Sead Hajrović (born 4 June 1993) is a Bosnian professional

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who plays for Yverdon-Sport.

Club career

Arsenal

Hajrović officially signed professional terms on 7 July 2011 after signing for Arsenal as a scholar in the summer of 2009, arriving from

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in his home country. He went on loan to

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and made his debut on 28 January 2012 against

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, coming on as a substitute. Although his spell with Barnet was hampered somewhat by injury, he made 10 appearances as the ''Bees'' avoided relegation from

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. In an interview with Mugais Jahangir, the Editor of The Gooner Thoughts, Hajrović talked about his time at Arsenal and Arsene Wenger as his coach, who he describes as 'motivating'. On 4 December 2012, Hajrović was included in Arsenal's trip to Olympiacos as an unused substitute. In May 2013, Hajrović was released by Arsenal to look for a different team where he plans to start regularly.

Grasshopper

On 5 August 2013, Hajrović signed a two-year contract with

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Winterthur

On 1 July 2014, Hajrović signed another two-year contract with

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after terminating his previous contract with Grasshopper.

International career

Hajrović was part of the Swiss side that won the under-17 World Cup in 2009, before going on to captain the under-18s. At the start of 2013, Hajrović, after expressing desire to play for

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, was invited by the Bosnian FA as a special guest for Bosnia's friendly against

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. In May 2013, FIFA allowed Hajrović to switch national teams, after which he elected to play for Bosnia and Herzegovina internationally. He made his debut for Bosnian U-21 team on 31 May 2013. in a friendly match between Bosnia and Herzegovina U21 and

Personal life

His parents are

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from

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, but they relocated to

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in 1980. They moved to Switzerland in 1987. His older brother,

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is also a footballer playing for

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. Hajrović is fluent in German, English and Bosnian.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Hajrovic, Sead 1993 births Living people Swiss men's footballers Swiss expatriate footballers Bosniaks of Montenegro Swiss people of Bosnia and Herzegovina descent Switzerland men's youth international footballers Bosnia and Herzegovina men's youth international footballers Bosnia and Herzegovina footballers Men's association football defenders English Football League players Swiss Super League players Swiss Challenge League players 3. Liga players Arsenal F.C. players Barnet F.C. players Grasshopper Club Zürich players FC Winterthur players FC Wohlen players FC Viktoria Köln players Yverdon-Sport FC players People from Brugg Expatriate footballers in England Expatriate footballers in Germany Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate sportspeople in England Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate sportspeople in Germany Footballers from Aargau