Bilal Velija

Bilal Velija
Personal information
Date of birth (1982-10-22) 22 October 1982 (age 42)
Place of birth Negotino Pološko, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
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)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Bilal Velija (born 22 October 1982) is a North Macedonia former professional footballer who played as a defender.

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.[1]

In March 2009, Velija signed a two-year contract with Løv-Ham of the Adeccoligaen.[2] 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.[3]

In February 2014, Velija went on trial with Veikkausliiga side VPS,[4] 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.[5]

Velija joined Musan Salama of the Finnish third tier Kakkonen in 2015.[6]

Career statistics

As of 22 February 2015[7]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Olimpik Baku 2007–08[8] Azerbaijan Premier League 9 1 – 9 1
Besa Kavajë 2008–09 Albanian Superliga 12 0 – 12 0
Løv-Ham[9] 2009 Adeccoligaen 27 3 2 0 – 29 3
2010 8 0 3 1 – 11 1
Total 35 3 5 1 0 0 40 4
Besa Kavajë 2010–11 Albanian Superliga 8 1 – 8 1
Renova 2011–12 1. MFL 17 0 – 17 0
2012–13 28 0 2 0 2 0 32 0
Total 45 0 2 0 2 0 49 0
Gostivar 2013–14 1. MFL 21 0 0 0 – 21 0
VPS (trial) 2014 Veikkausliiga 0 0 2 0 – 2 0
JJK 2014 Ykkönen 25 0 2 0 – 27 0
Total 153 5 12 1 2 0 165 6

References

  1. ^ "Azərbaycanın "Olimpik" futbol klubu on üç futbolçusu ilə yollarını ayırıb". az.trend.az/ (in Azerbaijani). Archived from the original on 25 December 2013. Retrieved 24 December 2013.
  2. ^ "Signerte ving fra Makedonia". ba.no/ (in Norwegian). 20 March 2009. Retrieved 24 December 2013.
  3. ^ "Velija ferdig i Løv-Ham". bt.no/ (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 28 December 2013. Retrieved 24 December 2013.
  4. ^ "VPS:lla uusi testimies Jaroa vastaan" (in Finnish). veikkausliiga. Archived from the original on 15 May 2014. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
  5. ^ "Bilal Velija signs deal with JJK Jyväskylä". macedonianfootball. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
  6. ^ "Jusufi ja Velija MuSaan!" Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine Musan Salama, 21 April 2015. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  7. ^ "BILAL VELIJA". Soccerway. Retrieved 24 December 2013.
  8. ^ "2007-08 Stats" (PDF). Peşəkar Futbol Liqası. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 November 2013. Retrieved 24 December 2013.
  9. ^ "Bilal Velija". altomfotball.no/. Retrieved 24 December 2013.