented the Kosovo national football team since his debut on 9 October 2016 in a 3–0 defeat against Ukraine during a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier held in Kraków, Poland.

He scored his first international goal on 13 November 2017, in a 4–3 friendly win against Latvia at the Adem Jashari Olympic Stadium in Mitrovica. Since then, Muriqi has established himself as the all-time leading goalscorer for Kosovo, with 33 goals in 71 appearances .

Muriqi has represented Kosovo across multiple competitions, including the UEFA Euro 2020 and UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying campaigns, the 2022 and 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, and five editions of the UEFA Nations League.

He scored his first competitive goal on 11 October 2018 in a 3–1 win against Malta during the 2018–19 UEFA Nations League D. He has since scored in every major competition Kosovo has participated in. Among his standout performances are his two-goal display against Cyprus in a 5–1 victory in September 2022, and a hat-trick against Iceland on 23 March 2025 in the 2024–25 UEFA Nations League play-offs.

Muriqi has scored against notable opponents including Switzerland, Greece, Sweden, and England. More than half of his international goals have come at Kosovo's home ground, the Fadil Vokrri Stadium in Pristina.

His international record reflects consistent performances across friendly and competitive fixtures, marking him as one of Kosovo's most influential players since the nation's admission to UEFA, and FIFA in 2016.

Goals + Table key Indicates goal was scored from a penalty kickIndicates Kosovo or Albania won the matchIndicates the match ended in a draw (a penalty shoot-out is statistically a draw regardless of shoot-out results)Indicates Kosovo or Albania lost the match Scores and results list Kosovo's and Albania's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Muriqi goal. No.National teamDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetitionUnder-21 goals112 June 2013Complexe Sportif du Bout du Lac, Le Bouveret, Switzerland1–1align="center" 2013 Valais Youth Cup110 August 2014Jean Pădureanu Stadium, Bistrița, Romania1–3align="center" FriendlySenior goals113 November 2017Adem Jashari Olympic Stadium, Mitrovica, Kosovo2–2align="center" Friendly227 March 2018Stade Municipal Jean Rolland, Franconville, France1–0align="center" Friendly311 October 2018Fadil Vokrri Stadium, Pristina, Kosovo2–1align="center" 2018–19 UEFA Nations League D417 November 2018National Stadium, Ta' Qali, Malta1–0align="center" 2018–19 UEFA Nations League D510 June 2019Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria2–2align="center" UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying67 September 2019Fadil Vokrri Stadium, Pristina, Kosovo1–1align="center" UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying710 September 2019St Mary's Stadium, Southampton, England3–5align="center" UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying814 October 2019Fadil Vokrri Stadium, Pristina, Kosovo2–0align="center" UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying911 November 2020Elbasan Arena, Elbasan, Albania1–2align="center" Friendly1015 November 2020Stožice Stadium, Ljubljana, Slovenia1–0align="center" 2020–21 UEFA Nations League C1124 March 2021Fadil Vokrri Stadium, Pristina, Kosovo2–0align="center" Friendly121 June 2021Fadil Vokrri Stadium, Pristina, Kosovo1–0rowspan="4" align="center" Friendly132–0143–0154–0162 September 2021Batumi Stadium, Batumi, Georgia1–0align="center" 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification175 September 2021Fadil Vokrri Stadium, Pristina, Kosovo1–1align="center" 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification1812 October 2021Fadil Vokrri Stadium, Pristina, Kosovo1–1align="center" 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification199 June 2022Fadil Vokrri Stadium, Pristina, Kosovo1–0rowspan="2" align="center" 2022–23 UEFA Nations League C203–12124 September 2022Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland1–0align="center" 2022–23 UEFA Nations League C2227 September 2022Fadil Vokrri Stadium, Pristina, Kosovo4–0rowspan="2" align="center" 2022–23 UEFA Nations League C235–12419 June 2023Szusza Ferenc Stadion, Budapest, Hungary1–2align="center" UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying259 September 2023Fadil Vokrri Stadium, Pristina, Kosovo 1–1rowspan="2" align="center" UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying262–2279 September 2024AEK Arena – Georgios Karapatakis, Larnaca, Cyprus1–0rowspan="2" align="center" 2024–25 UEFA Nations League C282–02923 March 2025Nueva Condomina, Murcia, Spain 1–1rowspan="3" align="center" 2024–25 UEFA Nations League promotion/relegation play-offs302–1313–1328 September 2025 Fadil Vokrri Stadium, Pristina, Kosovo2–0align="center" 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification3324 September 2026 Fadil Vokrri Stadium, Pristina, Kosovo1–0align="center" 2026–27 UEFA Nations League B

Hat-tricks

DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition1 June 2021Fadil Vokrri Stadium, Pristina, Kosovo1–02–03–04–0align="center" Friendly23 March 2025Nueva Condomina, Murcia, Spain1–12–13–1align="center" 2024–25 UEFA Nations League promotion/relegation play-offs

Statistics

+ Appearances and goals by year and competitionYearCompetitiveFriendlyTotalAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsUnder-2120130011112014001111Total002222Senior201620002020174011512018633093201953217420202012322021655311820224332752023423173202451217220256321842026510051Total492124127133Career total492126147335

+ Caps and goals by competitionCompetitionCapsGoalsUnder-212013 Valais Youth Cup11Friendly matches11Total22SeniorUEFA Nations League2314FIFA World Cup qualifiers225Friendly matches138UEFA European Championship qualifying137Total7133Career total7335

+ Goals by confederationConfederationGoalsUnder-21CAFAfrica1UEFAEurope1Total2SeniorUEFAEurope33AFCAsia0CAFAfrica0CONCACAFNorth and Central America0CONMEBOLSouth America0OFCOceania0Total33Career total35

+ Goals by opponentOpponentGoalsUnder-21 goals11Total2Senior goals44332221111111111111Total33Career total35

See also

List of top international men's football goalscorers by country

References

Match report