Kujtim Bala

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Kujtim Bala
Kujtim Bala 2010.jpg
Kujtim Bala in 2010
Personal information
Date of birth (1990-05-24) 24 May 1990 (age 32)
Place of birth Sweden
Height1.66 m (5 ft 5+12 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
0000–2004 Veddige BK
2005–2009 Halmstads BK
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2007 Varbergs BoIS
2008–2011 Halmstads BK 20 (1)
2012–2014 Varbergs BoIS 51 (1)
2015 Östersunds FK 20 (1)
2016 IK Sirius 11 (0)
2016–2017 Dalkurd FF 36 (3)
International career
2010 Kosovo 1 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Kujtim Bala (born 25 May 1990) is a Swedish former footballer of Kosovar descent. [1]

Contents

Career

Starting his career in Veddige BK, he moved at the age of 15 to Halmstads BK in 2005. In 2007, he made a one-year stay in Varbergs BoIS FC before returning to Halmstads BK the following year and on 12 July 2009 he made his debut for the senior team against GAIS when he came on as a substitute for Christian Järdler in the 59th minute. [2]

On 16 November 2009 he was raised from the youth squad and was given a place in the senior team. [3]

In the 2011 season Bala featured 19 times for Halmstads BK scoring once. After the season his contract expired and he decided to rejoin his former club Varbergs BoIS FC. [4] However the season was immediately cut short as he suffered an ACL injury even before the pre-season had started. [5]

National team

Kujtim Bala was called up to Kosovo national team for an exhibition game against his club Halmstads BK on 10 June 2010, [6] along with his teammate Anel Raskaj. Bala started the game on the bench and came on in 60th minute and scored Kosovos fourth goal in the 71st minute. [7]

Honours

Club

Halmstads BK

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References

  1. "Kujtim Bala klar för Dalkurd" (in Swedish). hbk.se. 18 July 2016. Retrieved 26 July 2016.
  2. "Allsvensk debutant: Kujtim Bala" (in Swedish). hbk.se. 13 July 2009. Archived from the original on 6 April 2012. Retrieved 24 July 2010.
  3. "U-spelare flyttas upp" (in Swedish). hbk.se. 16 November 2009. Archived from the original on 6 April 2012. Retrieved 17 November 2009.
  4. "Kujtim Bala återvänder till Bois" (in Swedish). hn.se. 9 November 2011. Retrieved 9 November 2011.
  5. "Främre korsbandet av på Kujtim Bala" (in Swedish). hallandsposten.se. 2 January 2012. Retrieved 25 September 2012.[ permanent dead link ]
  6. "Raskaj byter HBK mot Kosovo" (in Swedish). hallandsposten.se. 10 June 2010. Retrieved 13 August 2010.
  7. "Målrik vänskapsmatch mot Kosovo" (in Swedish). hbk.se. 10 June 2010. Archived from the original on 13 August 2010. Retrieved 13 August 2010.
  8. "Halmstads BK U 21-mästare" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 24 July 2010.