William Kurtovic

William Kurtovic
Personal information
Full name William Albin Kurtovic
Date of birth (1996-06-22) 22 June 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Karlskrona, Sweden
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 HamKam
Number 19
Youth career
–2015 Sandefjord
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2022 Sandefjord 170 (10)
2018 → Ullensaker/Kisa (loan) 11 (1)
2023– HamKam 48 (0)
International career‡
2015–2016 Sweden U19 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 December 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 July 2017

William Albin Kurtovic (born 22 June 1996) is a Swedish footballer who plays for HamKam.[1]

Career

Club

In September 2015, Kurtovic signed a new contract with Sandefjord until the end of the 2018 season.[2]

In February 2023, Kurtovic signed a two-year contract with HamKam.[3]

Personal life

Kurtovic was born in Sweden to Marinko Kurtović, a Croatian handball coach, and a Swedish mother, and moved to Norway at a young age. His sister is professional handballer Amanda Kurtović, who represents Norway internationally.[4]

Career statistics

Club

As of 17 September 2024[5]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Sandefjord 2014 1. divisjon 4 0 2 0 — 6 0
2015 Eliteserien 13 0 1 0 — 14 0
2016 1. divisjon 28 2 5 0 — 33 2
2017 Eliteserien 19 0 0 0 — 19 0
2018 11 1 0 0 — 11 1
2019 1. divisjon 26 3 3 0 — 29 3
2020 Eliteserien 19 0 — — 19 0
2021 24 2 2 0 — 26 2
2022 26 2 3 0 2[a] 1 31 3
Total 170 10 16 0 2 1 188 11
Ullensaker/Kisa (loan) 2018 1. divisjon 11 1 3 1 — 14 2
Total 11 1 3 1 — 14 2
HamKam 2023 Eliteserien 26 0 5 0 — 31 0
2024 17 0 2 0 — 19 0
Total 43 0 7 0 — 50 0
Career total 224 11 26 1 2 1 252 13
  1. ^ Appearances in Eliteserien play-offs

Honours

Sandefjord

References

  1. ^ a b William Kurtovic at Soccerway
  2. ^ "Signerte ny kontrakt". www.sandefjordfotball.no/ (in Norwegian). Sandefjord Fotball. 7 September 2015. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
  3. ^ "Nå er Kurtovic kamerat" (in Norwegian). HamKam. 9 February 2023. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
  4. ^ "Den norske håndballyndlingen avslører: - Jeg føler meg svensk".
  5. ^ William Kurtovic at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)


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