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 28)
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
0000–2015 Sandefjord
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2014–2022 Sandefjord 170 (10)
2018Ullensaker/Kisa (loan) 11 (1)
2023– HamKam 42 (0)
International career
2015–2016 Sweden U19 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 September 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 July 2017

William Albin 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]

In February 2023, Kurtovic signed a two-year contract with HamKam. [3]

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. [4]

Career statistics

Club

As of 3 September 2024 [5]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Sandefjord 2014 1. divisjon 402060
2015 Eliteserien 13010140
2016 1. divisjon28250332
2017 Eliteserien19000190
2018 11100111
2019 1. divisjon26330293
2020 Eliteserien190190
2021 24220262
2022 262302 [lower-alpha 1] 1313
Total170101602118811
Ullensaker/Kisa (loan) 2018 1. divisjon11131142
Total11131142
HamKam 2023 Eliteserien26050310
2024 16020180
Total42070490
Career total223112612125113
  1. Appearances in Eliteserien play-offs

Honours

Sandefjord

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References

  1. 1 2 William Kurtovic at Soccerway
  2. "Signerte ny kontrakt". www.sandefjordfotball.no/ (in Norwegian). Sandefjord Fotball. 7 September 2015. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
  3. "Nå er Kurtovic kamerat" (in Norwegian). HamKam. 9 February 2023. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
  4. "Den norske håndballyndlingen avslører: - Jeg føler meg svensk".
  5. William Kurtovic at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)