Elvir Maloku

Elvir Maloku

Personal information
Full name	Elvir Maloku
Date of birth	(1996-05-14) 14 May 1996
Place of birth	Rijeka, Croatia
Height
Position(s)	Forward
Team 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	48	(4)
International career‡
2013	Croatia U17	2	(0)
2013–2014	Croatia U18	6	(0)
2014–2015	Croatia U19	4	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 October 2015 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13 October 2015

Elvir Maloku (born 14 May 1996) is a Croatian footballer who plays for Hajduk Split as a forward.

Club career

Born in Rijeka, Maloku passed through various clubs in his native region, before moving to the youth setup of the local Prva HNL side HNK Rijeka in early 2012. In the 2012–13 season he was the top scorer of the club's under-17 team, scoring 13 goals in 26 appearances.

In the summer of 2013, Maloku moved to HNK Hajduk Split along with his younger brother Trojan. He made his first team debut on 28 August 2013 in his team's 3-1 away win against NK Lokomotiva Zagreb, coming in the 83rd minute for Anton Maglica.

During his first two seasons under coach Igor Tudor, Maloku was used mostly as a bench player. His pace would sometimes prove good in the last minutes of the game. When Damir Burić took over the club in 2015, Maloku made his way in the first lineup but after some bad performances, he was benched again and used as a substitute. Out of his 69 total caps for Hajduk, he made it only 13 times in the starting lineup and was used 35 times as a substitute. In only 4 matches during his Hajduk career, he managed to play the entire game for 90 minutes.

International career

Maloku is a Croatian youth international, playing for the under-17 team in the summer of 2013. Also eligible to play for Albania, he accepted a call-up from head coach Skënder Gega to play for Albania national under-21 football team in 2015, later stating that he would play for Albania at senior international level should a chance arise.

Career statistics

Club	Season	League		Cup		Europe		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Hajduk Split	2013–14	11	0	2	1	0	0	13	1
	2014–15	15	2	3	1	3	0	21	3
	2015–16	22	2	5	1	8	0	35	3
Total		48	4	10	3	11	0	69	7
Last Update: 28 May 2016

External links

• Elvir Maloku at hajduk.hr
• Elvir Maloku at Soccerway