Player Details

Name

Haley Bugeja

Height

5' 9"

Date of Birth

5.5.2004 (20)

Birthplace

Pietà, Malta

Position

Forward
Career Summary

How Acquired: Signed via Discovery on July 1, 2022

Club Highlights:

  • Made her professional debut in 2020 at the age of 16, scoring two goals in Sassuolo's 3-1 win over Napoli
  • Went on to lead her team with 12 goals over the course of her rookie season, finishing as a top five scorer in Serie A
  • Following that 2020-21 season, was named as the best player in Serie A and won Malta’s 2021 Atlas Youth Athlete of the Year

International Highlights:

  • Made her Pride debut on sept. 21, 2022 in a 3-0 loss to the North Carolina Courage
  • Earned her first senior cap in 2019 at just 14 years old and scored her first international goal in 2020 in a friendly match against Turkey.
  • Went on to score four more goals that year, including a hat-trick in Malta’s win over Georgia in UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualification play, becoming the youngest women’s player to notch a hat trick in European qualifier history.
  • Ranked No. 3 on GOAL.com’s "NXGN 2023: The 20 best wonderkids in women's football", her third-consecutive year on the list, and No. 15 on ESPN’s "21 Best Women Players 21 or Under" in 2022.
  • Named to the 2021 IFFHS Women’s U-20 Best XI, the first Maltese player to earn the honor