Transfer bang: Jena star Muqaj changes to Holstein Kiel

Transfer bang: Jena star Muqaj changes to Holstein Kiel

Jena, Deutschland - In the hotly competitive transfer summer 2025, FC Carl Zeiss Jena has a remarkable change. The talented 19-year-old midfielder Hamza Muqaj leaves the club and moves to Holstein Kiel in the 2nd Bundesliga. After only one year in the professional squad, this is a big step in his still young career. Muqaj, who only came to Jena from Hertha 03 Zehlendorf last summer, was able to draw attention to himself last season with 26 missions, three goals and two templates. He was also appointed to the Kosovar U21 selection in March 2025, which also increased its value. thueningen24.de reports that the transfer to Kiel was secured by a transfer fee and Muqaj's contract in Jena was fully dissolved.

The reactions to this change could not be more different. Trainer Volkan Uluc regretted the loss of Muqaj, but is also happy for his sporting progress. "It hurts sporty, but we know that Hamza can take advantage of this step for his development," said Uluc. Patrick Versa, the sports director, described the transfer as a "economically sensible transfer agreement", which is intended to serve the association to strengthen its financial basis jenaer-nachrichten.de.

The overall overview of the squad

The departure of Muqaj is not the only loss for the club. So far, eleven players have left the club, including well -known names such as Khalid Abu El Haija and Erik Weinhauer. This has caused the squad to be noticeably weakened. In order to meet the upcoming challenges in the coming season, the club is planning to use the income generated from the transfers sensibly and to compensate for the departures. After all, you have big ambitions to fight the third division in the coming year. In contrast, it is absolutely necessary to replace the departures with sensible newcomers thueringen24.de.

Overall, it shows that the market value of all clubs in the 3rd division is currently 160.73 million euros, which corresponds to a decline of 1.4 % compared to the previous survey. The situation in the club is not only sporty, but also financially challenging. All the more, the focus is on strategic decisions that are supposed to reject the club in a more successful direction transfermarkt.de.