Kujtim Bala
{{short description|Swedish footballer of Kosovar descent|bot=PearBOT 5}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2023}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Kujtim Bala
| image = Kujtim Bala 2010.jpg
| image_size = 150px
| caption = Kujtim Bala in 2010
| fullname =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1990|05|24|df=y}}
| birth_place = Sweden
| height = {{Height|m=1.66}}
| position = Defender
| currentclub =
| clubnumber =
| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2004
| youthyears2 = 2005–2009
| youthclubs1 = Veddige BK
| youthclubs2 = Halmstads BK
| years1 = 2007
| clubs1 = Varbergs BoIS
| caps1 =
| goals1 =
| years2 = 2008–2011
| clubs2 = Halmstads BK
| caps2 = 20
| goals2 = 1
| years3 = 2012–2014
| clubs3 = Varbergs BoIS
| caps3 = 51
| goals3 = 1
| clubs4 = Östersunds FK
| years4 = 2015
| caps4 = 20
| goals4 = 1
| clubs5 = IK Sirius
| years5 = 2016
| caps5 = 11
| goals5 = 0
| clubs6 = Dalkurd FF
| years6 = 2016–2017
| caps6 = 36
| goals6 = 3
| nationalyears1 = 2010
| nationalteam1 = Kosovo
| nationalcaps1 = 1
| nationalgoals1 = 1
| club-update =
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Kujtim Bala (born 25 May 1990) is a Swedish former footballer of Kosovar descent.{{cite web|url=https://dalkurd.se/2016/07/18/kutjim-bala-klar-dalkurd/|title=Kujtim Bala klar för Dalkurd|date=18 July 2016|accessdate=26 July 2016|publisher=hbk.se|language=Swedish|archive-date=5 April 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170405173121/https://dalkurd.se/2016/07/18/kutjim-bala-klar-dalkurd/|url-status=dead}}
Career
Starting his career in Veddige BK, he moved at the age of 15 to Halmstads BK in 2005. In 2007, he made a one-year stay in Varbergs BoIS FC before returning to Halmstads BK the following year and on 12 July 2009 he made his debut for the senior team against GAIS when he came on as a substitute for Christian Järdler in the 59th minute.{{cite web|url=http://www.hbk.se/extra/news/?module_instance=1&id=5079|title=Allsvensk debutant: Kujtim Bala|date=13 July 2009|accessdate=24 July 2010|publisher=hbk.se|language=Swedish|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120406215105/http://www.hbk.se/extra/news/?module_instance=1&id=5079|archivedate=6 April 2012}}
On 16 November 2009 he was raised from the youth squad and was given a place in the senior team.{{cite web|url=http://www.hbk.se/extra/news/?module_instance=1&id=5693 |title=U-spelare flyttas upp |date=16 November 2009 |accessdate=17 November 2009 |publisher=hbk.se |language=Swedish |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120406213107/http://www.hbk.se/extra/news/?module_instance=1&id=5693 |archivedate= 6 April 2012 }}
In the 2011 season Bala featured 19 times for Halmstads BK scoring once. After the season his contract expired and he decided to rejoin his former club Varbergs BoIS FC.{{cite web|url=http://hn.se/sport/fotboll/1.1426255-kujtim-bala-atervander-till-bois|title=Kujtim Bala återvänder till Bois|date=9 November 2011|accessdate=9 November 2011|publisher=hn.se|language=Swedish}} However the season was immediately cut short as he suffered an ACL injury even before the pre-season had started.{{cite web|url=http://hallandsposten.se/sport/fotboll/1.1483105-framre-korsbandet-av-pa-kujtim-bala|title=Främre korsbandet av på Kujtim Bala|date=2 January 2012|accessdate=25 September 2012|publisher=hallandsposten.se|language=Swedish}}{{Dead link|date=February 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
National team
Kujtim Bala was called up to Kosovo national team for an exhibition game against his club Halmstads BK on 10 June 2010,{{cite web|url=http://hallandsposten.se/sport/fotboll/hbk/1.858473-raskaj-byter-hbk-mot-kosovo|title=Raskaj byter HBK mot Kosovo|date=10 June 2010|accessdate=13 August 2010|publisher=hallandsposten.se|language=Swedish}} along with his teammate Anel Raskaj. Bala started the game on the bench and came on in 60th minute and scored Kosovos fourth goal in the 71st minute.{{cite web|url=http://www.hbk.se/extra/news/?module_instance=2&id=6489 |title=Målrik vänskapsmatch mot Kosovo |date=10 June 2010 |accessdate=13 August 2010 |publisher=hbk.se |language=Swedish |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100813131904/http://www.hbk.se/extra/news/?module_instance=2&id=6489 |archivedate=13 August 2010 }}
Honours
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References
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External links
- {{Soccerway|kutjim-bala/83902}}
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Category:Kosovan men's footballers
Category:Kosovo pre-2014 men's international footballers
Category:Swedish men's footballers
Category:Swedish people of Kosovan descent
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Varbergs BoIS players
Category:Östersunds FK players