Jasmin Kurtić (born 10 January 1989) is a Slovenian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Brinje Grosuplje.
Club career
Early career A right-footed midfielder, Kurtić joined the 1. SNL club Gorica in August 2010 from the 2. SNL club Bela Krajina.
His stint at Gorica lasted only six months, as he was noted by scouts of Serie A club Palermo; on 18 December 2010 it was announced Kurtić had agreed a four-and-a-half-year contract with the Sicilians, effective from January 2011, thus making him the fourth Slovenian to join the club during the 2010–11 season.
On 12 January 2011, Kurtić made his Palermo debut in the Coppa Italia round of 16 game against Chievo; the match ended in a 1–0 win for Palermo. On 13 February 2011, Kurtić made his debut in Serie A, playing the whole 90 minutes against Fiorentina. On 10 April 2011, Kurtić scored his first goal in Serie A for Palermo against Cesena.
On 1 August 2011, he moved on loan to Varese in Serie B, with an option for his new club to acquire 50% of his transfer rights by the end of the season. He debuted for the team in Serie B on 27 August against Bari. For the 2012–13 season he returned to Palermo.
Sassuolo On 1 July 2013, Kurtić moved to Sassuolo in a co-ownership deal. He made his Sassuolo debut in the third round of Coppa Italia away to Novara on 17 August 2013, as a starter.
Loan to Torino
On 30 January 2014, he moved to Torino on loan, also at the decision of Palermo, who owned half of his player rights. He scored his first goal for Torino on 19 April 2014 in the 34th round away to Lazio (3–3). During the season, Kurtić collected 16 appearances and scored two goals in the league.
On 20 June 2014, his co-ownership agreement between Palermo and Sassuolo was resolved in favour of Sassuolo.
Loan to Fiorentina
On 1 September 2014, he moved on loan to Fiorentina. He made his debut on 18 September in the UEFA Europa League match against Guingamp, and scored his first goal on 21 September against Atalanta.
Atalanta On 25 June 2015, Kurtić was signed by Atalanta.
Parma On 10 January 2020, Kurtić joined Parma on loan until the end of the 2019–20 season, at the end of which Parma was obligated to buy his rights. He signed a contract with the club until 30 June 2023.
Loan to PAOK On 18 July 2021, Kurtić joined Super League Greece club PAOK on a two-year loan contract. On 23 January 2022, he became the second PAOK player, after Stavros Sarafis in 1972–73, to score in six consecutive league games.
Universitatea Craiova On 8 August 2023, Kurtić joined Romanian club Universitatea Craiova on a one-year contract.
International career Kurtić was a member of the Slovenia under-21 team, appearing in two friendlies in 2009. He made his senior debut against Greece on 26 May 2012, where he also scored from a free kick.
Career statistics
Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition Club Season League National cup Continental Other TotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsBela Krajina2007–08Slovenian Second League27320——2932008–09Slovenian Second League22210——2322009–10Slovenian Second League25210——262Total747400000787Gorica2010–111. SNL15020——170Palermo2010–11Serie A4110——512012–13Serie A31010——320Total351200000371Varese (loan)2011–12Serie B38210—41433Sassuolo2013–14Serie A18020——200Torino (loan)2013–14Serie A162———162Fiorentina (loan)2014–15Serie A2112050—281Atalanta2015–16Serie A32220——3422016–17Serie A37620——3962017–18Serie A1421040—192Total83105040009210SPAL (loan)2017–18Serie A16100——161SPAL2018–19Serie A30610——3162019–20Serie A16220——182Total629300000659Parma2019–20Serie A20210——2122020–21Serie A34420——364Total546300000576PAOK (loan)2021–22Super League Greece311572131—51182022–23Super League Greece1030020—123Total411872151006321Universitatea Craiova2023–24Liga I15121——172 Career total472573332414153362
International
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsSlovenia2012612013902014802015702016802017502018502019100202071202190202290202360202470Total962
Scores and results list Slovenia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Kurtić goal.
+ List of international goals scored by Jasmin KurtićNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition1 26 May 2012 Kufstein Arena, Kufstein, Austria 1–1 1–1 Friendly2 15 November 2020 Stožice Stadium, Ljubljana, Slovenia 1–1 2–1 2020–21 UEFA Nations League C
Honours Palermo Coppa Italia runner-up: 2010–11
PAOK Greek Cup runner-up: 2021–22, 2022–23
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