12 Facts About Elvir Maloku

In February 2013, Elvir Maloku had a successful trial at Italian giants Juventus FC but talks over potential signing were ultimately called off.

When Damir Buric took over the club in 2015, Elvir Maloku made his way into the first lineup but after some bad performances, he was benched again and used as a substitute.

On 18 July 2016, Elvir Maloku signed a four-year contract with Spanish Segunda Division club Gimnastic de Tarragona.

In September 2019, Elvir Maloku signed with Polish side Olimpia Grudziadz.

In June 2021, Elvir Maloku was presented as a new NK Opatija player in June 2021.

Elvir Maloku was a Croatian youth international, playing for the under-17 team in the 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup in the summer of 2013 and several matches for the under-19 team and the under-21 team.

Elvir Maloku was eligible to play for Albania at international level due to his parents origin.

Elvir Maloku accepted the invitation from head coach Skender Gega to play for Albania national under-21 football team in 2015, later stating that he intends to play for Albania at senior level should a chance arise.

Elvir Maloku was called up for the friendly matches against Kazakhstan and Sweden on 12 and 16 June 2015 respectively, but his appearance for the team was thwarted by club duties with Hajduk Split.

Elvir Maloku was given the Albanian citizenship by president Bujar Nishani.

Elvir Maloku was called up for the friendly match against France U21 on 5 June 2017 and the 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification opening match against Estonia U21 on 12 June 2017.

However, a day before the opening match of the qualifiers against Estonia U21, Elvir Maloku suffered a late injury which made him miss the match.