Dejan Kulusevski

Swedish footballer (born 2000)

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Dejan Kulusevski (Macedonian: Дејан Кулушевски ; born 25 April 2000) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or winger for Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur and the Sweden national team.
He joined Juventus during the winter transfer window for €35 million, and was sent back to Parma on loan for the rest of the season.
In June 2023, Tottenham signed Kulusevski permanently on a deal until 2028.
He represented both Sweden and Macedonia internationally at youth level, before opting to play for his birth country at senior level, making his full debut in 2019.
The couple have a daughter together named Leonie, born 25 April 2024.

Dejan Kulusevski (Macedonian: Дејан Кулушевски; born 25 April 2000) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or 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. He joined Juventus during the winter transfer window for €35 million, and was sent back to Parma on loan for the rest of the season. In January 2022, Kulusevski was sent on loan to Tottenham Hotspur in England. In June 2023, Tottenham signed Kulusevski permanently on a deal until 2028.

Early and personal life

Kulusevski was born in Stockholm to a Swedish Macedonian father and a Macedonian mother. He represented both Sweden and Macedonia internationally at youth level, before opting to play for his birth country at senior level, making his full debut in 2019.

Kulusevski became engaged to fellow Swedish footballer Eldina Ahmić in May 2023, getting married on 15 June 2025. The couple have a daughter together named Leonie, born 25 April 2024. Beginning in the 2024–25 season, Kulusevski began using a goal celebration where he made a 'L' shape with his hand. While the gesture is commonly used to call somebody a 'Loser', Kulusevski revealed it was a tribute to his daughter, stating "That was all about Leonie, my biggest motivation".