Aldin Čajić (Bosnian pronunciation: [âldiːn tʃâːjitɕ]; born 11 September 1992) is a Bosnian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for GOŠK Gabela.[2] Čajić started his professional career at Teplice, before joining Dukla Prague in 2014. Three years later, he moved to Elazığspor. Later that year, he signed with İstanbulspor.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 11 September 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Konjic, Bosnia and Herzegovina | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | GOŠK Gabela | ||
| Number | 25 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Radnik Hadžići | |||
| 2007–2010 | Sparta Prague | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2014 | Teplice | 54 | (2) |
| 2014–2017 | Dukla Prague | 67 | (6) |
| 2017 | Elazığspor | 16 | (5) |
| 2017–2023 | İstanbulspor | 116 | (25) |
| 2020–2021 | → Tuzlaspor (loan) | 27 | (1) |
| 2023 | Kapaz | 0 | (0) |
| 2023– | GOŠK Gabela | 12 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 2008 | Bosnia and Herzegovina U17 | 3 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Bosnia and Herzegovina U21 | 9 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 March 2024 | |||
Club career edit
Early career edit
Čajić came through Sparta Prague's youth academy, which he joined in 2007 from a local club.[3]
In July 2010, he moved to Teplice. He made his professional debut against Brno on 12 September at the age of 18.[4] On 2 May 2011, he scored his first professional goal.[5]
In May 2014, Čajić joined Dukla Prague.[6]
In January 2017, he was transferred to Turkish side Elazığspor.[7] On 14 May, he scored his first career hat-trick against Balıkesirspor.[8]
In July 2017, Čajić signed with İstanbulspor.[9] He helped İstanbulspor achieve promotion in the 2021-22 season for the first time in 17 years.[10] He started in İstanbulspor return to the Süper Lig in a in a 2–0 season opening loss to Trabzonspor on 5 August 2022.[11]
International career edit
Čajić represented Bosnia and Herzegovina on various youth levels.[12]
Career statistics edit
Club edit
- As of match played 8 October 2022[13]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Teplice | 2010–11 | Czech First League | 20 | 1 | 3 | 0 | – | 23 | 1 | |
| 2011–12 | Czech First League | 22 | 1 | 5 | 0 | – | 27 | 1 | ||
| 2012–13 | Czech First League | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 13 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14 | Czech First League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | ||
| Total | 54 | 2 | 11 | 0 | – | 65 | 2 | |||
| Dukla Prague | 2014–15 | Czech First League | 26 | 3 | 1 | 0 | – | 27 | 3 | |
| 2015–16 | Czech First League | 25 | 2 | 4 | 0 | – | 29 | 2 | ||
| 2016–17 | Czech First League | 16 | 1 | 3 | 0 | – | 19 | 1 | ||
| Total | 67 | 6 | 8 | 0 | – | 75 | 6 | |||
| Elazığspor | 2016–17 | 1. Lig | 16 | 5 | 1 | 0 | – | 17 | 5 | |
| İstanbulspor | 2017–18 | 1. Lig | 28 | 7 | 5 | 2 | – | 33 | 9 | |
| 2018–19 | 1. Lig | 33 | 6 | 1 | 0 | – | 34 | 6 | ||
| 2019–20 | 1. Lig | 29 | 9 | 1 | 0 | – | 30 | 9 | ||
| 2020–21 | 1. Lig | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | 1. Lig | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | – | 17 | 3 | ||
| 2022–23 | Süper Lig | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 4 | 0 | ||
| Total | 112 | 25 | 8 | 2 | – | 120 | 27 | |||
| Tuzlaspor (loan) | 2020–21 | 1. Lig | 27 | 1 | 3 | 0 | – | 30 | 1 | |
| Career total | 276 | 37 | 31 | 2 | – | 307 | 39 | |||
References edit
- ^ "Aldin Cajic". istanbulspor.com.tr (in Turkish). Retrieved 11 May 2020.
- ^ Aldin Čajić at Soccerway
- ^ "Čajić: Sarajevo može daleko s Plíšekom". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 10 July 2011. Retrieved 11 July 2011.
- ^ "Čajić debitovao za Teplice". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 12 September 2010. Retrieved 14 September 2010.
- ^ "Čajić ispunio obećanje". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 2 May 2011. Retrieved 4 May 2011.
- ^ "Aldin Čajić naredne tri godine u Dukli iz Praga". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 29 May 2014. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
- ^ "Aldin Čajić potpisao za turski Elazığspor". scsport.ba (in Bosnian). 5 January 2017. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
- ^ "Aldin Čajić sa tri pogotka donio pobjedu Elazığsporu". scsport.ba (in Bosnian). 14 May 2017. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
- ^ "Aldin Čajić potpisao za İstanbulspor". fokus.ba (in Bosnian). 6 July 2017. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
- ^ "İstanbulspor, 17 yıl sonra Spor Toto Süper Lig'de". Pusula Haber.
- ^ "Trabzonspor lige galibiyetle başladı!". Haber7.
- ^ "Nekadašnji Zmajić igra u životnoj formi: Antalyaspor poslao ponudu za Aldina Čajića". scsport.ba (in Bosnian). 2 March 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
- ^ "A. Čajić". Soccerway. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
External links edit
- Aldin Čajić – UEFA competition record (archive)
