Mato Jajalo

Mato Jajalo (Bosnian pronunciation: [maːto jajalo]; born 25 May 1988) is a Bosnian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie A club Udinese and the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team.

Jajalo started his professional career at Slaven Belupo, before joining Siena in 2009. Two years later, he signed with 1. FC Koln, who loaned him to Sarajevo in 2014. Later that year, he was transferred to Rijeka. A year later, Jajalo moved to Palermo. He switched to Udinese in 2019.

A former Croatian youth international, Jajalo even made his senior international debut for Croatia, only to switch his allegiance to Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2016, earning 11 caps since.

Club Career

Early career

Jajalo starter playing football at a local club, before joining youth setup of Croatian side Slaven Belupo in 1999. He made his professional debut against Osijek on 22 July 2007 at the age of 19. On 5 August, he scored his first professional goal in a triumph over Zagreb.

In June 2009, Jajalo joined Italian team Siena.

In July 2010, he was sent on a season-long loan to German side 1. FC Koln, with an option to make the transfer permanent, which was activated the following year. In February 2014, Jajalo was loaned to Bosnian outfit Sarajevo until the end of season.

In June, he moved Rijeka.

Palermo

On 28 January 2015, Jajalo joined Palermo on a contract until June 2019. Three days later, he made his competitive debut for the club in a narrow win against Hellas Verona. On 24 May, he scored his first goal for the team in a loss to Fiorentina.

In spite of Palermo's relegation to Serie B in April 2017, Jajalo decided to stay at the club.

On 3 April 2018, he played his 100th game for the team against Parma.

Udinese

On 11 June 2019, Jajalo signed a three-year deal with Udinese. He made his official debut for the club in Coppa Italia game against Sudtirol on 18 August. A week later, he m

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