Bilal Velija
Bilal Velija (born 22 October 1982) is a retired footballer from the Republic of Macedonia who last played for Musan Salama in the Finnish third tier Kakkonen.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 22 October 1982 | ||
| Place of birth | Negotino Pološko, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position(s) | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2007 | Shkëndija | 79 | (4) |
| 2007 | Porin Palloilijat | 16 | (3) |
| 2008 | Olimpik Baku | 9 | (1) |
| 2008–2009 | Besa Kavajë | 12 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Løv-Ham | 35 | (3) |
| 2010–2011 | Besa Kavajë | 8 | (1) |
| 2011–2013 | Renova | 45 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Gostivar | 21 | (0) |
| 2014 | JJK Jyväskylä | 25 | (0) |
| 2015-2018 | MuSa | 73 | (4) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 February 2015 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 24 December 2013 | |||
Club career
Velija joined Olimpik Baku during the 2008 winter transfer window, helping them finish second in the 2007–08 season before leaving the club in June 2008.[2]
In March 2009, Velija signed a two-year contract with Løv-Ham of the Adeccoligaen.[3] Velija's time in Norway came to an end in 2010, when Løv-Ham decided to return to a semi-professional club, therefore releasing their full-time players, which included Velija.[4]
In February 2014 Velija went on trial with Veikkausliiga side VPS,[5] playing for them twice in the League Cup, before returning to Gostivar. In April of the same year Velija signed a six-month contract with Finnish Second Tier side JJK.[6]
Career statistics
- As of 22 February 2015[7]
| Season | Club | League | League | Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | ||||
| 2007–08[8] | Olimpik Baku | Azerbaijan Premier League | 9 | 1 | - | 9 | 1 | ||||
| 2008–09 | Besa Kavajë | Albanian Superliga | 12 | 0 | - | 12 | 0 | ||||
| 2009 | Løv-Ham[9] | Adeccoligaen | 27 | 3 | 2 | 0 | - | 29 | 3 | ||
| 2010 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 1 | - | 11 | 1 | ||||
| 2010–11 | Besa Kavajë | Albanian Superliga | 8 | 1 | - | 8 | 1 | ||||
| 2011–12 | Renova | 1. MFL | 17 | 0 | - | 17 | 0 | ||||
| 2012–13 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 0 | |||
| 2013–14 | Gostivar | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 21 | 0 | |||
| 2014 | VPS (trial) | Veikkausliiga | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2014 | JJK | Ykkönen | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | 27 | 0 | ||
| Azerbaijan | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | |||||
| Albania | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 1 | |||
| Norway | 35 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 4 | |||
| Macedonia | 62 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 66 | 0 | |||
| Finland | 25 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | |||
| Total | 153 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 165 | 6 | |||
References
- "Jusufi ja Velija MuSaan!" Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine Musan Salama, 21 April 2015. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
- "Azərbaycanın "Olimpik" futbol klubu on üç futbolçusu ilə yollarını ayırıb". az.trend.az/ (in Azerbaijani). Retrieved 24 December 2013.
- "Signerte ving fra Makedonia". ba.no/ (in Norwegian). Retrieved 24 December 2013.
- "Velija ferdig i Løv-Ham". bt.no/ (in Norwegian). Retrieved 24 December 2013.
- "VPS:lla uusi testimies Jaroa vastaan" (in Finnish). veikkausliiga. Archived from the original on 15 May 2014. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
- "Bilal Velija signs deal with JJK Jyväskylä". macedonianfootball. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
- "BILAL VELIJA". Soccerway. Retrieved 24 December 2013.
- "2007-08 Stats" (PDF). Peşəkar Futbol Liqası. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 November 2013. Retrieved 24 December 2013.
- "Bilal Velija". altomfotball.no/. Retrieved 24 December 2013.
External links
- Bilal Velija at Soccerway