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Edvin Kuč
Personal information
Full name Edvin Kuč
Date of birth (1993-10-27) 27 October 1993 (age 31)
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

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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

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Scores and results list Montenegro's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Kuč goal.
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
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

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Kuč descends from the Kuči[4] from his father and is 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.[5]

Honours

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Club

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Mladost Podgorica
Ballkani

References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "Radulović objavio spisak za Liban i Srbiju" [Radulović published the list for Lebanon and Serbia] (in Montenegrin). Football Association of Montenegro. 3 October 2023.
  4. ^ https://telegrafi.com/te-gjithe-e-njihnin-si-malazez-por-edvin-kuc-tregon-se-si-mesoi-qe-ka-prejardhjen-nga-kosova-pasi-erdhi-ne-suhareke/
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "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.
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