Bilal Velija

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Bilal Velija
Personal information
Date of birth (1982-10-22) 22 October 1982 (age 40)
Place of birth Negotino Pološko, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(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.

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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
ClubSeasonLeagueCupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Olimpik Baku 2007–08 [8] Azerbaijan Premier League 91–91
Besa Kavajë 2008–09 Albanian Superliga 120–120
Løv-Ham [9] 2009 Adeccoligaen 27320–293
2010 8031–111
Total3535100404
Besa Kavajë 2010–11 Albanian Superliga81–81
Renova 2011–12 1. MFL 170–170
2012–13 2802020320
Total4502020490
Gostivar 2013–14 1. MFL21000–210
VPS (trial) 2014 Veikkausliiga 0020–20
JJK 2014 Ykkönen 25020–270
Total1535121201656

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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). 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.
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