Fatos Lala

Fatos Lala
Lala with Eagles Land Benfica F.C. in 2026
Personal information
Full name Fatos Lala
Date of birth (1995-04-08) 8 April 1995
Place of birth Kukës, Albania
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Eagles Land Benfica F.C.
Number 8
Youth career
2005–2011 22 Marsi
2011–2013 Tirana
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2014 Gostima 9 (1)
2014–2015 Kamza 11 (0)
2015–2016 Vora 12 (2)
2016–2018 Kevitan 6 (0)
2018–2019 Tirana (futsal) 15 (4)
2019–2020 Kinostudio 12 (4)
2020–2021 Tirana (futsal) 12 (1)
2021–2023 Dajti 35 (6)
2022–2023 ROAMEL 28 (3)
2023–2024 → Eagles Land 3 (1)
2026– Eagles Land Benfica F.C. 0 (0)
International career
Albania U19 2 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 24 October 2023

Fatos Lala (born 8 April 1995) is an Albanian footballer and futsal player who plays as a midfielder for Eagles Land Benfica F.C.

Early life

Lala was born in Kukës, Albania, on 8 April 1995. Six months after his birth, his family moved to Tirana, where he was raised.

Club career

Early career

Lala was born in Kukës in northern Albania near the border with Kosovo, but six months after his birth his family moved to the capital, Tirana. He began playing football with local amateur side 22 Marsi before joining the youth academy of KF Tirana in 2011 at the age of 16.

During the 2011–12 season, Lala represented the club's under-17 side, where he enjoyed an outstanding campaign by scoring 25 goals in 25 appearances. The following season, he was promoted to the under-19 team and successfully adapted to a deeper midfield role, recording 20 goals in 32 appearances during the 2012–13 season.

In the summer of 2013, he left KF Tirana to join FK Gostima in the Albanian Third Division, making his senior debut. His first season was affected by injuries, limiting him to nine league appearances, in which he scored one goal.[1]

In 2014, Lala signed his first professional contract with Albanian First Division side KS Kamza.[2]

Senior career

In the summer of 2013, Lala began his senior career with FK Gostima, making 9 league appearances and scoring one goal during the 2013–14 season.

In 2014, he signed his first professional contract with KS Kamza, where he made 11 league appearances during the 2014–15 Albanian First Division season.

He later represented KF Vora (2015–2016), KF Kevitan (2016–2018), before switching to futsal with KF Tirana Futsal, where he played between 2018–2020 and again during the 2020–2021 season.

Between 2019 and 2020, Lala also played for Kinos Studio in the Albanian amateur leagues.

Lala with Burim Kukeli while playing with FC Dajti

In 2021, he joined FC Dajti, making 35 league appearances and scoring six goals. He later played for ROAMEL during the 2022–2024 seasons, recording 28 appearances and three goals.

In June 2024, Lala suffered an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury which kept him out of competitive football for approximately two years. Following his recovery, he returned to football in June 2026 by signing for Eagles Land Benfica F.C., competing in Division One of the Combined Counties League, Step 6 of the English football pyramid for the 2026–27 season.

International career

Lala represented the Albania U19 national team, earning two caps.

Career statistics

SeasonClubAppsGoals
2013–14FK Gostima91
2014–15KS Kamza110
2015–16KF Vora122
2016–18KF Kevitan60
2018–20KF Tirana Futsal154
2019–20Kinos Studio124
2020–21KF Tirana Futsal121
2021–23FC Dajti356
2022–24ROAMEL283
2024–26—Did not compete (ACL injury)
2026–Eagles Land Benfica F.C.00

References


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