Personal information | |||
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Full name | Kosta Bajić | ||
Date of birth | 7 September 1989 | ||
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.
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]
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]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental [a] | Other [b] | Total | ||||||
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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 |