Leonardo Maloku

Leonardo Maloku

Personal information
Date of birth	(1998-05-18) 18 May 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth	Tirana, Albania
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Right-back
Team information
Current team	Turris Calcio Pescara
Youth career
0000–2017	Pescara
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015–2019	Pescara	0	(0)
2017–2018	→ Santarcangelo (loan)	17	(0)
2018–2019	→ Fano (loan)	1	(0)
2019	→ Fermana (loan)	6	(0)
2019–2020	San Roque	11	(0)
2021	Rosetana
2021–2023	2000 Calcio Montesilvano
2023–	Turris Calcio Pescara
International career^‡
2014	Albania U17	3	(0)
2016	Albania U19	3	(0)
2017	Albania U20	1	(0)
2017–2019	Albania U21	10	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 August 2019 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 October 2018

Leonardo Maloku (born 18 May 1998) is an Albanian professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Spanish club San Roque and the Albania national under-21 team.

Club career

Early career

Pescara

He signed his first professional contrat with Pescara on 29 July 2016 for 5 years valid until 2021.[1] He was gathered for the first time with the first team in the pre-season preparatory stage and was activated in all 3 friendly games mading impressive performances convincing coach Massimo Oddo and the club to sign with him the professional contract.[2]

Loan to Santarcangelo

He made his debut on 27 August 2017 against Pordenone in the 2017–18 Serie C Group B (North & Central East) opening season, playing the full 90-minutes under coach Giuseppe Angelini in a 0–1 loss with a 90'+4 minute goal.[3]

Loan to Fermana

On 31 January 2019, he joined Fermana on loan.[4]

San Roque

On 4 August 2019, he signed with Spanish club San Roque.[5]

International career

He received his first call up for the Albania under-20 side by same coach of the under-21 team Alban Bushi for the friendly match against Georgia U20 on 14 November 2017.[6] He debuted for under-20 team against Georgia by playing as a starter until 55th minute when he was substituted off for Amer Duka with score at 1–0 and the entire match finished in an eventual 3–0 loss.[7]

Career statistics

Club

As of 22 December 2017 [8]

Club statistics

Club	Season	League			Cup		Europe[a]		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Pescara	2015–16	Serie B	0	0	—		—		—		0	0
	2016–17		0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0
	Total		0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0
Santarcangelo	2017–18	Serie C	11	0	1	0	—		—		12	0
Career total			11	0	1	0	—		—		12	0

1. Including continental competitions, such as UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League

References

1. Primo contratto per Leo Maloku PESCARA Sport 24
2. Bregasi, Rinald (29 July 2016). "Tjetër lojtar shqiptar te Pescara" (in Albanian). SuperSport Albania. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
3. "Santarcangelo vs. Pordenone - 27 August 2017". Soccerway. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
4. "SCAMBIO FERMANA-FANO: AI SALUTI CLEMENTE, ARRIVA MALOKU" (in Italian). Fermana. 31 January 2019.
5. "Nuevo fichaje Leonardo Maloku" (Press release) (in Spanish). San Roque. 4 August 2019.
6. "U-21, Bushi ne konference per shtyp" (in Albanian). FSHF.org. 6 November 2017. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
7. "U-20, humbet ndeshjen miqësore në Gjeorgji" (in Albanian). FSHF.org. 14 November 2017. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
8. Leonardo Maloku at Soccerway. Retrieved 25 November 2017.

External links

• Leonardo Maloku at Soccerway
• Leonardo Maloku – UEFA competition record (archive)
• Leonardo Maloku at the Albanian Football Association (in Albanian and English)
• Leonardo Maloku at TuttoCampo

Sporting positions
Preceded by Ardit Toli	Albania U19 captain 2011–2016	Succeeded by Rezart Rama