Besart Topalloj

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Besart Topalloj
Personal information
Full name Besart Topalloj [1]
Date of birth (2001-05-16) 16 May 2001 (age 23) [2]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Sutton United
(on loan from Bromley)
Number 33
Youth career
2016–2023 Millwall
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2022–2023 Millwall 0 (0)
2022 → Dagenham & Redbridge (loan) 1 (0)
2022–2023 → Bromley (loan) 4 (1)
2023– Bromley 59 (2)
2024– → Sutton United (loan) 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:06, 24 November 2024 (UTC)

Besart Topalloj (born 16 May 2001) is a Kosovan professional footballer who plays as a defender for Sutton United, on loan from EFL League Two club Bromley.

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Career

Topalloj joined the Millwall academy aged fifteen, progressing through the academy to captain the under-21 side. [3] In September 2022, he joined National League club Dagenham & Redbridge on a one-month loan deal. [4] Having been training with the first-team, Millwall manager Gary Rowett explained the need for first-team minutes as the driving factor behind the loan move. [5]

On 23 December 2022, Topalloj returned to the National League, joining Bromley on an initial one-month loan deal. [6] On 19 January 2023, he joined the club on a permanent deal. [7] Following the move, he credited the desire to play regular first-team football as the driving factor behind leaving Millwall. [8]

Having lost his place to Idris Odutayo toward the end of the 2023–24 season, Topalloj failed to make the matchday squad as Bromley defeated Solihull Moors on penalties to earn promotion to the English Football League for the first time in the club's history. [9] Following promotion, he signed a new contract. [10]

On 22 November 2024, Topalloj returned to the National League, joining Sutton United on loan until January 2025 with the view to extending until the end of the season. [11]

Career statistics

As of match played 12 November 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup League Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Millwall 2022–23 Championship 000000—00
Dagenham & Redbridge (loan) 2022–23 [2] National League 1000—0010
Bromley (loan) 2022–23 [2] National League4100—0041
Bromley 2022–23 [2] National League20100—2 [a] 0221
2023–24 [2] National League36120—3 [b] 0411
2024–25 [12] League Two 3000103 [c] 070
Total633201080743
Career total643201080753
  1. ↑ Appearance(s) in National League play-offs
  2. ↑ Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
  3. ↑ Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

Honours

Bromley

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References

  1. ↑ "SQUAD LIST 2024/25 & U21 REGISTERED CONTRACT PLAYERS" (PDF). English Football League. 6 September 2024. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Besart Topalloj at Soccerway. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
  3. ↑ Jones, Alex (19 January 2023). "EXCLUSIVE: Young defender set to leave as Millwall accept bid". Southwark News. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
  4. ↑ "Besart Topalloj joins Dagenham & Redbridge on loan". www.millwallfc.co.uk. 24 September 2022. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
  5. ↑ Jones, Alex (27 September 2022). "Millwall manager explains Besart Topalloj's National League loan". Southwark News. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
  6. ↑ "Millwall's Besart Topalloj joins Bromley on loan". www.millwallfc.co.uk. 23 December 2022. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
  7. ↑ "Bes Topalloj is here to stay". www.bromleyfc.co.uk. 19 January 2023. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
  8. ↑ Brack, Edmund (28 April 2023). "Besart Topalloj on 'right time' for Millwall exit and Bromley promotion goal". London News Online. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
  9. 1 2 "Bromley beat Solihull on penalties to secure EFL promotion". BBC Sport. 5 May 2024. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
  10. ↑ "Bromley defender Topalloj agrees new deal". BBC Sport. 29 June 2024. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
  11. ↑ "Besart Topalloj arrives on loan from Bromley". www.suttonunited.net. 22 November 2024. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
  12. ↑ "Games played by Besart Topalloj in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
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