Name Elvir Gigolaj Playing position Role Soccer player | Years Team Height 1.85 m Position Forward | |
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Date of birth (1992-06-30) 30 June 1992 (age 23) | ||
Elvir gigolaj highlights
Elvir Gigolaj (born June 30, 1992) is a Bosnian-Canadian professional soccer player who currently plays as a forward for FC London in League1 Ontario.
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- Elvir gigolaj highlights
- Post Game Comments with Elvir Gigolaj FC London Forward Hat Trick vs Masters Futbol 062416
- Early career
- FC Edmonton
- Germany
- Career statistics
- References
Post Game Comments with Elvir Gigolaj (FC London Forward) & Hat Trick vs Master's Futbol 06/24/16
Early career
Born in Croatia, Gigolaj was raised in London, Ontario. 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.
FC Edmonton
In January 2012, after training with the team, Gigolaj officially joined FC Edmonton of the North American Soccer League. 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.
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.
On June 30, 2013, it was announced that Gigolaj was released by FC Edmonton.
Germany
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.