Florent "Flo" Bojaj (born 13 April 1996) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Hanwell Town. Born in England, he has represented Albania at youth international level.
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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) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Hanwell Town | ||
| 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) |
| 2020–2022 | Kickers Offenbach | 60 | (10) |
| 2022–2023 | Hemel Hempstead Town | 1 | (0) |
| 2023– | Hanwell Town | ||
| International career | |||
| 2012–2013 | Albania U17 | 3 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:21, 17 December 2021 (UTC) | |||
Early life
editBojaj was born in London, England to Kosovo Albanian parents from Kosovo.
Club career
editYouth career
editFlo 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
editBojaj 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)
editOn 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)
editOn 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
editAfter 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
editUpon 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]
Etar
editOn 17 July 2018, Bojaj signed with Bulgarian club Etar for two years.[9]
In January 2023, Bojaj signed for Southern League side Hanwell Town.[10]
International career
editOn 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.[11]
Career statistics
edit- 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[12] | Championship | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 8 | 1 | |
| Kilmarnock (loan) | 2016–17[13] | Scottish Premiership | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Newport County (loan) | 2016–17[13] | League Two | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Welling United | 2017–18[14] | 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
edit- ^ "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. Archived from the original on 21 December 2017. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
- ^ "Horley Town 0 Swans 2 | Walton & Hersham Football Club". www.waltonandhershamfc.org.uk. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
- ^ "Cherry Red Records Combined Counties Football League". fulltime-league.thefa.com. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
- ^ "Етър с трансферен удар – привлече Флорент Боджадж" (in Bulgarian). etarvt.bg. 17 July 2018.
- ^ @hanwelltownfc (21 January 2023). "Morning Geordies Delighted to announce the signing of…" (Tweet). Retrieved 13 June 2023 – via Twitter.
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b "Games played by Flo Bojaj in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
- ^ Flo Bojaj at Soccerway. Retrieved 16 December 2017.