Edvin Kuč (; born 27 October 1993) is a Montenegrin professional

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who plays as a

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for Azerbaijani club Neftçi and the Montenegro national team.

International career

Kuč was eligible to represent three countries on international level, either

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, with the latter, he has expressed interest in joining. On 19 May 2023, the then head coach of Kosovo,

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declared that he did not count on Kuč because of his age, and seven days later, he was called up to the Montenegro national team for the first time.

International goals

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

Personal life

Kuč descends from the Kuči from his father, and is of

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descent through his mother, and comes from a family of footballers where his two siblings, Adis and Armisa were professional footballers, the latter is one of the most important players in Montenegro women's national team.

Honours

Club

;Mladost Podgorica *

Montenegrin First League The Montenegrin First League (Montenegrin language, Montenegrin: ''Prva crnogorska fudbalska liga'' — ''Prva CFL'' — ''1. CFL''; ), referred to as the Meridianbet 1. CFL for sponsorship reasons, is the top professional Association football, ...

: 2015–16 ;Ballkani * Kosovo Superleague: 2021–22,

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2022 The year began with another wave in the COVID-19 pandemic, with SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant, Omicron spreading rapidly and becoming the dominant variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus worldwide. Tracking a decrease in cases and deaths, 2022 saw ...

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kuč, Edvin 1993 births Living people People from Tuzi Bosniaks of Montenegro Men's association football midfielders Montenegrin men's footballers Montenegro men's international footballers Montenegrin expatriate men's footballers Montenegrin expatriate sportspeople in Azerbaijan Montenegrin people of Albanian descent Montenegrin people of Kosovan descent Kosovan men's footballers Kosovan expatriate men's footballers Kosovan expatriate sportspeople in Azerbaijan FK Berane players FK Ibar players FK Dečić players FK Viagem Ústí nad Labem players OFK Titograd players FK Rudar Pljevlja players FC Ballkani players Neftçi PFK players Montenegrin First League players Montenegrin Second League players Czech National Football League players Football Superleague of Kosovo players Azerbaijan Premier League players