Kosta Bajić

Kosta Bajić
Personal information
Full name Kosta Bajić
Date of birth (1989-09-07) 7 September 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth Novi Sad, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
Vojvodina
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006 → Sloga Temerin (loan) 11 (2)
2007 → Srbobran (loan)
2007–2008 → OFK Futog (loan)
2008 → Metalac Futog (loan) 10 (0)
2009 → Sloga Temerin (loan) 7 (2)
2009 ČSK Čelarevo 2 (0)
2009–2011 Mladost Bački Jarak 39 (18)
2011–2012 Radnički Nova Pazova 26 (11)
2012 Sloga Temerin 13 (7)
2013 Jedinstvo Užice 17 (2)
2013 Jagodina 1 (0)
2014 Rudar Pljevlja 8 (3)
2015–2016 Besëlidhja Lezhë 46 (34)
2017 FC Kyzylzhar
2017 ČSK Čelarevo 5 (0)
2018 Besëlidhja Lezhë 10 (1)
2018 Budućnost Dobanovci
2019–2020 Bratstvo Gračanica
2020 Zvijezda Gradačac
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 February 2019

Kosta Bajić (Serbian Cyrillic: Коста Бајић; born 7 September 1989) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a striker.

Club career

Early career

He passed through all categories of Vojvodina. Later, he played for the lower-ranked clubs, where he was a very effective. In summer of 2013, he signed for Jagodina, together with Aleksandar Pešić.[1] He debut for Jagodina in last fixture of half-season Jelen SuperLiga versus Radnički Kragujevac. Coach gave a chance to him in last minutes.[2]

Besëlidhja Lezhë

In January 2015, Bajić was transferred in Albania, signing a contract until the end of the season with Albanian First Division side KF Besëlidhja Lezhë.[3] He was allocated squad number 9 and made his competitive debut with the club on 7 February in a goalless draw against Tërbuni Pukë.[4] He endured a 292-minute scoreless run before scoring the first goal in his fourth appearance on 4 March, where he netted the second of the 2–0 home win against Iliria Fushë-Krujë.[5]

However that goal was to open the floodgates of the strikers scoring in Albanian First Division, including three strikers in April against Besa Kavajë,[6] Kamza,[7] and Iliria Fushë-Krujë.[8] On 2 May, Bajić scored the quickest goal in Albanian First Division history, finding the net after just 36 seconds to help the team to beat Adriatiku Mamurras 1–0 in the matchday 25.[9]

In the penultimate week of the season Bajić scored a brace in a 5–0 home win against Veleçiku Koplik,[10] and finished the second part of the season with 7 goal in 13 appearances. The team finished second in the Group A, failing to secure a spot in Albanian Superliga next season.[11]

Following the end of the season, Bajić agreed a contract extension, signing until June 2016.[12] He started his second season with the club on strong fashion, scoring a hat-trick in matchday 3 against Besa Kavajë for a 4–0 home win, helping the team to take the lead of the league.[13] He enjoyed a prolific form in the first months of the season, scoring the winner against the rivals of Kastrioti Krujë for a 2–1 win in the returning leg of 2015–16 Albanian Cup first round, as the team were eliminated by away goal rule, losing the first match 1–0.[14] Back in league, Bajić scored two more in a 4–0 triumph against Adriatiku Mamurras, taking his tally up to 5 goals.[15]

He started the 2016 in style, scoring a hat-trick in a 4–0 home win against Kazma in the matchday 15.[16] In March, Bajić scored two braces in the 4–0 victories against Ada Velipojë on 6th and 19th.[17][18] In the penultimate week of the season, Bajić made history by scoring all six goals of his team in a 6–7 home defeat to Adriatiku Mamurras, taking his tally up to 23 goals.[19] With 23 league goals, Bajić clinched the Golden Boot as the league top goalscorer, scoring one more than Erzeni Shijak's Ermir Rezi.[20] Besëlidhja Lezhë once again failed to secure a spot in Albanian Superliga for the next season.[20]

Bajić kicked off his third Besëlidhja Lezhë season on 24 September 2016 by playing full-90 minutes in a 0–1 win at Besa Kavajë.[21] He also played in the two-legged tie against Erzeni valid for the first round of Albanian Cup, scoring in the second leg to help Besëlidhja progress to the next round with the aggregate 5–3.[22] He netted his first league strike of the season on 12 October in the 2–3 win against Erzeni, scoring the third of the match.[23] Ten days later, Bajić was again on target, scoring the lone goal in the last moments of the match against Kastrioti Krujë, lifting his team in the second position.[24]

In July 2020, Bajić joined Zvijezda Gradačac from Bosnian second-tier rivals Bratstvo Gračanica.[25]

Career statistics

As of 22 October 2016[26][27][28]
Club Season League Cup Continental[a] Other[b] Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Jedinstvo Užice 2012–13 Serbian First League 15 2 0 0 — — 15 2
2013–14 2 0 0 0 — — 2 0
Total 17 2 0 0 — — 17 2
Jagodina 2013–14 Serbian SuperLiga 1 0 0 0 — — 1 0
Total 1 0 0 0 — — 1 0
Rudar Pljevlja 2013–14 Montenegrin First League 8 3 0 0 — — 8 3
Total 8 3 0 0 — — 8 3
Besëlidhja Lezhë 2014–15 Albanian First Division 13 7 0 0 — — 13 7
2015–16 23 23 2 1 — — 25 24
2015–16 4 2 2 1 — — 6 3
Total 40 32 4 2 — — 44 34
Career total 66 37 4 2 0 0 0 0 70 39
  1. ^ Including continental competitions, such as UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League
  2. ^ Including other competitions, such as Albanian Supercup

Honours

References

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  4. ^ "Java 13: Besëlidhja - Tërbuni 0-0. Një barazim që vlen si një humbje!" (in Albanian). Besëlidhja.com. 7 February 2015. Retrieved 7 June 2016.
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  25. ^ "Bivši igrač kazahstanskog zyl-Zhar SK Petropavlovsk zvanično je novo pojačanje prvoligaša Zvijezde iz Gradačca!". Sportske Vijesti (in Serbian). 11 July 2020. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
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