Orhan Mustafi

Youth football

Mustafi, who moved to Switzerland as a child, began his youth football with local club FC Domat/Ems. In 2003, he was scouted by Grasshopper Club Zürich and joined their youth department. After three years with the Grasshoppers, he moved to city and local rival FC Zürich in July 2006 on a two year youth contract. He made just one appearance for Zürich, as a substitute against FC St. Gallen, and as his contract ran to an end he moved on as free agent.

Basel

On 9 June 2008, Mustafi signed for FC Basel on a free transfer. He joined Basel's first team for their 2008–09 season under head coach Christian Gross and he was one of the first players who had the advantage of the initial structures before the foundation of the Youth Campus Basel. After playing in seven test games, in which he scored five goals, Mustafi played his domestic league debut for his new club in the home game in the St. Jakob-Park on 9 August 2008. He scored his first goal for his new team in the same game. In fact he got on the score sheet twice, because he scored the team's second and third goal as Basel won 4–0 against Vaduz. Four days later, he made his first European appearance in a Basel shirt on 13 August 2008, as a substitute in a goalless draw against Vitória S.C. at Estádio D. Afonso Henriques in a Champions League Qualifying match. On 27 October FCB announced that Mustafi's application to become a Swiss national had been successful. At the end of the 2008–09 Super…

Mustafi has represented Switzerland at under–19 and under–21 level.

On 27 October 2008, he gained a Swiss passport, but also has Albanian and Macedonian dual-nationalities. Mustafi has declared to the media that he may play for Albania in the future.