| Esmir Bajraktarevic | |
| Birth Date: | 10 March 2005 |
| Birth Place: | Appleton, Wisconsin, United States |
| Height: | 5 ft 9 in |
| Position: | Winger |
| Currentclub: | New England Revolution |
| Clubnumber: | 47 |
| Youthyears1: | –2019 |
| Youthclubs1: | SC Waukesha |
| Youthyears2: | 2019–2020 |
| Youthclubs2: | Chicago Fire |
| Youthyears3: | 2020–2021 |
| Youthclubs3: | SC Wave |
| Youthyears4: | 2021 |
| Youthclubs4: | New England Revolution |
| Years1: | 2021–2023 |
| Clubs1: | New England Revolution II |
| Caps1: | 37 |
| Goals1: | 9 |
| Years2: | 2022– |
| Clubs2: | New England Revolution |
| Caps2: | 36 |
| Goals2: | 2 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2022 |
| Nationalteam1: | United States U19 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 1 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2023– |
| Nationalteam2: | United States U23 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 6 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 1 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2024 |
| Nationalteam3: | United States |
| Nationalcaps3: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | July 21, 2024 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | March 25, 2024 |
Esmir Bajraktarevic (born March 10, 2005) is a professional soccer player who plays as a winger for Major League Soccer club New England Revolution.[1]
Bajraktarevic moved from Wisconsin to Foxborough, Massachusetts to join the New England Revolution Academy in August 2021. He signed a professional contract with New England Revolution II on November 18, 2021. He signed a homegrown contract with the first team on May 23, 2022.[2] In doing so he became the ninth homegrown player to sign for the Revolution first team, and the first from the club's residency program.[3]
Esmir made his Major League Soccer (MLS) debut on August 17, 2022, appearing as a second-half substitute in a 2–2 draw against Toronto FC.[4] He made his first start three days later on August 20, 2022, in the Revolution's 4–0 loss to CF Montréal.[5] He scored his first professional goal, a 78th-minute equalizer against Querétaro F.C. in the Leagues Cup, on August 8, 2023.[6]
At 17 years old, Bajraktarevic received a call-up to the United States under-19 national team ahead of the Slovenia Nation's Cup.[7]
He has additionally earned two call-ups to the United States under-20 national team, the first coming as an invitation to the team's January Camp, where, at 16 years old, he was the youngest member of the team's roster.[8] In April, he rejoined the team for training camp in April 2022 ahead of the 2022 CONCACAF U-20 Championship.[9]
On October 8, 2023, Bajraktarevic was called up to the United States under-23 national team ahead of friendlies against Mexico and Japan.[10]
On January 5, 2024, Bajraktarevic received his first call-up to the senior United States national team ahead of the friendly against Slovenia.[11] He came on for the last half-hour of the game, coming on for Bernard Kamungo.
On August 16, 2024, Bajraktarevic received his first call-up to the senior Bosnia and Herzegovina national team.
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| New England Revolution II | 2021 | USL League One | 11 | 1 | — | — | 11 | 1 | |||
| 2022 | MLS Next Pro | 17 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 0 | ||||
| 2023 | MLS Next Pro | 9 | 8 | — | — | 9 | 8 | ||||
| Total | 37 | 9 | — | — | 37 | 9 | |||||
| New England Revolution | 2022 | Major League Soccer | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2023 | Major League Soccer | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 1 | ||
| 2024 | Major League Soccer | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 28 | 3 | ||
| Total | 36 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 48 | 4 | |||
| Career total | 73 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 85 | 13 | |||
Born in the United States, Bajraktarević is of Bosniak descent; his family is from Srebrenica.[13]