Riad Bajić

Riad Bajić
Personal information
Full name Riad Bajić
Date of birth (1994-05-06) 6 May 1994
Place of birth Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current team
 İstanbul Başakşehir
(on loan from Udinese)
Number 9
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– → İstanbul Başakşehir (loan) 16 (4)
National team‡
2014–2016 Bosnia and Herzegovina U21 6 (0)
2017– Bosnia and Herzegovina 8 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 October 2018
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11 October 2018

Riad Bajić (Bosnian pronunciation: [rǐad bǎjitɕ]; born 6 May 1994) is a Bosnian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Süper Lig club İstanbul Başakşehir, on loan from Udinese, and the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team.

Bajić started his professional career with Željezničar, before moving to Konyaspor in 2015. Two years later he joined Udinese, who loaned him to İstanbul Başakşehir in 2018.

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

Club career

Željezničar

Bajić is a product of Željezničar, whose youth academy he joined at the age of 9.[2] He debuted professionally on 16 July 2013 in a UEFA Champions League qualification match against Viktoria Plzeň.[3] Bajić scored his first goal for Željezničar against Mladost Velika Obarska on 19 October 2013.[4]

With 15 goals, Bajić finished 2014–15 season as league's top scorer.[5]

Konyaspor

In August 2015, Bajić was transferred to Turkish club Konyaspor, with whom he signed a three-year deal, for a fee of around €500,000.[6] He debuted for the club in a 1–1 draw against Akhisar on 15 August,[7] and scored his first goal against Gaziantepspor two months later.[8]

In January 2017 Bajić signed new and improved contract with Konyaspor until June 2020.[9] That season, he finished as the club's top scorer. His 17 goals were most league goals scored by Konyaspor player in a single season, beating the previous mark of 13, set by Theofanis Gekas.[10] He also helped Konyaspor win their first title ever, beating İstanbul Başakşehir on penalties in Turkish Cup final.[11]

Udinese

On 1 August 2017, it was announced that Bajić was transferred to Serie A side Udinese, for a fee in the region of €5.5 million.[12] His official debut for Udinese came in a 3–2 Coppa Italia win against Frosinone two weeks later.[13] He made his league debut on 17 September against Milan.[14]

On 20 January 2018, Bajić returned to Turkey by joining Süper Lig side İstanbul Başakşehir on a six-month loan deal.[15] A week later, he made his competitive debut for the club in a 5–0 win over Kardemir Karabükspor.[16] Bajić scored his first goal in a defeat to Alanyaspor on 9 March.[17]

In June 2018, his loan was extended for an additional season.[18]

International career

Bajić played for Bosnia and Herzegovina under-21 national team under coach Darko Nestorović.[19]

He received his first senior call-up in March 2015.[20] Bajić had to wait until 25 March 2017 to make his debut in a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Gibraltar, which Bosnia and Herzegovina won 5–0.[21]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 7 October 2018.[22]
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Željezničar 2013–14 Bosnian Premier League 1834220245
2014–15 Bosnian Premier League 281521413417
2015–16 Bosnian Premier League 20006282
Total 4818631236624
Konyaspor 2015–16 Süper Lig 325114–439
2016–17 Süper Lig 3217103604820
Total 6422217609129
Udinese 2017–18 Serie A 5020–70
İstanbul Başakşehir (loan) 2017–18 Süper Lig 93––93
2018–19 Süper Lig 71002091
Total 1640020184
Career total 13344291020318257

International

As of match played 11 October 2018.[23]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Bosnia and Herzegovina
201730
201850
Total80

Honours

Konyaspor[22]

Individual

Performances

References

  1. ↑ "Riad Bajiç". ibfk.com.tr (in Turkish). Retrieved 25 February 2018.
  2. ↑ "Riad Bajić, fudbaler od million KM, koji se vozi gradskim prijevozom". avaz.ba (in Bosnian). 13 March 2014. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
  3. ↑ "Potpisom za prvi tim Želje sam ostvario dječački san". klix.ba (in Bosnian). 30 July 2013. Retrieved 31 July 2013.
  4. ↑ "Željezničar razbio Mladost u Bijeljini". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 19 October 2013. Retrieved 22 April 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. ↑ "Riad Bajić: U Konyaspor sam doveden da postižem golove, porasli su nam apetiti". klix.ba (in Bosnian). 24 December 2015. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
  8. ↑ "Bajić postigao prvijenac za Konyaspor". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 17 October 2015. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
  9. ↑ "Riad Bajić produžio ugovor s Konyasporom". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 25 January 2017. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
  10. ↑ "Bajić se upisao u historiju Konyaspora". sportsport.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 4 June 2017.
  12. ↑ "Zvanično: Riad Bajić potpisao za Udinese!". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 1 August 2017. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
  13. ↑ "Debi Bajića u pobjedi Udinesea, poraz Palerma od Cagliarija". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 13 August 2017. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
  14. ↑ "Riad Bajić debitovao za Udinese u Serie A". bih.ba (in Bosnian). 17 September 2017. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
  15. ↑ "Gotovo je: Bajić u Başakşehiru do kraja sezone!". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 20 January 2018. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
  16. ↑ "Meastralna partija Višće, debitovao Bajić". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 29 January 2018. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  17. ↑ "Prvijenac Riada Bajića nedovoljan Başakşehiru". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 9 March 2018. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
  18. ↑ "Riad Bajić ostaje u Istanbul Başakşehiru". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 13 June 2018. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
  19. ↑ "Riad Bajić karijeru nastavlja u Turskoj". bih.ba (in Bosnian). 20 August 2015. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
  20. ↑ "Armin Hodžić i Riad Bajić se priključili zmajevima". bih.ba (in Bosnian). 15 March 2015. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
  21. ↑ "Zmajevi rutinski s 5:0 pobijedili Gibraltar". bih.ba (in Bosnian). 25 March 2017. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
  22. 1 2 "R. Bajić". soccerway.com. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
  23. ↑ "Riad Bajić". eu-football.info. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
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