Elvir Maloku
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Elvir Maloku | ||
| Date of birth | 14 May 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Rijeka, Croatia | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Hajduk Split | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004–2007 | Lokomotiva Rijeka | ||
| 2007–2011 | Stari Grad Rijeka | ||
| 2008–2010 | → Mune (loan) | ||
| 2010–2011 | → Klana (loan) | ||
| 2012–2013 | Rijeka | ||
| 2013–2014 | Hajduk Split | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2013– | Hajduk Split | 42 | (4) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2013 | Croatia U17 | 2 | (0) |
| 2013-2014 | Croatia U18 | 6 | (0) |
| 2014-2015 | Croatia U19 | 4 | (1) |
| 2015- | Albania U21 | ||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13 October 2015. | |||
Elvir Maloku (born 14 May 1996 in Rijeka) is a Croatian football player of Albanian descent who plays for Hajduk Split in the Prva HNL.
Club career
Maloku passed through various clubs in the Rijeka region, before moving to the youth setup of the local Prva HNL side HNK Rijeka in early 2012. In the 2012-2013 season he was the top scorer of the club's U17 team, scoring 13 goals in 26 appearances.
In the summer of 2013 he moved to HNK Hajduk Split along with his younger brother Trojan. He made his first team debut on 28 August 2013 in his teams 3-1 away win against NK Lokomotiva Zagreb, coming in the 83rd minute for Anton Maglica. [1]
International career
Maloku is a Croatian youth international, playing for the Croatia national under-17 football team in the summer of 2013.[2] Maloku is also eligible to play for the Albania.[3] Maloku accepted a call-up from head coach Skënder Gega to play for Albania national under-21 football team. He also stated that he would play for Albania national team at senior international level should a chance arise.[4]
References
- ↑ "Video: Hajduk slavio na gostovanju kod Lokomotive i stigao na drugu poziciju na tablici" (in Croatian). Sportnet.hr. 28 August 2013. Retrieved 28 August 2013.
- ↑ "Gudelj objavio sastav U17 reprezentacije za turnir u Japanu" (in Croatian). Slobodna Dalmacija. 5 July 2013. Retrieved 5 July 2013.
- ↑ "Gati 80 futbollistë shqiptarë luajnë për shtetet e huaja" (in Albanian). Lajmi. 18 September 2014. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
- ↑ Supersport Elvir Maloku zgjedh Shqiperine
External links
- Elvir Maloku at hajduk.hr
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