Mustafa Kučuković
![]() Kučuković with TSV 1860 München in 2007 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Mustafa Kučuković | ||
Date of birth | 5 November 1986 | ||
Place of birth | Bosanski Novi, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Youth career | |||
–1997 | SSV Buer | ||
1997–2003 | FC Schalke 04 | ||
2003–2004 | VfL Bochum | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2004–2007 | Hamburger SV | 14 | (1) |
2006–2007 | → SpVgg Greuther Fürth (loan) | 21 | (2) |
2007–2008 | TSV 1860 München | 29 | (4) |
2009–2010 | Grenoble Foot 38[1] | 5 | (0) |
2010–2011 | SønderjyskE | 17 | (4) |
2011 | Energie Cottbus | 5 | (1) |
2012 | Olympiakos Nicosia | 7 | (2) |
2013–2015 | Hansa Rostock | 30 | (5) |
International career | |||
2004–2005 | Germany U19 | 9 | (4) |
2005–2007 | Germany U20 | 5 | (3) |
2007 | Germany U21 | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Mustafa Kučuković (born 5 November 1986) is a German former footballer of Bosnian descent.
Career
He started his professional career at Hamburger SV in September 2004 and made his Bundesliga debut as a second-half substitute in the club's away match against VfB Stuttgart on 11 September 2004. With an age of 17 years, 10 months and 6 days he was the youngest player who has ever played for Hamburger SV in Bundesliga then.[2] Prior to his professional debut, he spent one season playing for VfL Bochum's amateur squad and was signed by HSV's amateur squad in July 2004. Between 2004 and 2006, he played regularly for HSV's amateurs in the Regionalliga Nord and only occasionally appeared for the club's professional squad in the Bundesliga, making 14 appearances and scoring one goal in two seasons. His first and so far only Bundesliga goal was the 1–1 equaliser that secured one point for HSV in an away match against Werder Bremen on 18 December 2005. He scored the goal only two minutes after entering the match as a substitute. Playing for HSV's amateur squad in the Regionalliga Nord, he made 40 appearances and scored 22 goals in two seasons. In the 2005–06 season, he also made three appearances for HSV in the UEFA Cup.
In August 2006, HSV loaned him to 2. Bundesliga side SpVgg Greuther Fürth for one season, until June 2007. He made his debut for the club in the Second Bundesliga on 27 August 2006 in their 3–1 defeat to Hansa Rostock at home, playing as a second-half substitute. After his return to Hamburg Kučuković was sold to another 2. Bundesliga side, 1860 Munich. after a year he left Munich. He joined on 30 January 2009 French club Grenoble Foot 38, where he signed a contract. On 31 March 2010, Grenoble Foot 38 released the German forward by mutual consent.[3]
On 17 September 2010, he signed with SønderjyskE in the Danish Superliga. On 8 June 2011, he signed a contract with Energie Cottbus,[4] but on 31 January 2012 he moved to the Cypriot club Olympiakos Nicosia.
On 12 July 2013, he joined Hansa Rostock on a two-year contract after having been sidelined for one year due to injuries.[2]
International career
Kučuković has played for Germany at the U-19, U-20 and U-21 level.
Career statistics
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Hamburger SV | 2004–05 | Bundesliga | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
2005–06 | Bundesliga | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 1 | |
Totals | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 1 | ||
Hamburger SV II | 2004–05 | Regionalliga Nord | 20 | 14 | — | — | 20 | 14 | ||
2005–06 | Regionalliga Nord | 20 | 8 | — | — | 20 | 8 | |||
2007–08 | Regionalliga Nord | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
Totals | 41 | 22 | — | — | 41 | 22 | ||||
Greuther Fürth | 2006–07 | 2. Bundesliga | 21 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 23 | 2 | |
1860 Munich | 2007–08 | 2. Bundesliga | 23 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 26 | 4 | |
2008–09 | 2. Bundesliga | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 7 | 2 | ||
Totals | 29 | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | 33 | 6 | |||
1860 Munich II | 2007–08 | Regionalliga Süd | 8 | 2 | — | — | 8 | 2 | ||
2008–09 | Regionalliga Süd | 5 | 2 | — | — | 5 | 2 | |||
Totals | 13 | 4 | — | — | 13 | 4 | ||||
Grenoble Foot 38 | 2008–09 | Ligue 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
2009–10 | Ligue 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | ||
Totals | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | |||
SønderjyskE | 2010–11 | Danish Superliga | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 17 | 4 | |
Energie Cottbus | 2011–12 | 2. Bundesliga | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 6 | 1 | |
Energie Cottbus II | 2011–12 | Regionalliga Nord | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
Olympiakos Nicosia | 2011–12 | Cypriot First Division | 13 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | 16 | 2 | |
Hansa Rostock | 2013–14 | 3. Liga | 21 | 2 | — | — | 21 | 2 | ||
2014–15 | 3. Liga | 9 | 3 | — | — | 9 | 3 | |||
Totals | 30 | 5 | — | — | 30 | 5 | ||||
Lüneburger SK Hansa | 2016–17 | Regionalliga Nord | 11 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 | ||
Career totals | 200 | 45 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 216 | 47 | ||
References:[5][6] |
References
- ^ "Mustafa Kucukovic" (in German). fussballdaten.de. Retrieved 30 March 2012.
- ^ a b "Kucukovic wechselt an die Ostsee" (in German). kicker.de. 12 July 2013. Retrieved 23 July 2013.
- ^ "KUCUKOVIC QUITTE LE GF38". Archived from the original on 31 August 2009.
- ^ "Mustafa Kučuković potpisao za Energie Cottbus" (in Bosnian). scsport.ba. 8 June 2011. Archived from the original on 24 March 2012. Retrieved 30 March 2012.
- ^ "Mustafa Kučuković » Club matches". World Football. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
- ^ "M. Kucukovic". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
- Use dmy dates from July 2013
- 1986 births
- Living people
- Bosnia and Herzegovina emigrants to Germany
- German footballers
- German expatriate footballers
- German people of Bosnia and Herzegovina descent
- Association football forwards
- Hamburger SV players
- Hamburger SV II players
- SpVgg Greuther Fürth players
- TSV 1860 Munich players
- Grenoble Foot 38 players
- SønderjyskE Fodbold players
- FC Energie Cottbus players
- Olympiakos Nicosia players
- Germany under-21 international footballers
- Germany youth international footballers
- Bundesliga players
- 2. Bundesliga players
- Ligue 1 players
- Danish Superliga players
- Cypriot First Division players
- Naturalized citizens of Germany
- People from Novi Grad, Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Expatriate footballers in France
- Expatriate footballers in Denmark
- Expatriate footballers in Cyprus
- 3. Liga players
- Lüneburger SK Hansa players