Riad Bajić

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Riad Bajić
Personal information
Full name Riad Bajić
Date of birth (1994-05-06) 6 May 1994 (age 27)
Place of birth Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Brescia (on loan from Udinese)
Number 11
Youth career
2003–2013 Željezničar
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2015 Željezničar 48 (18)
2015–2017 Konyaspor 64 (22)
2017– Udinese 5 (0)
2018–2019 → İstanbul Başakşehir (loan) 31 (9)
2019–2020 → Konyaspor (loan) 27 (4)
2020–2021 → Ascoli (loan) 34 (12)
2021– → Brescia (loan) 23 (3)
National team‡
2013 Bosnia and Herzegovina U19 4 (5)
2014–2016 Bosnia and Herzegovina U21 7 (0)
2017– Bosnia and Herzegovina 12 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 March 2022
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15 October 2019

Riad Bajić (Bosnian pronunciation: [rǐaːd bâːjitɕ]; born 6 May 1994) is a Bosnian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Serie B club Brescia, on loan from Udinese, and the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team.

Bajić started his professional career at Željezničar, before joining Konyaspor in 2015. Two years later, he signed with Udinese, who loaned him to İstanbul Başakşehir in 2018, to Konyaspor in 2019, to Ascoli in 2020 and to Brescia in 2021.

A former youth international for Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bajić made his senior international debut in 2017, earning 12 caps since.

Club career[]

Željezničar[]

Bajić came through youth academy of his hometown club Željezničar, which he joined in 2003. In May 2013, he signed his first professional contract with the team.[1] He made his professional debut against Zvijezda Gradačac on 27 July at the age of 19.[2] On 19 October, he scored his first professional goal in a triumph over Mladost Velika Obarska.[3]

Bajić scored his first career hat-trick on 27 September 2014.[4] With 15 goals, he finished 2014–15 season as league's top scorer.[5]

Konyaspor[]

In August 2015, Bajić signed a three-year deal with Turkish outfit Konyaspor.[6] He made his official debut for the side on 15 August against Akhisarspor.[7] On 17 October, he scored his first goal for the team against Gaziantepspor.[8]

In January 2017, Bajić extended his contract until June 2020.[9] That season he finished as club's top goalscorer. His 17 goals were most league goals scored by Konyaspor player in a single campaign, beating the previous mark of 13 set by Theofanis Gekas.[10]

He won his first title with Konyaspor, club's first trophy ever, on 31 May, by beating İstanbul Başakşehir in Turkish Cup final.[11]

Udinese[]

In August, Bajić was transferred to Italian side Udinese for an undisclosed fee.[12] He made his competitive debut for the team in Coppa Italia game against Frosinone on 12 August.[13] Five weeks later, he made his league debut against Milan.[14]

In January 2018, Bajić was sent on a six-month loan to İstanbul Başakşehir. In June, his loan was extended for an additional season.[15]

In June 2019, Bajić was loaned to his former team Konyaspor until the end of season.[16]

In September 2020, he was sent on a season-long loan to Ascoli.[17]

In July 2021, he was loaned to Brescia for the remainder of campaign.[18]

International career[]

Bajić represented Bosnia and Herzegovina at various youth levels.[19]

In March 2015, he received his first senior call-up, for UEFA Euro 2016 qualifier against Andorra and friendly game against Austria,[20] but had to wait until 25 March 2017 to make his debut in 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Gibraltar.[21]

Personal life[]

Bajić married his long-time girlfriend Sanita in September 2019.[22]

Career statistics[]

Club[]

As of match played 15 March 2022[23]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Željezničar 2013–14 Bosnian Premier League 18 3 5 2 2[a] 0 25 5
Bosnian Premier League 28 15 2 1 4[b] 1[c] 34 17
2015–16 Bosnian Premier League 2 0 0 0 6[d] 2[e] 8 2
Total 48 18 7 3 12 3 67 24
Konyaspor 2015–16 Süper Lig 32 5 11 4 – 43 9
2016–17 Süper Lig 32 17 10 3 6[f] 0 48 20
Total 64 22 21 7 6 0 91 29
Udinese 2017–18 Serie A 5 0 2 0 – 7 0
İstanbul Başakşehir (loan) Süper Lig 9 3 – – 9 3
2018–19 Süper Lig 22 6 2 0 2[g] 0 26 6
Total 31 9 2 0 2 0 35 9
Konyaspor (loan) 2019–20 Süper Lig 27 4 1 0 – 28 4
Ascoli (loan) 2020–21 Serie B 34 12 0 0 – 34 12
Brescia (loan) 2021–22 Serie B 23 3 1 1 – 24 4
Career total 232 68 34 11 20 3 286 82
  1. ^ appearances in UEFA Champions League qualifying
  2. ^ appearances in UEFA Europa League qualifying
  3. ^ goal in UEFA Europa League qualifying
  4. ^ appearances in UEFA Europa League qualifying
  5. ^ goals in UEFA Europa League qualifying
  6. ^ appearances in UEFA Europa League
  7. ^ appearances in UEFA Europa League qualifying

International[]

As of match played 15 October 2019[24]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Bosnia and Herzegovina
2017 3 0
2018 6 0
2019 3 0
Total 12 0

Honours[]

Konyaspor[23]

Individual

References[]

  1. ^ "Riad Bajić: Nogometaš od 1.000.000 KM koji se vozi gradskim prijevozom". avaz.ba (in Bosnian). 15 March 2015. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
  2. ^ "Željo pobjedom u Gradačcu krenuo u odbranu titule". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 27 July 2013. Retrieved 28 July 2013.
  3. ^ "Željezničar razbio Mladost u Bijeljini". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 19 October 2013. Retrieved 21 October 2013.
  4. ^ "Peta uzastopna pobjeda Želje, hat-trick Riada Bajića". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 27 September 2014. Retrieved 28 September 2014.
  5. ^ "Bajić najbolji strijelac Premijer lige za sezonu 2014/15". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 30 May 2015. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
  6. ^ "Zvanično: Riad Bajić potpisao trogodišnji ugovor sa Konyasporom". klix.ba (in Bosnian). 8 August 2015. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
  7. ^ "Bajić igrao kompletan meč, Konyaspor osvojio bod". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 15 August 2015. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
  8. ^ "Bajić postigao prvijenac za Konyaspor". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 17 October 2015. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
  9. ^ "Riad Bajić produžio ugovor sa Konyasporom". avaz.ba (in Bosnian). 25 January 2017. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
  10. ^ "Bajić ušao u historiju Konyaspora". fokus.ba (in Bosnian). 7 May 2017. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
  11. ^ "Bajić, Hadžiahmetović i Milošević osvojili Kup Turske". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 31 May 2017. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
  12. ^ "Zvanično: Riad Bajić potpisao za Udinese!". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 4 August 2017. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
  13. ^ "Udinese prošao prvu prepreku, Bajić upisao zvanični debi". scsport.ba (in Bosnian). 12 August 2017. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
  14. ^ "Riad Bajić debitovao za Udinese u Serie A". reprezentacija.ba (in Bosnian). 17 September 2017. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
  15. ^ "Riad Bajić ostaje u İstanbul Başakşehiru". radiosarajevo.ba (in Bosnian). 13 June 2018. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
  16. ^ "Riad Bajić ponovo u Konyasporu". reprezentacija.ba (in Bosnian). 14 June 2019. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
  17. ^ "Riad Bajić ima novi klub u Italiji". avaz.ba (in Bosnian). 24 September 2020. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
  18. ^ "Riad Bajić novi fudbaler Brescie!". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 5 July 2021. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  19. ^ "Riad Bajić: Rad, trud i pošten odnos prema treninzima se uvijek isplate". reprezentacija.ba (in Bosnian). 25 March 2015. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
  20. ^ "Baždarević objavio imena Zmajeva za susrete protiv Andore i Austrije". klix.ba (in Bosnian). 16 March 2015. Retrieved 19 March 2015.
  21. ^ "Lagana i očekivana pobjeda BiH nad Gibraltarom". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 25 March 2017. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
  22. ^ "Oženio se bh. reprezentativac Riad Bajić". faktor.ba (in Bosnian). 11 September 2019. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
  23. ^ a b "R. Bajić". soccerway.com. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
  24. ^ "Riad Bajić". eu-football.info. Retrieved 15 October 2019.

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