Emir Kujović
 Kujović with IFK Norrköping in 2015 | |||
| 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 | ||
| 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 | (39) |
| 2016–2017 | Gent | 1 | (0) |
| 2017–2019 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 20 | (2) |
| 2019 | → Fortuna Düsseldorf II (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2019–2021 | Djurgårdens IF | 48 | (9) |
| 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 4 December 2021 ‡ 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. He has won five caps for the Sweden national team, and was a squad player at UEFA Euro 2016.
Club career
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Halmstads BK
[edit]Kujović 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 and 2009.
Kayserispor
[edit]Kujović was signed by Turkish club Kayserispor in October 2010 on a four-year deal starting in January 2011.[2] On 5 January 2011, he scored his first goal for Kayserispor against Ankaragücü. In 2013, he also played, on loan, three games with the Elazığspor.[3]
IFK Norrköping
[edit]On 9 August 2013, Kujović signed a 3.5-year contract with IFK Norrköping where he reunited with former Halmstads BK trainer Janne Andersson.
Djurgårdens IF
[edit]On 13 August 2019, he signed a 2.5-year contract with Djurgårdens IF.[4]
International career
[edit]Kujović debuted for Sweden under-21 team 27 March 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.[5] Emir Kujovic was a squad player for Sweden at Euro 2016.[6] He has earned a total of 5 caps, scoring 1 goal. His final international was a September 2016 FIFA World Cup qualification match against the Netherlands.[7]
Personal life
[edit]Kujović is a practicing Muslim of Bosniak descent.[8] He is the younger brother of Ajsel Kujović, who was a professional footballer.[9]
Career statistics
[edit]International
[edit]| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 2016 | 5 | 1 |
| Total | 5 | 1 | |
- Scores and results list Sweden's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Kujovic goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 January 2016 | Armed Forces Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates |  Finland
|
3–0 | 3–0 | Friendly | [11] |
Honours
[edit]IFK Norrköping
Djurgårdens IF
Individual
References
[edit]- ^ "Lillebror Kujovic till HBK" (in Swedish). Hallandsposten.se. 2 February 2007. Archived from the original on 21 September 2017. Retrieved 29 June 2008.
- ^ "Hürriyet – Haber, Son Dakika Haberler, Güncel Gazete Haberleri".
- ^ "KLART: Emir Kujovic till Elazigspor" (in Swedish). fotbolltransfers.com. 31 January 2013. Retrieved 5 May 2015.
- ^ Emil Eiman-Roslund, Oscar Rickstrand (13 August 2019). "Emir Kujović till Djurgården" (in Swedish). Sportbladet. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
- ^ "Sweden call up striker Kujovic for playoff against Denmark". uk.reuters.com. 6 November 2015. Archived from the original on 10 March 2016. Retrieved 13 November 2015.
- ^ "Sveriges EM-trupp uttagen". 11 May 2016.
- ^ "Player Database". eu-football.info. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
- ^ Stråhle, Ulf (15 March 2013). "Kujovic: "Det är Gud som bestämmer allt"" (in Swedish).
- ^ Möller, Lars (24 November 2014). "Fotbollsbröder öppnar servering" (in Swedish).
- ^ "Emir Kujovic - Spelarstatistik - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se. (in Swedish). Retrieved 3 June 2021.
- ^ "Sverige - Finland - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 3 June 2021.
External links
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- Emir Kujović at National-Football-Teams.com
- HBK profile at the Wayback Machine (archived 1 April 2008) (in Swedish)
- Emir Kujović at the Swedish Football Association (in Swedish)
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- 1988 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Bijelo Polje
- Swedish people of Montenegrin descent
- Swedish people of Bosniak descent
- Swedish Muslims
- Men's association football forwards
- Montenegrin men's footballers
- Swedish men's footballers
- Sweden men's under-21 international footballers
- Sweden men's international footballers
- UEFA Euro 2016 players
- Landskrona BoIS players
- Halmstads BK players
- Falkenbergs FF players
- Kayserispor footballers
- Elazığspor footballers
- IFK Norrköping players
- K.A.A. Gent players
- Fortuna Düsseldorf players
- Fortuna Düsseldorf II players
- Djurgårdens IF Fotboll players
- Allsvenskan players
- Süper Lig players
- Belgian Pro League players
- 2. Bundesliga players
- Regionalliga players
- Swedish expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey
- Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Turkey
- Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium
- Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
- Expatriate men's footballers in Germany
- Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Germany
- 21st-century Swedish sportsmen