Bilal Velija (born 22 October 1982) is a retired footballer from North Macedonia who last played for Musan Salama in the Finnish third tier Kakkonen.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1982-10-22) 22 October 1982 (age 39) | ||
| Place of birth | Negotino Pološko, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2007 | Shkëndija | 79 | (4) |
| 2007 | Porin Palloilijat | 16 | (3) |
| 2008 | Olimpik Baku | 9 | (1) |
| 2008–2009 | Besa Kavajë | 12 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Løv-Ham | 35 | (3) |
| 2010–2011 | Besa Kavajë | 8 | (1) |
| 2011–2013 | Renova | 45 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Gostivar | 21 | (0) |
| 2014 | JJK Jyväskylä | 25 | (0) |
| 2015-2018 | MuSa | 73 | (4) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 February 2015 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 December 2013 | |||
Velija joined Olimpik Baku during the 2008 winter transfer window, helping them finish second in the 2007–08 season before leaving the club in June 2008.[2]
In March 2009, Velija signed a two-year contract with Løv-Ham of the Adeccoligaen.[3] Velija's time in Norway came to an end in 2010, when Løv-Ham decided to return to a semi-professional club, therefore releasing their full-time players, which included Velija.[4]
In February 2014, Velija went on trial with Veikkausliiga side VPS,[5] playing for them twice in the League Cup before returning to Gostivar. In April of the same year, Velija signed a six-month contract with Finnish Second Tier side JJK.[6]
| Season | Club | League | League | Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | ||||
| 2007–08[8] | Olimpik Baku | Azerbaijan Premier League | 9 | 1 | - | 9 | 1 | ||||
| 2008–09 | Besa Kavajë | Albanian Superliga | 12 | 0 | - | 12 | 0 | ||||
| 2009 | Løv-Ham[9] | Adeccoligaen | 27 | 3 | 2 | 0 | - | 29 | 3 | ||
| 2010 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 1 | - | 11 | 1 | ||||
| 2010–11 | Besa Kavajë | Albanian Superliga | 8 | 1 | - | 8 | 1 | ||||
| 2011–12 | Renova | 1. MFL | 17 | 0 | - | 17 | 0 | ||||
| 2012–13 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 0 | |||
| 2013–14 | Gostivar | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 21 | 0 | |||
| 2014 | VPS (trial) | Veikkausliiga | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2014 | JJK | Ykkönen | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | 27 | 0 | ||
| Azerbaijan | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | |||||
| Albania | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 1 | |||
| Norway | 35 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 4 | |||
| Macedonia | 62 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 66 | 0 | |||
| Finland | 25 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | |||
| Total | 153 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 165 | 6 | |||