Kujtim Bala

Kujtim Bala

Kujtim Bala in 2010
Personal information
Full name Kujtim Bala
Date of birth (1990-05-24) 24 May 1990
Place of birth Sweden
Height 1.66 m (5 ft 5 12 in)
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current team
IK Sirius
Number TBA
Youth career
-2004 Veddige BK
2005–2009 Halmstads BK
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007 Varbergs BoIS FC
2008–2011 Halmstads BK 20 (1)
2012–2014 Varbergs BoIS FC 51 (1)
2015 Östersunds FK 20 (1)
2016– IK Sirius 0 (0)
National team
2010– Kosovo 1 (1)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 January 2016.
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12:54, 13 June 2010 (UTC)

Kujtim Bala (born 25 May 1990) is a Swedish footballer of Kosovar descent who plays for IK Sirius.

Career

Starting his career in Veddige BK, he moved at the age of 15 to Halmstads BK in 2005. In 2007 he made a one-year stay in Varbergs BoIS FC before returning to Halmstads BK the following year and on 12 July 2009 he made his debut for the senior team against GAIS when he came on as a substitute for Christian Järdler in the 59th minute.[1]

On 16 November 2009 he was raised from the youth squad and was given a place in the senior team.[2]

In the 2011 season Bala featured 19 times for Halmstads BK scoring once. After the season his contract expired and he decided to rejoin his former club Varbergs BoIS FC.[3] However the season was immediately cut short as he suffered an ACL injury even before the pre-season had started.[4]

National team

Kujtim Bala was called up to Kosovo national team for an exhibition game against his club Halmstads BK on 10 June 2010,[5] along with his teammate Anel Raskaj. Bala started the game on the beanch and came on in 60th minute and scored Kosovos fourth goal in the 71st minute.[6]

Honours

Club

Halmstads BK

References

  1. "Allsvensk debutant: Kujtim Bala" (in Swedish). hbk.se. 13 July 2009. Retrieved 24 July 2010.
  2. "U-spelare flyttas upp" (in Swedish). hbk.se. 16 November 2009. Retrieved 17 November 2009.
  3. "Kujtim Bala återvänder till Bois" (in Swedish). hn.se. 9 November 2011. Retrieved 9 November 2011.
  4. "Främre korsbandet av på Kujtim Bala" (in Swedish). hallandsposten.se. 2 January 2012. Retrieved 25 September 2012.
  5. "Raskaj byter HBK mot Kosovo" (in Swedish). hallandsposten.se. 10 June 2010. Retrieved 13 August 2010.
  6. "Målrik vänskapsmatch mot Kosovo" (in Swedish). hbk.se. 10 June 2010. Retrieved 13 August 2010.
  7. "Halmstads BK U 21-mästare" (in Swedish). svenskfotboll.se. Retrieved 24 July 2010.

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