Markela Bejleri
 Bejleri receives L1O Young Player of the Year award in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 28 May 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Länk Vilaverdense | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Richmond Hill SC | |||
| Aurora Youth SC | |||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2023 | Quinnipiac Bobcats | 76 | (12) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2019 | Aurora FC | 17 | (5) |
| 2022–2023 | North Mississauga SC | 15 | (2) |
| 2024– | Länk Vilaverdense | 2 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017–2018 | Albania U19 | 6 | (0) |
| 2020– | Albania | 5 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 March 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 4 December 2022 | |||
Markela Bejleri (born 28 May 2001) is a footballer who plays as a midfielder for Portuguese club Länk Vilaverdense in the Campeonato Nacional Feminino. Born in Canada, she represents the Albania women's national team.
College career
[edit]In 2019, she began playing for the Quinnipiac Bobcats.[1] She scored her first goal on September 1, 2019 against the Loyola Greyhounds.[2] She was an MAAC All-Academic Team in 2020 and 2021, a 2021 All-MAAC Second Team, and a 2021 NEWISA All-New England Third Team.[1] In 2022, she was named to the MAAC All-Preseason team,[3] and then after the season to the MAAC All-Championship Team, the All-MAAC First Team, and the MAAC All-Academic Team.[1][4] Ahead of the 2023 season, she was named to the MAAC All-Preseason team and at the end of the season was named to the All-MAAC First Team.[5][6]
Club career
[edit]In 2018 and 2019, she played for Aurora FC in League1 Ontario.[7][8] She scored a brace, including her first goal in League1 Ontario, on May 12, 2018 in a 3-0 victory over Toronto Azzurri Blizzard.[9][10] In 2018, she led the team in scoring[11] and was named the League1 Ontario Young Player of the Year,[12] as well as a League Third-Team All-Star.[13]
In 2022, she played for North Mississauga SC in League1 Ontario.[14] She made a single appearance in 2023.[15]
International career
[edit]In 2017, she was attended a camp with the Canada U17 team.[16]
Later in 2017, she played with the Albania U19.[17][18] In 2018, she earned her first callup to the Albania senior team for World Cup qualification.[17] She made her senior debut on March 11, 2020 in a World Cup qualifier against Cyprus.[19][20]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Markela Bejleri Quinnipiac profile". Quinnipiac Bobcats.
- ^ "Freshmen Lead Bobcats in 3-1 Win over Loyola". Quinnipiac Bobcats. 1 September 2019.
- ^ "Bobcats Tabbed Preseason MAAC Favorite". Quinnipiac Bobcats. 11 August 2022.
- ^ "Cooke Earns Golden Boot, 10 Bobcats Earn All-MAAC Status". Quinnipiac Bobcats. 31 October 2022.
- ^ "Bobcats Set To Honor Seniors On Saturday In Hamden". Quinnipiac Bobcats. 20 October 2023.
- ^ "Bobcats Capture Four Major All-MAAC Awards". Quinnipiac Bobcats. 30 October 2023.
- ^ "Markela Bejleri 2018 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario.
- ^ "Markela Bejleri 2019 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario.
- ^ Stancati, Johnny (13 May 2018). "Bejleri Double Helps Aurora To Home Win Over Blizzard". League1 Ontario.
- ^ Courtepatt, Jake (16 May 2018). "Aurora FC women snag first win of League 1 season". The Aurorean.
- ^ Courtepatt, Jake (22 August 2018). "Aurora women pick up a point in League 1 season finale". The Aurorean.
- ^ Courtepatt, Jake (29 November 2018). "Aurora's Bejleri earns League 1's Young Star award". The Aurorean.
- ^ "Top 2018 Performers Recognized At Year-End Awards Gala". League1 Ontario. 26 November 2018.
- ^ "Markela Bejleri 2022 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario.
- ^ "Markela Bejleri 2023 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario.
- ^ Markela Bejleri at the Canadian Soccer Association
- ^ a b Courtepatte, Jake (27 September 2018). "Aurora FC snap losing streak with season-ending shutout". The Aurorean.
- ^ "Markela Bejleri Called Into Albania U19 Women's Camp". Aurora FC. 21 September 2017.
- ^ "Bejleri Called Up to Albanian National Team for European Women's Championships". Quinnipiac Bobcats. 25 February 2020.
- ^ Markela Bejleri at Soccerway
External links
[edit]- Markela Bejleri at the Albanian Football Association (in Albanian and English)
- Markela Bejleri club profile at the Portuguese Football Federation (in Portuguese)
- Markela Bejleri at Soccerway
- 2001 births
- Living people
- Albanian women's footballers
- Women's association football midfielders
- Quinnipiac Bobcats women's soccer players
- Albania women's international footballers
- Albanian expatriate women's footballers
- Albanian expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Soccer players from Toronto
- Canadian women's soccer players
- Canadian expatriate women's soccer players
- Canadian expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Expatriate women's soccer players in the United States
- Canadian people of Albanian descent
- Aurora FC (women) players
- League1 Ontario (women) players
- North Mississauga SC (women) players
- Vilaverdense FC players
- Campeonato Nacional de Futebol Feminino players