Gramoz Kurtaj
Gramoz Kurtaj (born 30 April 1991) is a Kosovan professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for German Oberliga Schleswig-Holstein club TSB Flensburg.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 30 April 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Pristina, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | TSB Flensburg | ||
| Number | 30 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2010 | Hertha BSC II | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2012 | Hertha BSC II | 50 | (2) |
| 2012–2013 | TSG Neustrelitz | 29 | (4) |
| 2013–2014 | Carl Zeiss Jena | 28 | (1) |
| 2014–2015 | Baník Most | 30 | (6) |
| 2015–2017 | Hamilton Academical | 48 | (3) |
| 2017 | SHB Da Nang | 8 | (2) |
| 2019 | Thanh Hoa | 15 | (6) |
| 2020–2021 | Gjilani | 8 | (1) |
| 2021 | Nam Dinh | 1 | (2) |
| 2021 | Dong A Thanh Hoa | 10 | (2) |
| 2022– | TSB Flensburg | 3 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 October 2022 | |||
Early and personal life
Kurtaj was born in Pristina, SFR Yugoslavia.[1] When Kosovo started playing international matches in 2016, Kurtaj said he had made himself available for selection by the national team.[2]
He is friends with ex-Hamilton player Tomáš Černý.[3]
Career
Kurtaj spent his early career in Germany with Hertha BSC II, TSG Neustrelitz and Carl Zeiss Jena, and in the Czech Republic with Baník Most.[1][4] In July 2015 he was one of four players to sign for Scottish club Hamilton Academical.[5] Kurtaj scored his first Hamilton goal four minutes into a 2–1 defeat to champions Celtic, scoring a header to make it 1–0 Hamilton at the time.[6] He was released by Hamilton at the end of the 2016–17 season.[7]
Style of play
Kurtaj has been compared to ex-Hamilton player Tony Andreu.[3]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Hertha BSC II | 2010–11 | Regionalliga Nord | 28 | 0 | — | — | — | 28 | 0 | |||
| 2011–12 | 22 | 2 | — | — | — | 22 | 2 | |||||
| Total | 50 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 2 | ||
| TSG Neustrelitz | 2012–13 | Regionalliga Nordost | 29 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 29 | 4 | |
| Carl Zeiss Jena | 2013–14 | Regionalliga Nordost | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 28 | 1 | |
| Baník Most | 2014–15 | Národní Liga | 30 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 30 | 6 | |
| Hamilton Academical | 2015–16 | Scottish Premiership | 34 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 35 | 3 | |
| 2016–17 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 17 | 0 | |||
| Total | 48 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 3 | ||
| Đà Nẵng | 2017 | V.League 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 2 | ||
| Thanh Hóa | 2019 | V.League 1 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 1 | – | |||||
| Career total | 208 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 212 | 26 | ||
References
- "Profile". FootballDatabase.eu. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
- Wilson, Richard (7 September 2016). "Hamilton Accies' Gramoz Kurtaj eyes Kosovo call-up". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
- "Hamilton new-boy Kurtaj out to forge his own path in the Scottish game". Herald Scotland. 30 July 2015. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
- Gramoz Kurtaj at Soccerway. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
- "Hamilton Accies: Christian Nade among four signings". BBC Sport. 13 July 2015. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
- Murray, Keir (4 October 2015). "Hamilton Academical 1–2 Celtic". BBC Sport. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
- "Players Leaving". Hamilton Academical F.C. 23 May 2017. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
- Gramoz Kurtaj at Soccerbase