Aldin Čajić (; born 11 September 1992) is a Bosnian professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club Sloboda Tuzla. Čajić started his professional career at

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, before joining

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in 2014. Three years later, he moved to

Elazığspor Elazığspor is a Turkish professional football club located in Elazığ and currently competes in the TFF Second League. They play their home games at Elazığ Atatürk Stadium in Elazığ, which has a maximum capacity of 18,423. The club was ...

. Later that year, he signed with İstanbulspor.

Club career

Early career

Čajić came through

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's youth academy, which he joined in 2007 from a local club. In July 2010, he moved to

. He made his professional debut against

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on 12 September at the age of 18. On 2 May 2011, he scored his first professional goal. In May 2014, Čajić joined

. In January 2017, he was transferred to Turkish side

. On 14 May, he scored his first career

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against Balıkesirspor. In July 2017, Čajić signed with

İstanbulspor İstanbulspor Kulübü is a Turkish association football, football and sports club founded by Istanbul High School students in 1926. In 2004–05, they were relegated from the Turkish Süper Lig (Super League) to the TFF First League. For many d ...

. He helped İstanbulspor achieve promotion in the 2021-22 season for the first time in 17 years. He started in İstanbulspor return to the

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in a 2–0 season opening loss to

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on 5 August 2022.

International career

Čajić represented

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on various youth levels.

Career statistics

Club

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