Oltion Bilalli

Oltion Bilalli

Personal information
Date of birth	(2002-01-03) 3 January 2002 (age 23)
Place of birth	Gjilan, FR Yugoslavia
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Winger
Team information
Current team	Gjilani
Number	7
Youth career
2012–2017	Besëlidhja Prishtinë
2017–2019	Galatasaray Kosova Football School
2019–2020	Gjilani
2020	Balikesirspor
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2020–2022	Balikesirspor	27	(0)
2022–	Gjilani	66	(6)
International career^‡
2017	Kosovo U16	4	(1)
2018–2019	Kosovo U17	5	(1)
2023	Kosovo U21	3	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 January 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 November 2023

Oltion Bilalli (born 3 January 2002) is a Kosovar professional Kosovan footballer who plays as a winger for the Kosovan club SC Gjilani.

Club career

Bilalli was in Beselidhja (Galatasaray Kosova Football School) which had a relation with Galatasaray, one of the biggest teams. While at Beselidhja, Bilalli played in all the youth teams, including U13, U15 and U17. In these categories, he scored more than 200 goals in 7 years.[1] Then he made a transfer to SC Gjilani U19 in which he played for 6 months, scoring 15 goals and assisting 6 in 14 matches.[2][3]

On 15 January 2020, Bilalli joined Turkey's second league side Balikesirspor but he couldn't immediately sign a professional contract due to a club punishment by the Turkish Federation. The contract was eventually signed on 4 August 2020, allowing him to make his debut on 14 September against Giresunspor.[4][5][6]

On 22 September, Bilalli joined Kosovo's Super league side SC Gjilani as a free agent. On 9 October he made his debut against FC Ferizaj.^[citation needed]

International career

Bilalli represented Kosovo U17 in the 2019 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualifications, scoring a goal[7] and helping Kosovo top their group in the initial qualifying round.^[citation needed]

References

1. Zeqiri, Romak (2017-09-29). "Grumbullohet Përfaqësuesja U17 e Kosovës - Telegrafi". Retrieved 2023-11-28.
2. "E bujshme nga Turqia, futbollisti shqiptar firmos me Gallatasaray". Newsport.al. 2020-01-06. Retrieved 2023-11-28.
3. "Zyrtare/ Oltion Bilalli transferohet në Turqi, në skuadrën që drejtohet nga trajneri shqiptar". Gazeta Sport Ekspres. Retrieved 2023-11-28.
4. "Oltion Bilalli nënshkruan marrëveshje profesionale me Balikesirspor". Telegrafi (in Albanian). 2020-08-06. Retrieved 2023-11-28.
5. "Balıkesirspor v Menemen | 16 April 2022 | Goal.com United Arab Emirates". www.goal.com. 2022-04-16. Retrieved 2023-11-28.
6. "ScoreBat: Football Livescore & Live Video". www.scorebat.com. Retrieved 2023-11-28.
7. "Scotland-Kosovo UEFA Under-17 2019". UEFA.com. Retrieved 2 July 2024.

External links

• Oltion Bilalli at FootballDatabase.eu
• Oltion Bilalli at WorldFootball.net
• Oltion Bilalli at azscore.com
• Oltion Bilalli at Soccerway
• Oltion Bilalli at Soccer24.com