Elvist Ciku (born 16 August 1986) is an Albanian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder. Besides Albania, he has played in Greece, Poland and the Czech Republic.[1][2]

Elvist Ciku
Personal information
Date of birth (1986-08-16) 16 August 1986 (age 38)
Place of birth Shkodër, Albania
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1992–1997 Vllaznia
AE Peristasi
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2006 GAS Svoronos
2006–2007 Aiginiakos
2007–2009 Ethnikos Katerini
2009–2014 Karviná 103 (21)
2014 GKS Katowice 3 (0)
2014–2017 MAS Táborsko 60 (9)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Early life

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Getting into football at the age of six with FK Vllaznia in his home country, Ciku moved to Greece in 1997 where he joined the youth ranks of AE Peristasi,[3] living there for nine years[4] crediting his success as a professional footballer to his father who succored him in his rise.[3]

Career

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After playing for MFK Karviná of the Czech National Football League from 2009 to 2014, the Albanian midfielder got used to the climate there[4] before transferring to Polish club GKS Katowice in 2014.[5][6][7] where he did not get paid for half a year despite a large fan support for the club.[8] Ciku then ended up at FC MAS Táborsko, again in the Czech Republic, where he settled in well[8] before departing in 2017.

References

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  1. ^ Ruščin, Martin (4 August 2019). "Někdejší záložník Karviné Ciku vozí lidi z letiště. Klub stále sleduje". Deník.cz.
  2. ^ "Karvinské zahraniční posily dorazily pozdě, přibrzdil je sníh". idnes.cz. 13 January 2010.
  3. ^ a b "Táborsko-Stechovice". www.fctaborsko.cz.
  4. ^ a b "MFK Karviná – Elvist Ciku: Na zimu jsem si zvykl". www.mfkkarvina.cz.
  5. ^ "Elvist Ciku piłkarzem GKS Katowice. Granie u bukmacherów nie jest mu obce..." 2x45.info.
  6. ^ "I ligi nie podbił, Albańczyk wrócił do Czech". sportslaski.pl.
  7. ^ "Elvist Ciku w GKS-ie Katowice". www.90minut.pl.
  8. ^ a b Dvořák, Luboš (10 September 2014). "Posila FCT Elvist Ciku: V Polsku jsem půl roku neviděl výplatu". Táborský Deník – via taborsky.denik.cz.
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