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Erald Maksuti

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Erald Maksuti
Personal information
Date of birth (2004-05-10) 10 May 2004 (age 22)
Place of birth Shkodër, Albania
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
 Akhmat Grozny
Number 76
Youth career
2013–2014 Bërdica
2018–2020 Brians
2020–2025 Apolonia Fier
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2025 Apolonia Fier 83 (22)
2025–2026 Flamurtari Vlorë 34 (12)
2026– Akhmat Grozny 2 (1)
International career‡
2018–2019 Albania U15 3 (2)
2022 Albania U19 3 (0)
2024– Albania U21 8 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 2 August 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 30 March 2026

Erald Maksuti (born 10 May 2004) is an Albanian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Akhmat Grozny in the Russian Premier League and the Albania national under-21 team.[1][2]

He came through the youth academies of Bërdica, Brians, and Apolonia Fier, making his senior debut for the latter at the age of 17 before spending four seasons in the Albanian second tier and joining Flamurtari for the 2025–26 season in top-flight.[3][4]

He has also represented Albania at various youth international levels, including the under-15, under-19 and under-21 national teams.[3][2]

Club career

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Early career

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Born in Shkodër, Albania, Maksuti emigrated to Greece with his family at the age of four, where he began playing football in local youth academies and spent several years developing his skills before returning to Albania at the age of nine.[5] In 2013, he joined Bërdica in their youth system at under-11 level.[3] He played for Brians at under-17 level during the 2018–19 season.[3] He later underwent trials with several clubs in Italy, but due to restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic, he returned back to Albania.[5]

He joined Apolonia Fier in 2020, initially featuring for the club's under-17 side and subsequently progressing to the under-19 team, with whom he won the Albanian Under-19 Superliga title during the 2021–22 season.[3][6] During the 2022–23 season, he took part in the 2022–23 UEFA Youth League and scored three goals across two knockout-round ties.[1]

Apolonia Fier

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He received his first senior team call-up at the age of 17 for an Albanian Cup group stage match against Flamurtari on 13 October 2021, although he did not feature in the match.[7] He made his senior debut in the 2021–22 Kategoria e Parë match against Turbina on 24 November 2021, coming on as a substitute in the 62nd minute and scoring his first senior goal ten minutes later in a 2–0 victory.[8] He went on to make two further substitute appearances for the club during the same season.[3]

During the first half of the 2023–24 Kategoria e Parë season, Maksuti recorded four goals, four assists and won four penalties in his favour.[5] He finished with seven goals as Apolonia finished in 5th place and reached the promotion play-off final, where they were defeated by Flamurtari.[9]

In his final season with Apolonia, Maksuti was one of the club's standout performers, scoring 12 goals in 23 appearances in the 2024–25 Kategoria e Parë before leaving in July 2025 after four seasons to join Flamurtari.[10]

Flamurtari

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On 21 July 2025, Maksuti completed his transfer to Flamurtari in the Kategoria Superiore ahead of the 2025–26 season.[11]

On 29 April 2026, Maksuti scored a hat-trick in Flamurtari's 3–1 home victory over Dinamo City on matchday 33 of the 2025–26 Kategoria Superiore, becoming the only domestic player in the league to score a hat-trick that season.[12]

Following a standout season, Maksuti was sold to Russian Premier League club Akhmat Grozny in May 2026 for a reported fee of €700,000, a record sale for the club in recent years.[13]

Akhmat Grozny

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On 25 May 2026, Maksuti signed a four-year contract with Akhmat Grozny.[14]

International career

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References

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  1. 1 2 Erald Maksuti at WorldFootball.net
  2. 1 2 Erald Maksuti at BeSoccer
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Erald Maksuti at the Albanian Football Federation (in Albanian and English)
  4. ↑ Erald Maksuti at Soccerway. Retrieved 30 May 2026.
  5. 1 2 3 "Maksuti, lojtari i golit" [Maksuti, the goalscoring player] (in Albanian). FK Apolonia. 6 February 2024. Retrieved 30 May 2026.
  6. ↑ "Erald Maksuti, sulmuesi i talentuar 19 vjeçar". FK Apolonia Fier. 8 August 2023. Retrieved 30 May 2026.
  7. ↑ "Apolonia 1 - 1 Flamurtari Kupa e Shqipërisë 21/22 Grupi B 1/16" [Apolonia 1 - 1 Flamurtari - Albanian Cup 21/22 Group B 1/16] (in Albanian). Albanian Football Federation. 13 October 2021. Retrieved 30 May 2026.
  8. ↑ "Apolonia 2 - 0 Turbina – Kategoria e Parë 2021–22" [Apolonia 2–0 Turbina – Albanian First Division 2021–22] (in Albanian). Albanian Football Federation. 24 November 2021. Retrieved 30 May 2026.
  9. ↑ "Nga paraqitja me Apoloninë te ftesa e Shpresës, Erald Maksuti në "qiellin e shtatë"" [From his performances with Apolonia to the Albania U21 call-up, Erald Maksuti in “seventh sky”] (in Albanian). Panorama Sport. 30 May 2024. Retrieved 30 May 2026.
  10. ↑ "Erald Maksuti transferohet te FC Flamurtari" [Erald Maksuti transfers to FC Flamurtari] (in Albanian). FK Apolonia. 21 July 2025. Retrieved 30 May 2026.
  11. ↑ "ZYRTARE/ Tjetër "goditje" e Flamurtarit në merkato, vlonjatët prezantojnë sulmuesin e Kombëtares" [OFFICIAL/ Another signing for Flamurtari in the transfer market, the Vlorë side present the national team forward] (in Albanian). Newsport.al. 21 July 2025. Retrieved 30 May 2026.
  12. ↑ "VIDEO/ "Shkatërroi" i vetëm Dinamon, Erald Maksuti i "pakonkurrueshëm"! Talenti nuk "llogarit" as Bekim Balajn e Dejvi Bregun" [VIDEO/ He single-handedly destroyed Dinamo, Erald Maksuti “unmatched”! The talent does not “consider” even Bekim Balaj and Dejvi Bregu] (in Albanian). Newsport.al. 29 April 2026. Retrieved 30 May 2026.
  13. ↑ "U largua për shifrën rekord nga Flamurtari, reagon Erald Maksuti: Vit i mbushur me kujtime të paharrueshme" [After leaving for a record fee from Flamurtari, Erald Maksuti reacts: A year full of unforgettable memories] (in Albanian). Panorama Sport. 26 May 2026. Retrieved 31 May 2026.
  14. ↑ "«Ахмат» подписал нападающего из Албании" [Akhmat signed a forward from Albania] (in Russian). FC Akhmat Grozny. 25 May 2026. Retrieved 1 July 2026.
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