Argjend Malaj

Argjend Malaj
Personal information
Full nameArgjend Malaj
Date of birth16 October 1994
Place of birthPrishtinë, Kosovo
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing positionCentral midfielder
Club information
Current team
KF Tirana
Number23
Youth career
KF KEK
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2011-2012KF KEK27(3)
2012-2014FC Prishtina15(1)
2014-KF Tirana22(0)
National team
2013-Kosovo U21[1]1(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 9 October 2014.
† Appearances (Goals).

Argjend Malaj (born 16 October 1994 in Prishtinë) is a Kosovar-Albanian footballer who plays for KF Tirana in the Albanian Superliga.[2]

Career

FC Prishtina

Malaj joined FC Prishtina in the summer transfer window of 2013 from KF KEK at the age of 18 and he joined the first team at the club. In April he went on a short trial with German giants Borussia Dortmund[3][4] before returning to FC Prishtina to finish off the season with 15 league appearances and one goal.

KF Tirana

He signed a one year contract with Albanian Superliga club KF Tirana on 3 July 2014, with the option of another year at the end of the season. He moved on a free transfer and his reported salary would be in the region of €24,000 and €30,000 a year.[5] He made his debut with the club on the opening day of the 2014-15 Albanian Superliga campaign in a home tie against newly promoted side Apolonia Fier. Malaj came on as a 67th minute substitute for forward Mario Morina in a game that ended in a 3-0 win.[6] He made his first start for the club on 11 September against Vllaznia Shkodër, in a 1-1 draw which was infamously marred by crowd trouble which saw 13 people arrested and both clubs' fans receiving lengthly stadium bans.[7][8][9]

International career

Malaj has expressed his desire to represent Albania internationally, but has insisted that should Kosovo gain UEFA and FIFA recongition then he could choose them.[10]

References