Kenan Bajrić

Kenan Bajrić
Bajrić with Slovenia U21 in 2015
Personal information
Date of birth (1994-12-20) 20 December 1994
Place of birth Ljubljana, Slovenia
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position Centre-back
Team information
Current team
Slovan Bratislava
Number 12
Youth career
–2011 Interblock
2011–2013 Olimpija Ljubljana
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2017 Olimpija Ljubljana 114 (6)
2018– Slovan Bratislava 170 (9)
2021–2023 → Pafos (loan) 70 (0)
International career‡
2012 Slovenia U18 1 (0)
2015–2016 Slovenia U21 12 (0)
2020– Slovenia 5 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15 August 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 13 October 2024

Kenan Bajrić (born 20 December 1994) is a Slovenian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Slovan Bratislava.[1]

Club career

After seven seasons with his hometown club Olimpija Ljubljana,[2] Bajrić moved abroad and joined Slovak powerhouse Slovan Bratislava in January 2018.[3] In summer 2021, he was loaned to Cypriot club Pafos.[4]

International career

On 11 November 2020, Bajrić debuted for the Slovenia senior team in a friendly match against Azerbaijan.[5][6]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 19 August 2026[1]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Olimpija Ljubljana 2011–12 Slovenian PrvaLiga 20———20
2012–13 Slovenian PrvaLiga 20———20
2013–14 Slovenian PrvaLiga 14010—1[b]0160
2014–15 Slovenian PrvaLiga 33230——362
2015–16 Slovenian PrvaLiga 21130——241
2016–17 Slovenian PrvaLiga 240602[c]0—320
2017–18 Slovenian PrvaLiga 183301[d]0—223
Total 114616030101346
Slovan Bratislava 2017–18 Slovak First Football League 13030——160
2018–19 Slovak First Football League 311106[d]0—381
2019–20 Slovak First Football League 1735010[e]0—323
2020–21 Slovak First Football League 262611[d]0—333
2023–24 Slovak First Football League 2702016[f]0—450
2024–25 Slovak First Football League 2724016[c]0—472
2025–26 Slovak First Football League 2702012[g]0—410
2026–27 Slovak First Football League 21005[c]0—71
Total 1709231650—25810
Pafos (loan) 2021–22 Cypriot First Division 30020——320
2022–23 Cypriot First Division 35030——380
Total 65050——700
Career total 349154416901046316
  1. ↑ Includes Slovenian Cup, Slovak Cup, Cypriot Cup
  2. ↑ Appearance in Slovenian Supercup
  3. 1 2 3 Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  4. 1 2 3 Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  5. ↑ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, eight appearances in UEFA Europa League
  6. ↑ Six appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League, eight appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
  7. ↑ Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League, six appearances in UEFA Conference League

International

As of match played 13 October 2024[7]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Slovenia 202020
202120
202200
202300
202410
Total50

Honours

Olimpija Ljubljana

Slovan Bratislava

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Slovenia – K. Bajrič – Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
  2. ↑ "Kenan Bajrić – Nogometna zveza Slovenije". nzs.si (in Slovenian). Football Association of Slovenia. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  3. ↑ "Bajrić iz Olimpije na Slovaško". Dnevnik (in Slovenian). 22 January 2018. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  4. ↑ "Kenan Bajric joins Pafos FC" (in Greek). Pafos FC. 23 July 2021. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  5. ↑ Lisjak, Mitja (11 November 2020). "Bledi Slovenci remizirali z Azerbajdžanom v Stožicah" (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
  6. ↑ "Kenan Bajrič, international football player". eu-football.info. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  7. ↑ "Kenan Bajrić (Player)". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 26 November 2024.