Dejan Kulusevski

Dejan Kulusevski

Dejan Kulusevski (born 25 April 2000) is a Swedish professional footballer. He plays for Serie A club Juventus and the Sweden national team. He is the youngest player in the top five European leagues to have scored at least seven goals and made at least five assists. He was awarded the Serie A Best Young Player for the season for his performances.

About Dejan Kulusevski in brief

Summary Dejan KulusevskiDejan Kulusevski (born 25 April 2000) is a Swedish professional footballer. He plays as a winger or midfielder for Serie A club Juventus and the Sweden national team. He made his senior debut for Atalanta in 2019, before joining Parma on loan at the beginning of the 2019–20 season. He joined Juventus during the winter transfer window for €35 million, and was sent back to Parma for the rest of the season. In January 2020, he joined Juventus on a four-and-a-half year deal, which could possibly rise to €44 million with variables. He is the youngest player in the top five European leagues to have scored at least seven goals and made at least five assists.

He was awarded the Serie A Best Young Player for the season for his performances. He has played for all Swedish youth national teams, as well as the North Macedonia under-16 national team, and has been called up to the Sweden senior team for the first time in November 2019. In September 2020 he made his first start for Sweden, playing for 90 minutes before being substituted for Albin Ekdal in a 0–21 loss to Portugal in the UEFA Nations League. He scored his first international goal against Croatia in the 2–1 home win on 14 November 2020.