William Kurtovic
Swedish footballer
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William Albin Kurtovic (born 22 June 1996) is a Swedish footballer who plays for Lyn.[1]
Full name
William Albin Kurtovic
Date of birth
22 June 1996
Place of birth
Karlskrona, Sweden
Height
1.89 m (6 ft 2+1⁄2 in)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | William Albin Kurtovic | ||
| Date of birth | 22 June 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Karlskrona, Sweden | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Lyn | ||
| Number | 22 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2015 | Sandefjord | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2022 | Sandefjord | 170 | (10) |
| 2018 | → Ullensaker/Kisa (loan) | 11 | (1) |
| 2023–2024 | HamKam | 48 | (0) |
| 2025 | Eik Tønsberg | 10 | (2) |
| 2026– | Lyn | 10 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015–2016 | Sweden U19 | 3 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 8 July 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 28 July 2017 | |||
Career
Club
In September 2015, Kurtovic signed a new contract with Sandefjord until the end of the 2018 season.[2]
In February 2023, Kurtovic signed a two-year contract with HamKam.[3]
On 4 March 2026, Kurtovic signed a contract with Lyn Fotball.[4]
Personal life
Kurtovic was born in Sweden to Marinko Kurtović, a Croatian handball coach, and a Swedish mother, and moved to Norway at a young age. His sister is professional handballer Amanda Kurtović, who represents Norway internationally.[5]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 8 July 2026[6]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sandefjord | 2014 | 1. divisjon | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | |
| 2015 | Eliteserien | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 14 | 0 | ||
| 2016 | 1. divisjon | 28 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | 33 | 2 | ||
| 2017 | Eliteserien | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 19 | 0 | ||
| 2018 | Eliteserien | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 11 | 1 | ||
| 2019 | 1. divisjon | 26 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | 29 | 3 | ||
| 2020 | Eliteserien | 19 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 0 | |||
| 2021 | Eliteserien | 24 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 26 | 2 | ||
| 2022 | Eliteserien | 26 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2[a] | 1 | 31 | 3 | |
| Total | 170 | 10 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 188 | 11 | ||
| Ullensaker/Kisa (loan) | 2018 | 1. divisjon | 11 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 14 | 2 | |
| Total | 11 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 14 | 2 | |||
| HamKam | 2023 | Eliteserien | 26 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 31 | 0 | |
| 2024 | Eliteserien | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 24 | 0 | ||
| Total | 48 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | 55 | 0 | |||
| Eik Tønsberg | 2025 | 2. divisjon | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 11 | 2 | |
| Lyn | 2926 | 1. divisjon | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | |
| Career total | 249 | 13 | 27 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 278 | 15 | ||
- Appearances in Eliteserien play-offs
Honours
- Sandefjord
- 1. divisjon (1): 2014[1]
