Jasmin Kurtić

Jasmin Kurtić (born 10 January 1989) is a Slovenian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie B team Südtirol and the Slovenia national team.

Early career
A right-footed midfielder, Kurtić joined the 1. SNL club Gorica in August 2010 from the 2. SNL club Bela Krajina.

His stint at Gorica lasted only six months, as he was noted by scouts of Serie A club Palermo; on 18 December 2010 it was announced Kurtić had agreed a four-and-a-half-year contract with the Sicilians, effective from January 2011, thus making him the fourth Slovenian to join the club during the 2010–11 season.

On 12 January 2011, Kurtić made his Palermo debut in the Coppa Italia round of 16 game against Chievo; the match ended in a 1–0 win for Palermo. On 13 February 2011, Kurtić made his debut in Serie A, playing the whole 90 minutes against Fiorentina. On 10 April 2011, Kurtić scored his first goal in Serie A for Palermo against Cesena.

On 1 August 2011, he moved on loan to Varese in Serie B, with an option for his new club to acquire 50% of his transfer rights by the end of the season. He debuted for the team in Serie B on 27 August against Bari. For the 2012–13 season he returned to Palermo.

Sassuolo
On 1 July 2013, Kurtić moved to Sassuolo in a co-ownership deal. He made his Sassuolo debut in the third round of Coppa Italia away to Novara on 17 August 2013, as a starter.

Loan to Torino
On 30 January 2014, he moved to Torino on loan, also at the decision of Palermo, who owned half of his player rights. He scored his first goal for Torino on 19 April 2014 in the 34th round away to Lazio (3–3). During the season, Kurtić collected 16 appearances and scored two goals in the league.

On 20 June 2014, his co-ownership agreement between Palermo and Sassuolo was resolved in favour of Sassuolo.

Loan to Fiorentina
On 1 September 2014, he moved on loan to Fiorentina. He made his debut on 18 September in the UEFA Europa League match against Guingamp, and scored his first goal on 21 September against Atalanta.

Atalanta
On 25 June 2015, Kurtić was signed by Atalanta.

Parma
On 10 January 2020, Kurtić joined Parma on loan until the end of the 2019–20 season, at the end of which Parma was obligated to buy his rights. He signed a contract with the club until 30 June 2023.

Loan to PAOK
On 18 July 2021, Kurtić joined Super League Greece club PAOK on a two-year loan contract. On 23 January 2022, he became the second PAOK player, after Stavros Sarafis in 1972–73, to score in six consecutive league games.

Universitatea Craiova
On 8 August 2023, Kurtić joined Romanian club Universitatea Craiova on a one-year contract.

International career
Kurtić was a member of the Slovenia under-21 team, appearing in two friendlies in 2009. He made his senior debut against Greece on 26 May 2012, where he also scored from a free kick.

International

 * Scores and results list Slovenia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Kurtić goal.

Honours
Palermo
 * Coppa Italia runner-up: 2010–11

PAOK
 * Greek Cup runner-up: 2021–22, 2022–23