Gramoz Kurtaj

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Gramoz Kurtaj
Personal information
Date of birth (1991-04-30) 30 April 1991 (age 30)
Place of birth Pristina, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Dong A Thanh Hoa
Number 91
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 FC 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)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:07, 28 July 2019 (UTC)

Gramoz Kurtaj (born 30 April 1991) is a Kosovan professional footballer who last played as a midfielder for V.League 1 club Dong A Thanh Hoa.

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 FC 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 4 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]

Playing style[]

Kurtaj has been compared to ex-Hamilton player Tony Andreu. While acknowledging the comparison, Kurtaj has stated he is his own player.[3]

Career statistics[]

As of match played 28 July 2019 [4][8]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League 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
FC 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
Total 7 2 0 – 7 2
Thanh Hóa 2019 V.League 1 15 6 1 1 –
Total 15 6 1 – 16 7
Career total 208 25 4 1 1 0 0 0 212 26

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "Profile". FootballDatabase.eu. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
  2. ^ Wilson, Richard (7 September 2016). "Hamilton Accies' Gramoz Kurtaj eyes Kosovo call-up". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
  3. ^ a b "Hamilton new-boy Kurtaj out to forge his own path in the Scottish game". Herald Scotland. 30 July 2015. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
  4. ^ a b Gramoz Kurtaj at Soccerway. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
  5. ^ "Hamilton Accies: Christian Nade among four signings". BBC Sport. 13 July 2015. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
  6. ^ Murray, Keir (4 October 2015). "Hamilton Academical 1–2 Celtic". BBC Sport. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
  7. ^ "Players Leaving". Hamilton Academical F.C. 23 May 2017. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
  8. ^ Gramoz Kurtaj at Soccerbase

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