Emir Kujović (

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: Емир Кујовић; born 22 June 1988) is a Swedish former professional

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who played as a striker. He won five

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and scored one goal for the Sweden national team, and was a squad player at

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Club career

Halmstads BK

Kujović started his career in

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and Landskrona BoIS, in 2007 he joined Halmstads BK but was directly loaned out to Falkenbergs FF in Superettan for a year, in 2008 he returned to Halmstads BK and debuted in the first match of the season against

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(1-0) as a substitute. While at Halmstads BK, he played with his older brother Ajsel Kujović, who represented the club between 2006 and 2009.

Kayserispor

Kujović was signed by Turkish club

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in October 2010 on a four-year deal starting in January 2011. On 5 January 2011, he scored his first goal for Kayserispor against Ankaragücü. In 2013, he also played, on loan, three games with the Elazığspor.

IFK Norrköping

On 9 August 2013, Kujović signed a 3.5-year contract with

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where he reunited with former

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trainer Janne Andersson.

Djurgårdens IF

On 13 August 2019, he signed a 2.5-year contract with Djurgårdens IF.

International career

Kujović debuted for Sweden under-21 team 27 March 2009 against

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. He was called up to the senior

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squad to face

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for the

play-off in November 2015. Emir Kujovic was a squad player for Sweden at Euro 2016. He has earned a total of 5 caps, scoring 1 goal. His final international was a September 2016

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match against the

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Personal life

Kujović is a practicing

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descent. He is the younger brother of Ajsel Kujović, who was a professional footballer.

Career statistics

International

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

Honours

IFK Norrköping *

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* Svenska Supercupen:

Djurgårdens IF *

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Individual *

top scorer:

References

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kujovic, Emir 1988 births Living people Footballers from Bijelo Polje Swedish people of Montenegrin descent Swedish people of Bosniak descent Swedish Muslims Men's association football forwards Montenegrin men's footballers Swedish men's footballers Sweden men's under-21 international footballers Sweden men's international footballers UEFA Euro 2016 players Landskrona BoIS players Halmstads BK players Falkenbergs FF players Kayserispor footballers Elazığspor footballers IFK Norrköping players K.A.A. Gent players Fortuna Düsseldorf players Fortuna Düsseldorf II players Djurgårdens IF Fotboll players Allsvenskan players Süper Lig players Belgian Pro League players 2. Bundesliga players Regionalliga players Swedish expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Expatriate men's footballers in Germany Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Germany 21st-century Swedish sportsmen