Aldin Čajić

Aldin Čajić
Personal information
Date of birth (1992-09-11) 11 September 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth Konjic, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Sloboda Tuzla
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)
2023–2024 GOŠK Gabela 22 (1)
2024– Sloboda Tuzla 1 (0)
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 24 August 2024

Aldin Čajić (Bosnian pronunciation: [âldiːn tʃâːjitɕ]; born 11 September 1992) is a Bosnian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bosnian Premier League club Sloboda Tuzla.[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.

Club career

Early career

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 2–0 season opening loss to Trabzonspor on 5 August 2022.[11]

International career

Čajić represented Bosnia and Herzegovina on various youth levels.[12]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 8 October 2022[13]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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

  1. ^ "Aldin Cajic". istanbulspor.com.tr (in Turkish). Retrieved 11 May 2020.
  2. ^ Aldin Čajić at Soccerway
  3. ^ "Čajić: Sarajevo može daleko s Plíšekom". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 10 July 2011. Retrieved 11 July 2011.
  4. ^ "Čajić debitovao za Teplice". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 12 September 2010. Retrieved 14 September 2010.
  5. ^ "Čajić ispunio obećanje". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 2 May 2011. Retrieved 4 May 2011.
  6. ^ "Aldin Čajić naredne tri godine u Dukli iz Praga". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 29 May 2014. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
  7. ^ "Aldin Čajić potpisao za turski Elazığspor". scsport.ba (in Bosnian). 5 January 2017. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
  8. ^ "Aldin Čajić sa tri pogotka donio pobjedu Elazığsporu". scsport.ba (in Bosnian). 14 May 2017. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
  9. ^ "Aldin Čajić potpisao za İstanbulspor". fokus.ba (in Bosnian). 6 July 2017. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
  10. ^ "İstanbulspor, 17 yıl sonra Spor Toto Süper Lig'de". Pusula Haber.
  11. ^ "Trabzonspor lige galibiyetle başladı!". Haber7.
  12. ^ "Nekadašnji Zmajić igra u životnoj formi: Antalyaspor poslao ponudu za Aldina Čajića". scsport.ba (in Bosnian). 2 March 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
  13. ^ "A. Čajić". Soccerway. Retrieved 12 July 2020.