Lorent Tolaj

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Lorent Tolaj
Personal information
Full name Lorent Tolaj[1]
Date of birth (2001-10-23) 23 October 2001 (age 20)
Place of birth Aigle, Switzerland
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[2]
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Cambridge United
(on loan from Brighton & Hove Albion)
Number 17
Youth career
0000–2018 FC Sion
2018–2022 Brighton & Hove Albion
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022– Brighton & Hove Albion 0 (0)
2022– → Cambridge United (loan) 4 (0)
National team‡
2017 Switzerland U17 3 (2)
2018–2019 Switzerland U18 5 (1)
2019–2020 Switzerland U19 4 (9)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:08, 1 March 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19:28, 2 February 2022 (UTC)

Lorent Tolaj (born 23 October 2001) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a forward for Cambridge United in England, on loan from Brighton & Hove Albion.

Club career[]

Born in Aigle,[2] Tolaj joined Brighton & Hove Albion's academy in 2018 after playing youth football for Swiss side FC Sion.[3] On 31 January 2022, he joined EFL League One club Cambridge United on loan until the end of the season.[4][5] He made his debut for the club as a substitute in a 2–0 defeat to Bolton Wanderers on 1 February 2022.[6]

International career[]

Tolaj has represented Switzerland internationally at under-17, under-18 and under-19 levels.[7] On 19 November 2019, Tolaj scored 8 goals in Switzerland U19's 16–1 win over Gibraltar U19, setting the record for the most goals scored in a under-19 Euro qualifier.[8]

Career statistics[]

As of match played 1 March 2022
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Brighton & Hove Albion U21 2019–20[9] — — — 1[a] 0 1 0
2021–22[10] — — — 3[a] 2 3 2
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 4 2
Brighton & Hove Albion 2021–22[10] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
Cambridge United (loan) 2021–22[10] League One 4 0 1 0 0 0 — 5 0
Career total 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 2 9 2
  1. ^ a b Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

References[]

  1. ^ "2020/21 Premier League squads confirmed". Premier League. 20 October 2020. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Lorent Tolaj". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  3. ^ Mills, Richard (13 September 2021). "Lorent Tolaj recalls his injury woe after helping Brighton U23s beat Blackburn". SussexLive. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  4. ^ "Lorent Tolaj: Cambridge United agree loan deal for Brighton forward". BBC Sport. 31 January 2022. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  5. ^ Page, Stephen (31 January 2022). "U's sign Tolaj on loan from Brighton & Hove Albion". CambridgeshireLive. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  6. ^ Page, Stephen (2 February 2022). "U's unbeaten run in League One ends with defeat at Bolton Wanderers". CambridgeshireLive. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  7. ^ "Lorent Tolaj » Internationals". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  8. ^ Owen, Brian (20 November 2019). "Eight-goal Albion teen breaks Euro record". The Argus. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  9. ^ "Games played by Lorent Tolaj in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
  10. ^ a b c "Games played by Lorent Tolaj in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 February 2022.


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