Bojan Krkić Pérez (; sr-Cyrl, Бојан Кркић Перез, ; born 28 August 1990), also known as simply Bojan, is a Spanish professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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. Bojan began his career at

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after progressing through the youth ranks at

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. His early promise saw him make his first-team debut at the age of 17 years and 19 days, breaking the record set by

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. In his debut season, he scored 12 goals in 48 matches. In total, he spent four seasons at

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, scoring 41 goals in 162 games before he was sold in July 2011 to Italian side

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for a fee of €12 million. While in

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, he scored seven goals in 37 appearances in 2011–12 and then spent the 2012–13 on loan at

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, where he scored three goals in 27 games. Roma did not exercise their option of an additional €28 million to sign Bojan definitively, and so Barcelona re-signed him for €13 million. He spent the 2013–14 season on loan at Dutch club

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with whom he helped win the

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title. In July 2014, Bojan joined English club

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for €1.8 million. As a Spanish youth international, he won European Championships with the Under-17 team in 2007 and the Under-21 team in 2011, as well as earning his only cap for the senior team in 2008. He has also represented the

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national team eight times since 2007.

Club career

Early years

Born in Linyola,

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, to a Serbian father, Bojan Krkić Sr., who was a professional footballer for Serbian side

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, and a Spanish mother, Maria Lluïsa Pérez, Bojan played for

's youth teams from 1999 to 2006. A quick striker with quite notable

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skills, it was reported that he scored over 900 goals for various youth teams since joining the club as an eight-year-old, breaking

's record. He then played the 2006–07 season with the

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team until he signed a professional contract with the first team upon turning 17. Bojan played his first match with Barcelona on 24 April 2007, scoring a goal in a

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against Egyptian club

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Barcelona

2007–08 season

On 16 September 2007 (at 17 years and 19 days), Bojan made his official debut for Barcelona against

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, replacing

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in the 78th minute and breaking

's record of the youngest Barcelona player to feature in a

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match. Three days later, he made his

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debut against

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, coming on at the 88th minute for Messi. He was, at the time, the youngest Barcelona player ever to feature in a Champions League game, at 17 years and 22 days. He made his second Champions League appearance on 2 October, coming on at the 81st minute for

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against

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. On 20 October 2007 (at 17 years and 53 days), Bojan made his first league start for Barcelona away to

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and scored in the 25th minute. It was his first goal for the club's first team and it made him the youngest ever goalscorer for Barcelona in a league match. Bojan scored his first ever Champions League goal on 1 April 2008 (at 17 years and 217 days) against

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, netting the only goal in the first (away) leg of the quarter-finals, making him the first person born in the 1990s to score in the Champions League, and the youngest player to score in the knockout phase. Bojan finished the season with a record of ten goals, breaking

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's record of most goals scored in a debut season.

2008–09 season

Upon the departure of Gianluca Zambrotta, Bojan was handed the number 11 shirt. After 14 games (13 of which he entered as a substitute), Bojan ended a goal drought by netting a brace against

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in a 2–0 victory. Despite featuring less compared to the previous season, Bojan helped Barcelona to their 19th La Liga title. He also aided Barcelona to their first

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win in 11 years by scoring five goals in the competition, including one in the final against

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. Bojan was an unused substitute in the 2009 UEFA Champions League Final against

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, which Barcelona won 2–0 and saw them cap off a treble-winning campaign. Bojan's three goals in ten appearances throughout the competition saw him finish as the equal sixth-highest goalscorer for the season.

2009–10 season

On the first day of the

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campaign against

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, Bojan scored a header in the 18th minute courtesy of a flick-on from

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. Barcelona went on to win the game by a scoreline of 3–0. On 10 November, he scored twice in the second leg of the

against

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, helping his team to a 5–0 victory. Coming off the bench as a late substitute for

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, Bojan scored his first and only Champions League goal of the season against VfB Stuttgart. He began finding the net more often towards the end of the season; seven of his eight league goals for the season came from the last 12 games.

2010–11 season

Bojan took the number 9 shirt after

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moved on loan to

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. The season saw Bojan find himself behind Lionel Messi,

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and newly-signed

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in the pecking order. In the match against

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in the

, Bojan captained Barcelona for the first time in an official match. He came off of the bench against

to score the sixth and eighth goals in an 8–0 win and later came on against

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in ''

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'' to set up the fifth goal for Jeffrén in the famous 5–0 win. In a La Liga match against

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, Bojan again came off the bench to score the fifth goal in 5–0 win. He scored a crucial league goal from a

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assist for Barcelona against

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in a 1–1 draw, then marked his 100th league appearance for the Catalan club with a goal against

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Roma

On 22 July 2011, Italian club

bought Bojan for a fee of €12 million. The sale includes a buyback clause giving Barcelona the option to re-sign Bojan in 2012 or obligatory in 2013, although with the option of Roma paying an additional €28 million to retain the player. He made his unofficial debut on 3 August 2011 against Vasas in

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. He scored his first goal from an assist from

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for Roma against

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on 1 October 2011. He made 33 league appearances for Roma in his first season with the club, scoring seven times in total.Bojan Krkic
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Loan to A.C. Milan

On 29 August 2012, Bojan joined A.C. Milan on a season-long loan from Roma. Barcelona later announced that the move would not affect the prior buyback agreement between Roma and them. Milan CEO

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, however, stated that a new agreement was worked out so that Milan have an option to sign the player at the end of the season, but Barcelona would still retain their buyback option. Bojan made his debut for Milan on 1 September, coming off the bench during the second half of a 3–1 away win over

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. He scored his first goal for Milan against

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on 3 November 2012, the third of a 5–1 win at the

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Return to Barcelona

Following the 2012–13 season in Italy, Bojan returned to his former club Barcelona for €13 million, having made 19 league appearances for Milan, and scoring three goals. He revealed his desire for more playing time, or otherwise interest to play for a club where he will receive more minutes. Milan decided not to extend their loan of the young player, as they were not able to guarantee him minutes, while Roma did not exercise their option of additional €28 million to sign Bojan definitively. He was free to find an alternative club to play for if he pleased, and talks began with

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and

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Loan to Ajax

On 6 July 2013, it was announced that Ajax had signed Bojan on a one-year loan deal, with an option for a second year loan spell from Barcelona. Director of football

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and CEO Michael Kinsbergen flew into Barcelona a day prior to finalize the deal. Bojan explained that conversations with

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had influenced his decision to move to Ajax, as well as the opportunity to play in the Champions League. Bojan made his debut for his new club on 13 July 2013 in a pre-season friendly encounter against

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. The match ended in a 5–1 victory for Ajax at the

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, as he was substituted on for

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in the 60th minute, assisting

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in the final goal for the

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side in the closing minutes of the game. He scored his first goal for Ajax in another pre-season friendly encounter, this time against

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on 19 July 2013, scoring the second goal for Ajax in the 43rd minute in the 3–2 away win in Germany. On 27 July 2013, Bojan won his first trophy with Ajax, winning the

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(Dutch Super Cup) against

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, 3–2 after extra time. He started the match on the

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, playing for 61 minutes before being substituted off for Lucas Andersen, as Ajax acquired their eighth Dutch Super Cup title overall. Following a hamstring injury sustained on 29 September 2013 in a 6–0 victory over

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, Bojan scored his first regular season goal after eight weeks of absence on 1 December 2013 in a 4–0 victory in

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over

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in the 90th minute of the match. On 8 May 2014, it was announced that Ajax would waive the option to extend Bojan's contract, with Bojan returning to Barcelona, having scored four goals in 24 regular season matches (5 goals in 32 matches overall) and helping Ajax to secure their 33rd

title and fourth consecutive.

Stoke City

2014–17

On 22 July 2014, Bojan signed a four-year contract with

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side

for €1.8 million. Manager

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said, "Anyone who knows European football will be aware of him as a player and the fact that he sees his future at Stoke City is really exciting." Bojan scored his first goal for Stoke in a 1–2 friendly defeat against

on 29 July 2014. He also scored in friendlies against

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and

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. He made his league debut at home on 16 August, playing the full 90 minutes of a 1–0 defeat to

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said that Bojan "impressed" for Stoke in the match. However, after a couple of ineffective performances, Hughes stated that he was prepared to give Bojan time to adapt to English football. He returned to the starting line-up on 1 November 2014 in a 2–2 draw against

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. Eight days after that, he scored his first Stoke goal to open a 2–1 win at

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, a dribble followed by a shot from outside the penalty area. On 6 December 2014, Bojan scored in a 3–2 win over

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. On 26 December, he won a contested penalty in the first half at

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when referee

Lee Mason Lee Mason (born 29 October 1971)
and biography:

Everton's James McCarthy; Bojan then converted the spot-kick past Tim Howard for the only goal of the game. Bojan scored in a 1–0 victory against

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on 17 January 2015. Nine days later, he scored his fifth goal of the season in a 4–1 victory in the

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fourth round against

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, but was later substituted having suffered a knee injury which ruled him out for the remainder of the 2014–15 season. Bojan returned from injury in July 2015 playing in a pre-season friendly against

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. He made his first league start for over eight months on 19 September 2015, scoring in a 2–2 draw against Leicester City. A month later, he won a fourth-minute penalty when fouled by Swansea City's Ashley Williams, and dispatched it past

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for the only goal of the game at the

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. Bojan signed a new contract with Stoke in February committing him to the club until the summer of 2020. Towards the end of the campaign, however, he lost his place in the side, spending most of his time on the bench. In total, he played 31 times for Stoke in 2015–16, scoring seven goals as the ''Potters'' finished in ninth position. Bojan struggled for playing time under Hughes in 2016–17 starting just five league matches in six months and in January 2017, Bojan admitted he would be ready to leave Stoke in order to gain regular football.

2017–18: Loans to Mainz and Alavés

On 29 January 2017, Bojan joined

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side

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on loan for the remainder of the 2016–17 season. Mainz were struggling in a relegation battle at the bottom of the table and Bojan admitted he was surprised at their situation. He scored his first goal for Mainz in a 2–2 against

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, making him only the seventh player to score in the four top leagues in Europe. Bojan helped Mainz secure their Bundesliga status with a 4–2 win against

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on 13 May 2017. On 31 August 2017, Bojan joined

side Alavés on a season-long loan deal. Bojan played 15 times for Alavés in 2017–18 as the team finished in 14th position.

Return to Stoke

Bojan remained with Stoke in the second tier for the 2018–19 season. Despite being a fan favorite he struggled to impress manager

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. The situation came to a head in late December when Bojan was left out the squad against

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and supporters began chanting for his inclusion which angered Rowett. Rowett was soon sacked and replaced by Nathan Jones, but Bojan again struggled for establish himself as a regular starter. He played 23 times in 2018–19 as Stoke finished in 16th position and it was reported that he was told to look for another club. He left Stoke by mutual consent on 6 August 2019.

Montreal Impact

On 7 August 2019, Bojan joined

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side Montreal Impact with a deal through to the end of the 2020 season. He made his debut four days later in a 2–3 loss against Chicago Fire, replacing

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in the 63rd minute. On 25 August, he scored his first goal with a 25-yard strike to open a 1–2 loss away to

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in the

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; it was his first goal in 11 months. In December 2020, with the Impact declining to activate the option to keep him for the next year, Bojan was left out of their

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squad.

Vissel Kobe

In August 2021, Bojan joined

club

. He made his debut on 5 September, coming on in the 75th minute for former Barcelona teammate

in a 1–1 draw at

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. On 2 October, on for the same player, he scored his first goal to conclude a 5–1 home victory over

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International career

Spain

Youth

Bojan shot to prominence as a 15-year-old at the

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European Under-17 Championship in

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in May 2006 when he was joint top-scorer, despite being a year younger than most of the other players in the tournament and only playing 40 minutes in four out of Spain's five matches. He scored a

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against Luxembourg before inspiring his side to a 3–0 victory over the eventual champions

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, with all of the goals being scored after he came on as a second-half substitute. In the third match, he scored a

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after once again being introduced at half time. He started the semi-final against the

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but, after his teammate Roberto García was sent off, Spain struggled and lost 0–2 in a shock result. In the third-place play-off, Bojan was once again a second-half substitute and scored the opener in the 53rd minute. When the match went to penalties, he scored and Spain won 5–4 to finish third. In the 2007 European Under-17 Football Championship, Bojan led Spain to victory, scoring the only goal against

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in the final. He also scored in the semi-final against

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. There was controversy surrounding Bojan's call up to the Spain U17 squad for the

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, because Barcelona wanted to keep him so that he could be part of their Asian tour. The

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(RFEF) denied the request, and further controversy arose when the RFEF denied one of Barcelona's medics, Ricard Pruna, the opportunity to accompany Bojan to the tournament to monitor a

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problem in the player's knee. Bojan Bygoszcz

During the tournament, Bojan scored five goals, finishing as joint third top scorer along with

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midfielder

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. He was inspirational in leading Spain to the final. In the semi-final against

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, however, Bojan was sent off for his second

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with only seconds left to play. He was suspended for the final and Spain lost to

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on penalties. Because of his performances, Bojan was given the

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Bronze Ball, naming him the third best player in the tournament, behind Nigeria's

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(silver) and Toni Kroos (gold). Bojan scored for the Spanish under-21s in their 2–0 win over

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, on 12 October 2007, quickly establishing himself as an important player, also prompting rumours of an eventual call-up from senior side's manager

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. Bojan was selected in the squad for the 2009 UEFA Under-21 Championship. The Spanish team, however, underperformed and picked up one point from their first two games, leaving progression almost impossible. Bojan was called up to the Spain U-21 squad for

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Senior

Bojan was approached to play for

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in 2008 but declined because of his wish to play for Spain.Bojan Krkic refuses to play for Serbia
Macedonian International News Agency, 2008-08-30. Retrieved 2012-07-31. He was included in the Spanish squad for a friendly game against

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on 6 February 2008. Should he have featured in that match, Bojan would have made history by becoming the youngest player ever to represent Spain at 17 years, 5 months and 9 days, eclipsing Ángel Zubieta's record of 17 years and 9 months, which had stood for over 70 years. Bojan, however, fell ill and could not play. On 17 May 2008, it was revealed that Bojan had been left out of Spain's 23-man squad for

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having asked if he could be left out on personal grounds, and also citing fatigue. In an interview with ''The Guardian'' ten years later, he revealed that he missed both his international debut and UEFA Euro 2008 because of anxiety issues, covering it up by giving other reasons he could not play. Bojan claims that his

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were well known by members of the

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, such as first team coach

, sporting director

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and teammate Carles Puyol. He made his full Spanish debut on 10 September 2008 (at 18 years and 13 days) under

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against

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, where he came on during the last ten minutes for

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and played on the right wing for his only senior cap.

Catalonia

Bojan made his official debut with

in the friendly match against the Basque Country, on 29 December 2007 in

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and he scored the Catalan goal in the 1–1 draw. He also scored a year later on 29 December 2008 in the 2–1 win over

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and in the 4–2 win against

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, on 22 December 2009. He scored twice and also provided two assists in a 4–0 win against

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, on 29 December 2010. On 25 March 2019, Bojan scored the opening goal in a 2–1 friendly match victory over

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at Girona's Montilivi Stadium.

Personal life

According to a genealogical research conducted by '' Diari Segre'' in 2011, Bojan is a fourth cousin of former teammate

; both are the great-great-great-grandchildren of Mariano Pérez Miralles and Teresa Llobrera Minguet, who married in El Poal in the Spanish

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in 1846. The finding had a very significant coverage in Spanish media: it was reported by all four major sports newspapers and by some of the largest general-interest newspapers, including ''ABC'' and ''

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''. In 2021, Bojan obtained his academic degree as a master in

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from Johan Cruyff Institute.

Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

; Barcelona *

: 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11 *

: 2008–09 *

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: 2008–09, 2010–11 *

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; Ajax *

: 2013–14 *

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; Montreal Impact * Canadian Championship:

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;Spain Youth * UEFA U-17 European Championship:

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* UEFA U-21 European Championship:

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Individual * UEFA U-17 Championship Golden Player:

* FIFA U-17 World Cup Bronze Ball:

*FIFA U-17 World Cup Bronze Shoe: 2007 * La Liga Breakthrough Player of the Year: 2007–08

References

External links

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National team data
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