Mustafa Kučuković (born 5 November 1986) is a German former professional

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who played as a forward.

Club career

Kučuković started his professional career at

Hamburger SV Hamburger Sport-Verein e.V. (), commonly known as Hamburger SV () or Hamburg (), or HSV (), is a German sports club based in Hamburg, with its largest branch being its Association football, football department. Though the current HSV was founde ...

in September 2004 and made his

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debut as a second-half substitute in the club's away match against

VfB Stuttgart Verein für Bewegungsspiele Stuttgart 1893 e. V. (), commonly known as VfB Stuttgart (), is a German professional sports club based in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg. The club's Association football, football team is currently part of Germany's f ...

on 11 September 2004. With an age of 17 years, 10 months and 6 days he was the youngest player who has ever played for Hamburger SV in Bundesliga then. Prior to his professional debut, he spent one season playing for

VfL Bochum Verein für Leibesübungen Bochum 1848 Fußballgemeinschaft, commonly referred to as VfL Bochum (), is a Football in Germany, German professional association football club based in the city of Bochum, North Rhine-Westphalia. They currently play ...

's amateur squad and was signed by HSV's amateur squad in July 2004. Between 2004 and 2006, he played regularly for HSV's amateurs in the

Regionalliga Nord The Regionalliga Nord () is the fourth tier of the German football league system in the states of Lower Saxony, Schleswig-Holstein, Bremen and Hamburg. It is one of five leagues at this level, together with the Regionalliga Bayern, Regionalliga N ...

and only occasionally appeared for the club's professional squad in the Bundesliga, making 14 appearances and scoring one goal in two seasons. His first and so far only Bundesliga goal was the 1–1 equaliser that secured one point for HSV in an away match against

Werder Bremen Sportverein Werder Bremen von 1899 e. V. (), commonly known as Werder Bremen, Werder or simply Bremen, is a German professional sports club based in Bremen. Founded on 4 February 1899, Werder are best known for their professional association foo ...

on 18 December 2005. He scored the goal only two minutes after entering the match as a substitute. Playing for HSV's amateur squad in the Regionalliga Nord, he made 40 appearances and scored 22 goals in two seasons. In the 2005–06 season, he also made three appearances for HSV in the

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. In August 2006, HSV loaned him to 2. Bundesliga side

SpVgg Greuther Fürth Spielvereinigung Greuther Fürth (), commonly known as Greuther Fürth (), is a Football in Germany, German football club based in Fürth, Bavaria. They play in the 2. Bundesliga, the second tier of the German football league system, following r ...

for one season, until June 2007. He made his debut for the club in the Second Bundesliga on 27 August 2006 in their 3–1 defeat to

Hansa Rostock FC Hansa Rostock () is a German association football club based in the city of Rostock, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. The club is also called as "the cog" because of its club crest. They have emerged as one of the most successful clubs from ...

at home, playing as a second-half substitute. After his return to Hamburg Kučuković was sold to another 2. Bundesliga side,

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. after a year he left Munich. He joined on 30 January 2009 French club Grenoble Foot 38. On 31 March 2010,

Grenoble Foot 38 Grenoble Foot 38, commonly referred to as simply Grenoble or GF38, is a Football in France, French association football club based in Grenoble. The club plays its home matches at the Stade des Alpes, a sports complex based in the heart of the c ...

released the German forward by mutual consent. On 17 September 2010, he signed with

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in the Danish Superliga. On 8 June 2011, he signed a contract with

Energie Cottbus FC Energie Cottbus (Lower Sorbian: ''Energija Chóśebuz'') is a Football in Germany, German football club based in Cottbus, Brandenburg. It was founded in 1963 as SC Cottbus in what was East Germany. After the German reunification, reunificatio ...

, but on 31 January 2012 he moved to the Cypriot club

Olympiakos Nicosia Olympiakos Nicosia (, ''Olympiakos Lefkosias'') is a Cypriot football club based in Nicosia and competes in the . The club was founded in 1931, and is a founding member of the Cyprus Football Association. The club colors are black and green. ...

. On 12 July 2013, he joined

on a two-year contract after having been sidelined for one year due to injuries.

International career

Kučuković has played for Germany at the U-19, U-20 and U-21 level.

Career statistics

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kucukovic, Mustafa 1986 births Living people Bosnia and Herzegovina emigrants to Germany German men's footballers German expatriate men's footballers German people of Bosnia and Herzegovina descent Men's association football forwards Hamburger SV players Hamburger SV II players SpVgg Greuther Fürth players TSV 1860 Munich players Grenoble Foot 38 players Sønderjyske Fodbold players FC Energie Cottbus players Olympiakos Nicosia players Lüneburger SK Hansa players Germany men's under-21 international footballers Germany men's youth international footballers Bundesliga players 2. Bundesliga players 3. Liga players Regionalliga players Ligue 1 players Danish Superliga players Cypriot First Division players Naturalized citizens of Germany People from Novi Grad, Bosnia and Herzegovina Expatriate men's footballers in France Expatriate men's footballers in Denmark Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus 21st-century German sportsmen