Alfred Ajdarević (born 20 June 1998) is a

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professional

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who plays as a

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for FC Rosengård 1917.

Early life

Alfred was born in Sweden, with origin from

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, Serbia. Later, his family moved to Sweden in 1992. Albanian sources claim that the family real surname was Hajdari but since his father played in Yugoslav league they switched it to "Ajdarević". His father

Agim Ajdarević Agim Ajdarević (born 7 May 1969) is a Yugoslav retired footballer. Club career He started playing in Serbian lower-league side FK Ozren Sokobanja from where he joined second-level FK Radnički Pirot. Then, he played with Serbian side FK Radnič ...

was a member of

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in the

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in the 1980s and 1990s, and later when Agim moved to Sweden in 1992, he signed with

Falkenbergs FF Falkenbergs Fotbollsförening, also known simply as Falkenbergs FF, Falkenberg or (especially locally) FFF, is a Swedish football club based in Falkenberg. Formed on 3 January 1928, the club plays in the second highest Swedish league, Superetta ...

. His elder brother Astrit was also part of Falkenbergs FF such as their father and also started youth career at Rinia IF. His other elder brother, Arben is also a footballer.

Club career

Early career

Ajdarević started his youth career at Rinia IF from where he moved at

. Then on 5 July 2016 he signed with

Örebro SK Örebro Sportklubb, more commonly known as Örebro SK, Örebro or (especially locally) ÖSK, is a Swedish professional football club based in Örebro. The club are affiliated to Örebro Läns Fotbollförbund and play their home games at Behrn ...

joining his elder brother

Astrit Ajdarević Astrit Agim Ajdarević (; born 17 April 1990) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder. Currently a free agent, he most recently played for Akropolis IF. Having represented the Sweden U17, U19, U21, and Olympic teams, he made ...

Örebro

He was included in the first team of

for the match against his former team

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on 23 July 2016 where he was an unused substitute for the entire match. He made his professional debut on 6 November 2016 against

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coming on as a substitute in the 76th minute in place of

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. On 28 January 2019, Ajdarević was loaned out to

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for the whole 2019 season. On 30 June 2021, Ajdarević left Örebro. On 22 July 2024, Ajdarević returned to

Örebro Syrianska IF Örebro Syrianska IF is a Swedish football club from Örebro Örebro ( ; ) is the seventh-largest city in Sweden, the seat of Örebro Municipality, and capital of Örebro County. It is situated by the Närke Plain, near the lake Hjälmar ...

. On 10 January 2025, Ajdarević signed for FC Rosengård 1917.

International career

Ajdarević received his first international call-up at

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by coach

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for a gathering in

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, Albania from 18 to 25 January 2017.Alban Bushi: Ja emrat për grumbullimin e parë në Durrës

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.org In 2019, he was called up to the

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, but remained on the bench.

Career statistics

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ajdarević, Alfred 1998 births Living people Kosovo Albanians Swedish people of Albanian descent Swedish people of Kosovan descent Swedish men's footballers Kosovan men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Örebro SK players IFK Värnamo players IK Frej players KF Vllaznia Shkodër players Allsvenskan players Ettan Fotboll players Kategoria Superiore players Kosovan expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Albania Kosovan expatriate sportspeople in Albania 21st-century Swedish sportsmen Örebro Syrianska IF players