Haley Bugeja

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Haley Bugeja
Personal information
Full name Haley Bugeja [1]
Date of birth (2004-05-05) 5 May 2004 (age 19) [2]
Place of birth Pietà, Malta
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Forward [3]
Team information
Current team
 Inter Milan
Number 7
Youth career
Mġarr United
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2018–2020 Mġarr United 29 (52)
2020–2022 Sassuolo 30 (15)
2022–2023 Orlando Pride 4 (0)
2023– Inter Milan 5 (0)
International career‡
2019–2021 Malta U17 6 (0)
2020– Malta 22 (18)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 October 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 October 2023

Haley Bugeja (born 5 May 2004) is a Maltese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Italian club Inter Milan of Serie A and the Malta women's national team.

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Club career

Mġarr United

Bugeja made her senior club debut at the age of 14 for Maltese Women's League club Mġarr United during the 2018–19 season. [4] She finished the season as the league's top scorer with 26 goals and was named the league's Player of the Year at the Malta FA awards. [5] Bugeja retained her player of the year title the following season although, despite matching her 26 goal total from the previous season, was beaten to the golden boot by Loza Abera of Birkirkara who scored 30. [6] [7] Mġarr United finished second to Birkirkara in the league both seasons.

Sassuolo

In July 2020, Bugeja signed a thee-year deal with Italian Serie A club Sassuolo. [8] She made her debut for the club on 5 September 2020, at the age of 16, in Sassuolo's 3–1 win against Napoli. Bugeja scored the first and third goal for her team. [9]

Orlando Pride

On 1 July 2022, it was announced Bugeja had signed for Orlando Pride of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) through the end of the 2023 season. [10] After making five appearances for the Pride across all competitions, the club transferred her on 3 July 2023 for an undisclosed fee to Italian Serie A club Inter Milan. [11]

International career

Bugeja won her first senior cap for Malta as a 14-year-old in April 2019, starting a 2–0 friendly defeat by Romania in Bucharest. [12] She scored her first goal in a 2–1 home friendly defeat by Turkey in January 2020. [13] A first competitive goal arrived in March 2020, in a 2–1 home UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying Group B win over Georgia. [14] In November 2020 Bugeja scored a hat-trick in Malta's 4–0 win over the same opponents away from home. [15]

Career statistics

Club

As of 21 October 2023.
ClubSeasonLeagueCup [lower-alpha 1] PlayoffsOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Mġarr United 2018–19 [16] Maltese Women's League 1926——1926
2019–20 [16] 1026——1026
Total29520000002952
Sassuolo 2020–21 Serie A 181220——2012
2021–22 12320—1 [lower-alpha 2] 0153
Total30154000103515
Orlando Pride 2022 NWSL 3000——30
2023 1010——20
Total4010001050
Inter Milan 2023–24 Serie A 5000——50
Career total68675000107467

International

Statistics accurate as of match played 27 October 2023.
Year Malta
AppsGoals
201920
202076
202120
202241
202368
Total2115

International goals

As of match played 27 October 2023. Malta score listed first, score column indicates score after each Bugeja goal.
No.DateCapVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
117 January 2020 [13] 4 Centenary Stadium, Ta' Qali, MaltaFlag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 1–11–2 Friendly
25 March 2020 [17] 5 Centenary Stadium, Ta' Qali, MaltaFlag of Georgia.svg  Georgia 2–02–1 Euro 2022 qualifying
326 November 2020 [18] 8 Mikheil Meskhi Stadium, Tbilisi, GeorgiaFlag of Georgia.svg  Georgia 1–04–0
42–0
53–0
61 December 2020 [19] 9 Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan, IsraelFlag of Israel.svg  Israel 2–02–0
716 February 2022 [20] 12 Hibernians Stadium, Paola, MaltaFlag of Moldova.svg  Moldova 3–13–1 2022 Malta International Tournament
817 February 2023 [21] 16 Centenary Stadium, Ta' Qali, MaltaFlag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg 1–12–1Friendly
92–1
107 April 2023 [22] 18 Sportland Arena, Tallinn, EstoniaFlag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 1–02–1
1122 September 2023 [23] 19 Sloka Stadium, Jūrmala, LatviaFlag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 1–01–0 2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League C
1226 September 2023 [24] 20 Centenary Stadium, Ta' Qali, MaltaFlag of Moldova.svg  Moldova 1–02–0
132–0
1427 October 2023 [25] 21 Centenary Stadium, Ta' Qali, MaltaFlag of Andorra.svg  Andorra 1–05–0
153–0
1631 October 2023Estadi NacionalFlag of Andorra.svg  Andorra 1–01-0
172–0
183–0

Honours

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  2. ↑ Haley Bugeja at Soccerway. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  3. ↑ Haley Bugeja – UEFA competition record (archive)
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  5. ↑ "Agius named MFA Player of the Year". Times of Malta.
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  10. ↑ "Orlando Pride Signs Top Young Forward Haley Bugeja" (Press release). Orlando City SC. 1 July 2022.
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