Xhevdet Gela
 Gela with HIFK in 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 14 November 1989 | ||
| Place of birth |
Vučitrn, SFR Yugoslavia (present-day Kosovo) | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | PK-35 | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| KiuPa | |||
| Honka | |||
| Espoo | |||
| AC Allianssi | |||
| 2006 | Atlantis | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2009 | Atlantis[1] | 43 | (6) |
| 2010 | Haka | 21 | (2) |
| 2011 | PK-35 Vantaa[2] | 22 | (2) |
| 2012–2013 | MYPA | 62 | (5) |
| 2014 | Widzew Łódź | 5 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Lahti | 36 | (4) |
| 2016–2017 | HIFK | 58 | (4) |
| 2018 | Lahti | 21 | (0) |
| 2019 | HIFK | 5 | (0) |
| 2020–2022 | Ekenäs IF | 68 | (12) |
| 2023– | PK-35 | 31 | (2) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2019–2022 | EBK | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 1 September 2024 | |||
Xhevdet Gela (born 14 November 1989) is a Finnish footballer of Kosovar descent who plays for Ykkösliiga club PK-35.[3] Besides Finland, he has played in Poland.[4]
Career
Gela signed up with HIFK on 4 January 2019.[5]
For the 2023 season, Gela returned to PK-35 in the third-tier Kakkonen.[6]
Gela has also played futsal.
Coaching career
While still playing, Gela worked also as a head coach of Esbo Bollklubb (EBK) in the fourth-tier Kolmonen between 2019 and 2022.
Career statistics
- As of 1 September 2024.[7]
| Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | League cup[b] | Europe | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Atlantis | 2007 | Ykkönen | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2008 | Ykkönen | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 2 | |||
| 2009 | Ykkönen | 24 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 4 | |||
| Total | 43 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 6 | ||
| Haka | 2010 | Veikkausliiga | 21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 23 | 2 | |
| PK-35 Vantaa | 2011 | Ykkönen | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 22 | 2 | ||
| MyPa | 2012 | Veikkausliiga | 30 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3[c] | 0 | 43 | 1 |
| 2013 | Veikkausliiga | 32 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | — | 40 | 5 | ||
| Total | 62 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 43 | 6 | ||
| Widzew Łódź | 2013–14 | Ekstraklasa | 5 | 0 | – | – | – | 5 | 0 | |||
| Lahti | 2014 | Veikkausliiga | 9 | 1 | — | — | — | 9 | 1 | |||
| 2015 | Veikkausliiga | 27 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2[c] | 0 | 35 | 4 | |
| Total | 36 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 44 | 5 | ||
| HIFK | 2016 | Veikkausliiga | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 33 | 0 | |
| 2017 | Veikkausliiga | 31 | 4 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 4 | |||
| Total | 58 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 4 | ||
| Lahti | 2018 | Veikkausliiga | 21 | 0 | 6 | 1 | — | 2[c] | 0 | 29 | 1 | |
| HIFK | 2019 | Veikkausliiga | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 10 | 1 | ||
| HIFK II | 2019 | Kolmonen | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Ekenäs IF | 2020 | Ykkönen | 20 | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 5 | ||
| 2021 | Ykkönen | 23 | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 27 | 4 | |||
| 2022 | Ykkönen | 25 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | 31 | 6 | ||
| Total | 68 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 15 | ||
| PK-35 | 2023 | Kakkonen | 20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 2 | ||
| 2024 | Ykkösliiga | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 16 | 0 | ||
| Total | 31 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 373 | 37 | 36 | 5 | 30 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 446 | 44 | ||
- ↑ Includes Suomen Cup
- ↑ Includes Finnish League Cup, Ykköscup and Ykkösliigacup
- 1 2 3 Appearances in UEFA Europa League
References
- ↑ Atlantis FC Historia
- ↑ "Palloverkko". Archived from the original on 2013-01-31. Retrieved 2012-02-21.
- ↑ Nuorten maajoukkue Gelan tähtäimessä Archived March 9, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Ykkösen tähdet tutuiksi: Xhevdet Gela palloliitto.fi
- ↑ Xhevdet Gela palaa IFK:hon, hifkfotboll.fi, 4 January 2019
- ↑ "PK-35:n nuoreen joukkueeseen rutkasti kokemusta – Xhevdet Gela Punamustaan!" [PK-35's young team has plenty of experience - Xhevdet Gela is here!] (in Finnish). PK-35. 2 March 2023. Archived from the original on 31 March 2023. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
- ↑ Xhevdet Gela stats, Finnish FA
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Xhevdet Gela.
- Profile at veikkausliiga.com at the Wayback Machine (archived 2012-08-10) (in Finnish)
- Profile at mypa.fi at the Wayback Machine (archived 2012-04-19) (in Finnish)
- Profile at atlantisfc.fi (in Finnish)
- Xhevdet Gela at Soccerway
Categories:
- 1989 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Vushtrri
- Finnish men's footballers
- 21st-century Finnish sportsmen
- Finnish people of Albanian descent
- Men's association football midfielders
- FC Honka players
- FC Espoo players
- AC Allianssi players
- Atlantis FC players
- PK-35 Vantaa (men) players
- Myllykosken Pallo −47 players
- FC Haka players
- Widzew Łódź players
- FC Lahti players
- HIFK Fotboll players
- Ekenäs IF players
- PK-35 (men) players
- Veikkausliiga players
- Ykkönen players
- Kakkonen players
- Ykkösliiga players
- Kolmonen players
- Ekstraklasa players
- III liga players
- Finnish expatriate men's footballers
- Finnish expatriate sportspeople in Poland
- Expatriate men's footballers in Poland
- Finnish people of Kosovan descent