Lorent Tolaj
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lorent Tolaj | ||
| Date of birth | 23 October 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Aigle, Switzerland | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Port Vale | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2016–2018 | FC Sion | ||
| 2018–2022 | Brighton & Hove Albion | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022–2023 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 0 | (0) |
| 2022 | → Cambridge United (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | → Salford City (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2023 | → Dundee (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Aldershot Town | 44 | (19) |
| 2024– | Port Vale | 37 | (14) |
| International career | |||
| 2017 | Switzerland U17 | 3 | (2) |
| 2018–2019 | Switzerland U18 | 5 | (1) |
| 2019–2020 | Switzerland U19 | 4 | (9) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:14, 5 May 2025 (UTC) | |||
Lorent Tolaj (born 23 October 2001) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a forward for EFL League One club Port Vale. He represented Switzerland internationally up to under-19 level. He scored eight goals in one match to set the record for the most goals scored in an under-19 Euro qualifier.
Tolaj joined Brighton & Hove Albion from FC Sion in 2018. He won the Sussex Senior Challenge Cup with the under-23 team, though he never played a first-team game for the club at senior level. He instead spent time on loan at Cambridge United, Salford City and Dundee. He joined Aldershot Town in July 2023 and scored 25 goals in the 2023–24 season, also winning the National League Player of the Month award for January 2024. He was sold to Port Vale in June 2024 and was their top-scorer as the club was promoted out of League Two at the end of the 2024–25 season.