Emir Kujović (Cyrillic: Емир Кујовић; born 22 June 1988) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a striker. He won five caps and scored one goal for the Sweden national team, and was a squad player at UEFA Euro 2016.
 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 | |||
Club career
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Halmstads BK
editKujović 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
editKujović 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
editOn 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
editOn 13 August 2019, he signed a 2.5-year contract with Djurgårdens IF.[4]
International career
editKujović 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
editKujović is a practicing Muslim of Bosniak descent.[8] He is the younger brother of Ajsel Kujović, who was a professional footballer.[9]
Career statistics
editInternational
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
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3–0 | 3–0 | Friendly | [11] |
Honours
editIFK 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)