Kur Kur

Kur Gai Kur (born 20 February 2000) is a South Sudanese professional football player who plays as a midfielder for Brisbane Roar NPL. [2]

Kur Gai Kur
Personal information
Full name Kur Gai Kur
Date of birth (2000-02-20) 20 February 2000
Place of birth Mombasa, Kenya
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Brisbane Roar NPL
Youth career
2008–2009 Modbury Vista
2009–2016 Skillaroos
2016–2020 Modbury
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020 Modbury 7 (1)
2020–2021 Croydon Kings 8 (2)
2021–2022 Adelaide City 32 (16)
2022–2023 FK Novi Pazar 0 (0)
2023– Brisbane Roar NPL 5 (1)
International career‡
2022– South Sudan 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 July 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 May 2023

He has also been called up for the South Sudan national team.

Club career

Kur was born in a refugee camp in Kenya. At the age of two, together with his family he moved to Australia for a better life. He began his football career at Modbury Vista when he was a very young, before joining the Skillaroos program, until he turned 16. He then signed to Modbury before joining the Croydon Kings in 2020. He transferred to Adelaide City in 2021, where he began his senior career.[3]

Kur made his debut with the South Sudan national team in a friendly match against the national team of Jordan, on January 31 2022.[4]

References
  1. "Kur Gai Kur | Sportschau.de". livecenter.sportschau.de.
  2. AussieScout [@scout_aussie] (1 May 2023). "Really interesting to see Kur Kur (🇸🇸🇦🇺 - 2000) play and score for Brisbane Roar's NPL side on the weekend. Kur was the best player in NPLSA with Adelaide City before signing for Novi Pazar in Serbia's top flight. He would be a smart signing for Brisbane Roar next season" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  3. Pulczynski, Ian (March 31, 2022). ""I'm in the best form of my career" - Kur Kur". Front Page Football.
  4. Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Jordan vs. South Sudan". www.national-football-teams.com.
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