Bahrudin Atajić

Bahrudin Atajic

Personal information
Date of birth	16 November 1993
Place of birth	Västervik, Sweden
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current team	FC Žalgiris
Number	33
Youth career
–2010	Malmö FF
2010–2013	Celtic
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2013–2014	Celtic	4	(1)
2014	→ Shrewsbury Town (loan)	13	(0)
2015	SJK	19	(1)
2016–	FC Žalgiris	4	(4)
National team
2013–	Bosnia and Herzegovina U21	3	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 26 March 2016. † Appearances (goals)

Bahrudin Atajić (born 16 November 1993) is a Bosnian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Finnish club side Seinäjoen Jalkapallokerho.

Club career

Atajić signed for Celtic in January 2010 from Malmö FF.^[1] After years playing for the club's under-20 and development squads, Atajić signed a new contract with the club that would keep him until the end of the season.^[2] He made his senior debut on 19 May 2013, in the Scottish Premier League.^[3] He scored his first goal for Celtic in a 5-0 routing of Motherwell at Fir Park on 6 December 2013.^[4] After the match, Atajić quoted on his first goal: "I came on against Motherwell earlier in the season for the lasts 12 minutes and managed to score a goal. It was my first senior goal and obviously I was delighted with that."^[5]

He signed for English Football League One club Shrewsbury Town on loan on 24 January 2014.^[6] One day later, Atajić made his Shrewbury Town debut, where he came on as a substitute for Tom Eaves in the 90th minutes, as Shrewsbury Town lose 3-1 to Swindon Town.^[7] On 17 February 2014, Atajić was left out of the squad by Michael Jackson, citing his concerned on Atajić's fitness.^[8] For the reminder of the season, Atajić's playing time was slightly reduced and he went on to make thirteen appearance despite being on the bench.^[9]

Following his return with Shrewbury Town came to an end, Atajić returned to Celtic and made several appearances in friendly matches, but was released in September 2014 after making four appearances in the league.^[10][11]

In February 2015, he signed one-year deal with SJK with an option to prolong for following year.^[12]

International career

Although born in Sweden, Atajić has committed to play for Bosnia and Herzegovina on all levels of the game. He was capped for the first time for Bosnia U-21s in May 2014.^[13]

Personal life

Atajić's family hails from Bosanska Gradiška, Bosnia and Herzegovina.^[14] His hometown is Västervik, Sweden.^[13]

Career statistics

As of 23 April 2014^[15]

Club	Season	League		FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Celtic	2012–13	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	2013–14	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1
	Total	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1
Shrewsbury Town (loan)	2013–14	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	0
	Total	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	0
Career total		17	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	17	1

References

1. "Celtic Development Squad". Celtic FC. Archived from the original on September 19, 2012.
2. "Celtic hand new contracts to young duo Bahrudin Atajic and Darnell Fisher". Sky Sports. 18 January 2013. Retrieved 30 October 2014.
3. "Dundee Utd 0 – 4 Celtic". BBC Sport (BBC). 19 May 2013.
4. Motherwell 0 - Celtic 5 BBC Sport, 6 December 2013
5. "Bahrudin Atajic's Shrewsbury Ambition". Shrewsbury Town F.C. 24 January 2014. Archived from the original on October 30, 2014. Retrieved 30 October 2014.
6. "Transfer window: Celtic's Bahrudin Atajic joins Shrewsbury Town". BBC Sport (BBC). 24 January 2014. Retrieved 24 January 2014.
7. "Match Report: Shrewsbury Town 1 Swindon Town 3". Shrewsbury Town F.C. 25 January 2014. Archived from the original on October 30, 2014. Retrieved 30 October 2014.
8. "Shrewsbury Town: Bahrudin Atajic needs to up fitness - Mike Jackson". BBC Sport. 17 February 2014. Retrieved 30 October 2014.
9. "We have to focus on the next game". Shrewsbury Town F.C. 30 March 2014. Archived from the original on October 30, 2014. Retrieved 30 October 2014.
10. "Bahrudin Atajić se vratio u Celtic i zaigrao u početnoj postavi" (in Bosnian). Reprezentacija.ba. 9 July 2014. Retrieved 30 October 2014.
11. "Bahrudin Atajić raskinuo ugovor s Celticom" (in Bosnian). Sport Sport.ba. 6 September 2014. Retrieved 30 October 2014.
12. "SJK ja Bahrudin Atajić sopimukseen". sjk2007.fi (in Finnish). Seinäjoen Jalkapallokerho. 17 February 2015. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
13. Kenny McKay (15 June 2014). "Atajic will be cheering on World Cup new boys". Celtic FC. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
14. "Bahrudin Atajić: Imam bh. državljanstvo, odbio sam pozive Švedske i Hrvatske, nadam se pozivu selektora Jagodića!". reprezentacija ba. Archived from the original on June 20, 2013. Retrieved 30 October 2014.
15. Bahrudin Atajić career statistics at Soccerbase