He made his debut for the side on 9 November, in a UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification match against Israel, coming on as a 54th-minute substitute in place of Ardit Gashi.
1998
Mirlind Daku (born 1 January 1998) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Russian Premier League club Rubin Kazan.
2017
On 24 January 2017, Daku signed a five-year contract with Football Superleague of Kosovo club Llapi.
On 18 February 2017, he made his debut with Llapi in the 2016–17 Kosovar Cup fifth round against Feronikeli after coming on as a 95th-minute substitute in place of Berat Hyseni and scoring his side's second goal during a 4–2 away win after penalties.
On 21 March 2017, Daku received a call-up from the Kosovo national under-21 team for a UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification match against the Republic of Ireland.
2018
On 20 July 2018, Daku joined Croatian Second League side Osijek II, on a four-year contract.
On 25 August 2018, he made his debut in a 2–2 away draw against Šibenik after being named in the starting line-up.
Eight days later, he scored his first goal for Osijek II in his second appearance for the club in a 1–0 home win over Sesvete in Croatian Second League.
On 22 January 2018, Daku received his first call-up from the Kosovo national senior team for a friendly match against Azerbaijan.
The match, however, was cancelled two days later.
2019
On 24 July 2019, Daku joined Kategoria Superiore side Kukësi, on a season-long loan.
On 18 August 2019, he made his debut with Kukësi in the 2019 Albanian Supercup against Partizani Tirana after coming on as a 66th-minute substitute in place of Vasil Shkurtaj.
A month later, Daku scored his first goal for Kukësi in his sixth appearance for the club in a 3–1 away win over Shkumbini in Albanian Cup.
2020
At international level, he played for the Kosovo national team in 2020 and 2021, before switching his national allegiance to Albania in 2023.
Born in Gjilan to a family from a village in Gjilan known as Përlepnica, his family live on the mountainous part of Përlepnica.
His surname Daku could come from the region they are from Karadaku.
On 11 January 2020, Daku was loaned out to Football Superleague of Kosovo club Ballkani until the end of the 2019–20 season.
On 29 February 2020, he made his debut in a 0–0 away draw against Prishtina after coming on as a 59th-minute substitute in place of Artur Magani.
On 24 June 2021, Daku returned to Croatian First League side Osijek.
On 8 August 2021, he made his debut in a 2–1 away win against Hrvatski Dragovoljac after coming on as a 78th-minute substitute in place of Antonio Mance.
A day after debut, he signed a four-year contract extension with Osijek.
Three days later, Daku made his continental debut in the 2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League third qualifying round against Bulgarian side CSKA Sofia after coming on as a second-half substitute in place of Yevhen Cheberko.
On 15 September 2021, he scored his first goal for Osijek in his fifth appearance for the club in a 3–0 away win over Bednja Beletinec in Croatian Cup.
On 7 February 2022, Daku was loaned out to Slovenian PrvaLiga club Mura until the end of the 2021–22 season.
Six days later, he made his debut against Bravo after being named in the starting line-up, and assisted his side's two goals during a 2–2 home draw.
After scoring 5 goals in 16 league appearances, his loan was extended for another season in June 2022.
On 11 July 2023, Daku signed a three-year contract with Russian Premier League club Rubin Kazan.
He won his first cap for Kosovo on 11 November 2020, in a friendly match against Albania, coming on as an 84th-minute substitute in place of Florent Hadergjonaj.
In June 2023, Daku obtained the Albanian passport, making him eligible to play for the Albania national team.
On 1 September 2023, he received a call-up from Albania for the UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying matches against Czech Republic and Poland.
He made his debut against the former on 7 September, coming on as a second-half substitution in a 1–1 draw.
