Mevlan Murati ( mk, Мевљан Мурати; born 5 March 1994 in
Tetovo
Tetovo ( mk, Тетово, , sq, Tetovë/Tetova) is a city in the northwestern part of North Macedonia, built on the foothills of Šar Mountain and divided by the Pena River. The municipality of Tetovo covers an area of at above sea level, w ...
) is a
Macedonian
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professional
footballer
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of
Albanian
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origin who plays for
Shkëndija and the
Macedonia U-21 national team.
International career
In April 2014 he received his Albanian citizenship through his ethnicity, and later that month he was called up to the
Albanian under-21 national team for a friendly tournament in May which took place in Italy. Eventually he decided to drop Albania U-21 and to play for
Macedonia U-21 with whom he managed to win a historic qualification to the
2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship
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in
Poland
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.
MACEDONIA QUALIFIES FOR 2017 U21 EURO IN POLAND!
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References
1994 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Tetovo
Albanian footballers from North Macedonia
Association football fullbacks
Macedonian footballers
North Macedonia youth international footballers
North Macedonia under-21 international footballers
Albanian footballers
Albania under-21 international footballers
KF Shkëndija players
FK Partizani Tirana players
FK Shkupi players
Macedonian First Football League players
Kategoria Superiore players
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