Denis Alijagić (born 10 April 2003) is a Czech professional footballer who plays as a forward for Super League Greece 2 club Olympiacos B.
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (2003-04-10) 10 April 2003 (age 19) | ||
Place of birth | Prague, Czech Republic | ||
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Olympiacos B | ||
Number | 96 | ||
Youth career | |||
Sparta Prague | |||
2015–2020 | Slavia Prague | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2020–2022 | Slavia Prague | 0 | (0) |
2021 | → Vlašim (loan) | 14 | (11) |
2022 | → Slovan Liberec (loan) | 5 | (0) |
2022– | Olympiacos B | 0 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2017 | Czech Republic U15 | 4 | (0) |
2019 | Bosnia and Herzegovina U16 | 1 | (0) |
2019 | Bosnia and Herzegovina U17 | 7 | (5) |
2019 | Bosnia and Herzegovina U18 | 2 | (0) |
2021 | Bosnia and Herzegovina U19 | 2 | (1) |
2021– | Czech Republic U19 | 3 | (2) |
2022– | Czech Republic U20 | 2 | (0) |
2022– | Czech Republic U21 | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:30, 1 June 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16:58, 26 September 2022 (UTC) |
Born in Prague, Alijagić began his career at Sparta Prague, before moving to rivals Slavia Prague at the age of 12. In 2021, Alijagić was loaned to Czech National Football League side Vlašim. In the first half of the 2021–22 season, Alijagić scored 11 league goals and four Czech Cup goals, becoming Vlašim's top scorer.[1] On 2 February 2022, Alijagić was loaned to Czech First League club Slovan Liberec.[2]
On 21 June 2022, Alijagić signed for Greek club Olympiacos.[3]
In November 2017, Alijagić made his debut for the Czech Republic's under-15 side, making four appearances at the 2017 South American U-15 Championship.[4] Following his four appearances at under-15 level for the Czech Republic, Alijagić represented Bosnia and Herzegovina at youth level,[5] before switching his allegiance back to the Czech Republic at under-19 level in November 2021.[4]
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 Leicester City striker Jamie Vardy.[6]
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