Astrit Ajdarević
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Ajdarević playing for IFK Norrköping in 2011.
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Astrit Ajdarević | ||
Date of birth | 17 April 1990 | ||
Place of birth | Pristina, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
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Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team
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Örebro | ||
Number | 8 | ||
Youth career | |||
1996–2000 | Rinia IF | ||
2001–2005 | Falkenbergs FF | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2006 | Falkenbergs FF | 5 | (0) |
2007–2009 | Liverpool | 0 | (0) |
2009 | → Leicester City (loan) | 5 | (0) |
2009–2010 | Leicester City | 0 | (0) |
2010 | → Hereford United (loan) | 1 | (0) |
2010 | Örebro SK | 13 | (5) |
2011–2012 | IFK Norrköping | 40 | (6) |
2012–2015 | Standard Liège | 26 | (2) |
2014 | → Charlton Athletic (loan) | 23 | (2) |
2015 | → Helsingborg (loan) | 13 | (1) |
2015– | Örebro | ||
International career‡ | |||
2005–2007 | Sweden U17 | 20 | (7) |
2008–2010 | Sweden U19 | 18 | (2) |
2011–2012 | Sweden U21 | 14 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:58 3 May 2014 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:21, 10 September 2012 (UTC) |
Astrit Ajdarević (born 17 April 1990) is a Swedish professional footballer playing as an attacking midfielder for Örebro.
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Early life
Born in Pristina, Kosovo to Kosova-Albanian parents with origin from Medvegja, he moved with his family to Sweden in 1992.[1] His father Agim was a member of FK Spartak Subotica in the Yugoslav First League in the 1980s and 1990s, and moved to Sweden in 1992; he later signed with Falkenbergs FF.[2]
Career
Early career
Ajdarević began his career in 1996 in his adopted nation of Sweden. He first played for Rinia IF, and later signed with Falkenbergs FF, where he played between Winter 2006/2007.[1]
Liverpool
On 5 December 2006 Ajdarević completed a second trial at Liverpool and transferred soon afterwards to the club, having impressed the club's coaching staff. He made his Liverpool youth team debut in the FA Youth Cup victory against Reading in January 2007.[3]
He joined Leicester City on trial in January 2009 and signed for the Foxes on the loan signing deadline for football league clubs on 26 March 2009 until the end of that season, when the Midlands-based club had the option to sign him permanently.[4] He made his debut as a second-half substitute replacing Max Gradel after 70 minutes of Leicester's 2–2 draw with Carlisle United at the Walkers Stadium.[5]
Leicester City
On 30 June 2009 Ajdarević joined Leicester permanently having been released by Liverpool, signing a one-year deal.[6]
On 25 March 2010, Ajdarević joined Hereford United on loan until the end of the season, linking up with Leicester team-mate Craig King.[7]
On 17 May 2010 Ajdarević was released by Leicester along with Stephen Clemence, Levi Porter, Robbie Burns, Carl Pentney, Billy Kee and Alex Cisak.[8]
Örebro SK
Ajdarević returned to Sweden in June 2010 and trained with Örebro SK[9] before being offered a contract with them in early July.[10] He scored for them on his debut on 18 July in a 3–3 draw against IF Elfsborg,[11] and followed this up by scoring twice in the next match, a 3–0 win, again against IF Elsborg.[12] Three months later on 25 October 2010, Ajdarević scored his fourth goal in a 1-1 draw against Brommapojkarna, and in his next game on his last appearance on 1 January 2011, Ajdarević scored in a 2-1 win over Göteborg.
IFK Norrköping
Ajdarević used a contractual clause that allowed him to find another club after the 2010 season had ended[citation needed]. Even though Örebro SK tried to sign him on a new deal, IFK Norrköping managed to sign a long-term deal with the midfielder.[13] Previously, Ajdarević had also been linked with a move to Italian side Cesena.[14][15] Like at Örebro SK, Ajdarević established himself in the first team and had a successful season at Norrköping. On 3 April 2011, Ajdarević made his debut in a 2-0 win over GAIS; he then scored his first goal, two months later, in a 2-2 draw against BK Häcken. Later in the season, he scored three more goals against Kalmar FF, Trelleborgs FF and Halmstads BK. The next season, Ajdarević continued to be in the first team, having played in central midfield and in the last two games, he scored two goals against AIK and Åtvidabergs.
Standard Liège
Ajdarević signed a 4-year-contract with Standard Liège in June 2012.[16] Under new manager Ron Jans, Ajdarević soon became a regular in the first team. On the opening game of the season, Ajdarević made his debut, coming on as a substitute for Yoni Buyens, in a 1-0 loss against Zulte Waregem. Soon after on 19 August 2012, Ajdarević scored his first goal in a 6-2 win over Charleroi. In the round of 32 of Belgian Cup, Ajdarević scored and set up a goal for Jelle Van Damme, who scored an winning goal, as Liège beat KV Kortrijk 3-2.
Charlton Athletic
Ajdarević signed a six-month loan deal with Charlton Athletic on 3 January 2014.[17] He made his first-team debut as a 77th-minute substitute in a 1-0 Championship away defeat to Middlesbrough and made his first start in the 1-0 fourth round, FA Cup away win against Huddersfield Town. He scored his first and second goals in the month of April with one against Yeovil in a 3-2 win at home and the other in the last minute of a 2-1 defeat to Barnsley, also at home.
International career
Ajdarević debuted for the Sweden U21 team in a friendly against Serbia on 6 June 2011.
Honours
- Liverpool
- FA Youth Cup: Winner 2007
- Leicester City
- League One: Winner 2008–09
References
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External links
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 „Offside“ – Article from the sverige football magazine Offside over Ajdarevic by footballinfinland.wordpress.com (retrieved on 14. April 2009)
- ↑ Historien om Astrit Ajdarevic
- ↑ Trainingsgast aus Liverpool
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- Living people
- Expatriate footballers in England
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- The Football League players
- Kosovar emigrants to Sweden
- Liverpool F.C. players
- Naturalized citizens of Sweden
- Swedish expatriate footballers
- Sweden youth international footballers
- Sweden under-21 international footballers
- Swedish expatriate sportspeople in the United Kingdom
- Swedish footballers
- People from Pristina
- Leicester City F.C. players
- Hereford United F.C. players
- Örebro SK players
- IFK Norrköping players
- Standard Liège players
- Charlton Athletic F.C. players
- Helsingborgs IF players
- Belgian Pro League players
- Expatriate footballers in Belgium
- Kosovar footballers
- Swedish people of Kosovar descent