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Edvin Kurtulus (Albanian: Edvin Kurtulush, Turkish: Edvin Kurtuluş; born 5 March 2000) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a right-back or centre-back for Hammarby IF in Allsvenskan and the Sweden national team.

Edvin Kurtulus

Personal information
Date of birth	(2000-03-05) 5 March 2000 (age 22)
Place of birth	Halmstad, Sweden
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Right-back, centre-back
Club information
Current team	Hammarby IF
Number	21
Youth career
2005–2019	Halmstads BK
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2019–2021	Halmstads BK	58	(1)
2022–	Hammarby IF	27	(2)
National team‡
2020–2022	Kosovo U21	12	(0)
2022–	Sweden	2	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:30, 6 November 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:00, 12 June 2022 (UTC)

Club career

Halmstads BK

At the age of five, Kurtulus started to play football with local club Halmstads BK.[1] In 2018 and 2019, as a youth player, he went on trial with both Fenerbahçe in Turkey and Copenhagen in Denmark.[2][3]

On 20 December 2018, Kurtulus signed his first professional contract with Halmstads BK.[4] On 5 May 2019, he made his debut in Superettan, Sweden's second tier, in a 0–1 loss to Östers IF.[5] After impressing manager Magnus Haglund, Kurtulus ended the season making 11 league appearances, of which he started ten, mostly as a right-back.[6]

2020 season

In 2020, Kurtulus continued as a starter for Halmstads BK when the club won Superettan and secured a promotion to Allsvenskan. He made 18 league appearances in total, mostly playing as a centre-back, before his season was cut short in September when he was diagnosed with pericarditis.[6][7][8]

2021 season

In 2021, Kurtulus was a key player for Halmstads BK in Allsvenskan, playing 29 league games. The club eventually suffered from a relegation after losing to Helsingborgs IF with 1–3 on aggregate in the relegation play-offs.[9]

Hammarby IF

On 12 August 2021, Kurtulus signed a three-year deal with fellow Allsvenskan club Hammarby IF, effective in January 2022.[10] On 20 February 2022, he made his debut with Hammarby IF in the 2021–22 Svenska Cupen group stage against Falkenbergs FF after coming on as a substitute at 62nd minute in place of Simon Sandberg.[11] His league debut with Hammarby IF came on 2 April in a 2–1 home win against Helsingborgs IF after coming on as a substitute at 83rd minute in place of Richard Magyar.[12] Seven days after league debut, Kurtulus scored his first goal for Hammarby IF in his fifth appearance for the club in a 1–5 away win over GIF Sundsvall in Allsvenskan.[13] Kurtulus featured in the final of the 2021–22 Svenska Cupen, in which Hammarby lost by 4–5 on penalties to Malmö FF after the game ended in a 0–0 draw.[14][15]

International career

Kosovo

Under-21

On 29 August 2020, Kurtulus received a call-up from Kosovo U21 for the 2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification match against England U21,[16] and made his debut in the 0–6 loss after being named in the starting line-up.[17][18]

Senior

On 23 May 2022, Kurtulus received a call-up from Kosovo for the 2022–23 UEFA Nations League matches against Cyprus, Greece (twice) and Northern Ireland.[19] Four days later, the Football Federation of Kosovo confirmed through a press conference that Kurtulus will not be part of the team after deciding to represent Sweden national team.[20][21]

Sweden

On 30 May 2022, the Swedish Football Association announced that FIFA had given Kurtulus permission to play for their national team and that he had been called-up to replace the injured Victor Lindelöf and Martin Olsson for the 2022–23 UEFA Nations League matches against Slovenia, Norway (twice) and Serbia.[22] His debut with Sweden came on 9 June in the 2022–23 UEFA Nations League match against Serbia after coming on as a substitute at 42nd minute in place of Joakim Nilsson.[23]

Personal life

Kurtulus was born in Halmstad, Sweden to parents with roots from Prizren.[24] His grandparents had emigrated as muhaxhir to Turkey where they took the surname Kurtuluş (meaning "liberation" in Turkish) due to the Turkish surname law. In the 1960s, Kurtulus' family migrated to Sweden, where Edvin's father was born.[25]

Career statistics

Club

As of 6 November 2022[26][27]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Halmstads BK	2019	Superettan	11	0	1	0	—		12	0
	2020	Superettan	18	1	4	0	—		22	1
	2021	Allsvenskan	29	0	1	0	2[lower-alpha 1]	0	32	0
	Total		58	1	6	0	2	0	66	1
Hammarby IF	2022	Allsvenskan	27	2	5	0	—		32	2
Career total			85	3	11	0	1	0	97	3

International

As of 12 June 2022[28]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Sweden
	2022	2	0
Total		2	0

References

External links

• Edvin Kurtulus at Soccerway
• Edvin Kurtulus at SvFF (in Swedish)

На других языках

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- [en] Edvin Kurtulus

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[fr] Edvin Kurtulus

Edvin Kurtulus, né le 5 mars 2000 à Halmstad en Suède, est un footballeur Suédois d'origine kosovar qui évolue au poste d'arrière droit à l'Hammarby IF.

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[it] Edvin Kurtulus

Edvin Kurtulus (Halmstad, 5 marzo 2000) è un calciatore svedese con cittadinanza kosovara, difensore dell'Hammarby.

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[ru] Куртулуш, Эдвин

Эдвин Куртулуш (швед. Edvin Kurtulus, алб. Edvin Kurtulush, тур. Edvin Kurtuluş; род. 5 марта 2000[1], Хальмстад) — косовский и шведский футболист, защитник клуба «Хальмстад», молодёжной сборной Косово и сборной Швеции.

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