Mirlind Daku
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1 January 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Përlepnicë, Republic of Kosova | ||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Rubin Kazan | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Gjilani | |||
| –2017 | Hajvalia | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017 | Hajvalia | 3 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Llapi | 45 | (23) |
| 2018–2021 | Osijek II | 15 | (2) |
| 2019–2020 | → Kukësi (loan) | 13 | (1) |
| 2020–2021 | → Ballkani (loan) | 42 | (35) |
| 2021–2023 | Osijek | 12 | (3) |
| 2022–2023 | → Mura (loan) | 49 | (24) |
| 2023– | Rubin Kazan | 71 | (34) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017–2020 | Kosovo U21 | 12 | (3) |
| 2020–2021 | Kosovo | 5 | (0) |
| 2023– | Albania | 15 | (1) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 6 December 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 14 October 2025 | |||
Mirlind Daku (Albanian pronunciation: [miɾˈlind ˈdaku]; born 1 January 1998) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Russian Premier League club Rubin Kazan 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.