Kur Kur
South Sudanese association football player
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Kur Gai Kur (born 20 February 2000) is a South Sudanese professional football player who plays as a midfielder for Avondale FC.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kur Gai Kur | ||
| Date of birth | 20 February 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Mombasa, Kenya | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Avondale FC | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2009 | Modbury Vista | ||
| 2009–2016 | Skillaroos | ||
| 2016–2020 | Modbury | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020 | Modbury | 7 | (1) |
| 2020–2021 | Croydon Kings | 8 | (2) |
| 2021–2022 | Adelaide City | 32 | (16) |
| 2022–2023 | FK Novi Pazar | 0 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Brisbane Roar NPL | 5 | (1) |
| 2024- | Avondale FC | 11 | (3) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023– | South Sudan | 1 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 24 July 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 8 May 2023 | |||
He has also been called up for the South Sudan national team.[citation needed]
Club career
Kur was born in a refugee camp in Kenya. At the age of two, together with his family he moved to Australia for a better life. He began his football career at Modbury Vista when he was a very young, before joining the Skillaroos program, until he turned 16. He then signed to Modbury before joining the Croydon Kings in 2020. He transferred to Adelaide City in 2021, where he began his senior career.[3]
Kur made his debut with the South Sudan national team in a friendly match against the national team of Jordan, on January 31, 2022.[4]