Emir Kujović

Emir Kujović
	Kujović with IFK Norrköping in 2015
Personal information
Date of birth	22 June 1988 (age 36)
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
2006	Landskrona BoIS
2007–2010	Halmstads BK
2007	→ Falkenbergs FF (loan)
2011–2013	Kayserispor
2013	→ Elazığspor (loan)
2013–2016	IFK Norrköping
2016–2017	Gent
2017–2019	Fortuna Düsseldorf
2019	→ Fortuna Düsseldorf II (loan)
2019–2021	Djurgårdens IF
International career‡
2009–2010	Sweden U21
2016	Sweden
	*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 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.

Club career

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 and 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]

Career statistics

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year^[10]
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.

List of international goals scored by Emir Kujovic
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

IFK Norrköping

Djurgårdens IF

Allsvenskan: 2019

Individual

Allsvenskan top scorer: 2015

References

^ "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

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)

[1] "Lillebror Kujovic till HBK" (in Swedish). Hallandsposten.se. 2 February 2007. Archived from the original on 21 September 2017. Retrieved 29 June 2008.

[2] "Hürriyet – Haber, Son Dakika Haberler, Güncel Gazete Haberleri".

[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. Archived from the original on 10 March 2016. Retrieved 13 November 2015.

[6] "Sveriges EM-trupp uttagen". 11 May 2016.

[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).

[10] "Emir Kujovic - Spelarstatistik - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se. (in Swedish). Retrieved 3 June 2021.

[11] "Sverige - Finland - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 3 June 2021.

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