# 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.

## 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. 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. Bugeja retained her player of the year title the following season although, despite matching her 26 goal total from the previous season, she was beaten to the golden boot by Loza Abera of Birkirkara who scored 30. 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. 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 on debut for the club.

### 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. After making five appearances for the Pride across all competitions, the club transferred her on 3 July 2023 for an undisclosed fee to Italian Serie A club Inter Milan.

## 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. She scored her first goal in a 2–1 home friendly defeat by Turkey in January 2020. A first competitive goal arrived in March 2020, in a 2–1 home UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying Group B win over Georgia. In November 2020 Bugeja scored a hat-trick in Malta's 4–0 win over the same opponents away from home.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of 12 May 2024.
| Club | Season | League | League | League | Cup | Cup | Playoffs | Playoffs | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Mġarr United | 2018–19 | Maltese Women's League | 19 | 26 | | | — | — | — | — | 19 | 26 |
| Mġarr United | 2019–20 | Maltese Women's League | 10 | 26 | | | — | — | — | — | 10 | 26 |
| Mġarr United | Total | Total | 29 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 52 |
| Sassuolo | 2020–21 | Serie A | 18 | 12 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 20 | 12 |
| Sassuolo | 2021–22 | Serie A | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 15 | 3 |
| Sassuolo | Total | Total | 30 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 15 |
| Orlando Pride | 2022 | NWSL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0 |
| Orlando Pride | 2023 | NWSL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 |
| Orlando Pride | Total | Total | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Inter Milan | 2023–24 | Serie A | 22 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 22 | 4 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 85 | 71 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 91 | 71 |
* ↑ Coppa Italia and NWSL Challenge Cup
* ↑ Supercoppa Italiana

### International

    Statistics accurate as of match played 16 July 2024.
| Year | Malta | Malta |
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 |
| 2020 | 7 | 6 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 |
| 2022 | 4 | 1 |
| 2023 | 9 | 11 |
| 2024 | 7 | 1 |
| Total | 31 | 19 |

### International goals

    As of match played 22 February 2024. Malta score listed first, score column indicates score after each Bugeja goal.
| No. | Date | Cap | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1 | 17 January 2020 | 4 | Centenary Stadium, Ta' Qali, Malta | Turkey | 1–1 | 1–2 | Friendly |
| 2 | 5 March 2020 | 5 | Centenary Stadium, Ta' Qali, Malta | Georgia | 2–0 | 2–1 | Euro 2022 qualifying |
| 3 | 26 November 2020 | 8 | Mikheil Meskhi Stadium, Tbilisi, Georgia | Georgia | 1–0 | 4–0 | Euro 2022 qualifying |
| 4 | 26 November 2020 | 8 | Mikheil Meskhi Stadium, Tbilisi, Georgia | Georgia | 2–0 | 4–0 | Euro 2022 qualifying |
| 5 | 26 November 2020 | 8 | Mikheil Meskhi Stadium, Tbilisi, Georgia | Georgia | 3–0 | 4–0 | Euro 2022 qualifying |
| 6 | 1 December 2020 | 9 | Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan, Israel | Israel | 2–0 | 2–0 | Euro 2022 qualifying |
| 7 | 16 February 2022 | 12 | Hibernians Stadium, Paola, Malta | Moldova | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2022 Malta International Tournament |
| 8 | 17 February 2023 | 16 | Centenary Stadium, Ta' Qali, Malta | Luxembourg | 1–1 | 2–1 | Friendly |
| 9 | 17 February 2023 | 16 | Centenary Stadium, Ta' Qali, Malta | Luxembourg | 2–1 | 2–1 | Friendly |
| 10 | 7 April 2023 | 18 | Sportland Arena, Tallinn, Estonia | Estonia | 1–0 | 2–1 | Friendly |
| 11 | 22 September 2023 | 19 | Sloka Stadium, Jūrmala, Latvia | Latvia | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League C |
| 12 | 26 September 2023 | 20 | Centenary Stadium, Ta' Qali, Malta | Moldova | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League C |
| 13 | 26 September 2023 | 20 | Centenary Stadium, Ta' Qali, Malta | Moldova | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League C |
| 14 | 27 October 2023 | 21 | Centenary Stadium, Ta' Qali, Malta | Andorra | 1–0 | 5–0 | 2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League C |
| 15 | 27 October 2023 | 21 | Centenary Stadium, Ta' Qali, Malta | Andorra | 3–0 | 5–0 | 2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League C |
| 14 | 31 October 2023 | 22 | Estadi Nacional, Andorra la Vella, Andorra | Andorra | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League C |
| 15 | 31 October 2023 | 22 | Estadi Nacional, Andorra la Vella, Andorra | Andorra | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League C |
| 16 | 31 October 2023 | 22 | Estadi Nacional, Andorra la Vella, Andorra | Andorra | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League C |
| 17 | 22 February 2024 | 25 | Tony Bezzina Stadium, Paola, Malta | Faroe Islands | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2024 Malta International Tournament |

## Honours

* Malta FA Women's League Player of the Year: 2018–19, 2019–20
* Maltese Women's League top goalscorer: 2018–19