Filip Kurto (born 14 June 1991) is a

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professional

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who plays as a

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for the

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club

Macarthur FC Macarthur Football Club is an Australian professional soccer club based in South Western Sydney, New South Wales. It competes in Australia's premier soccer competition, the A-League, under licence from Australian Professional Leagues (APL). On ...

Club career

Kurto began his career when he was 7 years old at Naki Olsztyn. In 2005, he moved to

OKS 1945 Olsztyn Stomil Olsztyn is a Polish Association football, football club based in Olsztyn. It was founded on 15 July 1945 as OKS Warmiak. The brightest era of this club was the 1990s when it played in the Polish First League. Between 2004 and 2012 the tea ...

youth team. In 2006 Kurto joined Warmia Olsztyn. In 2007, he moved to Promień Opalenica. In the 2008–09 season he played regularly for the Promień first squad in the

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. In December 2008, he was invited by

Wisła Kraków Towarzystwo Sportowe Wisła Kraków Spółka Akcyjna, commonly referred to as Wisła Kraków (), is a Polish professional football club based in Kraków. It currently competes in the I liga, the second level of Polish football league system. It ...

for a trial. In March 2009, he moved to Wisła Kraków. In July 2009 Kurto signed a new three-year contract with Wisła Kraków. In July 2013, Kurto moved to Dutch side Roda JC Kerkrade on a free transfer. In September 2013, Kurto scored an own goal during a 3–3 draw against

FC Utrecht Football Club Utrecht () is a Dutch professional football club based in Utrecht. The club competes in the Eredivisie, the top tier of Dutch football, and plays its home matches at the Stadion Galgenwaard. The club was formed in 1970 as a merge ...

in the Eredivisie. He was released in July 2014 and signed with

FC Dordrecht Football Club Dordrecht, or simply FC Dordrecht () is a professional Dutch association football club based in Dordrecht, a city in the Western Netherlands, located in the province of South Holland. They currently compete in the Eerste Divisie, ...

later on. After the relegation of FC Dordrecht, Kurto found a new

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club in

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Wellington Phoenix

On 18 July 2018, it was announced that Kurto had signed a two-year deal with

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club

Wellington Phoenix Wellington Phoenix Football Club is a professional association football club based in Wellington, New Zealand. It competes in the Australian A-League, under licence from Football Federation Australia. Phoenix entered the competition in the ...

who play in the

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. After consolidating his starting position at the club, on 2 December 2018 Kurto suffered a serious head injury following a collision with

Perth Glory Perth Glory Football Club is an Australian professional soccer club based in Perth, Western Australia. It competes in the country's premier men's competition, A-League Men, under licence from Australian Professional Leagues. Founded in 19 ...

striker

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Western United

On 14 May 2019 it was announced that Kurto was leaving the Phoenix to join new

club

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Macarthur FC

On 26 October 2021, Kurto signed for

International career

Kurto made his debut for the

Poland national under-18 football team The Poland national under-18 football team represents Poland in international football at this age level and is controlled by Polish Football Association. This team is for Polish players aged 18 or under at the start of a two-year European Under- ...

on 24 March 2009 in a match against

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. On 13 August 2009 he played his first match for

Poland national under-19 football team The Poland national under-19 football team represents Poland in international football at this age level and is controlled by Polish Football Association. This team is for Polish players aged 19 or under at the start of a two-year European Under ...

. In August 2010 he earned his first call-up to

Poland national under-20 football team The Poland national under-20 football team represents Poland in association football at an under-20 age level and is controlled by Polish Football Association, the governing body for football in Poland. Competitive record :''*Denotes draws includ ...

for the friendly matches against Uzbekistan and Italy.

Statistics

: ''(correct as of 21 November 2021)''

Honours

;Wisła Kraków *

Ekstraklasa Poland Ekstraklasa (), meaning "Extra Class" in Polish, named PKO Ekstraklasa since the 2019–20 season due to its sponsorship by PKO Bank Polski, is the top Polish professional league for men's association football teams. Contested by 18 cl ...

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;Macarthur *

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;Individual * A-Leagues All Star:

References

External links

Voetbal International profile
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kurto, Filip 1991 births Living people Sportspeople from Olsztyn Polish footballers Polish expatriate footballers Poland youth international footballers Poland under-21 international footballers Wisła Kraków players Roda JC Kerkrade players FC Dordrecht players Excelsior Rotterdam players Wellington Phoenix FC players Western United FC players Macarthur FC players Ekstraklasa players Eredivisie players Expatriate footballers in the Netherlands Expatriate soccer players in Australia A-League Men players Association football goalkeepers