Stefan Bajcetic Maquieira (Serbian: Стефан Бајчетић / Stefan Bajčetić; born 22 October 2004) is a Spanish footballer who plays for Liverpool.
![]() Bajcetic with Liverpool in 2022 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Stefan Bajcetic Maquieira[1] | ||
Date of birth | (2004-10-22) 22 October 2004 (age 18) | ||
Place of birth | Vigo, Spain | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Defender, Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Liverpool | ||
Number | 43 | ||
Youth career | |||
2013–2020 | Celta Vigo | ||
2020– | Liverpool | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2022– | Liverpool | 1 | (0) |
National team | |||
2021 | Spain U18 | 3 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 August 2022 |
Bajcetic is a youth product of the academy of Celta Vigo, and moved to Liverpool in December 2020.[3][4][5][6]
He made his unofficial debut for Liverpool in a friendly against Manchester United in July 2022 as part of the club's preseason tour of Asia.[7] The following month he was named in a senior matchday squad for the first time against Fulham.[8]
His progress was rewarded with a new contract in August 2022.[9]
Bajcetic made his professional debut on 27 August 2022, coming on as a substitute in a 9-0 home victory over Bournemouth.[10]
On 13 September 2022, Bajcetic made his UEFA Champions League debut against Ajax, replacing Thiago in the final seconds of the match.[11] In doing so, he became Liverpool's youngest-ever player in the Champions League, beating a record previously held by Billy Koumetio.[12] There was also a more personal connection, as Thiago's father Mazinho and Bajcetic's father Srđan Bajčetić had played together at Celta Vigo during the 1996-97 season.[13]
On 9 November 2022, he started his first game for Liverpool in the win against Derby County in the third round of the EFL Cup at Anfield. [14]
Bajcetic is eligible to represent Spain and Serbia internationally.[15][16] He is a youth international for Spain, having played for the Spain U18s in 2021.[17]
Bajčetić is the son of the Serbian former footballer Srđan Bajčetić and a Spanish mother.[18][19]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Liverpool | 2022–23 | Premier League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Career total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |