He as Swedish born professional football player who was born on 25th April, 2000. He is listed as a winger or midfielder of the premier league team, Tottenham Hotspur and currently playing for the Sweden national football team.
He earned his first call-up to the Sweden senior team in 2018, and made his debut the following year.
The Life Journey of Dejan Kulusevski as a Club Footballer
Dejan Kulusevski had joined the youth category of Atalanta when transferred from the Brommapojkarna on July 7, 2016. He did not feature in senior team until he comes off the bench in Serie A match on the 20th of January, 2019. He made his debut on the last match against Frosinone when he came as a sub for Marten de Roon in the 5–0 thrashing win away from home. During the season of 2018/2019, Kulusevski featured in only three Italian league matches, all would be from bench induction in Atalanta.
Parma
Dejan Kulusevski completed his move where he agreed on loan deal that takes him to Serie A side Parma until June 30, 2019. His first Serie A goal was in a 3–2 home win to Torino on the 30th of September, the following year.
A lot of attention was attracted by great performances at the beginning of 2019/2020 Serie A with Parma on loan where in 17 starts he scored 4 goals and made 7 assistances. Therefore, on 2nd January 2020, a big transfer was being enabled to a fellow Serie A giant in the form of Juventus and he signed a deal with the side for four and half year worth €35 million with further addition of €9 million in variables.
Although this deal was completed Kulusevski was soon loaned back to Parma for the rest of the season. His contributions were highly impressive, getting to net an impressive tally of 10 goals and 9 assists at the end of the season. For these thrilling performances, he would receive the Serie A best young player of the season award.
Juventus
Kulusevski found the back of the net on his first appearance for Juventus on the 20th of September 2020 in a 3-0 thrashing of Sampdoria at the Allianz Stadium. He was still remembered as, on May 19, 2021 while celebrating D’Ambrosio, he got the opening goal and then also provided the assist for Federico Chiesa’s match-winning goal as Fiorentina won 2-1 in the 2021 Coppa Italia Final.
In the next season, Kulusevski already showed how he dominates the Champions League when he scored a header in the 86th minute to give a win against Zenit Saint Petersburg. But its importance lessened when Massimiliano Allegri became the manager and played the entire season with 20 matches and scored two goals.
Tottenham Hotspur
Finally, On January 31, 2022, Dejan Kulusevski will be signing another 18 months loan move to the premier league side Tottenham Hotspur. The prolific loan agreement that financially assessed at a not insignificant sum of €10 million was a legally binding agreement to purchase with an option for a direct contractual agreement under certain circumstances with an additional of €35 million fee. Spurs loanee made his first start in the Spurs team on the 5th on February in the FA cup match against Brighton & Hove Albion coming as a substitute the match ended 3-1 in favor of the Spurs.
Kulusevski marked his arrival at Tottenham by scoring his first goal on February 19, making the end back in the fourth minute of an incredible 3-2 victory against Manchester City. Signing in this club, he scored five goals and made eight assists for the 13 goals in the 18 premiership matches for the first season. But they did not repeat themselves in the following season when Kulusevski faced numerous issues: injuries, slump, and perhaps unfortunate tactics.
There was a significant moment in his Tottenham journey on June 17, 2023, with the additional permanent signin g of Kulusevski to continue the link with the club until 2028.
An incredible event occurred on 16th September, 2023, when Tottenham, Kulusevski scored a 100th minute winning goal to beat Sheffield United 2–1 helping the team record the latest-ever winning comeback in the Premier League at the time. Currently, the 22-year-old Dejan Kulusevski wears a shirt number of 21.
A look at Dejan Kulusevski’s International Career
Kulusevski Dejan has also played for Swedish youth national teams and also Macedonian under-17 national team. But he first represented Sweden on the international level in November 2019 in the UEFA Euro 2020 Qualifying match against Romania and the Faroe Islands. During the UEFA Euro 2020 in June the pandemic saw Kulusevski contracting the virus and missing Sweden’s match against Spain.
Dejan Kulusevski’s salary: Contract and Net worth
The estimated net worthy of of Dejan Kulusevski is $11 million as of the year 2025. When Spurs signed him from Liverpool in 2015, he cost £33.26 million, and he earns £5.74 million per year.
Upon signing for Tottenham, Kulusevski was a first team regular for Juventus and would earn £4.05 million per year. With these earnings it is worth stating that this footballer has earned more than £14 million from his successful footballing carrier.