![]() Hajrović with Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2015
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Izet Hajrović | ||
Date of birth | 4 August 1991 | ||
Place of birth | Brugg, Switzerland | ||
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) | ||
Playing position | Winger | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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Werder Bremen | ||
Number | 15 | ||
Youth career | |||
1998–1999 | FC Birr | ||
1999–2000 | FC Windisch | ||
2000–2009 | Grasshopper | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2009–2014 | Grasshopper | 91 | (20) |
2014 | Galatasaray | 8 | (0) |
2014– | Werder Bremen | 28 | (2) |
2015–2016 | → Eibar (loan) | 7 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2011–2012 | Switzerland U20 | 4 | (0) |
2011–2012 | Switzerland U21 | 4 | (0) |
2012 | Switzerland | 1 | (0) |
2013– | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 20 | (3) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:07, 15 October 2016 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11:24, 4 July 2016 (UTC) |
Izet Hajrović (born 4 August 1991) is a Bosnian professional footballer who plays as a winger for German club Werder Bremen and the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team.
Hajrović spent nine years in Grasshoppers academy from 2000 to 2009. He finally broke into the first team during the 2009–10 season. He was used mostly as an attacking midfielder and as a right winger. His strong left foot made him a valuable asset on the right side of midfield, as he often cut into the left to shoot with his stronger foot. His brother, Sead Hajrović, also played with him in the academy before moving on to Arsenal.
On 7 January 2014, he was officially transferred to Turkish club Galatasaray for €3.5 million on a four-and-a-half year deal. He cited his Bosniak roots and Islam as some of the reasons he agreed to join Galatasaray. Hajrović made his season debut against Bursaspor, coming in as a substitute in the second half in a 6–0 home win. He scored his first goal against Tokatspor on 5 February, in a 3–0 win in Turkish Cup.
After filing a complaint to FIFA that he received no payments from Galatasaray, he was given the right to move on a free transfer elsewhere. On 10 July 2014, Hajrović signed a four-year contract for Werder Bremen. Hajrović made his debut on 23 July 2014 for Werder Bremen in a 5–2 win against SSW Innsbruck.
On 31 August 2015, Hajrović was loaned to La Liga side SD Eibar on a season-long deal.