Midfielder Edvin Kuç was one of the most deserving players that the Balkans dominated for many years in Kosovo football. The hard-working footballer played for the Suharekë team from 2019 until the summer of last year. He was very well received in the Balkans and in Kosovo in general.
For his good performances in the Balkans, Kuç received the award. He became a representative of Montenegro. Since the fall of 2023, he has been invited regularly. He had never been invited before. The 31-year-old now has four goals in 13 appearances.
He scored the most important goal on Tuesday night. He scored for Montenegro's 1:0 victory over the Faroe Islands. The match in Nikšić was part of the 2026 World Cup qualifiers. Kuçi entered the game at the beginning of the second half, while he scored the winning goal and the big celebration at the very end, in the 96th minute.
"Kuc again came into the game very well in the second half, just like against Gibraltar. He is a guy who has quality and who brought us the three points," said Montenegro coach, the renowned Croatian Robert Prosinecki.
Kuç, who was also rumored to be an option to play for Kosovo before being called up by Montenegro, is now playing successfully in Azerbaijan.
Montenegro won 3-1 against Gibraltar last week and the former Balkan player left a good impression as well. Montenegro also has Croatia and the Czech Republic in their group, which they face later.
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Kuç also mentioned the Balkans in his post-match statement.
"It's one of the most beautiful moments in my career. A good day for all of us. We knew it wouldn't be easy to win six points. But we started with two wins, thank God. In the next group we play against the Czech Republic, which is probably our main rival to advance further. I want to be involved from the second plan. I knew it wouldn't be easy. I said before that two years ago I had the opportunity to play with my Balkan team against Klaksvik from the Faroe Islands and now everyone plays football. I knew that the Faroe Islands have a good team, but we dominated and we didn't play many interceptions, which is the main weapon of the players from the Islands," said Kuç.
Driton Camaj also played in the second half for Montenegro and stood out with his performance.
