Alfred Ajdarević
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 20 June 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Sweden | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Örebro Syrianska IF | ||
| Number | 12 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Rinia IF | |||
| –2016 | Falkenbergs FF | ||
| 2016 | Örebro | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2021 | Örebro | 5 | (0) |
| 2019 | → IFK Värnamo (loan) | 18 | (1) |
| 2020 | → IK Frej (loan) | 20 | (6) |
| 2022–2023 | Örebro Syrianska IF | 52 | (18) |
| 2024 | Vllaznia | 10 | (0) |
| 2024– | Örebro Syrianska IF | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 August 2024 | |||
Alfred Ajdarević (born 20 June 1998) is a Kosovo Albanian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Örebro Syrianska IF.
Early life
[edit]Alfred was born in Sweden, with origin from Medveđa, Serbia. Later, his family moved to Sweden in 1992.[1] Albanian sources claim that the family real surname was Hajdari but since his father played in Yugoslav league they switched it to "Ajdarević".[2] His father Agim Ajdarević was a member of FK Spartak Subotica in the Yugoslav First League in the 1980s and 1990s, and later when Agim moved to Sweden in 1992, he signed with Falkenbergs FF. His elder brother Astrit was also part of Falkenbergs FF such as their father and also started youth career at Rinia IF.[3] His other elder brother, Arben is also a footballer.[4][5]
Club career
[edit]Early career
[edit]Ajdarević started his youth career at Rinia IF from where he moved at Falkenbergs FF.[6] Then on 5 July 2016 he signed with Örebro SK joining his elder brother Astrit Ajdarević.[7]
Örebro
[edit]He was included in the first team of Örebro SK for the match against his former team Falkenbergs on 23 July 2016 where he was an unused substitute for the entire match.[8] He made his professional debut on 6 November 2016 against Elfsborg coming on as a substitute in the 76th minute in place of Maic Sema.[9]
On 28 January 2019, Ajdarević was loaned out to IFK Värnamo for the whole 2019 season.[10]
On 30 June 2021, Ajdarević left Örebro.[11]
On 22 July 2024, Ajdarević returned back to Örebro Syrianska IF.[12]
International career
[edit]Ajdarević received his first international call-up at Albania national under-21 football team by coach Alban Bushi for a gathering in Durrës, Albania from 18 to 25 January 2017.[13] In 2019, he was called up to the Kosovo national under-21 football team, but remained on the bench.
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of 29 November 2020[14]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Örebro | 2016 | Allsvenskan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| IFK Värnamo (loan) | 2019 | Division 1 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 18 | 1 | |
| IK Frej (loan) | 2020 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | 20 | 6 | ||
| Total | 43 | 7 | 3 | 0 | — | 46 | 7 | |||
| Career total | 43 | 7 | 3 | 0 | — | 46 | 7 | |||
References
[edit]- ^ „Offside“ – Article from the sverige football magazine Offside over Ajdarevic by footballinfinland.wordpress.com
- ^ "Një ëndërr e bërë realitet, Ajdarevic: Te Shqipëria jo për famë, por për të dhënë gjithçka nga vetja për gjithë shqiptarët" (in Albanian). Albsport. 3 November 2017. Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
Fjala është për futbollistin nga Kosova, Astrit Hajdari por që u detyrua ta ndërrojnë mbiemrin pasi babai i tij ishte futbollist në ish-Jugosllvai dhe ia bënë Ajdarevic.
- ^ Historien om Astrit Ajdarevic - Liverpool Football Club - Premier League SvenskaFans.com
- ^ "Många sticker ut i vass etta" (in Swedish). Dagens Nyheter. 4 June 2014. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
- ^ "Lillebror Ajdarevic till Örebro" (in Swedish). Dagens Nyheter. 5 July 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
- ^ Alfred Ajdarevic ÖSK Fotboll
- ^ Alfred Ajdarevic skriver långtidskontrakt med ÖSK ÖSK Fotboll
- ^ "Falkenberg vs. Örebro - 23 July 2016". Soccerway. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
- ^ "Elfsborg vs. Örebro - 6 November 2016". Soccerway. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
- ^ Klart: IFK Värnamo lånar från allsvenskan, vn.se, 28 January 2019
- ^ "ALFRED AJDAREVIC LÄMNAR ÖSK" (Press release) (in Swedish). Örebro. 30 June 2021. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
- ^ "Alfred Ajdarević återvänder till Syrianska" [Alfred Ajdarević returns to Syrianska] (in Swedish). Örebro Syrianska. 22 July 2024. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
- ^ Alban Bushi: Ja emrat për grumbullimin e parë në Durrës Archived 19 January 2017 at the Wayback Machine FSHF.org
- ^ Alfred Ajdarević at Soccerway
External links
[edit]- Alfred Ajdarevic at the Swedish Football Association (in Swedish)
- Alfred Ajdarević at Soccerway
- 1998 births
- Living people
- Kosovo Albanians
- Swedish people of Albanian descent
- Swedish people of Kosovan descent
- Swedish men's footballers
- Kosovan men's footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- Örebro SK players
- IFK Värnamo players
- IK Frej players
- KF Vllaznia Shkodër players
- Allsvenskan players
- Ettan Fotboll players
- Kategoria Superiore players
- Kosovan expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Albania
- Kosovan expatriate sportspeople in Albania
- 21st-century Swedish sportsmen