Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 24 June 2007 | ||
Place of birth | Halmstad, Sweden [1] | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Halmstad | ||
Number | 26 | ||
Youth career | |||
Halmstad | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2024– | Halmstad | 8 | (0) |
International career | |||
2022 | Sweden U15 | 2 | (0) |
2023 | Sweden U16 | 8 | (0) |
2023–2024 | Sweden U17 | 16 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 November 2024 |
Bleon Kurtulus (born 24 June 2007) is a Swedish footballer who plays as a defender for Allsvenskan club Halmstads BK.
Born in Halmstad, Kurtulus joined local side Halmstads BK as a child, going on to sign his first professional contract with the club in June 2023. [2] He made his professional debut for the club on 25 April 2024, in a 2–1 win against Hammarby, where his brother Edvin was playing at the time. The two shared the pitch during the second half after Kurtulus was brought on as a substitute. [3] [4]
On 15 October 2024, he was named by English newspaper The Guardian as one of the best players born in 2007 worldwide. [5]
Kurtulus has represented Sweden from under-15 to under-17 level. [6]
Born in Sweden, Kurtulus is of Kosovan descent. [7] His two brothers are also footballers; Swedish international Edvin plays for Bulgarian club Ludogorets Razgrad, while Egon plays for Hammarby Talang in the Ettan. [8]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Halmstad | 2024 | Allsvenskan | 4 | 0 | 1 [a] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Career total | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
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