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 | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | FC London | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011 | London City | ||
| St. Mary's University | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2013 | FC Edmonton | 6 | (1) |
| 2016– | FC London | 32 | (31) |
|
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of July 30, 2017. | |||
Elvir Gigolaj (born June 30, 1992) is a Bosnian-Canadian professional soccer player who currently plays as a forward for FC London in League1 Ontario.[1]
Career
Early career
Born in Croatia, Gigolaj was raised in London, Ontario.[2] 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]
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.[4]
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.[5]
On June 30, 2013, it was announced that Gigolaj was released by FC Edmonton.[6]
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.[7]
Career statistics
- As of 30 July 2017[8]
| 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[9] | 20 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 25 |
| 2017[10] | 12 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 8 | ||
| Total | 32 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 35 | 33 | ||
| Career total | 38 | 32 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 41 | 34 | ||
References
- ↑ "Elvir Gigolaj profile".
- 1 2 3 Sandor, Steve. "Confident Gigolaj wants to be a starter for FC Edmonton". The 11. Retrieved 5 July 2013.
- ↑ "Canadian Soccer League". 2011-10-02. Retrieved 2017-07-15.
- ↑ "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 at Soccerway
- ↑ "Elvir Gigolaj 2016 profile".
- ↑ "Elvir Gigolaj 2017 profile".