Izmet Hajrovic

Izmet Hajrovic (Bosnian pronunciation: [izet xaːjroʋitɕ]; born 4 August 1991) is a Bosnian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Super League Greece club Aris and the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team.

Hajrovic started his professional career at Grasshoppers, before joining Galatasaray in 2014. Later that year, he switched to Werder Bremen, who loaned him to Eibar in 2015. Three years later, Hajrovic signed with Dinamo Zagreb. He moved to Aris in 2021.

A former Swiss youth international, Hajrovic even made his senior international debut for Switzerland, only to switch his allegiance to Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2013, earning over 20 caps since. He represented the nation at their first major championship, the 2014 FIFA World Cup.

Club Career

Early career

Hajrovic started playing football at local clubs, FC Birr and FC Windisch, before joining Grasshoppers's youth academy in 2000. He made his professional debut against Luzern on 3 October 2009 at the age of 18. On 19 September 2010, he scored a brace, his first professional goals. A year later, he scored his first career hat-trick.

Galatasaray

In January 2014, Hajrovic was transferred to Turkish club Galatasaray for a fee of €3.5 million. He made his competitive debut for the club against Bursaspor on 2 February. On 5 February, he scored his first goal for Galatasaray in a cup win over Tokatspor. Three weeks later, Hajrovic debuted in UEFA Champions League against Chelsea. He won his first trophy with the club on 7 May, by beating Eskisehirspor in Turkish Cup final.

After filing a complaint to FIFA that he received no payments from Galatasaray, Hajrovic was given the right to move on free transfer elsewhere.

Werder Bremen

On 10 July, Hajrovic signed a four-year contract with German team Werder Bremen. He made his official debut for the team in DFB-Pokal game against FV Illertissen on 17 August and managed to score a goal. A week lat

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