Oltion Bilalli

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Oltion Bilalli
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-01-03) 3 January 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth Gjilan, FR Yugoslavia
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Gjilani
Number 7
Youth career
2012–2017 Besëlidhja Prishtinë
2017–2019 Galatasaray Kosova Football School
2019–2020 Gjilani
2020 Balikesirspor
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2020–2022 Balikesirspor 27 (0)
2022– Gjilani 51 (4)
International career‡
2017 Kosovo U16 4 (1)
2018–2019 Kosovo U17 5 (1)
2023 Kosovo U21 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 June 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 November 2023

Oltion Bilalli (born 3 January 2002) is a professional Kosovan footballer who plays as a winger for the Kosovan club SC Gjilani.

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Club career

Bilalli is a product of Beselidhja (Galatasaray Kosova Football School) which had a relation with Galatasaray, one of the biggest teams. While at Beselidhja, Bilalli played in all the youth teams, including U13, U15 and U17. In these categories, he scored more than 200 goals in 7 years. [1] Then he made a transfer to SC Gjilani U19 in which he played for 6 months, scoring 15 goals and assisting 6 in 14 matches. [2] [3]

On 15 January 2020, Bilalli joined Turkey's second league side Balikesirspor but he couldn't immediately sign a professional contract due to a club punishment by the Turkish Federation. The contract was eventually signed on 4 August 2020, allowing him to make his debut on 14 September against Giresunspor. [4] [5] [6]

On 22 September, Bilalli joined Kosovo's Super league side SC Gjilani as a free agent. On 9 October he made his debut against FC Ferizaj.[ citation needed ]

International career

Bilalli represented Kosovo U17 in the 2019 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualifications, scoring a goal [7] and helping Kosovo top their group in the initial qualifying round.[ citation needed ]

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References

  1. ↑ Zeqiri, Romak (2017-09-29). "Grumbullohet Përfaqësuesja U17 e Kosovës - Telegrafi" . Retrieved 2023-11-28.
  2. ↑ "E bujshme nga Turqia, futbollisti shqiptar firmos me Gallatasaray". Newsport.al. 2020-01-06. Retrieved 2023-11-28.
  3. ↑ "Zyrtare/ Oltion Bilalli transferohet në Turqi, në skuadrën që drejtohet nga trajneri shqiptar". Gazeta Sport Ekspres. Retrieved 2023-11-28.
  4. ↑ "Oltion Bilalli nënshkruan marrëveshje profesionale me Balikesirspor". Telegrafi (in Albanian). 2020-08-06. Retrieved 2023-11-28.
  5. ↑ "Balıkesirspor v Menemen | 16 April 2022 | Goal.com United Arab Emirates". www.goal.com. 2022-04-16. Retrieved 2023-11-28.
  6. ↑ "ScoreBat: Football Livescore & Live Video". www.scorebat.com. Retrieved 2023-11-28.
  7. ↑ "Scotland-Kosovo UEFA Under-17 2019". UEFA.com. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
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