Kujtim Bala (born 25 May 1990) is a
Swedish
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former
footballer
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of
Kosovar descent.
Career
Starting his career in Veddige BK, he moved at the age of 15 to Halmstads BK in 2005. In 2007, he made a one-year stay in Varbergs BoIS FC before returning to Halmstads BK the following year and on 12 July 2009 he made his debut for the senior team against
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when he came on as a substitute for
Christian Järdler
Christian Järdler (born 3 June 1982) is a Swedish manager or Örebro SK and former footballer.
Career
Starting his career in Ängelholms FF, he then moved at the age of 17 to Helsingborgs IF, after being on trial at Halmstads BK. During the mi ...
in the 59th minute.
On 16 November 2009 he was raised from the youth squad and was given a place in the senior team.
In the 2011 season Bala featured 19 times for
Halmstads BK scoring once. After the season his contract expired and he decided to rejoin his former club
Varbergs BoIS FC
Varbergs BoIS FC is a Swedish football club located in Varberg, the main town of Varberg Municipality in Halland County.
Background
The club was formed at a meeting in the Varbergs Folkets Hus on 25 March 1925. The backbone of the new club was ...
. However the season was immediately cut short as he suffered an
ACL injury
An anterior cruciate ligament injury occurs when the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) is either stretched, partially torn, or completely torn. The most common injury is a complete tear. Symptoms include pain, an audible cracking sound during inju ...
even before the pre-season had started.
National team
Kujtim Bala was called up to
Kosovo national team for an
exhibition game
An exhibition game (also known as a friendly, a scrimmage, a demonstration, a preseason game, a warmup match, or a preparation match, depending at least in part on the sport) is a sporting event whose prize money and impact on the player's or ...
against his club Halmstads BK on 10 June 2010, along with his teammate
Anel Raskaj. Bala started the game on the bench and came on in 60th minute and scored Kosovos fourth goal in the 71st minute.
Honours
Club
;
Halmstads BK:
* Allsvenskan U21: 2009
References
External links
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1990 births
Living people
Kosovan footballers
Kosovo pre-2014 international footballers
Swedish footballers
Swedish people of Kosovan descent
Association football midfielders
Allsvenskan players
Dalkurd FF players
Halmstads BK players
Varbergs BoIS players
Östersunds FK players
IK Sirius Fotboll players