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Kurtic<\/a>\u00a0was born on\u00a0January 10, 1989,<\/strong>\u00a0in\u00a0Chernomel<\/strong>, in the former\u00a0Yugoslavia,<\/strong>\u00a0now\u00a0Slovenia.<\/strong>\u00a0He joined the academies of local side\u00a0NK Bela Krajina<\/strong>\u00a0from a young age and in 2007 he was promoted to the first team. After three full seasons in the Slovenian second division, he caught the eye of\u00a0Gorica<\/strong>, who gave him the opportunity to test his abilities in the top flight.<\/p>\n

Within six months \u2026 Italy<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

His time with\u00a0Gorica<\/strong>\u00a0proved to be short-lived, as his performances in the first half of the 2010-11 season persuaded\u00a0Palermo<\/strong>\u00a0to invest and bring him to\u00a0Italy<\/strong>, a decision that was to be decisive for his career. In January 2011 he moved to\u00a0Sicily<\/strong>, took his first chances in the league and cup, scored his first goal in\u00a0Serie A<\/strong>, but then in the summer he decided to leave on loan to gain more experience.<\/p>\n

He moved to\u00a0Serie B<\/strong>\u00a0with\u00a0Varese<\/strong>, where he became a key and irreplaceable member of hte team, making 43 appearances, scoring three goals, and serving up four assists.<\/p>\n

Return to Sicily and the big breakthrough<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

After the adventure with\u00a0Varese<\/strong>, he returned to\u00a0Palermo<\/strong>\u00a0ready to knock on the door of the starting XI and fight to establish himself, now being an international with the\u00a0Slovenia<\/strong>\u00a0national team. He even made his debut in a friendly against\u00a0Greece<\/strong>, in a match during which he also scored a goal with a direct free-kick.<\/p>\n

The 2012-13 season ended with a positive sign, as he played in 32 games in the top league.<\/p>\n

In the summer of 2013,\u00a0Palermo<\/strong>\u00a0reached an agreement to sell the player to\u00a0Sassuolo,<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0Kurtic<\/a>\u00a0moved to the newly-promoted side. After six months with 18 appearances and two assists,\u00a0Sassuolo<\/strong>\u00a0decided to loan him to\u00a0Torino<\/strong>. The\u00a0Slovenian<\/strong>\u00a0midfielder maintained his high numbers there, with 16 games and two goals.<\/p>\n

From Florence to \u2026 Bergamo<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The co-ownership of the player held by\u00a0Parma<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0Sassuolo<\/strong>\u00a0ended in favor of the latter, which, however, decided to loan him next to\u00a0Fiorentina<\/strong>. It was also the first time that the player crossed paths with\u00a0PAOK<\/strong>, as\u00a0Fiorentina<\/strong>\u00a0faced the Double-headed Eagle in the\u00a0Europa League<\/strong>\u00a0group stage.<\/p>\n

In\u00a0Florence<\/strong>,\u00a0Kurtic<\/a>\u00a0played a full season with 28 appearances and one goal, which prompted\u00a0Atalanta<\/strong>\u00a0to move for his services. On June 25, 2015,\u00a0Kurtic<\/a>\u00a0was announced by the Bergamo club as a new arrival and for the next two-and-a-half seasons he improved further.<\/p>\n

At\u00a0Atalanta<\/strong>, he recorded a total of 92 appearances, scoring 10 goals and providing two assists until January 2018, when he was then loaned to\u00a0SPAL<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

SPAL and then on to Parma<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

After six months,\u00a0SPAL<\/strong>\u00a0decided to pay just over five million euros to make\u00a0Kurtic<\/a>\u00a0their own, and their decision was vindicated with the\u00a0Slovenian\u00a0<\/strong>proving a key player in their midfield. He remained there until January 2020, and recorded 65 appearances with nine goals and five assists to his name.<\/p>\n

Parma<\/strong>, who were looking for a solution for central midfield, paid\u00a0SPAL<\/strong>\u00a0around five million euros to acquire him, after the player first passed the test of being on loan. He played in 57 games for Parma, scoring six goals and providing one assist.<\/p>\n

The national team<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Kurtic<\/a>\u00a0, as stated, started his career with the the\u00a0Slovenian<\/strong>\u00a0national team in May 2012, and since then he has played 68 times and is a current international. He has scored two goals and has contributed four assists.<\/p>\n

The PAOK era<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

In the summer of 2021,\u00a0Kurtic<\/a>\u00a0decided to accept\u00a0PAOK\u2019s<\/strong>\u00a0proposal and become a resident of\u00a0Thessaloniki<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Last season, the Slovenian<\/strong> was the team’s top scorer, while in total with in a lack and white shirt, he has made 63 appearances, scored 21 goals and contributed four assists.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Our midfielder Jasmin Kurtic turns 34 today, and PAOK FC would like to wish him many years of health, happiness and successes on both a personal and professional level.","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":722767,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1520,5],"tags":[2378,2457,2534,3766,14429],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nHappy Birthday Jasmin! - PAOKFC<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.paokfc.gr\/en\/news\/20230110-xronia-polla-jasmin\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Happy Birthday Jasmin! 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