Jasmin Kurtić (born 10 January 1989) is a Slovenian professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club PAOK, on loan from

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, and the Slovenia national team.

Club career

Early career

A right-footed midfielder, Kurtić joined the 1. SNL club Gorica in August 2010 from the 2. SNL club

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. His stint at Gorica lasted only six months, as he was noted by scouts of

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club

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; on 18 December 2010 it was announced Kurtić had agreed a four-and-a-half-year contract with the Sicilians, effective from January 2011, thus making him the fourth Slovenian to join the club during the 2010–11 season. On 12 January 2011, Kurtić made his Palermo debut in the

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round of 16 game against

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; the match ended in a 1–0 win for Palermo. On 13 February 2011, Kurtić made his debut in Serie A, playing the whole 90 minutes against

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. On 10 April 2011, Kurtić scored his first goal in Serie A for Palermo against

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. On 1 August 2011, he moved on loan to

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, with an option for his new club to acquire 50% of his transfer rights by the end of the season. He debuted for the team in Serie B on 27 August against

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. For the 2012–13 season he returned to Palermo.

Sassuolo

On 1 July 2013, Kurtić moved to

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in a co-ownership deal. He made his Sassuolo debut in the third round of Coppa Italia away to

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on 17 August 2013, as a starter.

Loan to Torino

On 30 January 2014, he moved to

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on loan, also at the decision of Palermo, who owned half of his player rights. He scored his first goal for Torino on 19 April 2014 in the 34th round away to

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(3–3). During the season, Kurtić collected 16 appearances and scored two goals in the league. On 20 June 2014, his co-ownership agreement between Palermo and Sassuolo was resolved in favour of Sassuolo.

Loan to Fiorentina

On 1 September 2014, he moved on loan to Fiorentina. He made his debut on 18 September in the

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match against

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, and scored his first goal on 21 September against

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Atalanta

On 25 June 2015, Kurtić was signed by Atalanta.

Parma

On 10 January 2020, Kurtić joined

on loan until the end of the 2019–20 season, at the end of which Parma was obligated to buy his rights. He signed a contract with the club until 30 June 2023.

Loan to PAOK

On 18 July 2021, Kurtić joined

club PAOK on a two-year loan contract. On 23 January 2022, he became the second PAOK player, after

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in 1972–73, to score in six consecutive league games.

International career

Kurtić was a member of the Slovenia under-21 team, appearing in two

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in 2009. He made his

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debut against

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on 26 May 2012, scoring a goal from a

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Career statistics

Club

International

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

References

External links

Player profile
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