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Stefan Hajdin
Stefan Hajdin (Serbian Cyrillic: Стефан Хајдин; born 15 April 1994) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a left back for Liga I club Sepsi OSK. Club careerEarly yearsHajdin made his first football steps in Vršac, playing with local club Jedinstvo.[1] Later was member of Red Star Belgrade academy from 2003 to 2008,[2] and finally completed his youth career with Zemun, where he also made his first senior appearances in the Serbian League Belgrade.[3] Next he moved to BASK and later to Dunav Stari Banovci. Finally, Hajdin joined Radnički Nova Pazova in summer 2014, where he affirmed in next three season, scoring 6 goals on 72 matches in the Serbian League Vojvodina.[3] In summer 2016, Hajdin was also called into the amateur squad under Football Association of Vojvodina for the UEFA Regions' Cup.[4] Spartak SuboticaIn summer 2017, Hajdin's agent Raša Bebić connected him with Spartak Subotica. Hajdin passed a trial period, spending the complete pre-season with club.[5] After he convinced the management in friendly matches, Hajdin signed a four-year professional contract in July 2017.[6] He made his official debut for the club in the first fixture match of the 2017–18 Serbian SuperLiga campaign against OFK Bačka.[7] He scored his first goal for the club in 1–1 draw to his former club, Zemun, on 24 September 2017.[8] He also scored in the last SuperLiga match in 2017, for 1–1 draw to Vojvodina on 13 December.[9] During the first half-season with the club, Hajdin collected 23 matches in both domestic competitions usually as the first choice under coach Aleksandar Veselinović,[10] missing the first round cup match against Polet Lipljan only.[11] Red Star BelgradeOn 12 January 2018, Hajdin agreed on a three-year deal with Red Star Belgrade. The transfer fee was reported as €200k plus 20 percent of the future transfer.[12] He officially promoted in new club by sporting director Mitar Mrkela next day. Hajdin chose to wear number 34 jersey.[2] Hajdin made his official debut for the club in the Serbian Cup match against Mačva Šabac on 14 March 2018.[13] Hajdin also made his league debut for the club on 13 May 2018, replacing Milan Rodić in 52 minute of the away match against Vojvodina.[14] After passing the complete pre-season with first team in summer 2018, Hajdin was excluded from the UEFA Champions League player list for the 2018–19 qualifying phase.[15] Playing styleStanding at 6-foot-2-and-a-half-inches (1.89 m),[16] Hajdin uses both legs equally well.[5] He usually operates as an offensive full-back or wing-back on the left flank,[16] being capable of playing as a midfielder and participating in final actions.[17] Although he mostly plays on the left side of the field, he often enters to the middle and take a shot with an inverted leg. Hajdin is also a long distance taker.[8] While with Red Star Belgrade, Vladan Milojević used him as a right full-back respectively.[18] Career statistics
HonoursRed Star Belgrade
Personal lifeHajdin was born in Glina, Croatia but moved to Serbia at an early age.[16] He had lived at Vršac and Zemun until he became an adult.[5] Hajdin is a Sport and Physical Education faculty student at the University of Belgrade.[22] Hajdin likes to read books in his spare time and as some of his favorite writers quotes Orhan Pamuk and Paulo Coelho.[18] References
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