_3.jpg) Bajic with Saint-Étienne in 2020 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 23 December 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Saint-Étienne, France | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Bristol City | ||
| Number | 23 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007–2019 | Saint-Étienne | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2022 | Saint-Étienne B | 25 | (0) |
| 2019–2022 | Saint-Étienne | 9 | (0) |
| 2022 | Pau | 15 | (0) |
| 2022– | Bristol City | 0 | (0) |
| 2023 | → Valenciennes (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016–2017 | France U16 | 7 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | France U17 | 3 | (0) |
| 2018 | France U18 | 1 | (0) |
| 2019 | France U19 | 11 | (0) |
| 2022 | France U21 | 1 | (0) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 June 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 March 2022 | |||
Stefan Bajic (Serbian: Стефан Бајић/Stefan Bajić; born 23 December 2001) is a French professional footballer who plays as goalkeeper for EFL Championship club Bristol City.
Bajic joined Saint-Étienne at age six, and over the years has climbed through the club's U17, U19 and reserve teams, breaking into the first team at age 18. He has represented France internationally at youth level, from the under-16s to the under-21s, as well as the Olympic team at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
Bajic was born on 23 December 2001, in Saint-Étienne, France, and is of Serbian descent.[1]
Bajic first joined Saint-Étienne at age six,[2] gradually progressing through the club's youth teams, before finding himself at the under-17 level. His performances in the Championnat National U17 earned him his first international call-up for the France national under-16 football team.[2]
On 2 May 2018, Bajic signed his first professional contract, to the end of the 2020–21 season.[2]
On 8 April 2019, Bajic extended his contract for a further year.[3][4] Bajic also led the club's U19 team through its Coupe Gambardella campaign, which ended with a 2–0 victory over Toulouse's U19 side in the Final on 27 April.[5]
After assistant coach Ghislain Printant took over from Gasset, Bajic became Saint-Étienne's third choice, surpassing Vermot.[6] Bajic made his senior debut on 25 September 2019, with both Ruffier and Moulin suffering from minor injuries.[citation needed] The game against Metz resulted in Saint-Étienne's fourth defeat in five games, with a scoreline of 1–0.[7] Bajic became the Greens' youngest-ever player to start a Ligue 1 match.[8]
Bajic played in the Coupe de France fixture for the round of 64 on 11 February, against Sochaux, as Moulin felt discomfort in his hamstring,[9] which Saint-Étienne lost 1–0.[citation needed] After Moulin also contracted the disease and later injured his groin, Bajic played his first league game in over a year on 19 March; Saint-Étienne lost 4–0 to Monaco.[citation needed]
On 4 February 2022, Bajic signed with Pau in Ligue 2.[10]
On 5 July 2022, Bajic signed with Bristol City in the EFL Championship on a three year deal.[11]
On 19 January 2023, Bajic returned to France to join Valenciennes on loan until the end of the season.[12]
Bajic was called up to represent the France national under-19 team at the 2019 UEFA European Under-19 Championship.[13]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup[a] | League Cup[b] | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Saint-Étienne B | 2018–19[14] | Championnat National 2 | 14 | 0 | — | — | — | 14 | 0 | |||
| 2019–20[14] | Championnat National 2 | 10 | 0 | — | — | — | 10 | 0 | ||||
| 2021–22[14] | Championnat National 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 25 | 0 | — | — | — | 25 | 0 | |||||
| Saint-Étienne | 2019–20[14] | Ligue 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020–21[14] | Ligue 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22[14] | Ligue 1 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 | |||
| Total | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Pau | 2021–22[14] | Ligue 2 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 0 | ||
| Bristol City | 2022–23[15] | EFL Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| 2023–24[16] | EFL Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Valenciennes (loan) | 2022–23[14] | Ligue 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 60 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 0 | ||
Saint-Étienne B
Saint-Étienne U19
