Orhan Mustafi

Orhan Mustafi (Macedonian: Орхан Мустафи) (born 4 April 1990 in Kumanovo, SR Macedonia, SFR Yugoslavia) is a Swiss footballer of Albanian descent who plays as a striker. He currently plays for Swiss Challenge League side FC Lugano on loan from Grasshopper Club Zürich.

Career

Mustafi, who moved to Switzerland as a child, began his career at FC Domat/Ems. In 2003, he was scouted by Grasshopper Club Zürich. After three years at Grasshopper Club Zürich, he signed for city and local rival FC Zürich in July 2006. He made just one appearance for Zürich, as a substitute against FC St. Gallen, and signed for FC Basel on a free transfer on 9 June 2008.

His Basel debut came on 9 August 2008, in a 4–0 win over FC Vaduz at St. Jakob-Park, in which he got on the score-sheet twice. He made his first European appearance in a Basel shirt on 13 August 2008, as a substitute in a 0–0 draw against Vitória S.C. at Estádio D. Afonso Henriques in a Champions League Qualifying match.

On 11 October 2009, FC Basel announced they had loaned Mustafi to FC Aarau until 30 June 2010. However, his time at Aarau was disastrous after Mustafi was among two other players to be omitted to the reserve side. After one season in Aarau, Mustafi returned to Basel only to be loaned out again, this time to German second division club Arminia Bielefeld.