Flo Bojaj
Florent "Flo" Bojaj (born 13 April 1996) is a Kosovo Albanian professional footballer who plays as a forward for German club Kickers Offenbach.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Florent Bojaj | ||
| Date of birth | 13 April 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | London, England | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Kickers Offenbach | ||
| Number | 24 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2013 | Boreham Wood | ||
| 2013–2014 | Huddersfield Town | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2017 | Huddersfield Town | 8 | (1) |
| 2016–2017 | → Kilmarnock (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2017 | → Newport County (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2017 | Welling United | 3 | (0) |
| 2017 | Walton & Hersham | 11 | (9) |
| 2018 | Pirin Blagoevgrad | 11 | (5) |
| 2018–2020 | Etar | 55 | (8) |
| 2020– | Kickers Offenbach | 19 | (5) |
| National team | |||
| 2012–2013 | Albania U17 | 3 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14:44, 8 February 2021 (UTC) | |||
He previously represented Albania at youth international level
Club career
Youth career
Flo Bojaj started his youth career with Oxhey Wanderers in the West Herts County League, where he was spotted by manager Andrew Hood while playing for his school.
Bojaj went on to play for Boreham Wood, before signing for Huddersfield in 2013.
Huddersfield Town
Bojaj made several appearances for the Huddersfield Town Under-18s and Under-21s as both teams won their respective league titles for consecutive seasons.
On 29 October 2015, he signed a contract with the Terriers until 2017 – with the club having the option of an extra year.
After being named on the bench for a few games, Bojaj made his professional debut as a late substitute in Town's 2–0 win over Milton Keynes Dons, where he set up the second goal for Jamie Paterson. On 8 March 2016, Bojaj scored his first goal for Huddersfield, contributing the third in a 3–1 win over Reading.[1]
He was released at the end of the 2016–17 season.[2]
Kilmarnock (loan)
On 1 July 2016, Bojaj was loaned out to Kilmarnock. He made his debut two weeks later in a Scottish League Cup match against Clyde.
Newport County (loan)
On 10 January 2017, he joined Newport County on loan.[3] He made his only appearance for Newport in a League Two match against Colchester United as a 75th minute substitute on 14 January.
Welling United
After a trial with St Albans City in the pre-season, Bojaj completed a move to National League South side Welling United on 8 September 2017.[4][5]
On 11 October, it was announced that Bojaj had left the club by mutual consent after making three appearances.
Walton & Hersham
Upon his departure, he joined Combined Counties Premier Division club Walton & Hersham.[6]
On 14 October, Bojaj made his debut in a 2–0 league win at Horley Town. He scored the first goal and won the penalty for the second.[7]
The following month, he scored his first hat-trick in a 9–1 win against Banstead Athletic.[8]
International career
On 21 February 2012, Bojaj making his debut with Albania U17 in a friendly match against Slovenia U17. He came on as a substitute at 65th minute in place of Maldin Ymeraj.
In May 2016, after Kosovo was officially recognized by UEFA and FIFA. Bojaj declared that he was interested in representing Kosovo.[10]
Career statistics
- As of match played 3 March 2019
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Huddersfield Town | 2015–16[11] | Championship | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 8 | 1 | |
| Kilmarnock (loan) | 2016–17[12] | Scottish Premiership | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Newport County (loan) | 2016–17[12] | League Two | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Welling United | 2017–18[13] | National League South | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Walton & Hersham | 2017–18 | Combined Counties Premier Division | 11 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 9 |
| Pirin Blagoevgrad | 2017–18 | First League | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 5 | ||
| Etar Veliko Tarnovo | 2018–19 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 5 | |||
| Career total | 62 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 20 | ||
References
- "Huddersfield 3-1 Reading". BBC. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
- "Midfielder Whitehead offered new deal by Terriers". Yorkshire Post. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
- "Huddersfield Town striker Flo Bojaj joins Newport County on loan". BBC Sport. 10 January 2017.
- "Flo Bojaj". St Albans City. 11 November 2017.
- "Wings sign ex Huddersfield striker". Welling United. 8 September 2017.
- "Profiles | Walton & Hersham Football Club". www.waltonandhershamfc.org.uk. Retrieved 2017-12-20.
- "Horley Town 0 Swans 2 | Walton & Hersham Football Club". www.waltonandhershamfc.org.uk. Retrieved 2017-12-20.
- "Cherry Red Records Combined Counties Football League". fulltime-league.thefa.com. Retrieved 2017-12-20.
- "Етър с трансферен удар - привлече Флорент Боджадж" (in Bulgarian). etarvt.bg. 17 July 2018.
- "Ky është sulmuesi që i ofrohet Kosovës". Zeri (in Albanian). 14 September 2016.
- "Games played by Flo Bojaj in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
- "Games played by Flo Bojaj in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
- Flo Bojaj at Soccerway. Retrieved 16 December 2017.