Delimir Bajić

Delimir Bajić
Bajić warming up for Saham in 2015
Personal information
Date of birth (1983-03-28) 28 March 1983 (age 41)
Place of birth Bijeljina, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Centre-Back
Team information
Current team
 Borac Banja Luka
Number 5
Youth career
1994–1999 Mladost Velika Obarska
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2002 Mladost Velika Obarska
2002–2007 Radnik Bijeljina
2007–2008 Velež Mostar 23 (1)
2008–2010 Željezničar 27 (2)
2010–2011 Nassaji Mazandaran (2)
2011–2012 Olympiakos Nicosia 28 (4)
2013 Sloboda Užice 20 (0)
2014 Mladost Velika Obarska 9 (1)
2014 Rad 9 (0)
2015 Saham 5 (0)
2015–2016 Mladost Velika Obarska 1 (0)
2016–2017 Radnik Bijeljina 11 (1)
2017–2018 Zvijezda 09 26 (3)
2018– Borac Banja Luka 22 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 June 2019

Delimir Bajić (Serbian Cyrillic: Делимир Бајић; born 28 March 1983) is a Bosnian-Herzegovinian footballer who plays for FK Borac Banja Luka in the Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Club career

Youth career

Born and raised in Bijeljina, SFR Yugoslavia, Delimir began his career as a football player when he was just 11 years old with Velika Obarska-based FK Mladost Velika Obarska.

Mladost Velika Obarska

Delimir continued playing with his parent team as he became a permanent member of the first team squad of the Velika Obarska-based club in 1999.

Radnik Bijeljina

After a long 8-year spell with the Bosnian club, in 2002 he moved back to his hometown Bijeljina where he signed a contract with FK Radnik Bijeljina. In his 5-year spell at the Bijeljina-based club, he also helped his team achieve the runners-up position in the 2006-07 Republika Srpska Cup.

Velež Mostar

In 2007, he signed a one-year contract with one of Bosnia and Herzegovina's top most club, Mostar-based FK Velež Mostar.

Željezničar Sarajevo

In 2008, he moved to the capital city of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Sarajevo where he signed a two-year contract with FK Željezničar Sarajevo. In his first season with the Sarajevo-based club, he made 12 appearances in the 2008–09 Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina. He made his first appearance in the 2009–10 Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina on 12 September 2009 in a 0-0 draw against NK Travnik[1] and scored his first goal on 21 March 2010 in a 1-1 draw against HŠK Zrinjski Mostar.[2] He scored 2 goals in 15 appearances in the 2009-10 season helping his club to win the 2009–10 Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the 2009–10 Bosnia and Herzegovina Football Cup.

Nassaji Mazandaran

He first moved out of Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2010 to Iran where he signed a one-year contract with Azadegan League club, Nassaji Mazandaran F.C. He scored his first goal for the club on 19 November 2010 in a 2-0 win over Shirin Faraz F.C.[3] and scored another on 25 February 2011 in a 3-0 win over Iranjavan F.C.[4]

Olympiakos Nicosia

In 2011, he moved back to Europe and more accurately to Cyprus where he signed a one-year contract with Cypriot First Division club, Olympiakos Nicosia. He made his Cypriot First Division debut on 10 September 2011 in a 1-1 draw against AEK Larnaca F.C.[5] and scored his first goal on 11 December 2011 in a 3-1 win over Ermis Aradippou[6] He scored 4 goals in 28 appearances for the Nicosia-based club in the 2011–12 Cypriot First Division and also made 3 appearances in the 2011–12 Cypriot Cup which included a 2-0 win over Omonia Aradippou in the second leg of the quarter-finals,[7] a 0-1 loss against Ethnikos Achna FC in the first leg of the semi-finals[8] and a 0-0 draw in the return leg of the semi-finals.[9]

Sloboda Užice

In 2012, he moved to Serbia where he signed a one-year contract with Serbian SuperLiga club, FK Sloboda Užice. He made his Serbian SuperLiga debut on 27 February 2013 in a 2-2 draw against ŽFK Spartak Subotica.[10] He made 15 appearances in the 2012–13 Serbian SuperLiga. He made his first appearance in the 2013–14 Serbian SuperLiga on 10 August 2013 in a 1-1 draw against the same club ŽFK Spartak Subotica.[11] He made 5 appearances in the 2013-14 season.

Back to Mladost Velika Obarska

In 2014, he returned to Bosnia and Herzegovina and on 11 February 2014 he signed a six-month contract with his parent club, Mladost Velika Obarska. He made his first appearance of the 2013–14 Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina on 1 March 2014 in a 1-0 win over FK Borac Banja Luka[12] and scored his first goal on 30 March 2014 in a 2-0 win over NK Zvijezda Gradačac.[13] He scored 1 goal in 9 appearances in the 2013–14 season of Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina. He also made 2 appearances in the 2013–14 Bosnia and Herzegovina Football Cup which included a 0-1 loss against HŠK Zrinjski Mostar in the first leg of the quarter-finals[14] and a 5-1 loss in the return leg of the quarter-finals.[15]

Rad

In July 2014, he returned to Serbia and on 1 July 2014, he signed a six-month contract with another Serbian SuperLiga club, FK Rad. He made his debut for the club on 23 August 2014 in a 6-1 win over FK Voždovac.[16] He made 9 appearances for the Belgrade-based club in the 2014–15 Serbian SuperLiga. He also made 2 appearances in the 2014–15 Serbian Cup, one in a 1-0 win over Red Star Belgrade in the Second Round[17] and another in a 1-0 loss against FK Partizan in the quarter-finals.[18]

Saham

On 16 January 2015, he signed a six-month contract with 2014 GCC Champions League runners-up Saham SC.[19][20] He made 5 appearances in the 2014–15 Oman Professional League.

Later career

After Saham, he again played for Mladost Velika Obarska, again Radnik Bijeljina and FK Zvijezda 09.

Since July 2018, Bajić has been playing for FK Borac Banja Luka in the First League of the Republika Srpska.[21] With Borac, he won the 2018–19 First League of RS title and got promoted back to the Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina.[22]

Personal life

His older brother, Branimir Bajić is a retired footballer who most of his career spent playing in Serbia and Germany.

Career statistics

Club Season Division League Cup Continental Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Željezničar Sarajevo 2008–09 Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0
2009–10 15 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 2
Total 27 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 2
Olympiakos Nicosia 2011-12 Cypriot First Division 28 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 31 4
Total 28 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 31 4
Sloboda Užice 2012-13 Serbian SuperLiga 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0
2013–14 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
Total 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0
Mladost Velika Obarska 2013–14 Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina 9 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 11 1
Total 9 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 11 1
Rad 2014–15 Serbian SuperLiga 9 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 11 0
Total 9 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 11 0
Saham 2014–15 Oman Professional League 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
Total 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
Career total 98 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 105 7

Honours

Radnik Bijeljina

Željezničar Sarajevo

Zvijezda 09

Borac Banja Luka

References

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  2. ^ "ZRINJSKI VS. ŽELJEZNIČAR 1 - 1". SOCCERWAY.
  3. ^ "Nassaji Mazandaran نساجی مازندرانn 2 - 0 Shirin Faraz شیرین فراز". Persian League. Archived from the original on 2014-12-29. Retrieved 2015-02-15.
  4. ^ "Nassaji Mazandaran نساجی مازندرانn 3 - 0 Iran Javan Bushehr ایرانجوان بوشهر". Persian League. Archived from the original on 2014-12-29. Retrieved 2015-02-15.
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