Dejan Kulusevski

Dejan Kulusevski (Macedonian: Дејан Кулушевски, romanized: Dejan Kuluševski; Macedonian pronunciation: [ˈdɛjan kuˈluʃɛvski]; Swedish pronunciation: [ˈdɛ.jan kʉ.lʉˈsɛvs.kɪ]; born 25 April 2000), is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or right winger for Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur and the Sweden national team.

Coming through from the youth system, Kulusevski made his senior debut for Atalanta in 2019, before joining Parma on loan at the beginning of the 2019–20 season.

Just thinking about her face and playing football, you know, I want her to have the best father in the world and that's what I'm trying to be"[6] Kulusevski was born in Stockholm and joined the youth activities of IF Brommapojkarna at the age of six.

[20] In the next season, Kulusevski scored the winning goal in the Champions League match against Zenit Saint Petersburg with a header in the 86th minute on 20 October.

[23] He made his first appearance for Spurs on 5 February in the FA Cup match against Brighton & Hove Albion, coming on a substitute in a 3–1 win.

[34] He was called up to the Sweden national team for the first time in November 2019 for the UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying games against Romania and the Faroe Islands.

[36] Kulusevski made his senior international debut for Sweden on 18 November 2019, 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.

[11][37] On 8 September 2020, he made his first start for Sweden, playing for 90 minutes before being substituted for Albin Ekdal in a 0–2 loss to Portugal in the 2020–21 UEFA Nations League.

He also possesses good technique, dribbling skills, and striking ability, which enables him to score goals, in addition to creating chances for teammates.

[10][42][43][44] Regarded as a promising and hard-working player in the media, his manager at Parma, Roberto D'Aversa, has compared Kulusevski to Mohamed Salah.

Kulusevski with Tottenham Hotspur in 2022