Denis Alijagić (born 10 April 2003) is a Czech professional

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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

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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 , image_size = 160px , fu ...

, before moving to

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at the age of 12. In 2021, Alijagić was loaned to

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side

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. In the first half of the 2021–22 season, Alijagić scored 11 league goals and four

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goals, becoming Vlašim's top scorer. On 2 February 2022, Alijagić was loaned to

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club

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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

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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

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striker

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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 {{CzechRepublic-footy-bio-stub