Emir Kujović

Emir Kujović (Cyrillic: Емир Кујовић; born 22 June 1988) is Swedish professional footballer who plays as a striker for Djurgårdens IF.

Emir Kujović
Emir Kujović in May 2015
Personal information
Date of birth (1988-06-22) 22 June 1988
Place of birth Bijelo Polje, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
 Djurgårdens IF
Number 20
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)
2016–2017 Gent 1 (0)
2017–2019 Fortuna Düsseldorf 20 (2)
2019 → Fortuna Düsseldorf II (loan) 1 (0)
2019– Djurgårdens IF 37 (9)
National team‡
2009–2010 Sweden U21 4 (0)
2016 Sweden 5 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 December 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 6 September 2016

Club career
Kujovic in 2008 while at Halmstads BK.
Kujovic playing for Kayserispor in 2011.

Halmstads BK

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 2006-2009.

Kayserispor

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

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

On 13 August 2019, he signed a 2.5-year contract with Djurgårdens IF.[4]

International career

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

Kujović is a practicing Muslim of Bosniak descent.[8] He is the younger brother of Ajsel Kujović, who was a professional footballer.[9]

Honours

Club
IFK Norrköping
Djurgårdens IF

Individual
IFK Norrköping

References
  1. "Lillebror Kujovic till HBK" (in Swedish). Hallandsposten.se. 2 February 2007. Retrieved 29 June 2008.
  2. http://fanatik.ekolay.net/Kayseriye-dev-golcu_3_Detail_250_199993.htm
  3. "KLART: Emir Kujovic till Elazigspor" (in Swedish). fotbolltransfers.com. 31 January 2013. Retrieved 5 May 2015.
  4. Emil Eiman-Roslund, Oscar Rickstrand (13 August 2019). "Emir Kujović till Djurgården" (in Swedish). Sportbladet. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
  5. "Sweden call up striker Kujovic for playoff against Denmark". uk.reuters.com. 6 November 2015. Retrieved 13 November 2015.
  6. https://www.svt.se/sport/fotboll/dubbla-positiva-besked-for-kujovic
  7. "Player Database". eu-football.info. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  8. Stråhle, Ulf (15 March 2013). "Kujovic: "Det är Gud som bestämmer allt"" (in Swedish).
  9. Möller, Lars (24 November 2014). "Fotbollsbröder öppnar servering" (in Swedish).
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