Elvir Gigolaj
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 30 June 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Croatia | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| London City | |||
| St. Mary's University | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2012–2013 | FC Edmonton | 6 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of January 22, 2015. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Elvir Gigolaj (born June 30, 1992) is a Canadian-Croatian professional soccer player who last played as a forward for FC Edmonton in the North American Soccer League.
Career
Early career
Born in Croatia, Gigolaj was raised in London, Ontario.[1] 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.[1]
FC Edmonton
In January 2012, after training with the team, Gigolaj officially joined FC Edmonton of the North American Soccer League.[1] 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.[2]
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.[3]
On June 30, 2013, it was announced that Gigolaj was released by FC Edmonton.[4]
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.[5]
Career statistics
- As of 5 July 2013[6]
| Club | Season | League | Canadian Cup | Other | CONCACAF | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| FC Edmonton | 2012 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career total | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Sandor, Steve. "Confident Gigolaj wants to be a starter for FC Edmonton". The 11. Retrieved 5 July 2013.
- ↑ "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. Retrieved January 22, 2015.
- ↑ Sandor, Steve. "Canadian striker Gigolaj waiting on DFB clearance before he can play with Hertha Berlin’s reserves". The 11. Retrieved January 22, 2015.
- ↑ Elvir Gigolaj profile at Soccerway