Flo Bojaj
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Florent Bojaj | ||
| Date of birth | 13 April 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | London, England | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2013 | Boreham Wood | ||
| 2013–2014 | Huddersfield Town | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2017 | Huddersfield Town | 8 | (1) |
| 2016–2017 | → Kilmarnock (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2017 | → Newport County (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2012–2013 | Albania U17 | 3 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 February 2017. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 2013 | |||
Florent "Flo" Bojaj (born 13 April 1996) is an Kosovo Albanian professional footballer who plays as a forward. Bojaj previously represented Albania at youth international level.
Early life
Bojaj was born in London, England from Kosovo Albanian parents from Kosovo.
Club career
Youth career
Bojaj originally played for Boreham Wood, before signing for Huddersfield in 2013.
Huddersfield Town
Bojaj made many appearances for the Huddersfield Town under-18's and under-21's as both teams won their respective league titles for consecutive seasons. On 29 October 2015. Bojaj signed a contract with the Terriers until 2017 with the club having the option of an extra year. After being on the bench for a few games Bojaj made his debut as a late substitute in Town's 2–0 win over Milton Keynes Dons, where he set up the 2nd goal for Jamie Paterson. On 8 March 2016. Bojaj scored his first goal for Huddersfield and his first senior goal, getting the third in a 3–1 win over Reading.[1] He was released by Huddersfield at the end of the 2016–17 season.[2]
Loan to Kilmarnock
On 1 July 2016. Bojaj was loaned out to Kilmarnock and on 16 July 2016, he making his debut for Kilmarnock in a Scottish League Cup match against Clydeafter being named in the starting line-up.
Loan to Newport County
On 10 January 2017. Bojaj was loaned out to Newport County.[3] On 14 January 2017 he made his only appearance for Newport in the League Two match against Colchester United as a 75th minute substitute in place of Craig Reid.
International career
On 21 February 2012. Bojaj making his debut with Albania U17 in a friendly match against Slovenia U17 after coming on as a substitute at 65th minute in place of Maldin Ymeraj.
In May 2016, after Kosovo was officially recognized by UEFA and FIFA. Bojaj declared that he was interested in representing Kosovo.[4]
Career statistics
- As of 29 May 2017[5]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Huddersfield Town | 2015–16 | Championship | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| 2016–17 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kilmarnock (loan) | 2016–17 | Scottish Championship | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Newport County (loan) | 2016–17 | League Two | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Career total | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | ||
References
- ↑ "Huddersfield 3-1 Reading". BBC. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
- ↑ "Midfielder Whitehead offered new deal by Terriers". Yorkshire Post. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
- ↑ "Huddersfield Town striker Flo Bojaj joins Newport County on loan". BBC Sport. 10 January 2017.
- ↑ "Ky është sulmuesi që i ofrohet Kosovës". Zeri (in Albanian). 14 September 2016.
- ↑ "Florent Bojaj". Soccerbase. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
External links
- Flo Bojaj at Soccerway