Esat Mala
Albanian professional footballer (born 1998)
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Esat Reshat Mala (born 18 October 1998) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Albanian club Vllaznia Shkodër.[1] Born in Yugoslavia, he represented Albania internationally.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Esat Reshat Mala | ||
| Date of birth | 18 October 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Mushtisht, FR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Vllaznia Shkodër | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2015–2017 | Shkëndija Tiranë | ||
| 2017 | Hajduk Split | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2018 | Ballkani | 12 | (6) |
| 2018–2021 | Partizani Tirana | 103 | (9) |
| 2021–2022 | Giresunspor | 0 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | → Partizani Tirana (loan) | 33 | (2) |
| 2022– | Vllaznia Shkodër | 120 | (14) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018–2020 | Albania U21 | 12 | (1) |
| 2022 | Albania | 1 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 7 March 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 28 October 2022 | |||
Club career
Ballkani
Mala spent the first part of the 2017–18 season in the First Football League of Kosovo representing Ballkani. In the meantime, he also trained with Partizani B squad.[2] He made 12 appearances and scored 8 goals, also giving 10 assists during his spell at the club K.F.C Ballkani.[3]
Partizani Tirana
On 27 December 2017, Partizani Tirana announced the acquisition of Mala, on a 2+1⁄2 years contract.[3] He made his competitive debut on 4 February 2018 by playing in the second half of a 2–1 home win over Kamza.[4] He quickly won his place in the starting lineup under Sulejman Starova,[5] winning the league's player of the month award in March.[6] Mala finished the season with 17 league appearances, including one cup appearance, as Partizani finished 5th in the league.[7] Following the end of the season, he was named as one of the talents of the season by the association Sporti na bashkon.[8]
International career
On 28 May 2018. Mala made his debut with Albania U21 in a friendly match against Bosnia and Herzegovina U21 after being named in the starting line-up.[9]
Career statistics
- As of 9 May 2018[1]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Partizani Tirana | 2017–18 | Albanian Superliga | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 16 | 0 | |||
| Total | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 16 | 0 | |||||
| Career total | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 16 | 0 | |||||
Honours
Individual
- Albanian Superliga Player of the Month: March 2018[6]
- Albanian Superliga Talent of the Season: second place 2017–18[8]
