Kurt Abrahams (born 30 December 1996) is a South African professional soccer player who plays as a

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Early life

Born in South Africa, Abrahams grew up in Lavender Hill in the

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Club career

Sint-Truidense

Abrahams attended trials with several local clubs in the Cape Town region but were rejected as coaches believed he was too short. He attended a trial with Cape Town United after seeing an advert in a local newspaper at Wynberg Military Camp. The youth team was run by Colin Gie, a noted youth coach in the area, who worked with Abrahams for several years before arranging a trial with Belgian side Sint-Truidense VV when Abrahams was 18. Arriving in July 2015, the club extended the trial period before signing Abrahams on a three-year deal with a two-year extension option for the club. After progressing through the club's youth system, Abrahams made his senior debut on 1 April 2017 as a substitute in place of

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during a 1–0 victory over

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in a

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playoff match. On 17 May, Abrahams scored his first senior goals after netting a

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during a 7–0 victory over

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. Having started the match as a substitute, he entered the game in the second half and scored all three goals in 8 minutes. His performances resulted in the club offering him a three-year contract extension. The following season, Abrahams' involvement in the first team was limited; he made only seven league appearances for the side.

Westerlo

In order to gain more first team experience, Abrahams signed for

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Deinze

On 17 July 2021, he joined

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on a two-year contract, also in the

. Abrahams's contract with Deinze was terminated by mutual consent on 12 August 2022.

Novi Pazar

In summer 2023, Abrahams signed with

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Abrahams, Kurt 1996 births Soccer players from Cape Town Living people South African men's soccer players Men's association football forwards Belgian Pro League players Challenger Pro League players Sint-Truidense V.V. players K.V.C. Westerlo players K.M.S.K. Deinze players South African expatriate men's soccer players Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium South African expatriate sportspeople in Belgium FK Novi Pazar players Serbian SuperLiga players Expatriate men's footballers in Serbia