Alfred Ajdarević

Alfred Agim Ajdarević (born 20 June 1998) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Swedish club Örebro SK.

Alfred Ajdarević
Personal information
Full name Alfred Agim Ajdarević
(Albanian: Alfred Agim Hajdari)
Date of birth (1998-06-20) 20 June 1998
Place of birth Sweden
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Örebro SK
Number 11
Youth career
Rinia IF
–2016 Falkenbergs FF
2016 Örebro SK
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016– Örebro SK 5 (0)
2019 → IFK Värnamo (loan) 18 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:24, 10 May 2019 (UTC)

Early life

Alfred was born in Sweden, to Kosovar-Albanian parents with origin from Medveđa, where they moved like family from Pristina, Kosovo to Sweden in 1992.[1] The family real name was Hajdari but since his father played in Yugoslav league they switched it to "Ajdarević".[2] His father Agim Ajdarević was a member of FK Spartak Subotica in the Yugoslav First League in the 1980s and 1990s, and later when Agim moved to Sweden in 1992, he signed with Falkenbergs FF. His elder brother Astrit was also part of Falkenbergs FF such as their father and also started youth career at Rinia IF.[3] His other elder brother, Arben is also a footballer.[4][5]

Club career

Early career

Ajdarević started his youth career at Rinia IF from where he moved at Falkenbergs FF.[6] Then on 5 July 2016 he signed with Örebro SK joining his elder brother Astrit Ajdarević.[7]

Örebro

He was included in the first team of Örebro SK for the match against his former team Falkenbergs on 23 July 2016 where he was an unused substitute for the entire match.[8] He made his first professional debut on 6 November 2016 against Elfsborg coming on as a substitute in the 76th minute in place of Maic Sema.[9]

On 28 January 2019, Ajdarević was loaned out to IFK Värnamo for the whole 2019 season.[10]

International career

Ajdarević received his first international call-up at Albania national under-21 football team by coach Alban Bushi for a gathering in Durrës, Albania from 18–25 January 2017.[11]

Career statistics

Club
As of 5 November 2017[12]
Club statistics
Club Season League Cup Europe[lower-alpha 1] Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Örebro SK2016Allsvenskan 1010——20
2017 2010——30
Total 3020——50
Career total 3020——50
  1. Including continental competitions, such as UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League

References
  1. „Offside“ – Article from the sverige football magazine Offside over Ajdarevic by footballinfinland.wordpress.com
  2. "Një ëndërr e bërë realitet, Ajdarevic: Te Shqipëria jo për famë, por për të dhënë gjithçka nga vetja për gjithë shqiptarët" (in Albanian). Albsport. 3 November 2017. Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 3 November 2017. Fjala është për futbollistin nga Kosova, Astrit Hajdari por që u detyrua ta ndërrojnë mbiemrin pasi babai i tij ishte futbollist në ish-Jugosllvai dhe ia bënë Ajdarevic.
  3. Historien om Astrit Ajdarevic - Liverpool Football Club - Premier League SvenskaFans.com
  4. "Många sticker ut i vass etta" (in Swedish). Dagens Nyheter. 4 June 2014. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
  5. "Lillebror Ajdarevic till Örebro" (in Swedish). Dagens Nyheter. 5 July 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
  6. Alfred Ajdarevic ÖSK Fotboll
  7. Alfred Ajdarevic skriver långtidskontrakt med ÖSK ÖSK Fotboll
  8. "Falkenberg vs. Örebro - 23 July 2016". Soccerway. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  9. "Elfsborg vs. Örebro - 6 November 2016". Soccerway. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  10. Klart: IFK Värnamo lånar från allsvenskan, vn.se, 28 January 2019
  11. Alban Bushi: Ja emrat për grumbullimin e parë në Durrës Archived 19 January 2017 at the Wayback Machine FSHF.org
  12. Alfred Ajdarević at Soccerway. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
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