Saša Kalajdžić

Saša Kalajdžić (Serbian Cyrillic: Саша Калајџић; born 7 July 1997) is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a forward for VfB Stuttgart.[1] He is of Serbian descent.[2]

Saša Kalajdžić
Kalajdžić in 2017
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-07-07) 7 July 1997
Place of birth Vienna, Austria
Height 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 VfB Stuttgart
Number 9
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2016 SR Donaufeld Wien 18 (7)
2016–2018 Admira Wacker II 33 (13)
2016–2019 Admira Wacker 33 (11)
2019– VfB Stuttgart 25 (9)
National team‡
2017–2019 Austria U21 6 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:10, 23 June 2019 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 26 June 2019

Career

Kalajdžić started his career as a professional footballer in Austria for FC Admira Wacker Mödling. Originally playing as a midfielder, he became later a forward.[3] On 5 July 2019, Kalajdžić signed a four-year contract with the German club VfB Stuttgart.[4] On May 28th, 2020, he made his debut for the team, coming into the game in the 78th minute of the matchday 28 fixture of the 2019/20 2. Bundesliga season against Hamburger SV, after a break of nearly a year due to an injury (torn cruciate ligament) that he suffered very briefly after his arrival in Germany, in the summer pre-saison training camp. [5]

References
  1. Saša Kalajdžić at Soccerway
  2. "SRPSKI DŽIN U DRESU AUSTRIJE – Saša Kalajdžić na meti Kelna, Štutgarta, Lidsa". srbin.info.
  3. "Rapid-Stürmersuche: Admiras Kalajdzic soll es richten". kurier.at (in German). Retrieved 17 December 2020.
  4. "VfB sign Sasa Kalajdzic". vfb.de. VfB Stuttgart. 5 July 2019. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
  5. https://www.kicker.de/4589189/spielbericht/vfb-stuttgart-11/hamburger-sv-12
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