Emir Kujović
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 22 June 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Bijelo Polje, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Gent | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Klippans BoIF | |||
| Landskrona BoIS | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006 | Landskrona BoIS | 3 | (0) |
| 2007–2010 | Halmstads BK | 75 | (14) |
| 2007 | → Falkenbergs FF (loan) | 24 | (6) |
| 2011–2013 | Kayserispor | 34 | (12) |
| 2013 | → Elazığspor (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2013–2016 | IFK Norrköping | 59 | (38) |
| 2016– | Gent | 1 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2009–2010 | Sweden U21 | 4 | (0) |
| 2016– | Sweden | 5 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 July 2016 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 6 September 2016 | |||
Emir Kujović (Cyrillic: Емир Кујовић) (born 22 June 1988) is Swedish professional footballer who plays as a striker for Gent.
Career
Halmstads BK
He started his career in Superettan and Landskrona BoIS, in 2007 he joined Halmstads BK but was directly loaned out to Falkenbergs FF in Superettan for a year,[1] in 2008 he returned to Halmstads BK and debuted in the first match of the season against Gefle IF (1-0) as a substitute.
While at Halmstads BK, he played with his older brother Ajsel Kujović, who represented the club between 2006-2009.
Kayserispor
He was signed by Turkish club Kayserispor in October 2010 on a four-year deal starting in January 2011.[2] January 5, 2011 first goal by Kayserispor has Ankaragücü. 2010-2011 season 4th scorer, drew attention to goals from free kick taken by season of 2011-2012. In 2013 he also played, on loan, three games with the Elazığspor.[3]
IFK Norrköping
On the 9th of August 2013 Emir signed a 3,5 year contract with IFK Norrköping where he got reunited with former Halmstads BK trainer Janne Andersson.
International career
Kujović debuted for Sweden under-21 team March 27, 2009 against Belgium. He was called up to the senior Sweden squad to face Denmark for the UEFA Euro 2016 play-off in November 2015.[4]
Personal life
Kujović is a practicing Muslim of Bosniak descent.[5] He is the younger brother of Ajsel Kujović, who is also a professional footballer. [6]
Honours
Club
- IFK Norrköping
Individual
References
- ^ "Lillebror Kujovic till HBK" (in Swedish). Hallandsposten.se. 2007-02-02. Retrieved 2008-06-29.
- ^ http://fanatik.ekolay.net/Kayseriye-dev-golcu_3_Detail_250_199993.htm
- ^ "KLART: Emir Kujovic till Elazigspor" (in Swedish). fotbolltransfers.com. 2013-01-31. Retrieved 2015-05-05.
- ^ "Sweden call up striker Kujovic for playoff against Denmark". uk.reuters.com. 6 November 2015. Retrieved 13 November 2015.
- ^ http://www.nt.se/sport/kujovic-det-ar-gud-som-bestammer-allt-11121860.aspx
- ^ http://www.hd.se/lokalt/landskrona/2013/11/24/fotbollsbroder-oppnar-servering/
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- 1988 births
- Living people
- People from Bijelo Polje
- Swedish footballers
- Sweden international footballers
- Swedish expatriate footballers
- Association football forwards
- Allsvenskan players
- Süper Lig players
- Halmstads BK players
- Landskrona BoIS players
- Falkenbergs FF players
- Kayserispor footballers
- Elazığspor footballers
- IFK Norrköping players
- Expatriate footballers in Turkey
- Swedish people of Bosniak descent
- Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Turkey
- Swedish Muslims
- Montenegrin footballers
- Swedish people of Montenegrin descent
- UEFA Euro 2016 players
- Swedish football forward stubs