Mirlind Daku

Mirlind Daku (Albanian pronunciation: [miɾˈlind ˈdaku]; born 1 January 1998) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Russian Premier League club Spartak Moscow and the Albania national team. Daku began his senior career with Hajvalia, making his professional debut in the Kosovo Superleague before joining Llapi in 2017, where his prolific form earned him a move abroad to Osijek in 2018. He later spent time on loan at Kukësi, Ballkani and Mura, notably becoming one of the top scorers in Slovenia's Slovenian PrvaLiga. Since joining Rubin Kazan in 2023, Daku has established himself as a key attacking player in the Russian Premier League. At international level, he represented the Kosovo national team in 2020 and 2021, before switching allegiance to Albania in 2023. Following his debut, Daku became part of Albania's regular squad during the UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying campaign, contributing to the team's qualification, and later making his debut in a major international tournament at UEFA Euro 2024.