Denis Alijagić

Denis Alijagić (born 10 April 2003) is a Czech professional footballer who plays as a forward for Slovan Liberec, on loan from Slavia Prague.

Denis Alijagić
Personal information
Date of birth (2003-04-10) 10 April 2003
Place of birth Prague, Czech Republic
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Slovan Liberec
(on loan from Slavia Prague)
Number 6
Youth career
Sparta Prague
2015–2020 Slavia Prague
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020– Slavia Prague 0 (0)
2021 → Vlašim (loan) 14 (11)
2022– → Slovan Liberec (loan) 4 (0)
National team‡
2017 Czech Republic U15 4 (0)
2019 Bosnia and Herzegovina U16 1 (0)
2019 Bosnia and Herzegovina U17 7 (5)
2019 Bosnia and Herzegovina U18 2 (0)
2021 Bosnia and Herzegovina U19 2 (1)
2021– Czech Republic U19 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:30, 25 April 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16:30, 15 February 2022 (UTC)

Club career

Born in Prague, Alijagić began his career at Sparta Prague, before moving to rivals Slavia Prague at the age of 12. In 2021, Alijagić was loaned to Czech National Football League side Vlašim. In the first half of the 2021–22 season, Alijagić scored 11 league goals and four Czech Cup goals, becoming Vlašim's top scorer.[1] On 2 February 2022, Alijagić was loaned to Czech First League club Slovan Liberec.[2]

International career

In November 2017, Alijagić made his debut for the Czech Republic's under-15 side, making four appearances at the 2017 South American U-15 Championship.[3] Following his four appearances at under-15 level for the Czech Republic, Alijagić represented Bosnia and Herzegovina at youth level,[4] before switching his allegiance back to the Czech Republic at under-19 level in November 2021.[3]

Style of play

Alijagić's manager at Vlašim, Martin Hyský, has praised Alijagić's work rate, speed and his ability to use both feet. Alijagić has compared his own playing style to Leicester City striker Jamie Vardy.[5]

References
  1. "Slávistický talent Alijagič chce jít v Liberci v Musových stopách" (in Czech). iDNES. 2 February 2022. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
  2. "Do Liberce přichází na hostování útočník Denis Alijagić: Jsem střelec" (in Czech). FC Slovan Liberec. 2 February 2022. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
  3. "Denis Alijagič" (in Czech). FAČR. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
  4. "Denis Alijagič" (in Czech). SK Slavia Praha. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
  5. "Alijagič by ocenil, kdyby se o něj Tecl staral jako o Kuchtu. Podle Trpišovského by mohl mít stejný styl jako Vardy" (in Czech). eFotbal. 17 January 2022. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
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