Emir Kujović (

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: Емир Кујовић; born 22 June 1988) is Swedish professional

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who plays as a striker. He has won five

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for the Sweden national team, and was a squad player at

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Club career

Halmstads BK

Kujović started his career in

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and

Landskrona BoIS Landskrona Boll och Idrottsällskap ( en, Landskrona Ball and Sports Society, locally referred to as BoIS) is a Swedish professional football club located in Landskrona, Scania, which currently plays in Superettan, the second league tier of fo ...

, in 2007 he joined Halmstads BK but was directly loaned out to

Falkenbergs FF Falkenbergs Fotbollsförening, also known simply as Falkenbergs FF, Falkenberg or (especially locally) FFF, is a Swedish football club based in Falkenberg. Formed on 3 January 1928, the club plays in the second highest Swedish league, Superetta ...

in Superettan for a year, in 2008 he returned to Halmstads BK and debuted in the first match of the season against

Gefle IF Gefle Idrottsförening, also known simply as Gefle IF, Gefle (, as if spelled ''Gävle''), or locally Gif (), are a Swedish professional football club based in Gävle. The club is affiliated with Gestriklands Fotbollförbund and play their home ...

(1-0) as a substitute. While at Halmstads BK, he played with his older brother

Ajsel Kujović Ajsel Kujović (Cyrillic: Ајсел Кујовић; born 1 March 1986) is a Swedish former Football (soccer), footballer who played as a forward (football), forward. His younger brother, Emir Kujović, plays for Swedish club Djurgårdens IF Cl ...

, who represented the club between 2006 and 2009.

Kayserispor

Kujović was signed by Turkish club

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in October 2010 on a four-year deal starting in January 2011. On 5 January 2011, he scored his first goal for Kayserispor against Ankaragücü. In 2013, he also played, on loan, three games with the

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IFK Norrköping

On 9 August 2013, Kujović signed a 3.5-year contract with

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where he reunited with former

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trainer

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Djurgårdens IF

On 13 August 2019, he signed a 2.5-year contract with Djurgårdens IF.

International career

Kujović debuted for Sweden under-21 team 27 March 2009 against

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. He was called up to the senior

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squad to face

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for the

play-off in November 2015. Emir Kujovic was a squad player for Sweden at

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. He has earned a total of 5 caps, scoring 1 goal. His final international was a September 2016

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match against the

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Personal life

Kujović is a practicing

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descent. He is the younger brother of

, who was a professional footballer.

Career statistics

International

: ''Scores and results list Sweden's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Kujovic goal''.

Honours

IFK Norrköping *

Allsvenskan Allsvenskan (; en, the All-Swedish, also known as Fotbollsallsvenskan, en, the Football All-Swedish) is a Swedish professional league for men's association football clubs. It was founded in 1924 and is the top tier of the Swedish football lea ...

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Djurgårdens IF *

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Individual *

Top Scorer:

References

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kujovic, Emir 1988 births Living people People from Bijelo Polje Swedish people of Montenegrin descent Swedish people of Bosniak descent Swedish Muslims Association football forwards Montenegrin footballers Swedish footballers Sweden under-21 international footballers Sweden international footballers UEFA Euro 2016 players Landskrona BoIS players Halmstads BK players Falkenbergs FF players Kayserispor footballers Elazığspor footballers IFK Norrköping players K.A.A. Gent players Fortuna Düsseldorf players Fortuna Düsseldorf II players Djurgårdens IF Fotboll players Allsvenskan players Süper Lig players Belgian First Division A players 2. Bundesliga players Regionalliga players Swedish expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Turkey Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Expatriate footballers in Belgium Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Expatriate footballers in Germany Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Germany