Emir Bajrami

He made his first appearance of the season against Helsingborg in the Svenska Supercupen, coming on as a 68th-minute substitute, in a 1–0 win, marking Bajrami's first achievement in his football career.

He then made his UEFA Champions League debut, coming on as a 79th-minute substitute, in a 1–0 win against Debreceni.

Although Bajrami appeared as an unused substitute in the return leg, IF Elfsborg went through to the next round after a 0–0 draw, resulting in the club going through to the next round following a 1–0 win on aggragate.

Emir Bajrami (born 7 March 1988) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a winger.

It was announced that the player would be moving to Elfsborg at the end of the 2005 season.

Starting off his professional career with IF Elfsborg in 2006, he went on to represent FC Twente, AS Monaco, and Panathinaikos before retiring at Elfsborg in 2018.

He made his debut for the club, coming on as an 83rd-minute substitute, in a 3–0 win against GAIS on 30 July 2006.

Despite making his only appearance of the 2006 season, the season saw IF Elfsborg win the league for the first time since 1961.

The 2007 season proved to be a breakthrough season for Bajrami.

He scored on his first Allsvenskan start for IF Elfsborg, as the club drew 1–1 against Örebro SK on 17 April 2007.

Following this, Bajrami found his playing time, mostly coming from the substitute bench throughout the 2007 season.

It was announced on 20 August 2007 that he signed a contract with IF Elfsborg, keeping him until 2011.

At the end of the 2007 season, Bajrami went on to make twenty–one appearances and scoring once in all competitions.

In the 2008 season, Bajrami started the season well when he scored his first goal of the season, in a 1–1 draw against Malmö on 10 April 2008.

Following this, Bajrami established himself in the first team, playing in the left–wing position for the rest of the season.

Between 6 July 2008 and 23 July 2008, he scored four goals in four matches, both from the UEFA Cup against Hibernian and the league against Halmstad and Norrköping.

In a match against Ljungskile on 1 September 2008, Bajrami then set up two goals, in a 4–0 win.

As the 2008 season progressed, he scored two more goals later in the season against Malmö and Halmstads.

However, the club failed to win the league once again after finishing second place behind Kalmar.

Despite missing three matches during the 2008 season, he went on to score seven goals in thirty–five appearances in all competitions.

At the start of the 2009 season, Bajrami started the season well when he scored against Kalmar on 16 April 2009.

Nine days later on 25 April 2009, Bajrami scored again in a 2–1 win over Ljungskile in the third round of the Svenska Cupen.

He then scored his third goal of the season, in a 2–0 win against IFK Göteborg on 4 May 2009.

Since the 2009 season, Bajrami continued to establish himself in the starting eleven, playing in the left–wing position.

His performance attracted interests from Serie A side Parma throughout the summer transfer window.

In response, IF Elsborg said that they have no concern on selling the player.

Eventually, he ended up staying at the club despite interests from Parma.

Between 6 July 2009 and 19 July 2009, Bajrami scored four goals in three matches against Örgryte, Helsingborg (twice) and Djurgården.

Eleven days later on 30 July 2009, he scored in a third round of the UEFA Europa League first leg, in a 2–1 win over Braga.

In the return leg, Bajrami helped IF Elfsborg beat Braga 2–0 to advance to the next round.

He later helped the club finish third place in the league.

Despite suffering from injuries during the 2009 season, Bajrami went on to make twenty–nine appearances and scoring five times in all competitions.

A full international between 2010 and 2012, he won 18 caps for the Sweden national team and was included in the squad for UEFA Euro 2012.

Growing up in Sweden, Bajrami began playing football when he was about eight or nine years old.

This resulted in Bajrami joining Köping FF and progressed his career at the club, he made twelve appearances and scoring five times professionally.

Ahead of the 2010 season, Bajrami continued to be linked with a move to clubs, such as, Sporting CP.

But he ended up staying at IF Elfsborg after dismissing of leaving the club in the January transfer window.

However, Bajrami missed the opening game of the season against Gefle, due to an illness.

But he made his return to the starting line–up against Halmstad in a follow–up, as IF Elfsborg won 6–0.

Following this, Bajrami signed a contract extension with the club, keeping him until 2013.