Gramoz Kurtaj

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.

Gramoz Kurtaj
Personal information
Date of birth (1991-04-30) 30 April 1991
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
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 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:07, 28 July 2019 (UTC)

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
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Hertha BSC II 2010–11 Regionalliga Nord 280———280
2011–12 222———222
Total 502000000502
TSG Neustrelitz 2012–13 Regionalliga Nordost 29400—00294
FC Carl Zeiss Jena 2013–14 Regionalliga Nordost 28100—00281
Baník Most 2014–15 Národní Liga 30600—00306
Hamilton Academical 2015–16 Scottish Premiership 3430010—353
2016–17 1403000—170
Total 483301000523
Đà Nẵng 2017 V.League 1 7200——72
Total 720–72
Thanh Hóa 2019 V.League 1 15611–
Total 1561–167
Career total 2082541100021226

References
  1. "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. "Hamilton new-boy Kurtaj out to forge his own path in the Scottish game". Herald Scotland. 30 July 2015. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
  4. 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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