Mateo Bajamich

Mateo Bajamich (Croatian: Bajamić, pronounced [matěo bǎjamitɕ];[1][2]; born 3 August 1999) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for Instituto.[3]

Mateo Bajamich
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-08-03) 3 August 1999
Place of birth Morrison, Argentina
Playing position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Instituto
Youth career
Unión de Morrison
2016–2018 Instituto
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018– Instituto 22 (9)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:12, 10 December 2019 (UTC)

Career

Bajamich's career started with Instituto, joining in 2016 from Unión de Morrison.[4] He made his professional debut on 23 February 2019 in a Primera B Nacional defeat to Nueva Chicago, having previously been an unused substitute in 2018 for matches with Villa Dálmine and Arsenal de Sarandí.[3][5][6] After coming off the bench versus Nueva Chicago, Bajamich made his first start in senior football against Guillermo Brown on 3 March.[3][7] He scored his first goal on the final day of 2018–19 against Gimnasia y Esgrima.[3] Bajamich then netted four goals in his first five games to start 2019–20, which included a brace away to Brown in Adrogué on 14 September.[3][8]

Personal life

Born in Argentina, Bajamich is of Croatian descent.[9] In 1921, his great-grandfather Mariano Bajamich (Croatian: Marin Bajamić) left Trnbusi, Croatia (then part of Yugoslavia) and moved to Argentina where he married a Spaniard Carmen. Bajamich expressed his desire to play for the Croatian national team. In 2020, he received the Croatian citizenship.[10]

Career statistics
As of 14 December 2019.[3]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Instituto 2018–19 Primera B Nacional 7100——0071
2019–20 15800——00158
Career total 22900——00229

    References
    1. "Màtej". Hrvatski jezični portal (in Croatian). Retrieved 15 June 2020. Matèo
    2. "bàjam". Hrvatski jezični portal (in Croatian). Retrieved 15 June 2020.
    3. "Argentina - M. Bajamich". Soccerway. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
    4. "Bajamich, el único "pibe" que subió Franco en Instituto". Mundo D - La Voz. 27 June 2018. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
    5. "Ficha Estadistica de MATEO BAJAMICH". BDFA. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
    6. "Darío Franco probó a Mateo Bajamich en el once inicial de Instituto". La NUEVA Mañana. 26 July 2018. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
    7. "Sigue probando". Hoy Día. 27 February 2019. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
    8. "El juvenil Bajamich se acostumbra al gol en Instituto". Vía País. 7 September 2019. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
    9. "Croatia hone in on talented 20-year-old Argentine-Croat". Croatia Week. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
    10. "Sportske novosti - DOMOVNICA JE TU! VELIKI ARGENTINSKI TALENT DOBIO HRVATSKO DRŽAVLJANSTVO, A ZA SN PRVI PUT OTKRIVA NAJLJEPŠU PRIČU 'Od srca želim igrati za Hrvatsku!'". sportske.jutarnji.hr (in Croatian). 1 March 2020. Retrieved 15 June 2020.


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