Edvin Kuč
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Edvin Kuč | ||
Date of birth | 27 October 1993 | ||
Place of birth | Tuzi, FR Yugoslavia | ||
Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Neftçi | ||
Youth career | |||
–2012 | Ibar | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2012–2013 | Berane | 10 | (0) |
2013–2014 | Dečić | 29 | (3) |
2014–2015 | Ústí nad Labem | 14 | (0) |
2015–2016 | Mladost Podgorica | 12 | (0) |
2016–2017 | Dečić | 31 | (6) |
2017–2019 | Rudar Pljevlja | 44 | (6) |
2019–2024 | Ballkani | 159 | (20) |
2024– | Neftçi | 0 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2023– | Montenegro | 7 | (3) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 June 2024 |
Edvin Kuč (Albanian: Edvin Kuqi; born 27 October 1993) is a Montenegrin professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Azerbaijani club Neftçi and the Montenegro national team.
International career
[edit]Kuč was eligible to represent three countries on international level, either Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro or Kosovo, with the latter, he has expressed interest in joining.[1] On 19 May 2023, the then head coach of Kosovo, Primož Gliha declared that he did not count on Kuč because of his age,[2] and seven days later, he was called up to the Montenegro national team for the first time.[3]
International goals
[edit]- Scores and results list Montenegro's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Kuč goal.
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 12 October 2023 | Podgorica City Stadium, Podgorica, Montenegro | Lebanon | 1–0 | 3–2 | Friendly |
2 | 2–0 | |||||
3 | 16 November 2023 | Lithuania | 1–0 | 2–0 | UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying |
Personal life
[edit]Kuč is of Bosniak descent through his father and of Kosovo Albanian descent through his mother,[1] 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.[4]
Honours
[edit]Club
[edit]- Mladost Podgorica
- Ballkani
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Kuç, nipi i shqiptarëve që dëshiron të luajë për Kosovën" [Kuč, the grandson of Albanians who wants to play for Kosovo] (in Albanian). Koha Ditore. 15 February 2022.
- ^ "Kuç: U lidha me Kombëtaren e Kosovës, por Gliha i dha fund gjithçkaje" [Kuç: I connected the Kosovo national team, but Gliha put an end to everything] (in Albanian). Bota Sot. 26 May 2024.
- ^ "Radulović objavio spisak za Liban i Srbiju" [Radulović published the list for Lebanon and Serbia] (in Montenegrin). Football Association of Montenegro. 3 October 2023.
- ^ "Nga oborri i shtëpisë te futbolli i lagjes deri në yjet e Malit të Zi: Edvin dhe Armisa Kuc, vëlla dhe motër me një karrierë të shkëlqyer dhe pjesë e Përfaqësueses malazeze" [From the backyard to neighborhood football to the stars of Montenegro: Edvin and Armisa Kuc, brother and sister with an excellent career and part of the Montenegrin national team] (in Albanian). Koha Ditore. 1 January 2024.
- ^ "Ballkani fitues i Superkupës, mposht Llapin në Turqi" [Ballkani, winner of the Supercup, defeats Llapi in Turkey] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 21 January 2023.
External links
[edit]- 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