| Kosta Bajić | |
| Fullname: | Kosta Bajić |
| Birth Date: | 7 September 1989 |
| Birth Place: | Novi Sad, SFR Yugoslavia |
| Height: | 1.94 m |
| Position: | Striker |
| Youthclubs1: | Vojvodina |
| Years1: | 2006 |
| Clubs1: | → Sloga Temerin (loan) |
| Caps1: | 11 |
| Goals1: | 2 |
| Years2: | 2007 |
| Clubs2: | → Srbobran (loan) |
| Years3: | 2007–2008 |
| Clubs3: | → OFK Futog (loan) |
| Years4: | 2008 |
| Clubs4: | → Metalac Futog (loan) |
| Caps4: | 10 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2009 |
| Clubs5: | → Sloga Temerin (loan) |
| Caps5: | 7 |
| Goals5: | 2 |
| Years6: | 2009 |
| Clubs6: | ČSK Čelarevo |
| Caps6: | 2 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Years7: | 2009–2011 |
| Clubs7: | Mladost Bački Jarak |
| Caps7: | 39 |
| Goals7: | 18 |
| Years8: | 2011–2012 |
| Clubs8: | Radnički Nova Pazova |
| Caps8: | 26 |
| Goals8: | 11 |
| Years9: | 2012 |
| Clubs9: | Sloga Temerin |
| Caps9: | 13 |
| Goals9: | 7 |
| Years10: | 2013 |
| Clubs10: | Jedinstvo Užice |
| Caps10: | 17 |
| Goals10: | 2 |
| Years11: | 2013 |
| Clubs11: | Jagodina |
| Caps11: | 1 |
| Goals11: | 0 |
| Years12: | 2014 |
| Clubs12: | Rudar Pljevlja |
| Caps12: | 8 |
| Goals12: | 3 |
| Years13: | 2015–2016 |
| Clubs13: | Besëlidhja Lezhë |
| Caps13: | 46 |
| Goals13: | 34 |
| Years14: | 2017 |
| Clubs14: | FC Kyzylzhar |
| Years15: | 2017 |
| Clubs15: | ČSK Čelarevo |
| Caps15: | 5 |
| Goals15: | 0 |
| Years16: | 2018 |
| Clubs16: | Besëlidhja Lezhë |
| Caps16: | 10 |
| Goals16: | 1 |
| Years17: | 2018 |
| Clubs17: | Budućnost Dobanovci |
| Years18: | 2019–2020 |
| Clubs18: | Bratstvo Gračanica |
| Years19: | 2020 |
| Clubs19: | Zvijezda Gradačac |
| Pcupdate: | 12 February 2019 |
Kosta Bajić (Serbian Cyrillic: Коста Бајић; born 7 September 1989) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a striker.
He passed through all categories of Vojvodina. Later, he played for the lower-ranked clubs, where he was a very effective. In summer of 2013, he signed for Jagodina, together with Aleksandar Pešić.[1] He debut for Jagodina in last fixture of half-season Jelen SuperLiga versus Radnički Kragujevac. Coach gave a chance to him in last minutes.[2]
In January 2015, Bajić was transferred in Albania, signing a contract until the end of the season with Albanian First Division side KF Besëlidhja Lezhë.[3] He was allocated squad number 9 and made his competitive debut with the club on 7 February in a goalless draw against Tërbuni Pukë.[4] He endured a 292-minute scoreless run before scoring the first goal in his fourth appearance on 4 March, where he netted the second of the 2–0 home win against Iliria Fushë-Krujë.[5]
However that goal was to open the floodgates of the strikers scoring in Albanian First Division, including three strikers in April against Besa Kavajë,[6] Kamza,[7] and Iliria Fushë-Krujë.[8] On 2 May, Bajić scored the quickest goal in Albanian First Division history, finding the net after just 36 seconds to help the team to beat Adriatiku Mamurras 1–0 in the matchday 25.[9]
In the penultimate week of the season Bajić scored a brace in a 5–0 home win against Veleçiku Koplik,[10] and finished the second part of the season with 7 goal in 13 appearances. The team finished second in the Group A, failing to secure a spot in Albanian Superliga next season.[11]
Following the end of the season, Bajić agreed a contract extension, signing until June 2016.[12] He started his second season with the club on strong fashion, scoring a hat-trick in matchday 3 against Besa Kavajë for a 4–0 home win, helping the team to take the lead of the league.[13] He enjoyed a prolific form in the first months of the season, scoring the winner against the rivals of Kastrioti Krujë for a 2–1 win in the returning leg of 2015–16 Albanian Cup first round, as the team were eliminated by away goal rule, losing the first match 1–0.[14] Back in league, Bajić scored two more in a 4–0 triumph against Adriatiku Mamurras, taking his tally up to 5 goals.[15]
He started the 2016 in style, scoring a hat-trick in a 4–0 home win against Kazma in the matchday 15.[16] In March, Bajić scored two braces in the 4–0 victories against Ada Velipojë on 6th and 19th.[17] [18] In the penultimate week of the season, Bajić made history by scoring all six goals of his team in a 6–7 home defeat to Adriatiku Mamurras, taking his tally up to 23 goals.[19] With 23 league goals, Bajić clinched the Golden Boot as the league top goalscorer, scoring one more than Erzeni Shijak's Ermir Rezi.[20] Besëlidhja Lezhë once again failed to secure a spot in Albanian Superliga for the next season.[20]
Bajić kicked off his third Besëlidhja Lezhë season on 24 September 2016 by playing full-90 minutes in a 0–1 win at Besa Kavajë.[21] He also played in the two-legged tie against Erzeni valid for the first round of Albanian Cup, scoring in the second leg to help Besëlidhja progress to the next round with the aggregate 5–3.[22] He netted his first league strike of the season on 12 October in the 2–3 win against Erzeni, scoring the third of the match.[23] Ten days later, Bajić was again on target, scoring the lone goal in the last moments of the match against Kastrioti Krujë, lifting his team in the second position.[24]
In July 2020, Bajić joined Zvijezda Gradačac from Bosnian second-tier rivals Bratstvo Gračanica.[25]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental[29] | Other[30] | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Jedinstvo Užice | 2012–13 | Serbian First League | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 2 | |||
| 2013–14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 2 | |||||
| Jagodina | 2013–14 | Serbian SuperLiga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Rudar Pljevlja | 2013–14 | Montenegrin First League | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 3 | |||
| Total | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 3 | |||||
| Besëlidhja Lezhë | 2014–15 | Albanian First Division | 13 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 7 | |||
| 2015–16 | 23 | 23 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 25 | 24 | |||||
| 2015–16 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 6 | 3 | |||||
| Total | 40 | 32 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 44 | 34 | |||||
| Career total | 66 | 37 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 39 | |||