Bleon Kurtulus
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 24 June 2007 | ||
| Place of birth | Halmstad, Sweden[1] | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Halmstads BK | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Halmstads BK | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2024– | Halmstads BK | 36 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022–2024 | Sweden U17 | 22 | (0) |
| 2024– | Sweden U19 | 6 | (0) |
| 2025– | Sweden U21 | 7 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 12 November 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 18:38, 18 November 2025 (UTC) | |||
Bleon Kurtulus (born 24 June 2007) is a Swedish footballer who plays as a defender for Allsvenskan club Halmstads BK.
Club career
[edit | edit source]Born in Halmstad, Kurtulus joined local side Halmstads BK as a child, going on to sign his first professional contract with the club in June 2023.[2] He made his professional debut for the club on 25 April 2024, in a 2–1 win against Hammarby, where his brother Edvin was playing at the time. The two shared the pitch during the second half after Kurtulus was brought on as a substitute.[3][4]
On 15 October 2024, he was named by English newspaper The Guardian as one of the best players born in 2007 worldwide.[5]
International career
[edit | edit source]Kurtulus has represented Sweden from under-15 to under-17 level.[6]
Personal life
[edit | edit source]Born in Sweden, Kurtulus is of Kosovan-Turkish descent.[7] His two brothers are also footballers; Swedish international Edvin plays for Bulgarian club Ludogorets Razgrad, while Egon plays for Hammarby Talang in the Ettan.[8]
Career statistics
[edit | edit source]Club
[edit | edit source]- As of 15 October 2024.[9]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Halmstad | 2024 | Allsvenskan | 4 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Career total | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
- Notes
- ^ Appearances in the Svenska Cupen
References
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- 2007 births
- Living people
- Swedish people of Kosovan descent
- Swedish people of Albanian descent
- Swedish people of Turkish descent
- Footballers from Halmstad
- Swedish men's footballers
- Sweden men's youth international footballers
- Men's association football defenders
- Allsvenskan players
- Halmstads BK players
- 21st-century Swedish sportsmen