Laurie Shala
Personal information
Date of birth (2004-09-11) 11 September 2004 (age 20)
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
Potters Bar Town
(on loan from Wycombe Wanderers)
Youth career
West Ham United
2022–2023 Crystal Palace
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023– Wycombe Wanderers 0 (0)
2023–2024Potters Bar Town (loan) 13 (0)
2024–Potters Bar Town (loan) 9 (0)
International career
Kosovo U19
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 08:44, 17 November 2024 (UTC)

Laurence Shala (born 11 September 2004) is a Kosovan professional footballer who plays for Potters Bar Town, on loan from Wycombe Wanderers, as a goalkeeper.[2][3]

Club career

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After playing youth football for West Ham United and Crystal Palace, Shall signed for Wycombe Wanderers in July 2023.[4][5] In October 2023 he signed for Potters Bar Town on loan.[6][7][8] The loan was extended until January 2024.[9] The loan ended in February 2024 following a broken collarbone.[10]

He returned on loan to Potters Bar Town at the start of the 2024–25 season,[11][12] with the loan being extended in October 2024 until January 2025.[13]

International career

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Shala has played for Kosovo under-19s and been called up by Kosovo under-21s.[14][15]

References

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  1. ^ "Laurence Shala". worldfootball.net.
  2. ^ GiantSnowman/Laurie Shala at Soccerway. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
  3. ^ GiantSnowman/Laurie Shala at Soccerbase
  4. ^ Wanderers, Wycombe (21 July 2023). "Laurie Shala makes it seven!". Wycombe Wanderers.
  5. ^ "Wycombe confirm signing number seven as new goalkeeper joins". Bucks Free Press. 21 July 2023.
  6. ^ "Shala signs!". www.pitchero.com.
  7. ^ "Shala Scholar...and Bello too - The Pitching In Isthmian Football League". www.isthmian.co.uk. 5 October 2023.
  8. ^ "Potters Bar Town | Appearances | Laurence Shala | 2023-2024 | Football Web Pages". www.footballwebpages.co.uk.
  9. ^ "Shala stays!". www.pitchero.com.
  10. ^ "Update on Laurie Shala". www.pitchero.com.
  11. ^ "Wycombe Wanderers goalkeeper joins Non League outfit on loan". Bucks Free Press. 12 September 2024.
  12. ^ "Potters Bar Town | Appearances | Laurie Shala | Football Web Pages". www.footballwebpages.co.uk.
  13. ^ "Shala loan extended". www.pitchero.com.
  14. ^ "Laurie Shala called up to Kosovo Under-19s squad - News". Crystal Palace F.C. 15 November 2022.
  15. ^ "Recent Crystal Palace signing Laurence Shala earns Kosovo U21 call". OneFootball. 28 January 2024.