Gentian Buzali Explained

Gentian Buzali
Fullname:Gentian Buzali
Birth Date:20 August 1978
Birth Place:People's Socialist Republic of Albania
Position:Forward
Years1:1997
Clubs1:Toronto Croatia
Years2:1998–1999
Caps2:10
Goals2:0
Years3:2000
Clubs3:Toronto Croatia
Years4:2001–2003
Years5:2006–2007
Clubs5:London White Eagles
Years6:2009
Clubs6:London Croatia
Years7:2010
Clubs7:London City SC

Gentian Buzali (born August 20, 1978) is an Albanian former footballer who played in the Canadian National Soccer League, USL A-League, Canadian Professional Soccer League, and the Western Ontario Soccer League.

Playing career

Buzali immigrated to Canada and played with Toronto Croatia in the Canadian National Soccer League.[1] The following season, he signed with the Toronto Lynx of the USL A-League.[2] [3] He made his debut on August 26, 1998, against the Long Island Rough Riders coming on as a substitute for David Diplacido.[4] [5] In the 1999 season he appeared in 9 matches.[6] In 2000, he returned to Toronto Croatia to play in the Canadian Professional Soccer League, and made his return on May 31, 2000, against Glen Shields Sun Devils.[7] [8] During the season he assisted in claiming the CPSL Championship in a 2–1 victory over Toronto Olympians.[9] In 2001, he signed with London City and made his debut on May 25, 2001, against Toronto Supra, where he managed to record a goal.[10] [11] He played with London for three seasons, and received a trial in 2002 with Oliveira do Bairro S.C.[12] [13] [14]

In 2006, he played with London White Eagles in the Western Ontario Soccer League, where he was the top goalscorer for two straight seasons in the Premier Division.[15] In 2009, he played with division rivals London Croatia and in 2010 he returned to London City to play in the Canadian Soccer League.[16]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: June 18th, 1997.. Glover. Robin. www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. 2017-03-03.
  2. Web site: Ceremony rings hollow after Thunder upend Rochester. Buchholz. Djorn. https://web.archive.org/web/20160911201218/http://www.dansoccerzone.com/mnthunder/news/Display.php?NewsItemId=262. 2016-09-11. dead.
  3. Web site: Press Release. Adamson. Stan. https://web.archive.org/web/19991109161820/http://www.lynxsoccer.com/releases/february.htm. 1999-11-09. bot: unknown.
  4. Web site: Toronto Lynx vs Long Island Rough Riders. Glover. Robin. www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. 2017-03-03.
  5. Web site: Gentian Buzali SoccerStats.us. 2014-01-12. 2017-03-03. bot: unknown. https://web.archive.org/web/20140112231340/http://soccerstats.us/bios/gentian-buzali/. 2014-01-12.
  6. Web site: Welcome To the Official Toronto Lynx Web Site. 2003-12-03. 2017-03-03. bot: unknown. https://web.archive.org/web/20031203051031/http://www.lynxsoccer.com/site.html. 2003-12-03.
  7. Web site: Wednesday May 31/2000 Toronto Croatia vs Glen Shields Sun Devils. Glover. Robin. www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. 2017-03-03.
  8. Web site: Toronto Croatia Team Roster 2000. 2001-07-26. 2017-09-09. bot: unknown. https://web.archive.org/web/20010726201740/http://www.cpsl.org/croatiaroster2000.htm. 2001-07-26.
  9. Web site: LFP Sports: Croatia bags Primus Cup by upsetting Olympians. RUMLESKI. Kathy. www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. 2017-03-03.
  10. Web site: CPSL Opener. Spiers. Bill. www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. 2017-03-03.
  11. Web site: London City Soccer Club. https://web.archive.org/web/20031029224130/http://www.londoncitysoccer.ca/roster.html. dead. 2003-10-29. 2003-10-29. 2018-05-10.
  12. Web site: CPSL July 20th, 2002 London vs Hamilton details from London Free Press. Rumleski. Kathy. www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. 2017-03-03.
  13. Web site: CITY HOPING FOR BUZALI RETURN. Rumleski. Kathy. www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. London Free Press. 2017-03-03.
  14. Web site: June 4, 2003 CPSL London City's Albanian player. Rumleski. Kathy. www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. London Free Press. 2017-03-03.
  15. Web site: Western Ontario Soccer League: About. Soccer/Template. E2E. www.wosl.net. 2017-03-03.
  16. Web site: London City adds scoring punch. DALLA COSTA. Morris. The London Free Press. en-CA. 2017-03-03.

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