Personal information | |||
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Full name | Elvir Gigolaj | ||
Date of birth | 30 June 1992 | ||
Place of birth | Croatia | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2010–2011 | Saint Mary's | 26 | (11) |
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2011 | London City | ||
2012–2013 | FC Edmonton | 6 | (1) |
2016–2017 | FC London | 39 | (40) |
2021 | St. Catharines Hrvat | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 February 2019 |
Elvir Gigolaj (born 30 June 1992) is a Bosnian footballer.
Gigolaj was born in Croatia to a Kosovar Albanian father and Bosniak mother from Brčko, Bosnia and Herzegovina. He was raised in London, Ontario, where his father owns a bakery that carries the family name. [1]
He, at one point, played for London City's soccer side who participated in the Canadian Soccer League and with whom he had a good relationship with his coach, Luka Shaqiri. [1] [2]
Gigolaj attended St. Mary's University for two years from 2010 to 2012, playing for the Huskies in the 2010 and 2011 varsity seasons, scoring 11 goals in 26 appearances. [3] [4]
In January 2012, after training with the team, Gigolaj officially joined FC Edmonton of the North American Soccer League. [1] Gigolaj then made his debut for FC Edmonton in the NASL on 3 June 2012 in which he came on as an 85th-minute substitute for Yashir Pinto as FC Edmonton went on to lose the match 2–1. [5]
He then scored his first professional goal of his career on 23 September 2012 against the Fort Lauderdale Strikers in which he found the net in the 90th minute to start a late comeback for Edmonton as they went from 2–0 down to finishing the match drawing 2–2. [6]
On 30 June 2013, it was announced that Gigolaj was released by FC Edmonton. [7]
After being released by FC Edmonton, Gigolaj attempted to join the reserve team of German Bundesliga side, Hertha BSC but he had hit paperwork problems. [8]
Gigolaj spent the 2016 and 2017 seasons with League1 Ontario club FC London. [9] [10] In 2021, he returned to the Canadian Soccer League to play with St. Catharines Hrvat. [11]
FC London
Club | League | Season | League | Playoffs | Cup | Total | ||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
FC Edmonton | NASL | 2012 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
2013 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
FC Edmonton total | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | ||
FC London | League1 Ontario | 2016 [15] | 20 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 25 |
2017 [16] | 19 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 17 | ||
Total | 39 | 40 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 42 | 42 | ||
Career total | 45 | 40 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 48 | 42 |
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