Elvir Gigolaj
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Elvir Gigolaj | ||
| Date of birth | 30 June 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Croatia | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | London | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011 | London City | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2011 | Saint Mary's Huskies | 26 | (11) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2013 | Edmonton | 6 | (1) |
| 2016– | London | 39 | (40) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 October 2017 | |||
Elvir Gigolaj (born 30 June 1992) is an Bosnian professional soccer player who plays as a forward for Canadian club London.[1]
Early life
Gigolaj was born in Croatia from Kosovar Albanian father and Bosnian mother from Prizren, but was raised in London, Ontario, where his father owns a bakery that carries the family name.[2]
Club career
Early career
He, at one point, played for London City's soccer side who participated in the Canadian Soccer League and with whom he had a good relationship with his coach, Luka Shaqiri.[2][3]
Gigolaj attended St. Mary's University for two years from 2010 to 2012, playing for the Huskies in the 2010 and 2011 varsity seasons, scoring 11 goals in 26 appearances.[4][5]
FC Edmonton
In January 2012, after training with the team, Gigolaj officially joined FC Edmonton of the North American Soccer League.[2] Gigolaj then made his debut for FC Edmonton in the NASL on 3 June 2012 in which he came on as an 85th-minute substitute for Yashir Pinto as FC Edmonton went on to lose the match 2–1.[6]
He then scored his first professional goal of his career on 23 September 2012 against the Fort Lauderdale Strikers in which he found the net in the 90th minute to start a late comeback for Edmonton as they went from 2–0 down to finishing the match drawing 2–2.[7]
On 30 June 2013, it was announced that Gigolaj was released by FC Edmonton.[8]
Germany
After being released by FC Edmonton, Gigolaj attempted to join the reserve team of German Bundesliga side, Hertha BSC but he had hit paperwork problems.[9]
Honours
FC London
- League1 Ontario First Team All Star: 2016[10]
- League1 Ontario Third Team All Star: 2017[11]
Career statistics
- As of 1 October 2017[12]
| Club | League | Season | League | Playoffs | Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| FC Edmonton | NASL | 2012 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| FC Edmonton total | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | ||
| FC London | League1 Ontario | 2016[13] | 20 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 25 |
| 2017[14] | 19 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 17 | ||
| Total | 39 | 40 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 42 | 42 | ||
| Career total | 45 | 40 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 48 | 42 | ||
References
- ^ "Elvir Gigolaj profile".
- ^ a b c Sandor, Steve (17 January 2012). "Confident Gigolaj wants to be a starter for FC Edmonton". The 11. Archived from the original on 6 August 2013.
- ^ "Canadian Soccer League". 2 October 2011. Archived from the original on 2 October 2011. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "St. Mary's men's soccer 2010 stats". AUS. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
- ^ "St. Mary's men's soccer 2011 stats". AUS. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
- ^ "FC EDMONTON VS. ATLANTA SILVERBACKS 1 - 2". Soccerway. Retrieved 5 July 2013.
- ^ "FC EDMONTON VS. FORT LAUDERDALE STRIKERS 2 - 2". Soccerway. Retrieved 5 July 2013.
- ^ Sandor, Steve. "LeRoy, Gigolaj cut loose by FC Edmonton". The 11. Archived from the original on 23 January 2015. Retrieved 22 January 2015.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Sandor, Steve. "Canadian striker Gigolaj waiting on DFB clearance before he can play with Hertha Berlin's reserves". The 11. Archived from the original on 23 January 2015. Retrieved 22 January 2015.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "League1 Ontario Announces 2016 Men's First And Second Team All-Stars". League1 Ontario. 17 November 2016.
- ^ "League1 Ontario Announces 2017 Men's First, Second and Third Team All-Stars". League1 Ontario. 10 November 2017.
- ^ Elvir Gigolaj at Soccerway
- ^ "Elvir Gigolaj 2016 profile".
- ^ "Elvir Gigolaj 2017 profile".