Musab Malaj
{{Short description|Kosovan basketball player}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Musab Malaj
| image =
| number = 4
| position = Point guard
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 1
| weight_lb = 165
| league = Kosovo Superleague
| team = Bora
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1996|11|17|df=y}}
| birth_place = Mitrovicë, Kosovo, Yugoslavia
| nationality = Kosovan
| high_school =
| college =
| draft_year = 2018
| career_start = 2014
| team1 = Trepça
| years2 = 2016–2017
| team2 = Vëllaznimi
| years3 = 2017–2018
| team3 = Trepça
| years4 = 2018
| team4 = Borea
| years5 = 2018–2019
| team5 = Lipjani
| years6 = 2019–2021
| team6 = Bashkimi
| years7 = 2021–2022
| team7 = Rahoveci
| years8 = 2022–2023
| team8 = Trepça
| years9 = 2023
| team9 = Prizreni
| years10 = 2023–2025
| team10 = Peja
| years11 = 2025–present
| team11 = Bora
| highlights = * Kosovo Cup winner (2023)
}}
Musab Malaj or Musab Mala (born 17 November 1996) is a Kosovan professional basketball player for Bora of the Kosovo Superleague. He is part of the Kosovo national team.{{cite web|url= https://www.fiba.basketball/en/player/217426/Musab-Mala|title=Musab Mala Profile|work=Fiba.basketball|access-date=27 May 2024}}
Professional career
=Lipjani (2018–2019)=
Malaj averaged 16 points, 4 assists and 4 rebounds per game for Lipjani in the 2018–19 season.{{cite news|url= https://topsporti.com/artikulli/musab-mala-te-bashkimi/fbk-superliga|title= Musab Mala te Bashkimi|work=TopSporti|date=11 September 2019|language=sq|access-date=27 May 2024}}
=Bashkimi (2019–2021)=
On September 11, 2019, Malaj signed for Bashkimi of the Kosovo Superleague.
=Rahoveci (2021–2022)=
From 2021 until 2022, Malaj played for Rahoveci of the Kosovo Superleague and Liga Unike.{{cite news|url= https://zeri.info/sport/418036/musab-mala-transferohet-te-kb-rahoveci/|title=Musab Mala transferohet te KB Rahoveci|work=Zëri.info}}
=Trepça (2022–2023)=
On December 12, 2022, Malaj signed for Trepça.{{cite news|url= https://asistionline.com/2022/12/12/zyrtare-musab-mala-rikthehet-te-trepca/|title=Zyrtare: Musab Mala rikthehet te Trepça|work=AsistiOnline|date=12 December 2022|language=sq|access-date=27 May 2024}} He won the Kosovo Cup with Trepça in 2023.{{Cite news|url=https://telegrafi.com/trepca-mposht-sigal-prishtinen-dhe-fiton-kupen-e-kosoves/|title=Trepça mposht Sigal Prishtinën dhe fiton Kupën e Kosovës|date=19 February 2023|publisher=Telegrafi|language=sq|access-date=27 May 2024}}
=Prizreni (2023)=
=Peja (2023–2025)=
National team career
Musab Malaj is part of the Kosovan national team since 2021.{{cite web|url=https://kosovo.basketball/Article/NewsSingle?articleId=833|title= Lista e gjerë e Kosovës për ndeshjet kundër Luksemburgut dhe Sllovakisë|work=Basketball Federation of Kosovo|date=10 February 2021|language=sq|access-date=27 May 2024}}
Honours
=Trepça=
- Kosovo Cup (2023)
References
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External links
- {{Eurobasket.com player|329122}}
- [https://basketball.realgm.com/player/Musab-Mala/Summary/93638 Musab Malaj] at RealGM
- [https://balkanleague.net/player.php?id=1115 Musab Malaj] at BIBL
{{DEFAULTSORT:Malaj, Musab}}
Category:Basketball players from Mitrovica, Kosovo
Category:Kosovan men's basketball players
Category:KB Vëllaznimi players