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Biography
Dejan Kulusevski(Macedonian: Дејан Кулушевски; born 25 April 2000) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Parma in Serie A, on loan from Atalanta, and the Sweden national team.
Club career
Early career
Kulusevski was born in Stockholm, and joined the youth academy of IF Brommapojkarna at the age of 6.
Atalanta
He joined Atalanta youth system (under 17 squad) on 7 July 2016 from Brommapojkarna. He made his Serie A debut on 20 January 2019, coming on as a substitute of Marten de Roon in a 5–0 away win against Frosinone.
Loan to Parma
On 18 July 2019, Kulusevski signed to Serie A club Parma on loan until 30 June 2020. He scored his first Serie A goal in a 3–2 win against Torino
International career
Kulusevski was born in Sweden to Macedonian parents. He is a youth international for Sweden, and he also represented the North Macedonia under-17 national team. He was called up to the Sweden national football team for the first time in November 2019 for the UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying games against Romania and the Faroe Islands.
Kulusevski made his international debut for Sweden on 18 November, coming on as a substitute for Ken Sema in a 3–0 win against the Faroe Islands in the last game of the Euro 2020 qualifying stage. With his appearance in a competitive game, Kulusevski is now cap-tied to Sweden at the international level.
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 14 December 2019
| Club | Season | League | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Atalanta | 2018–19 | Serie A | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 3 | 0 | ||
| Parma (loan) | 2019–20 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 18 | 4 | |||
| Career total | 19 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 4 | ||