Muarem Muarem
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Muarem Muarem is an association footballer from FYR Macedonia. Muarem plays as a midfielder
and has played for Orduspor
in Turkey
and FK Rabotnički
in Macedonia at club level as well as the Macedonia national football team, for whom he has three caps, all won in 2011. He has also represented Macedonia at under-17
, under-19
and under-21 level. Muarem is right-footed.
, the capital, Muarem spent his youth career with Rabotnicki Skopje, turning professional in the 2008–09 season and making four appearances for the first team. He made his debut for the club in a 0-0 draw with Azerbaijan's
Inter Baku on 15 July 2008 in a 2008-09 UEFA Champions League qualifier, being brought on after 50 minutes by manager Boban Babunski
. Muarem then became a regular fixture in the first team, playing twenty times in 2009–2010 in the Macedonian First League
as well as competing in Europe
against Mika FC of Armenia
and FC Lusitanos
of Andorra
, scoring against the latter in a 5-0 win on 1 July 2010. Despite this success at Rabotnicki in such a short amount of time, Muarem moved on to Orduspor
in Turkey
.
outfit Orduspor
ahead of the 2010–11 season, signing a contract on 18 August 2010 that was designed to keep him at the club until May 2013. Muarem made his debut for Orduspor
just three days after signing for them, in a 1-1 draw with Kayseri Erciyesspor
.
Muarem scored a brace for his new club on just his third Orduspor
appearance, opening and finishing the scoring in a 4-0 win over İstanbul Güngörenspor on 11 September. The midfielder also scored against Altay Izmir in a 2-1 loss and against Boluspor
in a 2-1 win in October 2010.
He regularly played under the manager who had signed him, Uğur Tütüneker, but when Tütüneker resigned in March 2011, Muarem's appearances became few and far between. He played just twice in April and once in May under new manager Metin Diyadin
and it was no surprise when Muarem's contract with Orduspor
was cancelled and he returned to Rabotnicki. Muarem made his last appearance for Orduspor
in a 1-0 away victory against Denizlispor
on 15 May 2011. He wore the no.19 shirt for the club.
being terminated, Muarem had offers from fomer club Rabotnicki Skopje and Azerbaijan
i side AZAL PFC. He chose to return to the city of his birth, signing a two-year contract in August 2011. Muarem made his second debut for Rabotnicki in a 1-0 loss at FK Vardar
on 9 August 2011. He then played in both legs of Rabotnicki's 9-1 aggregate loss to S.S. Lazio
in the UEFA Europa League, being replaced in the second half of both games. Muarem scored his first goals since returning to Rabotnicki against FK Napredok
on 24 September 2011, netting his team's first and last goals in a 4-0 win.
, making his debut in a 4-1 loss to Georgia
on 20 September 2004. He then racked up another three appearances for Macedonia under-19
before moving on to the under-21 team.
The midfielder made his debut for the under-21s against England
on 4 September 2009 in a 2-1 loss. He went on to make nine appearances for the team, scoring his first international goal in his second under-21 appearance, a 1-1 draw with Lithuania
on 9 September 2009, scoring in the first minute of the match. He scored his second goal a month later against England, netting a low free-kick that brought his team back into the game at 2-1. He also scored against Portugal
and Bosnia and Herzegovina
. Muarem played his final game for the under-21s in the 2-1 loss to Greece on 4 September 2010.
, Muarem is of Turkish
descent and was eligible to play for the Turkey national football team
before he played for the Macedonia senior team.
Muarem made his senior debut for Macedonia under manager John Toshack
in a 1-0 loss to Russia
on 2 September 2011 in a UEFA Euro 2012 qualifier, coming on as an 85th minute substitute for Veliče Šumulikoski
.
He then made his second international appearance in the 1-0 victory against Andorra
on 6 September, being booked in the first half and substituted in the 77th minute. Muarem earned his third cap for Macedonia in the 4-1 loss to Armenia
on 7 October 2011. He was substituted at half-time.
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...
and has played for Orduspor
Orduspor
Orduspor is a Turkish football club founded in 1967. The club is located in Ordu, Turkey and plays their home games at 19 Eylul Stadium. The team managed to qualify for Turkish Super League again in 2011.-History:...
in Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
and FK Rabotnički
FK Rabotnicki
FK Rabotnički is a football club that plays at the Philip II Arena in Skopje, Republic of Macedonia. They currently compete in the Macedonian First League.-History:...
in Macedonia at club level as well as the Macedonia national football team, for whom he has three caps, all won in 2011. He has also represented Macedonia at under-17
Macedonia national under-17 football team
The Macedonian national under-17 football team is the national under-17 football team of the Republic of Macedonia and is controlled by the Football Federation of Macedonia...
, under-19
Macedonia national under-19 football team
The Macedonian national under-19 football team is the national under-19 football team of the Republic of Macedonia and is controlled by the Football Federation of Macedonia...
and under-21 level. Muarem is right-footed.
Rabotnicki Skopje
Born in SkopjeSkopje
Skopje is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Macedonia with about a third of the total population. It is the country's political, cultural, economic, and academic centre...
, the capital, Muarem spent his youth career with Rabotnicki Skopje, turning professional in the 2008–09 season and making four appearances for the first team. He made his debut for the club in a 0-0 draw with Azerbaijan's
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan , officially the Republic of Azerbaijan is the largest country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded by the Caspian Sea to the east, Russia to the north, Georgia to the northwest, Armenia to the west, and Iran to...
Inter Baku on 15 July 2008 in a 2008-09 UEFA Champions League qualifier, being brought on after 50 minutes by manager Boban Babunski
Boban Babunski
Boban Babunski is a former Yugoslav and Macedonian football central defender, and also a coach...
. Muarem then became a regular fixture in the first team, playing twenty times in 2009–2010 in the Macedonian First League
Macedonian First League
The First Macedonian Football League is the highest professional football competition in the Republic of Macedonia.The league consists of 12 teams. The teams play against each other 3 times...
as well as competing in Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
against Mika FC of Armenia
Armenia
Armenia , officially the Republic of Armenia , is a landlocked mountainous country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia...
and FC Lusitanos
FC Lusitanos
Lusitanos is an Andorran football club from Andorra la Vella, founded in 1999 which plays in Campionat de Lliga, the Premier division in Andorra.- History :...
of Andorra
Andorra
Andorra , officially the Principality of Andorra , also called the Principality of the Valleys of Andorra, , is a small landlocked country in southwestern Europe, located in the eastern Pyrenees mountains and bordered by Spain and France. It is the sixth smallest nation in Europe having an area of...
, scoring against the latter in a 5-0 win on 1 July 2010. Despite this success at Rabotnicki in such a short amount of time, Muarem moved on to Orduspor
Orduspor
Orduspor is a Turkish football club founded in 1967. The club is located in Ordu, Turkey and plays their home games at 19 Eylul Stadium. The team managed to qualify for Turkish Super League again in 2011.-History:...
in Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
.
Orduspor
Muarem moved to TFF First LeagueTFF First League
The TFF First League is the second level of the Turkish football league system. The league was founded in 2000 after it was separated from the Turkish Second League Category B during reorganizing Second League, who was second level of Turkish league between 1963–2001...
outfit Orduspor
Orduspor
Orduspor is a Turkish football club founded in 1967. The club is located in Ordu, Turkey and plays their home games at 19 Eylul Stadium. The team managed to qualify for Turkish Super League again in 2011.-History:...
ahead of the 2010–11 season, signing a contract on 18 August 2010 that was designed to keep him at the club until May 2013. Muarem made his debut for Orduspor
Orduspor
Orduspor is a Turkish football club founded in 1967. The club is located in Ordu, Turkey and plays their home games at 19 Eylul Stadium. The team managed to qualify for Turkish Super League again in 2011.-History:...
just three days after signing for them, in a 1-1 draw with Kayseri Erciyesspor
Kayseri Erciyesspor
Kayseri Erciyesspor is a Turkish sports club based in Kayseri from the year 1932. Kayseri Erciyesspor currently plays in TFF 1. League. On 2004, Kayserispor switched names with Erciyesspor...
.
Muarem scored a brace for his new club on just his third Orduspor
Orduspor
Orduspor is a Turkish football club founded in 1967. The club is located in Ordu, Turkey and plays their home games at 19 Eylul Stadium. The team managed to qualify for Turkish Super League again in 2011.-History:...
appearance, opening and finishing the scoring in a 4-0 win over İstanbul Güngörenspor on 11 September. The midfielder also scored against Altay Izmir in a 2-1 loss and against Boluspor
Boluspor
Boluspor is a Turkish professional football club located in the city of Bolu. The clubs plays in red and white kits, and have done so since their formation in 1965....
in a 2-1 win in October 2010.
He regularly played under the manager who had signed him, Uğur Tütüneker, but when Tütüneker resigned in March 2011, Muarem's appearances became few and far between. He played just twice in April and once in May under new manager Metin Diyadin
Metin Diyadin
Metin Diyadin is a football manager and retired player.-Football career:Born in Trabzon, Turkey on 2/16/1968. He started football at his hometown club, Trabzonspor and continued to play with the junior team until he was 19 years old. Later same year he signed his first professional contract with...
and it was no surprise when Muarem's contract with Orduspor
Orduspor
Orduspor is a Turkish football club founded in 1967. The club is located in Ordu, Turkey and plays their home games at 19 Eylul Stadium. The team managed to qualify for Turkish Super League again in 2011.-History:...
was cancelled and he returned to Rabotnicki. Muarem made his last appearance for Orduspor
Orduspor
Orduspor is a Turkish football club founded in 1967. The club is located in Ordu, Turkey and plays their home games at 19 Eylul Stadium. The team managed to qualify for Turkish Super League again in 2011.-History:...
in a 1-0 away victory against Denizlispor
Denizlispor
Denizlispor is a sports club based in Denizli, Turkey. It is known by its distinct green and black colors. The club's branches include football, volleyball, basketball, table tennis, chess, and gymnastics...
on 15 May 2011. He wore the no.19 shirt for the club.
Return to Rabotnicki
After being made a free agent due to his contract with OrdusporOrduspor
Orduspor is a Turkish football club founded in 1967. The club is located in Ordu, Turkey and plays their home games at 19 Eylul Stadium. The team managed to qualify for Turkish Super League again in 2011.-History:...
being terminated, Muarem had offers from fomer club Rabotnicki Skopje and Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan , officially the Republic of Azerbaijan is the largest country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded by the Caspian Sea to the east, Russia to the north, Georgia to the northwest, Armenia to the west, and Iran to...
i side AZAL PFC. He chose to return to the city of his birth, signing a two-year contract in August 2011. Muarem made his second debut for Rabotnicki in a 1-0 loss at FK Vardar
FK Vardar
FK Vardar Skopje is a Macedonian football club based in the capital city of Skopje. FK Vardar is currently a member of the 1-MFL. FK Vardar is the most popular and renowned Macedonian football club both domestically and abroad, having won 6 national championships and 6 national cups...
on 9 August 2011. He then played in both legs of Rabotnicki's 9-1 aggregate loss to S.S. Lazio
S.S. Lazio
Società Sportiva Lazio, commonly referred to as Lazio, is a professional Italian football club based in Rome. The team, founded in 1900, play in the Serie A and have spent most of their history in the top tier of Italian football...
in the UEFA Europa League, being replaced in the second half of both games. Muarem scored his first goals since returning to Rabotnicki against FK Napredok
FK Napredok
FK Napredok is a football team from Kičevo, Republic of Macedonia, that currently plays in the Macedonian First League. The club plays at the City Stadium Kičevo, with a capacity of 6,000.-History:...
on 24 September 2011, netting his team's first and last goals in a 4-0 win.
Youth teams
Muarem played three times for Macedonia under-17Macedonia national under-17 football team
The Macedonian national under-17 football team is the national under-17 football team of the Republic of Macedonia and is controlled by the Football Federation of Macedonia...
, making his debut in a 4-1 loss to Georgia
Georgia national under-17 football team
The Georgia national under-17 football team represents the country of Georgia in association football at the under-17 youth level, and is controlled by the Georgian Football Federation....
on 20 September 2004. He then racked up another three appearances for Macedonia under-19
Macedonia national under-19 football team
The Macedonian national under-19 football team is the national under-19 football team of the Republic of Macedonia and is controlled by the Football Federation of Macedonia...
before moving on to the under-21 team.
The midfielder made his debut for the under-21s against England
England national under-21 football team
England's national Under-21 football team, also known as England Under-21s or England U21, is considered to be the feeder team for the England national football team....
on 4 September 2009 in a 2-1 loss. He went on to make nine appearances for the team, scoring his first international goal in his second under-21 appearance, a 1-1 draw with Lithuania
Lithuania national under-21 football team
The Lithuania national under-21 football team is the feeder team for the Senior team.Coach: Vitalijus StankevičiusCaptain:-Goalkeepers:-Defenders:-Midfielders:-Forwards:-External links:*...
on 9 September 2009, scoring in the first minute of the match. He scored his second goal a month later against England, netting a low free-kick that brought his team back into the game at 2-1. He also scored against Portugal
Portugal national under-21 football team
The Portugal national under-21 football team is the national under-21 football team of Portugal and is controlled by the Portuguese Football Federation . They are nicknamed "Esperanças." Esperança means hope, thus they are Portugal's hopes for the future...
and Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina national under-21 football team
Bosnia and Herzegovina U21 national football team is a youth team of Bosnia and Herzegovina that represents the country in the European Under-21 Football Championship and friendly matches....
. Muarem played his final game for the under-21s in the 2-1 loss to Greece on 4 September 2010.
Under-21 appearances and goals
| # | Date | Opponent | Result | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 September 2009 | England under-21 England national under-21 football team England's national Under-21 football team, also known as England Under-21s or England U21, is considered to be the feeder team for the England national football team.... |
L 1-2 | |
| 2 | 9 September 2009 | Lithuania under-21 Lithuania national under-21 football team The Lithuania national under-21 football team is the feeder team for the Senior team.Coach: Vitalijus StankevičiusCaptain:-Goalkeepers:-Defenders:-Midfielders:-Forwards:-External links:*... |
D 1-1 | 1 |
| 3 | 9 October 2009 | England under-21 England national under-21 football team England's national Under-21 football team, also known as England Under-21s or England U21, is considered to be the feeder team for the England national football team.... |
L 6-3 | 1 |
| 4 | 13 October 2009 | Portugal under-21 Portugal national under-21 football team The Portugal national under-21 football team is the national under-21 football team of Portugal and is controlled by the Portuguese Football Federation . They are nicknamed "Esperanças." Esperança means hope, thus they are Portugal's hopes for the future... |
D 1-1 | 1 |
| 5 | 13 November 2009 | Lithuania under-21 Lithuania national under-21 football team The Lithuania national under-21 football team is the feeder team for the Senior team.Coach: Vitalijus StankevičiusCaptain:-Goalkeepers:-Defenders:-Midfielders:-Forwards:-External links:*... |
L 1-0 | |
| 6 | 3 March 2010 | Serbia under-21 Serbia national under-21 football team The Serbia national under-21 football team is the national under-21 football team of Serbia and is controlled by the Football Association of Serbia.... |
W 1-0 | |
| 7 | 5 June 2010 | Bosnia and Herzegovina under-21 Bosnia and Herzegovina national under-21 football team Bosnia and Herzegovina U21 national football team is a youth team of Bosnia and Herzegovina that represents the country in the European Under-21 Football Championship and friendly matches.... |
D 1-1 | 1 |
| 8 | 10 August 2010 | Slovenia under-21 Slovenia national under-21 football team The Slovenia national under-21 football team is the national under-21 football team of Slovenia and is controlled by the Football Association of Slovenia.-Current squad:... |
l 5-1 | |
| 9 | 4 September 2010 | Greece under-21 | L 1-2 |
Senior team
Despite being born in SkopjeSkopje
Skopje is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Macedonia with about a third of the total population. It is the country's political, cultural, economic, and academic centre...
, Muarem is of Turkish
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
descent and was eligible to play for the Turkey national football team
Turkey national football team
The Turkey national football team represents Turkey in association football and is controlled by the Turkish Football Federation, the governing body for football in Turkey. They are affiliated with UEFA...
before he played for the Macedonia senior team.
Muarem made his senior debut for Macedonia under manager John Toshack
John Toshack
John Benjamin Toshack OBE is a Welsh former footballer and manager. He is currently the manager of Macedonia. He has also managed several others clubs including Swansea City, who he took from the Fourth Division to the First in four seasons.As a player, he is remembered for being part of the...
in a 1-0 loss to Russia
Russia national football team
The Russia national football team represents Russia in association football and is controlled by the Russian Football Union , the governing body for football in Russia. Russia's home grounds are Luzhniki Stadium, Lokomotiv Stadium , and Petrovsky Stadium in St.Petersburg and their head coach is...
on 2 September 2011 in a UEFA Euro 2012 qualifier, coming on as an 85th minute substitute for Veliče Šumulikoski
Velice Šumulikoski
Veliče Šumulikoski is a Macedonian football midfielder who plays for FC Sibir Novosibirsk...
.
He then made his second international appearance in the 1-0 victory against Andorra
Andorra national football team
The Andorra national football team represents Andorra in association football and is controlled by the Andorran Football Federation, the governing body for football in Andorra. The team has enjoyed very little success due to the Principality's tiny population, the fourth smallest of any UEFA...
on 6 September, being booked in the first half and substituted in the 77th minute. Muarem earned his third cap for Macedonia in the 4-1 loss to Armenia
Armenia national football team
The Armenia national football team represents Armenia in association football and is controlled by the Football Federation of Armenia, the governing body for football in Armenia...
on 7 October 2011. He was substituted at half-time.