William Kurtovic

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William Kurtovic
Personal information
Full name William Albin Kurtovic
Date of birth (1996-06-22) 22 June 1996 (age 27)
Place of birth Karlskrona, Sweden
Height1.89 m (6 ft 2+12 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
HamKam
Number 19
Youth career
–2015 Sandefjord
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2014–2022 Sandefjord 148 (8)
2018Ullensaker/Kisa (loan) 11 (1)
2023– HamKam 26 (0)
International career
2015–2016 Sweden U19 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 December 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 July 2017

William Kurtovic (born 22 June 1996) is a Swedish footballer who plays for HamKam. [1]

Contents

Career

Club

In September 2015, Kurtovic signed a new contract with Sandefjord until the end of the 2018 season. [2]

Personal life

Kurtovic was born in Sweden to Marinko Kurtović, a Croatian handball coach, and a Swedish mother, and moved to Norway at a young age. His sister is professional handballer Amanda Kurtović, who represents Norway internationally. [3]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 23 April 2022 [4] [5]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Sandefjord 2014 1. divisjon 4020-40
2015 Tippeligaen 13010-140
2016 OBOS-ligaen 28240-322
2017 Eliteserien 19010-200
2018 11100-111
2019 OBOS-ligaen 26330-293
2020 Eliteserien 19000-190
2021 24220-262
2022 4000-40
Total1488130--1618
Ullensaker/Kisa (loan) 2018 OBOS-ligaen 11130141
Total11130--141
Career total1599160--1759

Honours

Sandefjord

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References

  1. William Kurtovic at Soccerway
  2. "Signerte ny kontrakt". www.sandefjordfotball.no/ (in Norwegian). Sandefjord Fotball. 7 September 2015. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
  3. "Den norske håndballyndlingen avslører: - Jeg føler meg svensk".
  4. "W.Kurtovic". uk.soccerway.com/. Soccerway. Retrieved 6 October 2015.
  5. "William Kurtović". www.nifs.no/ (in Norwegian). nifs. Retrieved 27 October 2015.