Suad Gruda

Suad Gruda (born 27 July 1991) is a former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Born in Macedonia and raised in Sweden, he represented Montenegro U21 national team internationally.

Suad Gruda
Personal information
Date of birth (1991-07-27) 27 July 1991
Place of birth Macedonia
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
IFK Luleå
2007–2008 Degerfors
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009 IFK Luleå
2010–2011 Gefle 4 (0)
2012 JIPPO 24 (0)
2013 Nyköpings BIS 13 (1)
2013 Umeå 10 (0)
2014–2019 Nyköpings BIS 106 (4)
International career‡
2011 Montenegro U21 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 November 2017
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 May 2013

Club career

Gruda was born in Macedonia but his family relocated to Sweden and Luleå the year after his birth.[1] There he spent his youth years at IFK Luleå before moving to Degerfors IF[2] and then Allsvenskan club Gefle IF in 2010 after having spent a year playing first team football with his original club. After leaving Gefle two years later he played for second tier JIPPO in Finland[3] before signing with Nyköpings BIS in March 2013.[4] On 11 August 2013, Gruda left Nyköpings BIS for Umeå FC, but returned to his old club the next season.

In November 2019, he retired from playing, citing persistent knee problems.[5]

International career

Gruda represented the Montenegro national under-21 football team during one game against Andorra in the 2013 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship qualification.[6]

References
  1. "Hela familjen följer med när Suad satsar på fotbollen" (in Swedish). Nya Wermlands-Tidningen. 28 December 2007. Retrieved 26 May 2013.
  2. "Gruda kliver uppåt" (in Swedish). Norrländska Socialdemokraten. 1 December 2009. Retrieved 26 May 2013.
  3. Jipolle pelintekijä Ruotsista - Karjalainen (in Finnish)
  4. "Gruda siste man in I Bissarna" (in Swedish). SN. 21 March 2013. Retrieved 26 May 2013.
  5. Förre IFK Luleå-mittfältaren slutar - Norrländska Socialdemokraten (in Swedish)
  6. "Under-21 - Suad Gruda" (in Swedish). UEFA. Retrieved 26 May 2013.


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