Xhevdet Gela
{{short description|Finnish footballer (born 1989)}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Xhevdet Gela
| image = Xhevdet Gela 2017.jpg
| caption = Gela with HIFK in 2017
| fullname =
| height = 1.80 m
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1989|11|14}}
| birth_place = Vučitrn, SFR Yugoslavia
(present-day Kosovo)
| position = Midfielder
| currentclub = PK-35
| clubnumber = 10
| youthyears1= | youthclubs1= KiuPa
| youthyears2= | youthclubs2= Honka
| youthyears3= | youthclubs3= Espoo
| youthyears4= | youthclubs4= AC Allianssi
| youthyears5= 2006 | youthclubs5= Atlantis
| years1 = 2007–2009 | clubs1 = Atlantis[http://www.atlantisfc.fi/fudis/historia/atlhisto.htm Atlantis FC Historia]| caps1 = 43 | goals1 = 6
| years2 = 2010 | clubs2 = Haka | caps2 = 21 | goals2 = 2
| years3 = 2011 | clubs3 = PK-35 Vantaa[http://palloverkko.palloliitto.fi/Live/stats/PlayerDetails.aspx?PlayerID=2508131&CompID=9 Palloverkko]| caps3 = 22 | goals3 = 2
| years4 = 2012–2013 | clubs4 = MYPA| caps4 = 62 | goals4 = 5
| years5 = 2014 | clubs5 = Widzew Łódź| caps5 = 5 | goals5 = 0
| years6 = 2014–2015 | clubs6 = Lahti| caps6 = 36 | goals6 = 4
| years7 = 2016–2017 | clubs7 = HIFK| caps7 = 58 | goals7 = 4
| years8 = 2018 | clubs8 = Lahti| caps8 = 21 | goals8 = 0
| years9 = 2019 | clubs9 = HIFK| caps9 = 5 | goals9 = 0
| years10= 2020–2022 | clubs10= Ekenäs IF| caps10= 68 | goals10= 12
| years11= 2023– | clubs11= PK-35 | caps11= 31 | goals11= 2
| manageryears1 = 2019–2022
| managerclubs1 = EBK
| pcupdate = 1 September 2024
}}
Xhevdet Gela (born 14 November 1989) is a Finnish footballer of Kosovar descent who plays for Ykkösliiga club PK-35.[http://www.veikkausliiga.com/News.aspx?type=&ID=38214 Nuorten maajoukkue Gelan tähtäimessä] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140309183953/http://www.veikkausliiga.com/News.aspx?type=&ID=38214 |date=March 9, 2014 }} Besides Finland, he has played in Poland.[https://www.palloliitto.fi/jalkapallouutiset/ykkosen-tahdet-tutuiksi-xhevdet-gela Ykkösen tähdet tutuiksi: Xhevdet Gela] palloliitto.fi
Career
File:Xhevdet Gela 1.jpg in 2015]]
Gela signed up with HIFK on 4 January 2019.[https://hifkfotboll.fi/2019/01/xhevdet-gela-palaa-ifkhon/ Xhevdet Gela palaa IFK:hon], hifkfotboll.fi, 4 January 2019
For the 2023 season, Gela returned to PK-35 in the third-tier Kakkonen.{{cite web|publisher=PK-35|url=https://pk-35.fi/pk-35n-nuoreen-joukkueeseen-rutkasti-kokemusta-xhevdet-gela-punamustaan/|title=PK-35:n nuoreen joukkueeseen rutkasti kokemusta – Xhevdet Gela Punamustaan!|trans-title=PK-35's young team has plenty of experience - Xhevdet Gela is here!|date=2 March 2023|access-date=31 March 2023|language=fi}}
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
{{updated|1 September 2024.}}[https://tulospalvelu.palloliitto.fi/person/58091/player/seasons Xhevdet Gela stats], Finnish FA
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Cup{{efn|Includes Suomen Cup}} !colspan="2"|League cup{{efn|Includes Finnish League Cup, Ykköscup and Ykkösliigacup}} !colspan="2"|Europe !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan=4|Atlantis
|2007 |4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 4 | 0 | |||
| 2008
|Ykkönen |15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 15 | 2 | |||
| 2009
|Ykkönen |24 | 4 | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 24 | 4 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!43 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 6 | |
| Haka
|2010 |21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 23 | 2 | ||
| PK-35 Vantaa
|2011 |Ykkönen |22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|– | colspan=2|– | 22 | 2 | |||
| rowspan=3|MyPa
|2012 |Veikkausliiga |30 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3{{efn|Appearances in UEFA Europa League|name=uel}} | 0 | 43 | 1 | |
| 2013
|Veikkausliiga |32 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | colspan=2|— | 40 | 5 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!62 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 43 | 6 | |
| Widzew Łódź
|5 | 0 | colspan=2|– | colspan=2|– | colspan=2|– | 5 | 0 | ||||
| rowspan=3|Lahti
|2014 |Veikkausliiga |9 | 1 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 9 | 1 | ||||
| 2015
|Veikkausliiga |27 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2{{efn|name=uel}} | 0 | 35 | 4 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!36 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 44 | 5 | |
| rowspan=3|HIFK
|2016 |Veikkausliiga |27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 33 | 0 | ||
| 2017
|Veikkausliiga |31 | 4 | 5 | 0 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 36 | 4 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!58 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 4 | |
| Lahti
|2018 |Veikkausliiga |21 | 0 | 6 | 1 | colspan=2|— | 2{{efn|name=uel}} | 0 | 29 | 1 | ||
| HIFK
|2019 |Veikkausliiga |5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 10 | 1 | |||
| HIFK II
|2019 |1 | 0 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 1 | 0 | ||||
| rowspan=4|Ekenäs IF
|2020 |Ykkönen |20 | 5 | 2 | 0 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 22 | 5 | |||
| 2021
|Ykkönen |23 | 2 | 4 | 2 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 27 | 4 | |||
| 2022
|Ykkönen |25 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | colspan=2|— | 31 | 6 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!68 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 15 | |
| rowspan=3|PK-35
|2023 |20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 21 | 2 | |||
| 2024
|11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 16 | 0 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!31 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 2 | |
| colspan="3"|Career total
!373 | 37 | 36 | 5 | 30 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 446 | 44 |
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References
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External links
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- {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120810122904/http://www.veikkausliiga.com/Player.aspx?id=13001562 |title=Profile at veikkausliiga.com}} {{in lang|fi}}
- {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120419003445/http://www.mypa.fi/joukkue/keskikenttapelaajat/?pelaaja=35&nimi=Xhevdet+Gela |title=Profile at mypa.fi}} {{in lang|fi}}
- [http://www.atlantisfc.fi/fudis/akatemia/08d.htm Profile at atlantisfc.fi] {{in lang|fi}}
- {{Soccerway|xhevdet-gela/31616}}
{{PK-35 squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Gela, Xhevdet}}
Category:Footballers from Vushtrri
Category:Finnish men's footballers
Category:21st-century Finnish sportsmen
Category:Finnish people of Albanian descent
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:PK-35 Vantaa (men) players
Category:Myllykosken Pallo −47 players
Category:Veikkausliiga players
Category:Finnish expatriate men's footballers
Category:Finnish expatriate sportspeople in Poland