Bahrudin Atajić

Bahrudin Atajić
Atajić playing for SJK in 2015
Personal information
Full name Bahrudin Atajić
Date of birth (1993-11-16) 16 November 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Västervik, Sweden
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
0000–2010 Malmö FF
2010–2013 Celtic
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2014 Celtic 4 (1)
2014 → Shrewsbury Town (loan) 13 (0)
2015 SJK 19 (1)
2016–2017 Žalgiris 51 (15)
2018 Landskrona BoIS 14 (0)
2018–2020 Mladost Doboj Kakanj 43 (7)
2021 Gżira United 7 (1)
2022–2023 BK Olympic 38 (2)
2024 Bosnien Hercegovinas SK 19 (0)
International career
2013–2014 Bosnia and Herzegovina U21 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 November 2023

Bahrudin Atajić (born 16 November 1993) is a Bosnian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder.[1]

He was born and grew up in Sweden and holds dual citizenship.

Club career

Atajić signed for Celtic in January 2010 from Malmö FF.[2] After years playing for the under-20 and development squads, Atajić signed a new contract with the club in 2013 that would keep him until the end of the season.[3] He made his senior debut on 19 May 2013, in the Scottish Premier League.[4] He scored his first goal for Celtic in a 5–0 rout of Motherwell at Fir Park on 6 December 2013.[5] After the match, Atajić said: "I came on against Motherwell earlier in the season for the last 12 minutes and managed to score a goal. It was my first senior goal and obviously I was delighted with that."[6]

He signed for English Football League One club Shrewsbury Town on loan on 24 January 2014.[7] One day later, Atajić made his Shrewsbury debut, where he came on as a substitute for Tom Eaves in the 90th minute, as Shrewsbury Town lose 3–1 to Swindon Town.[8] On 17 February 2014, Atajić was left out of the squad by Michael Jackson, citing his concerns with Atajić's fitness.[9] For the remainder of the season, Atajić's playing time was slightly reduced and he went on to make thirteen appearances despite being on the bench.[10]

Following his return with Shrewsbury Town came to an end, Atajić returned to Celtic and made several appearances in friendly matches, but was released in September 2014 after making four appearances in the league.[11][12]

In February 2015, he signed one-year deal with SJK with an option to prolong for following year.[13]

Before the 2016 season Atajić signed a contract with Žalgiris - defending champions of Lithuanian A Lyga.[14] He helped his club to win domestic quadruple in 2016.

He joined Maltese side Gzira United in January 2021.[15]

International career

Although born in Sweden, Atajić has committed to play for Bosnia and Herzegovina on all levels of the game.

He was capped for the first time for Bosnia U21s in May 2014.[16]

Personal life

Atajić's family hails from Bosanska Gradiška, Bosnia and Herzegovina.[17][16]

Career statistics

As of 23 April 2014[18]
Club Season League Cup League cup Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Celtic 2012–13 Scottish Premiership 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2013–14 Scottish Premiership 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1
Total 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1
Shrewsbury Town (loan) 2013–14 League One 13 0 0 0 0 0 – 13 0
SJK 2015 Veikkausliiga 19 1 1 0 5 3 2 0 27 4
SJK Akatemia 2015 Kakkonen 2 0 – – – 2 0
Žalgiris 2016 A Lyga 24 8 4 0 1 0 1 0 30 8
2017 A Lyga 27 7 5 0 1 0 2 0 35 7
Total 51 15 9 0 2 0 3 0 65 15
Landskrona BoIS 2018 Superettan 14 0 0 0 – – 14 0
Mladost 2018–19 Bosnian Premier League 25 5 1 0 – – 26 5
2019–20 Bosnian Premier League 19 2 1 0 – – 20 2
Total 44 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 46 7
Gżira United 2020–21 Maltese Premier League 7 1 2 2 – – 9 3
BK Olympic 2022 Ettan 16 1 – – – 16 1
2023 Ettan 22 1 2 1 – – 24 2
Total 38 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 40 3
Bosnien Hercegovinas SK 2024 Swedish Division 3 19 0 – – – 19 0
Career total 211 26 16 3 7 3 5 0 239 32

References

  1. ^ Bahrudin Atajić at Soccerway
  2. ^ "Celtic Development Squad". Celtic FC. Archived from the original on 19 September 2012.
  3. ^ "Celtic hand new contracts to young duo Bahrudin Atajic and Darnell Fisher". Sky Sports. 18 January 2013. Retrieved 30 October 2014.
  4. ^ "Dundee Utd 0 – 4 Celtic". BBC Sport. BBC. 19 May 2013.
  5. ^ Motherwell 0 - Celtic 5 BBC Sport, 6 December 2013
  6. ^ "Bahrudin Atajic's Shrewsbury Ambition". Shrewsbury Town F.C. 24 January 2014. Archived from the original on 30 October 2014. Retrieved 30 October 2014.
  7. ^ "Transfer window: Celtic's Bahrudin Atajic joins Shrewsbury Town". BBC Sport. BBC. 24 January 2014. Retrieved 24 January 2014.
  8. ^ "Match Report: Shrewsbury Town 1 Swindon Town 3". Shrewsbury Town F.C. 25 January 2014. Archived from the original on 30 October 2014. Retrieved 30 October 2014.
  9. ^ "Shrewsbury Town: Bahrudin Atajic needs to up fitness - Mike Jackson". BBC Sport. 17 February 2014. Retrieved 30 October 2014.
  10. ^ "We have to focus on the next game". Shrewsbury Town F.C. 30 March 2014. Archived from the original on 30 October 2014. Retrieved 30 October 2014.
  11. ^ "Bahrudin Atajić se vratio u Celtic i zaigrao u početnoj postavi" (in Bosnian). Reprezentacija.ba. 9 July 2014. Retrieved 30 October 2014.
  12. ^ "Bahrudin Atajić raskinuo ugovor s Celticom" (in Bosnian). Sport Sport.ba. 6 September 2014. Retrieved 30 October 2014.
  13. ^ "SJK ja Bahrudin Atajić sopimukseen". sjk2007.fi (in Finnish). Seinäjoen Jalkapallokerho. 17 February 2015. Archived from the original on 23 June 2015. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
  14. ^ "New striker in the squad". FK Žalgiris. 13 January 2016. Archived from the original on 30 June 2016. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
  15. ^ Former Celtic striker Atajic agrees terms with Gżira United - Times of Malta
  16. ^ a b Kenny McKay (15 June 2014). "Atajic will be cheering on World Cup new boys". Celtic FC. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
  17. ^ "Bahrudin Atajić: Imam bh. državljanstvo, odbio sam pozive Švedske i Hrvatske, nadam se pozivu selektora Jagodića!". reprezentacija ba. Archived from the original on 20 June 2013. Retrieved 30 October 2014.
  18. ^ Bahrudin Atajić at Soccerbase