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Arsenal defender Shkodran Mustafi: How I went from a striker to a centre-back
ARSENAL new boy Shkodran Mustafi has revealed he started his career as a striker.
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The Germany World Cup winner moved to the Emirates from Valencia for £35million.
He has started his first two games for the club against Southampton and Paris Saint-Germain at centre-back alongside Laurent Koscielny.
However, the 24-year-old has now revealed he started his career as a striker, slowly moving back into defence.
“First of all, I’m happy now because otherwise I don’t know if I would be here,” Mustafi told Arsenal Player.
Shkodran Mustafi has started his first two games at Arsenal since joining from Valencia
“But when I started, I started as a striker.
“When I was only 14, I signed for Hamburg and slowly went all the way back to the defence.
“I played in front of the defence for a few games and then in the end I ended up being a central defender and then I got a call up for the national team, for the under-15s at this time, and then it became my position.”
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