Denis Alijagić (born 10 April 2003) is a Czech professional
footballer
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who plays as a
forward for
Super League Greece 2 club
Olympiacos B. Born in the Czech Republic, he has represented the Czech Republic and Bosnia and Herzegovina internationally at youth level.
Club career
Born in
Prague
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, Alijagić began his career at
Sparta Prague
) but refer to Spartans as "''Rudí''" ( en, The Dark Reds/The Maroons).'' Letenští''
, ground = Generali Česká pojišťovna Arena
, capacity = 19,416
, clubname = Sparta Prague
, image = Sparta Praha logo.png
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, fu ...
, before moving to
rivals
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Slavia Prague
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at the age of 12. In 2021, Alijagić was loaned to
Czech National Football League
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side
Vlašim
Vlašim (; german: Wlaschim) is a town in Benešov District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 11,000 inhabitants. Vlašim is known for its castle and English style park.
Administrative parts
Villages of Bolina, D ...
. In the first half of the
2021–22 season, Alijagić scored 11 league goals and four
Czech Cup
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The Czech Cup was first held in 19 ...
goals, becoming Vlašim's top scorer. On 2 February 2022, Alijagić was loaned to
Czech First League
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club
Slovan Liberec
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.
On 21 June 2022, Alijagić signed for Greek club
Olympiacos
Olympiacós Sýndesmos Filáthlon Peiraiós ( el, Ολυμπιακός Σύνδεσμος Φιλάθλων Πειραιώς, Olympic Club of Fans of Piraeus) is a major multi-sport club based in Piraeus, Greece. Olympiacos is parent to a number ...
.
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
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.
Following his four appearances at under-15 level for the Czech Republic, Alijagić represented Bosnia and Herzegovina at youth level, before switching his allegiance back to the Czech Republic at
under-19 level in November 2021.
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
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The city lies on the River Soar and close to the eastern end of the National ...
striker
Jamie Vardy
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.
References
Living people
2003 births
Association football forwards
Czech footballers
Czech people of Bosnia and Herzegovina descent
Footballers from Prague
SK Slavia Prague players
FC Sellier & Bellot Vlašim players
FC Slovan Liberec players
Olympiacos F.C. players
Czech National Football League players
Czech First League players
Super League Greece players
Super League Greece 2 players
Czech Republic youth international footballers
Bosnia and Herzegovina youth international footballers
Expatriate footballers in Greece
Czech expatriate sportspeople in Greece
Czech expatriate footballers
Olympiacos F.C. B players
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