Ajdin Hrustic

Ajdin Hrustic (Bosnian: Ajdin Hrustić, pronounced [xrǔːstitɕ]; born 5 July 1996) is an Australian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for FC Groningen in the Eredivisie.

Ajdin Hrustic
Personal information
Full name Ajdin Hrustic[1]
Date of birth (1996-07-05) 5 July 1996[1]
Place of birth Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Height 180 cm (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Playing position(s) Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current team
 FC Groningen
Number 23
Youth career
2004–2007 Heatherton United
2007–2009 South Melbourne
2009–2010 Sandringham
2010–2011 Nottingham Forest
2011–2012 Austria Wien
2012–2014 Schalke 04
2014–2016 FC Groningen
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016– Jong FC Groningen 31 (7)
2017– FC Groningen 69 (5)
National team‡
2018– Australia U23 4 (0)
2017– Australia 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 28 February 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15 October 2019

Born in Melbourne, Hrustic played youth football with South Melbourne and Schalke 04 before moving to Groningen, where he made his professional debut in 2017.

Early life

Hrustic was raised in Dandenong, in south-eastern Melbourne to a Bosniak father and Romanian mother.[2][3]

Playing career

Club

In June 2015, Hrustic signed a three-year contract with Groningen, his first senior professional deal.[4] He made his competitive debut for the club as a substitute in a draw against AZ Alkmaar on 2 April 2017.[3] His first goal for the club came two weeks later, with a shot from long range to seal a 5–1 win over PEC Zwolle.[5]

International

Hrustic was called up to an Australian under-23 development squad in March 2017.[6] This was the first time Hrustic had been involved with Football Federation Australia in several years, having previously not been involved with the Australian setup since moving to Europe.[4]

On 22 May 2017, Hrustic was named in the Australian national side's 30-man preliminary squad for the month of June, including the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup, a friendly against Brazil and a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Saudi Arabia.[7] Hrustic accepted the call-up, rejecting approaches from the Football Association of Bosnia and Herzegovina.[8] He was retained in the final 23-man squad.[9] He made his Socceroos debut on the losing side of a 4–0 friendly against Brazil, coming on as a 57th-minute substitute.[10]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 2 January 2019 [11]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League KNVB Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Groningen 2016–17 Eredivisie 7100—0071
2017–18 18111—00192
2018–19 14010—00150
Career total 392210000413

    International
    Statistics accurate as of 15 October 2019.
    Australia
    YearAppsGoals
    201710
    201800
    201920
    Total30

    See also

    References
    1. "FIFA Confederations Cup Russia 2017: List of players: Australia" (PDF). FIFA. 2 July 2017. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 July 2017. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
    2. Kulas, Damir (2 April 2017). "Former Heatherton, South junior Hrustic makes Eredivisie debut". CornerFlag.com.au. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
    3. Davutovic, David (3 April 2017). "Young Aussie striker Ajdin Hrustic making waves in Europe with new Dutch club Groningen". Herald Sun. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
    4. Kulas, Damir (29 June 2015). "Former South Melbourne youth Hrustic pens senior deal with FC Groningen". CornerFlag.com.au. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
    5. Davutovic, David (17 April 2017). "Aussie youngster Ajdin Hrustic opens professional account with tidy goal in Dutch league". Herald Sun. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
    6. Davutovic, David (15 March 2017). "Deni Juric, the younger brother of Socceroos striker Tomi, selected for Olyroos camp in Spain". Herald Sun. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
    7. "Uncapped Hrustic named in Socceroos squad". FourFourTwo. 22 May 2017.
    8. Davutovic, David (22 May 2017). "Ajdin Hrustic tells why he chose the Socceroos over World Cup-bound Bosnia". Herald Sun. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
    9. "Socceroos squad named by Ange Postecoglou for vital June clashes, Ajdin Hrustic called up". ABC News. 31 May 2017. Retrieved 12 June 2017.
    10. Kemp, Emma (13 June 2017). "Socceroos go down 4–0 to classy Brazil". Nine's Wide World of Sports. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
    11. Ajdin Hrustic at Soccerway. Retrieved 5 August 2017.


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