Fatjesa Halil Gegollaj (born 5 November 2001) is a Kosovan-born Croatian professional footballer who plays as a left midfielder for Saudi club Al-Ula and the Croatia national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Fatjesa Halil Gegollaj | ||
| Date of birth | 5 November 2001[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Prizren, FR Yugoslavia[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Left midfielder[2] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Al-Ula | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2013–2016 | Marjan | ||
| 2016–2017 | Rijeka | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2018 | Rijeka | 17 | (2) |
| 2018–2022 | Split | 36 | (8) |
| 2022–2023 | Sion | 3 | (0) |
| 2023– | Al-Ula | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015 | Croatia U15 | 1 | (0) |
| 2016 | Croatia U16 | 3 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Croatia U17 | 9 | (0) |
| 2018–2020 | Croatia U19 | 12 | (0) |
| 2019– | Croatia | 2 | (0) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 November 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22 September 2020 | |||
Club career
editEarly career and Rijeka
editGegollaj played football with boys in Zmaj Makarska until the moment when in the age of 12 became part of Marjan's youth team, where after three years it was transferred to Rijeka's youth team. After one year, she was promoted to the Rijeka's senior team due to good performances with youth team.[3] On 1 November 2017, Gegollaj made her debut as professional footballer in a 1–1 away draw against Neretva after being named in the starting line-up.[4] Eighteen days later, she scored her first goal for Rijeka in her seventh appearance for the club in a 20–0 home deep win over Viktorija in Croatian Women's First Football League.[5]
Split
editGegollaj before the start of the 2018–19 season joined with Croatian Women's First Football League club Split. On 23 September 2018, she made her debut in a 0–5 away win against her former club Rijeka after being named in the starting line-up.[6] Twenty days later, Gegollaj scored her first goals for Split in her second appearance for the club in a 0–8 away win over her former club Marjan in Croatian Women's First Football League.[7]
Overseas career
editIn 2022, Gegollaj signed for Swiss club FC Sion,[8] before joining Saudi club Al-Ula in September 2023.[9]
International career
editFrom 2015, until 2020, Gegollaj has been part of Croatia at youth international level, respectively has been part of the U15, U16, U17 and U19 teams and she with these teams played 25 matches.[1] On 1 April 2019, Gegollaj was named as part of the Croatia squad for 2019 Wuhan International Tournament.[10] Six days later, she made her debut with Croatia in 2019 Wuhan International Tournament third-place playoff match against Russia after coming on as a substitute at 82nd minute in place of Ana Dujmović.[11]
Gegollaj was part of the squad called up for the 2023 Cyprus Women's Cup.[12]
Personal life
editGegollaj was born in Prizren, FR Yugoslavia (modern-day Kosovo) to Kosovar Albanian parents who lived and worked in Makarska, Croatia.[2]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of 15 November 2020[13]
| Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | Continental[14] | Total | Ref | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Rijeka | 2017–18 | Croatian Women's First Football League | 17 | 2 | — | 17 | 2 | [15] | |||
| Split | 2018–19 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 15 | 3 | [16] | ||
| 2019–20 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 5 | [17] | ||
| 2020–21 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | [13] | ||
| Total | 53 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 57 | 11 | |||
| Career total | 53 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 57 | 11 | |||
- ^ Cup appearances are partially missing
International
edit- As of 22 September 2020[1]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Croatia | |||
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 2 | 0 | |
International goals
edit| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 10 April 2023 | Georgios Kamaras Stadium, Athens, Greece |  Greece |
1–0 | 1–2 | Friendly |
References
edit- ^ a b c Fatjesa Gegollaj at the Croatian Football Federation
- ^ a b c "Prizrenasja Fatjesa Gegollaj po mahnitë me futboll në Kroaci" [Prizrener Fatjesa Gegollaj is amazing with football in Croatia]. Gazeta e Prizrenit (in Albanian). 21 February 2020.
- ^ "Skromna i samozatajna Makaranka najveća je nada dalmatinskog nogometa: 'Nema tih štikli koje mogu zamijeniti moje kopačke'" [Modest and self-effacing Makaranka is the greatest hope of Dalmatian football: 'There are no heels that can replace my football boots'] (in Croatian). Slobodna Dalmacija. 26 December 2018.
- ^ "ŽNK Neretva – Rijeka 1:1" [WFC Neretva – Rijeka 1:1] (in Croatian). Croatian Football Federation. 1 November 2017.
- ^ "Rijeka – ŽNK Viktorija 20:0" [Rijeka – WFC Viktorija 20:0] (in Croatian). Croatian Football Federation. 19 November 2017.
- ^ "Rijeka – ŽNK Split 0:5" [Rijeka – WFC Split 0:5] (in Croatian). Croatian Football Federation. 23 September 2018.
- ^ "ŽNK Marjan – ŽNK Split 0:8" [WFC Marjan – WFC Split 0:8] (in Croatian). Croatian Football Federation. 13 October 2018.
- ^ "Pourquoi le FC Sion féminin recrute des joueuses étrangères" (in French). Le Nouvelliste. 20 September 2022.
- ^ العلا السعودي يتعاقد مع لاعبة كرواتية [Saudi Al-Ula signs with a Croatian player] (in Arabic). Kooora. 9 September 2023.
- ^ "Hrvatska ženska reprezentacija na turniru u Kini" [Croatian women's national team at the tournament in China] (in Croatian). Croatian Football Federation. 1 April 2019.
- ^ "Ruskinje pobijedile Hrvatsku u dvoboju za treće mjesto" [The Russians beat Croatia in a duel for third place] (in Croatian). Croatian Football Federation. 8 April 2019.
- ^ "Hrvatska ženska reprezentacija na Cipru protiv Finske, Rumunjske i Mađarske" [Croatian women's national team in Cyprus against Finland, Romania and Hungary] (in Croatian). Croatian Football Federation. 6 February 2023.
- ^ a b "1. HNLŽ (2020–21)" [CWFFL (2020–21)] (in Croatian). Croatian Football Federation. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
- ^ Fatjesa Gegollaj at Soccerway
- ^ "1. HNLŽ (2017–18)" [CWFFL (2017–18)] (in Croatian). Croatian Football Federation. 20 May 2018. Archived from the original on 24 July 2018.
- ^ "1. HNLŽ (2018–19)" [CWFFL (2018–19)] (in Croatian). Croatian Football Federation. 24 May 2019. Archived from the original on 24 March 2019.
- ^ "Women's First League (2019–20)". Croatian Football Federation. 5 July 2020. Archived from the original on 5 August 2020.
External links
edit- Fatjesa Gegollaj at Soccerway
- Fatjesa Gegollaj at the Croatian Football Federation