Emir Kujović | |
Birth Date: | 1988 6, df=y |
Birth Place: | Bijelo Polje, SFR Yugoslavia |
Height: | 1.94 m |
Position: | Striker |
Youthclubs1: | Klippans BoIF |
Youthclubs2: | Landskrona BoIS |
Years1: | 2006 |
Years2: | 2007–2010 |
Years3: | 2007 |
Years4: | 2011–2013 |
Years5: | 2013 |
Years6: | 2013–2016 |
Years7: | 2016–2017 |
Years8: | 2017–2019 |
Years9: | 2019 |
Years10: | 2019–2021 |
Clubs1: | Landskrona BoIS |
Clubs2: | Halmstads BK |
Clubs3: | → Falkenbergs FF (loan) |
Clubs4: | Kayserispor |
Clubs5: | → Elazığspor (loan) |
Clubs6: | IFK Norrköping |
Clubs7: | Gent |
Clubs8: | Fortuna Düsseldorf |
Clubs9: | → Fortuna Düsseldorf II (loan) |
Clubs10: | Djurgårdens IF |
Caps1: | 3 |
Caps2: | 75 |
Caps3: | 24 |
Caps4: | 34 |
Caps5: | 3 |
Caps6: | 59 |
Caps7: | 1 |
Caps8: | 20 |
Caps9: | 1 |
Caps10: | 48 |
Goals1: | 0 |
Goals2: | 14 |
Goals3: | 6 |
Goals4: | 12 |
Goals5: | 0 |
Goals6: | 39 |
Goals7: | 0 |
Goals8: | 2 |
Goals9: | 0 |
Goals10: | 9 |
Nationalyears1: | 2009–2010 |
Nationalteam1: | Sweden U21 |
Nationalcaps1: | 4 |
Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
Nationalyears2: | 2016 |
Nationalteam2: | Sweden |
Nationalcaps2: | 5 |
Nationalgoals2: | 1 |
Club-Update: | 4 December 2021 |
Nationalteam-Update: | 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.
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.
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]
On 9 August 2013, Kujović signed a 3.5-year contract with IFK Norrköping where he reunited with former Halmstads BK trainer Janne Andersson.
On 13 August 2019, he signed a 2.5-year contract with Djurgårdens IF.[4]
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]
Kujović is a practicing Muslim of Bosniak descent.[8] He is the younger brother of Ajsel Kujović, who was a professional footballer.[9]
Scores and results list Sweden's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Kujovic goal.
Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | |||
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1 | 10 January 2016 | Armed Forces Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | 3–0 | 3–0 | Friendly | [11] |
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Djurgårdens IF
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