Xhevdet Gela

Xhevdet Gela

Gela with HIFK in 2017
Personal information
Date of birth	(1989-11-14) 14 November 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth	Vučitrn, SFR Yugoslavia (present-day Kosovo)
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	PK-35
Number	10
Youth career
	KiuPa
	Honka
	Espoo
	AC Allianssi
2006	Atlantis
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2007–2009	Atlantis [1]	43	(6)
2010	Haka	21	(2)
2011	PK-35 Vantaa [2]	22	(2)
2012–2013	MYPA	62	(5)
2014	Widzew Łódź	5	(0)
2014–2015	Lahti	36	(4)
2016–2017	HIFK	58	(4)
2018	Lahti	21	(0)
2019	HIFK	5	(0)
2020–2022	Ekenäs IF	68	(12)
2023–	PK-35	31	(2)
Managerial career
2019–2022	EBK
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 September 2024

Xhevdet Gela (born 14 November 1989) is a Finnish footballer of Kosovar descent who plays for Ykkösliiga club PK-35. ^[3] Besides Finland, he has played in Poland. ^[4]

Career

Gela with Lahti in 2015

Gela signed up with HIFK on 4 January 2019. ^[5]

For the 2023 season, Gela returned to PK-35 in the third-tier Kakkonen. ^[6]

Gela has also played futsal.

Coaching career

While still playing, Gela worked also as a head coach of Esbo Bollklubb (EBK) in the fourth-tier Kolmonen between 2019 and 2022.

Career statistics

As of 1 September 2024. ^[7]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup [a]		League cup [b]		Europe		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Atlantis	2007	Ykkönen	4	0	0	0	—		—		4	0
	2008	Ykkönen	15	2	0	0	—		—		15	2
	2009	Ykkönen	24	4	0	0	—		—		24	4
	Total		43	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	43	6
Haka	2010	Veikkausliiga	21	2	1	0	1	0	—		23	2
PK-35 Vantaa	2011	Ykkönen	22	2	0	0	–		–		22	2
MyPa	2012	Veikkausliiga	30	1	4	0	6	0	3 [c]	0	43	1
	2013	Veikkausliiga	32	4	1	0	7	1	—		40	5
	Total		62	5	5	0	13	1	3	0	43	6
Widzew Łódź	2013–14	Ekstraklasa	5	0	–		–		–		5	0
Lahti	2014	Veikkausliiga	9	1	—		—		—		9	1
	2015	Veikkausliiga	27	3	1	1	5	0	2 [c]	0	35	4
	Total		36	4	1	1	5	0	2	0	44	5
HIFK	2016	Veikkausliiga	27	0	1	0	5	0	—		33	0
	2017	Veikkausliiga	31	4	5	0	—		—		36	4
	Total		58	4	6	0	5	0	0	0	69	4
Lahti	2018	Veikkausliiga	21	0	6	1	—		2 [c]	0	29	1
HIFK	2019	Veikkausliiga	5	0	5	1	—		—		10	1
HIFK II	2019	Kolmonen	1	0	—		—		—		1	0
Ekenäs IF	2020	Ykkönen	20	5	2	0	—		—		22	5
	2021	Ykkönen	23	2	4	2	—		—		27	4
	2022	Ykkönen	25	5	2	0	4	1	—		31	6
	Total		68	12	8	2	4	1	0	0	80	15
PK-35	2023	Kakkonen	20	2	1	0	—		—		21	2
	2024	Ykkösliiga	11	0	3	0	2	0	—		16	0
	Total		31	2	4	0	2	0	0	0	37	2
Career total			373	37	36	5	30	2	7	0	446	44

1. Includes Suomen Cup
2. Includes Finnish League Cup, Ykköscup and Ykkösliigacup
3. Appearances in UEFA Europa League

References

1. Atlantis FC Historia
2. Palloverkko
3. Nuorten maajoukkue Gelan tähtäimessä Archived March 9, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
4. Ykkösen tähdet tutuiksi: Xhevdet Gela palloliitto.fi
5. Xhevdet Gela palaa IFK:hon, hifkfotboll.fi, 4 January 2019
6. "PK-35:n nuoreen joukkueeseen rutkasti kokemusta – Xhevdet Gela Punamustaan!" [PK-35's young team has plenty of experience - Xhevdet Gela is here!] (in Finnish). PK-35. 2 March 2023. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
7. Xhevdet Gela stats, Finnish FA

External links

• Profile at veikkausliiga.com at the Wayback Machine (archived 2012-08-10)(in Finnish)
• Profile at mypa.fi at the Wayback Machine (archived 2012-04-19)(in Finnish)
• Profile at atlantisfc.fi (in Finnish)
• Xhevdet Gela at Soccerway