Haley Bugeja

Haley Bugeja (born 5 May 2004) is a Maltese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Italian club Inter Milan of Serie A and the Malta women's national team.

Haley Bugeja
Personal information
Full name Haley Bugeja[1]
Date of birth (2004-05-05) 5 May 2004[2]
Place of birth Pietà, Malta
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Forward[3]
Team information
Current team
 Inter Milan
Youth career
Mġarr United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2020 Mġarr United 29 (52)
2020–2022 Sassuolo 30 (15)
2022–2023 Orlando Pride 4 (0)
2023– Inter Milan 0 (0)
International career‡
2019–2021 Malta U17 6 (0)
2020– Malta 18 (10)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 July 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 April 2023

Club career

Mġarr United

Bugeja made her senior club debut at the age of 14 for Maltese Women's League club Mġarr United during the 2018–19 season.[4] She finished the season as the league's top scorer with 26 goals and was named the league's Player of the Year at the Malta FA awards.[5] Bugeja retained her player of the year title the following season although, despite matching her 26 goal total from the previous season, was beaten to the golden boot by Loza Abera of Birkirkara who scored 30.[6][7] Mġarr United finished second to Birkirkara in the league both seasons.

Sassuolo

In July 2020, Bugeja signed a thee-year deal with Italian Serie A club Sassuolo.[8] She made her debut for the club on 5 September 2020, at the age of 16, in Sassuolo's 3–1 win against Napoli. Bugeja scored the first and third goal for her team.[9]

Orlando Pride

On 1 July 2022, it was announced Bugeja had signed for Orlando Pride of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) through the end of the 2023 season.[10] After making five appearances for the Pride across competitions, the club transferred her on 3 July 2023 for an undisclosed fee to Italian Serie A club Inter Milan.[11]

International career

Bugeja won her first senior cap for Malta as a 14-year-old in April 2019, starting a 2–0 friendly defeat by Romania in Bucharest.[12] She scored her first goal in a 2–1 home friendly defeat by Turkey in January 2020.[13] A first competitive goal arrived in March 2020, in a 2–1 home UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying Group B win over Georgia.[14] In November 2020 Bugeja scored a hat-trick in Malta's 4–0 win over the same opponents away from home.[15]

Career statistics

Club
As of 3 July 2023.
Club Season League Cup[lower-alpha 1] Playoffs Other Total
Division AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Mġarr United 2018–19[16] Maltese Women's League 1926——1926
2019–20[16] 1026——1026
Total 29520000002952
Sassuolo 2020–21 Serie A 181220——2012
2021–22 12320—1[lower-alpha 2]0153
Total 30154000103515
Orlando Pride 2022 NWSL 3000——30
2023 1010——20
Total 4010001050
Inter Milan 2023–24 Serie A 0000——00
Career total 63675000106967
  1. Coppa Italia and NWSL Challenge Cup
  2. Supercoppa Italiana

International
Statistics accurate as of match played 7 April 2023.
YearMalta
AppsGoals
201920
202076
202120
202241
202333
Total1810

International goals
As of match played 7 April 2023. Malta score listed first, score column indicates score after each Bugeja goal.
No. Date Cap Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 17 January 2020[13] 4 Centenary Stadium, Ta' Qali, Malta  Turkey 1–1 1–2 Friendly
2 5 March 2020[17] 5 Centenary Stadium, Ta' Qali, Malta  Georgia 2–0 2–1 Euro 2022 qualifying
3 26 November 2020[18] 8 Mikheil Meskhi Stadium, Tbilisi, Georgia  Georgia 1–0 4–0
4 2–0
5 3–0
6 1 December 2020[19] 9 Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan, Israel  Israel 2–0 2–0
7 16 February 2022[20] 12 Hibernians Stadium, Paola, Malta  Moldova 3–1 3–1 2022 Malta International Tournament
8 17 February 2023[21] 16 Centenary Stadium, Ta' Qali, Malta  Luxembourg 1–1 2–1 Friendly
9 2–1
10 7 April 2023[22] 18 Sportland Arena, Tallinn, Estonia  Estonia 1–0 2–1

Honours

See also

References
  1. "Haley Bugeja" (in Italian). Italian Football Federation. Archived from the original on 5 July 2022. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
  2. Haley Bugeja at Soccerway. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  3. Haley Bugeja – UEFA competition record (archive)
  4. "February 2019 BOV Female Player of the Month - Haley Bugeja (Mgarr United)". BOV Group.
  5. "Agius named MFA Player of the Year". Times of Malta.
  6. "Winners of the 2019-2020 individual awards". Malta Football Association.
  7. "BOV Women's League | Malta Football Association". Malta Football Association.
  8. "Haley Bugeja sees Sassuolo move as a big step after sealing three-year deal". Times of Malta.
  9. "The Maltese prodigy making waves in Italy". FIFA. 19 February 2021. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  10. "Orlando Pride Signs Top Young Forward Haley Bugeja" (Press release). Orlando City SC. 1 July 2022.
  11. Rollins, Sean (1 July 2023). "Orlando Pride Transfer Forward Haley Bugeja to Inter Milan". The Mane Land. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
  12. "Malta girls lose to Romania despite spirited display". Malta Football Association. 4 April 2019. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  13. "Malta women lose narrowly to Turkey in friendly". Times of Malta. 17 January 2020. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  14. Lia, Gianluca (5 March 2020). "Superb display earns Malta women win over Georgia". Times of Malta. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  15. "UEFA names football starlet Haley Bugeja as one to watch in 2021". Times of Malta. 5 January 2021. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  16. "Haley Bugeja BOV Women's League profile | Malta Football Association". Malta Football Association.
  17. "Malta-Georgia | UEFA Women's EURO 2022". UEFA.com.
  18. "Georgia-Malta | UEFA Women's EURO 2022". UEFA.com.
  19. "Israel-Malta | UEFA Women's EURO 2022". UEFA.com.
  20. "Winning start for Malta in VisitMalta Women's Trophy". mfa.com.mt.
  21. "Bugeja brace hands Tesse winning debut as Malta women national team coach". Times of Malta.
  22. "Mängud". jalgpall.ee (in Estonian).
  23. "BOV Women's League 2018–19 top scorers | Malta Football Association". Malta Football Association.


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