Delimir Bajić

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Delimir Bajić

| image = BajicSahamvsNasr.jpg

| image_size = 200px

| caption = Bajić warming up for Saham in 2015

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1983|03|28|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Bijeljina, SFR Yugoslavia

| height = 1.90 m

| position = Centre-Back

| currentclub = Borac Banja Luka

| clubnumber = 5

| youthyears1 = 1994–1999 | youthclubs1 = Mladost Velika Obarska

| years1 = 1999–2002 | clubs1 = Mladost Velika Obarska | caps1 = | goals1 =

| years2 = 2002–2007 | clubs2 = Radnik Bijeljina | caps2 = | goals2 =

| years3 = 2007–2008 | clubs3 = Velež Mostar | caps3 = 23 | goals3 = 1

| years4 = 2008–2010 | clubs4 = Željezničar | caps4 = 27 | goals4 = 2

| years5 = 2010–2011 | clubs5 = Nassaji Mazandaran | caps5 = | goals5 = 2

| years6 = 2011–2012 | clubs6 = Olympiakos Nicosia | caps6 = 28 | goals6 = 4

| years7 = 2013 | clubs7 = Sloboda Užice | caps7 = 20 | goals7 = 0

| years8 = 2014 | clubs8 = Mladost Velika Obarska | caps8 = 9 | goals8 = 1

| years9 = 2014 | clubs9 = Rad | caps9 = 9 | goals9 = 0

| years10 = 2015 | clubs10 = Saham | caps10 = 5 | goals10 = 0

| years11 = 2015–2016 | clubs11 = Mladost Velika Obarska | caps11 = 1 | goals11 = 0

| years12 = 2016–2017 | clubs12 = Radnik Bijeljina | caps12 = 11 | goals12 = 1

| years13 = 2017–2018 | clubs13 = Zvijezda 09 | caps13 = 26 | goals13 = 3

| years14 = 2018– | clubs14 = Borac Banja Luka | caps14 = 22 | goals14 = 2

| totalcaps = | totalgoals =

| pcupdate = 5 June 2019

}}

Delimir Bajić ({{Lang-sr-Cyrl|Делимир Бајић}}; born 28 March 1983) is a Bosnian-Herzegovinian footballer who plays for FK Borac Banja Luka in the Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Club career

=Youth career=

Born and raised in Bijeljina, SFR Yugoslavia, Delimir began his career as a football player when he was just 11 years old with Velika Obarska-based FK Mladost Velika Obarska.

=Mladost Velika Obarska=

Delimir continued playing with his parent team as he became a permanent member of the first team squad of the Velika Obarska-based club in 1999.

=Radnik Bijeljina=

After a long 8-year spell with the Bosnian club, in 2002 he moved back to his hometown Bijeljina where he signed a contract with FK Radnik Bijeljina. In his 5-year spell at the Bijeljina-based club, he also helped his team achieve the runners-up position in the 2006-07 Republika Srpska Cup.

=Velež Mostar=

In 2007, he signed a one-year contract with one of Bosnia and Herzegovina's top most club, Mostar-based FK Velež Mostar.

=Željezničar Sarajevo=

In 2008, he moved to the capital city of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Sarajevo where he signed a two-year contract with FK Željezničar Sarajevo. In his first season with the Sarajevo-based club, he made 12 appearances in the 2008–09 Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina. He made his first appearance in the 2009–10 Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina on 12 September 2009 in a 0-0 draw against NK Travnik{{cite web | url= https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2009/09/12/bosnia-herzegovina/premier-liga/nk-travnik/fk-eljeznicar-sarajevo/812443/ | title= TRAVNIK VS. ŽELJEZNIČAR 0 - 0 | publisher= SOCCERWAY}} and scored his first goal on 21 March 2010 in a 1-1 draw against HŠK Zrinjski Mostar.{{cite web | url= https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2010/03/21/bosnia-herzegovina/premier-liga/hk-zrinjski-mostar/fk-eljeznicar-sarajevo/812548/ | title= ZRINJSKI VS. ŽELJEZNIČAR 1 - 1 | publisher= SOCCERWAY}} He scored 2 goals in 15 appearances in the 2009-10 season helping his club to win the 2009–10 Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the 2009–10 Bosnia and Herzegovina Football Cup.

=Nassaji Mazandaran=

He first moved out of Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2010 to Iran where he signed a one-year contract with Azadegan League club, Nassaji Mazandaran F.C. He scored his first goal for the club on 19 November 2010 in a 2-0 win over Shirin Faraz F.C.{{cite web | url= http://www.persianleague.com/index.php/history?view=matchdate&id=23&displayresults=yes&badges_ondisplay=yes&venue_id=6 | title= Nassaji Mazandaran نساجی مازندرانn 2 - 0 Shirin Faraz شیرین فراز | publisher= Persian League | access-date= 2015-02-15 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20141229035126/http://www.persianleague.com/index.php/history?view=matchdate&id=23&displayresults=yes&badges_ondisplay=yes&venue_id=6 | archive-date= 2014-12-29 | url-status= dead }} and scored another on 25 February 2011 in a 3-0 win over Iranjavan F.C.{{cite web | url= http://www.persianleague.com/index.php/history?view=matchdate&id=23&displayresults=yes&badges_ondisplay=yes&venue_id=18 | title= Nassaji Mazandaran نساجی مازندرانn 3 - 0 Iran Javan Bushehr ایرانجوان بوشهر | publisher= Persian League | access-date= 2015-02-15 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20141229042235/http://www.persianleague.com/index.php/history?view=matchdate&id=23&displayresults=yes&badges_ondisplay=yes&venue_id=18 | archive-date= 2014-12-29 | url-status= dead }}

=Olympiakos Nicosia=

In 2011, he moved back to Europe and more accurately to Cyprus where he signed a one-year contract with Cypriot First Division club, Olympiakos Nicosia. He made his Cypriot First Division debut on 10 September 2011 in a 1-1 draw against AEK Larnaca F.C.{{cite web | url= https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2011/09/10/cyprus/1-division/aek-larnaca/olympiakos-nicosia-fc/1143054/ | title= AEK LARNACA VS. OLYMPIAKOS 1 - 1 | publisher= SOCCERWAY}} and scored his first goal on 11 December 2011 in a 3-1 win over Ermis Aradippou{{cite web | url= https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2011/12/11/cyprus/1-division/ermis-fc-aradippou/olympiakos-nicosia-fc/1143131/ | title= ERMIS VS. OLYMPIAKOS 1 - 3 | publisher= SOCCERWAY}} He scored 4 goals in 28 appearances for the Nicosia-based club in the 2011–12 Cypriot First Division and also made 3 appearances in the 2011–12 Cypriot Cup which included a 2-0 win over Omonia Aradippou in the second leg of the quarter-finals,{{cite web | url= https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2012/02/15/cyprus/cup/omonia-fc-aradippou/olympiakos-nicosia-fc/1249171/ | title= OMONIA ARADIPPOU VS. OLYMPIAKOS 0 - 2 | publisher= SOCCERWAY}} a 0-1 loss against Ethnikos Achna FC in the first leg of the semi-finals{{cite web | url= https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2012/03/21/cyprus/cup/olympiakos-nicosia-fc/ethnikos-achnas/1262293/ | title= OLYMPIAKOS VS. ETHNIKOS ACHNA 0 - 1 | publisher= SOCCERWAY}} and a 0-0 draw in the return leg of the semi-finals.{{cite web | url= https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2012/03/28/cyprus/cup/ethnikos-achnas/olympiakos-nicosia-fc/1262297/ | title= ETHNIKOS ACHNA VS. OLYMPIAKOS 0 - 0 | publisher= SOCCERWAY}}

=Sloboda Užice=

In 2012, he moved to Serbia where he signed a one-year contract with Serbian SuperLiga club, FK Sloboda Užice. He made his Serbian SuperLiga debut on 27 February 2013 in a 2-2 draw against ŽFK Spartak Subotica.{{cite web | url= https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2013/02/27/serbia/super-liga/fk-subotica/fk-sevojno/1366201/ | title= SPARTAK SUBOTICA VS. SLOBODA UŽICE 2 - 2 | publisher= SOCCERWAY}} He made 15 appearances in the 2012–13 Serbian SuperLiga. He made his first appearance in the 2013–14 Serbian SuperLiga on 10 August 2013 in a 1-1 draw against the same club ŽFK Spartak Subotica.{{cite web | url= https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2013/08/10/serbia/super-liga/fk-sevojno/fk-subotica/1486421/ | title= SLOBODA UŽICE VS. SPARTAK SUBOTICA 1 - 1 | publisher= SOCCERWAY}} He made 5 appearances in the 2013-14 season.

=Back to Mladost Velika Obarska=

In 2014, he returned to Bosnia and Herzegovina and on 11 February 2014 he signed a six-month contract with his parent club, Mladost Velika Obarska. He made his first appearance of the 2013–14 Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina on 1 March 2014 in a 1-0 win over FK Borac Banja Luka{{cite web | url= https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2014/03/01/bosnia-herzegovina/premier-liga/fk-borac-banja-luka/fk-mladost-velika-obarska/1494727/ | title= BORAC BANJA LUKA VS. MLADOST VELIKA OBARSKA 0 - 1 | publisher= SOCCERWAY}} and scored his first goal on 30 March 2014 in a 2-0 win over NK Zvijezda Gradačac.{{cite web | url= https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2014/03/30/bosnia-herzegovina/premier-liga/fk-mladost-velika-obarska/nk-zvijezda-gradacac/1494760/ | title= MLADOST VELIKA OBARSKA VS. ZVIJEZDA 2 - 0 | publisher= SOCCERWAY}} He scored 1 goal in 9 appearances in the 2013–14 season of Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina. He also made 2 appearances in the 2013–14 Bosnia and Herzegovina Football Cup which included a 0-1 loss against HŠK Zrinjski Mostar in the first leg of the quarter-finals{{cite web | url= https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2014/03/12/bosnia-herzegovina/cup/fk-mladost-velika-obarska/hk-zrinjski-mostar/1656976/ | title= MLADOST VELIKA OBARSKA VS. ZRINJSKI 0 - 1 | publisher= SOCCERWAY}} and a 5-1 loss in the return leg of the quarter-finals.{{cite web | url= https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2014/03/26/bosnia-herzegovina/cup/hk-zrinjski-mostar/fk-mladost-velika-obarska/1656977/ | title= ZRINJSKI VS. MLADOST VELIKA OBARSKA 5 - 1 | publisher= SOCCERWAY}}

=Rad=

In July 2014, he returned to Serbia and on 1 July 2014, he signed a six-month contract with another Serbian SuperLiga club, FK Rad. He made his debut for the club on 23 August 2014 in a 6-1 win over FK Voždovac.{{cite web | url= https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2014/08/23/serbia/super-liga/fk-vozdovac/fk-rad-beograd/1698327/ | title= VOŽDOVAC VS. RAD BEOGRAD 1 - 6 | publisher= SOCCERWAY}} He made 9 appearances for the Belgrade-based club in the 2014–15 Serbian SuperLiga. He also made 2 appearances in the 2014–15 Serbian Cup, one in a 1-0 win over Red Star Belgrade in the Second Round{{cite web | url= https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2014/10/29/serbia/cup/fk-rad-beograd/fk-crvena-zvezda-beograd/1958557/ | title= RAD BEOGRAD VS. CRVENA ZVEZDA 1 - 0 | publisher= SOCCERWAY}} and another in a 1-0 loss against FK Partizan in the quarter-finals.{{cite web | url= https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2014/12/03/serbia/cup/fk-rad-beograd/fk-partizan-beograd/1971177/ | title= RAD BEOGRAD VS. PARTIZAN 0 - 1 | publisher= SOCCERWAY}}

=Saham=

On 16 January 2015, he signed a six-month contract with 2014 GCC Champions League runners-up Saham SC.{{cite web | url= http://www.sahamfans.com/vb/showthread.php?t=27459 | title= البوسني ديلمير باجيك يصل للتوقيع للأزرق | publisher= sahamfans.com}}{{cite web | url= http://www.sahamfans.com/vb/showthread.php?t=27472 | title= صور تدريبات الأزرق بتواجد اللاعب البوسني المدافع (ديلمير) | publisher= sahamfans.com}} He made 5 appearances in the 2014–15 Oman Professional League.

=Later career=

After Saham, he again played for Mladost Velika Obarska, again Radnik Bijeljina and FK Zvijezda 09.

Since July 2018, Bajić has been playing for FK Borac Banja Luka in the First League of the Republika Srpska.[https://sportsport.ba/fudbal/nekadasnji-fudbaler-radnika-veleza-i-zelje-pojacao-borac/283073 Nekadašnji fudbaler Radnika, Veleža i Želje pojačao Borac] at sportsport.ba, 12 July 2018 With Borac, he won the 2018–19 First League of RS title and got promoted back to the Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina.{{cite web|url=https://sportsport.ba/fudbal/borac-i-zvanicno-osigurao-povratak-u-premijer-ligu/318403|title=Borac i zvanično osigurao povratak u Premijer ligu!|date=11 May 2019|access-date=11 May 2019|language=Bosnian|author=S. Mlaćo|publisher=sportsport.ba}}

Personal life

His older brother, Branimir Bajić is a retired footballer who most of his career spent playing in Serbia and Germany.{{citation needed|date=March 2025}}

Career statistics

rowspan="2"\|Club !rowspan="2"\|Season !rowspan="2"\|Division !colspan="2"\|League !colspan="2"\|Cup !colspan="2"\|Continental !colspan="2"\|Other !colspan="2"\|Total
class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
rowspan="3"\|Željezničar Sarajevo \|2008–09 \|rowspan="2"\|Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	0
2009–10	15	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	15	2
colspan="2"\|Total !27	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	27	2
rowspan="2"\|Olympiakos Nicosia \|2011-12 \|rowspan="1"\|Cypriot First Division	28	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	31	4
colspan="2"\|Total !28	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	31	4
rowspan="3"\|Sloboda Užice \|2012-13 \|rowspan="2"\|Serbian SuperLiga	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	15	0
2013–14	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
colspan="2"\|Total !20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	20	0
rowspan="2"\|Mladost Velika Obarska \|2013–14 \|rowspan="1"\|Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina	9	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	11	1
colspan="2"\|Total !9	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	11	1
rowspan="2"\|Rad \|2014–15 \|rowspan="1"\|Serbian SuperLiga	9	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	11	0
colspan="2"\|Total !9	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	11	0
rowspan="2"\|Saham \|2014–15 \|rowspan="1"\|Oman Professional League	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
colspan="2"\|Total !5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
colspan="3"\|Career total !98	7	7	0	0	0	0	0	105	7

Honours

Radnik Bijeljina

Republika Srpska Cup runner-up: 2006–07

Željezničar Sarajevo

Bosnian Premier League: 2009–10

Zvijezda 09

First League of RS: 2017–18

Borac Banja Luka

First League of RS: 2018–19

References

External links

[http://www.goal.com/en/people/bosnia-and-herzegovina/106892/delimir-baji%C4%87 Delimir Bajić] at Goal.com
[http://www.eurosport.com/football/delimir-bajic_prs327569/person.shtml Delimir Bajić - EUROSPORT]
[http://www.soccermanager.com/player.php?pid=34774 Delimir Bajić - soccermanager]
[http://www.theplayersagent.com/profile/25296/delimir_bajic Delimir Bajić - THE PLAYERS' AGENT]
[http://www.whoscored.com/Players/80024 Delimir Bajić - WhoScored?com]
[https://web.archive.org/web/20150213112841/http://www.persianleague.com/index.php/teams?id=1776&view=player&sid=23 Delimir Bajić - Persian League]
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUDeh1vQnQY Delimir Bajić - YouTube]

Category:1983 births

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Category:Footballers from Bijeljina

Category:Serbs of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Category:Men's association football defenders

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Category:21st-century Bosnia and Herzegovina sportsmen

Category:FK Mladost Velika Obarska players

Category:FK Radnik Bijeljina players

Category:FK Velež Mostar players

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Category:F.C. Nassaji Mazandaran players