My Take
Dejan Kulusevski is one of those players who makes you do a double-take when you check his birthday — born in 2000, and he's already carrying Tottenham's attack on his back like a seasoned veteran. The Macedonian-Swedish combo gives him this fascinating blend of styles: technically sharp in tight spaces, relentless up and down the flank, and physically imposing at 186 cm in a way that bigger defenders genuinely struggle with. His loan move from Juventus to Spurs in January 2022 looked like a gamble at first, and then suddenly he was one of the most dynamic wingers in the Premier League. Winning the Guldbollen — Sweden's top footballer of the year — in 2022 confirmed what anyone watching closely already knew. He's the real thing, and at just 24 he's barely scratched the surface of what he can do.
Overview
Dejan Kuluševski (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.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Dejan Kulusevski
- Name (Japanese)
- デヤン・クルゼフスキ
- Reading
- でやん・くるぜふすき
- Born
- April 25, 2000 (age 26)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Taurus / Dragon
- Origin
- Spånga-Kista församling, Stockholm County, Sweden
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 186 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- association football player
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- 2022 Guldbollen
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.