Furtuna Velaj (born 8 March 1990), is an Albanian American active footballer for the Albanian women's national team and UWS amateur team New York Surf. Velaj, played for fours years at Quinnipiac University scoring 39 goals in 63 matches receiving many conference and regional accolades. After graduation, Velaj joined the Boston Breakers in the WPSL as a winger, forward but missed the whole session due to injury. Her team were the 2012 WPSL regular season champions. Velaj, continued her soccer career oversees first joining Afturelding in Iceland for the second half of the Icelandic Urvalsdeild. Velaj, tried to return and play in the new NWSL league as a trialist with the Portland Thorns but did not make the squad and instead played for amateur team the Toronto Lady Lynx in the USL W-League. After a good season for Toronto Lady Lynx in the W-League she got a contract offer from the former Finnish champions and was meant as a reinforce before the UEFA Women's Champions League and the end of the season. She got her debut in the 4–1 loss away against Åland United on 27 July 2013, where she came in as a substitute. After finishing the season in Finland in second place and winning the 2013 Finnish Cup with her team, she transferred to Kolbotn IL in the Norwegian Toppserie in the beginning of 2014.She is also a national team player for the Albania women's national football team.