Aldin Čajić
Bosnian footballer (born 1992)
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Aldin Čajić (Bosnian pronunciation: [âldiːn tʃâːjitɕ]; born 11 September 1992) is a Bosnian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder.[2]
| 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 | Midfielder | ||
| 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) |
| 2024–2025 | Sloboda Tuzla | 12 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2008 | Bosnia and Herzegovina U17 | 3 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Bosnia and Herzegovina U21 | 9 | (2) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 4 December 2024 | |||
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]
| 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 | |||
