Gramoz Kurtaj

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Gramoz Kurtaj
Personal information
Date of birth (1991-04-30) 30 April 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth Pristina, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) [1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
2006–2010 Hertha BSC II
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2010–2012 Hertha BSC II 50 (2)
2012–2013 TSG Neustrelitz 29 (4)
2013–2014 Carl Zeiss Jena 28 (1)
2014–2015 Baník Most 30 (6)
2015–2017 Hamilton Academical 48 (3)
2017 SHB Da Nang 8 (2)
2019 Thanh Hoa 15 (6)
2020–2021 Gjilani 8 (1)
2021 Nam Dinh 1 (2)
2021 Dong A Thanh Hoa 10 (2)
2022–2023 TSB Flensburg 4 (0)
Total231(29)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Gramoz Kurtaj (born 30 April 1991) is a Kosovan football manager and former player who played as a midfielder. [2]

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Early and personal life

Kurtaj was born in Pristina, SFR Yugoslavia.[ citation needed ] When Kosovo started playing international matches in 2016, Kurtaj said he had made himself available for selection by the national team. [3]

He is friends with ex-Hamilton player Tomáš Černý. [4]

Career

Kurtaj spent his early career in Germany with Hertha BSC II, TSG Neustrelitz and Carl Zeiss Jena, and in the Czech Republic with Baník Most. [1] In July 2015 he was one of four players to sign for Scottish club Hamilton Academical. [5] Kurtaj scored his first Hamilton goal four minutes into a 2–1 defeat to champions Celtic, scoring a header to make it 1–0 Hamilton at the time. [6] He was released by Hamilton at the end of the 2016–17 season. [7]

Style of play

Kurtaj has been compared to ex-Hamilton player Tony Andreu. [4]

Career statistics

As of match played 28 July 2019 [1] [8]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Hertha BSC II 2010–11 Regionalliga Nord 280———280
2011–12 222———222
Total502000000502
TSG Neustrelitz 2012–13 Regionalliga Nordost 29400—00294
Carl Zeiss Jena 2013–14 Regionalliga Nordost28100—00281
Baník Most 2014–15 Národní Liga 30600—00306
Hamilton Academical 2015–16 Scottish Premiership 3430010—353
2016–17 1403000—170
Total483301000523
Đà Nẵng 2017 V.League 1 7200——72
Thanh Hóa 2019 V.League 115611–
Career total2082541100021226

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Gramoz Kurtaj at Soccerway. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
  2. ↑ Gramoz Kurtaj at WorldFootball.net
  3. ↑ Wilson, Richard (7 September 2016). "Hamilton Accies' Gramoz Kurtaj eyes Kosovo call-up". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
  4. 1 2 "Hamilton new-boy Kurtaj out to forge his own path in the Scottish game". Herald Scotland. 30 July 2015. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
  5. ↑ "Hamilton Accies: Christian Nade among four signings". BBC Sport. 13 July 2015. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
  6. ↑ Murray, Keir (4 October 2015). "Hamilton Academical 1–2 Celtic". BBC Sport. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
  7. ↑ "Players Leaving". Hamilton Academical F.C. 23 May 2017. Archived from the original on 11 January 2021. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
  8. ↑ Gramoz Kurtaj at Soccerbase
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