Bahrudin Atajic
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1993 (30 years old)
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Västervik, SwedenPosition
Midfielder
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1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
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VMFD Zalgiris
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Lithuanian A Lyga
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Bahrudin Atajić (born 16 November 1993) is a Bosnian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Lithuanian A Lyga champions Žalgiris.
Club career
Atajić signed for Celtic in January 2010 from Malmö FF. After years playing for the club's under-20 and development squads, Atajić signed a new contract with the club that would keep him until the end of the season. He made his senior debut on 19 May 2013, in the Scottish Premier League. He scored his first goal for Celtic in a 5-0 routing of Motherwell at Fir Park on 6 December 2013. After the match, Atajić quoted on his first goal: "I came on against Motherwell earlier in the season for the lasts 12 minutes and managed to score a goal. It was my first senior goal and obviously I was delighted with that."
He signed for English Football League One club Shrewsbury Town on loan on 24 January 2014. One day later, Atajić made his Shrewsbury Town debut, where he came on as a substitute for Tom Eaves in the 90th minutes, as Shrewsbury Town lose 3-1 to Swindon Town. On 17 February 2014, Atajić was left out of the squad by Michael Jackson, citing his concerned on Atajić's fitness. For the reminder of the season, Atajić's playing time was slightly reduced and he went on to make thirteen appearance despite being on the bench.
Following his return with Shrewsbury Town came to an end, Atajić returned to Celtic and made several appearances in friendly matches, but was released in September 2014 after making four appearances in the league.
In February 2015, he signed one-year deal with SJK with an option to prolong for following year.
Before 2016 season Atajić signed contact with Žalgiris - defending champions of Lithuanian A Lyga. He helped his club to win domestic quadruple in 2016.
International career
Although born in Sweden, Atajić has committed to play for Bosnia and Herzegovina on all levels of the game. He was capped for the first time for Bosnia U-21s in May 2014.
Personal life
Atajić's family hails from Bosanska Gradiška, Bosnia and Herzegovina. His hometown is Västervik, Sweden.
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