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Adem Ljajić
Personal information
Full name Adem Ljajić
Height 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Second striker / Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team Fiorentina
Number 22
Youth career
Jošanica
2005–2008 Partizan
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2010 Partizan 38 (9)
2010– Fiorentina 50 (4)
International career
2007–2008 Serbia U-17 9 (1)
2008–2010 Serbia U-19 13 (6)
2008– Serbia U-21 10 (1)
2010– Serbia 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:34, 2 May 2012 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10:40, 12 November 2011 (UTC)

Adem Ljajić (Serbian Cyrillic: Адем Љајић, Serbo-Croatian pronunciation: [aːdɛm ʎajitɕ]; born 29 September 1991) is Serbian footballer who plays as an attacking or right-sided midfielder for Serie A club Fiorentina. He was set to join England's Manchester United from Partizan in January 2010, but they withdrew their option to sign him in December 2009. Instead, he joined Fiorentina for a reported fee of around €8 million in January 2010.

Club career

Partizan

Born in Novi Pazar, Serbia, then SFR Yugoslavia, Ljajić joined Partizan as a 14-year-old in 2005, signing from a Serbian lower tier club Jošanica. Ljajić was the first player to wear the number 22 for Partizan after Saša Ilić transferred out to Galatasaray in 2005. He made an appearance for Partizan in the first leg of the second qualifying round of the 2008–09 UEFA Champions League on 29 July 2008, entering the match as a second-half substitute. He made a second substitute appearance in the second leg and another substitute appearance in the second leg of the third qualifying round. He scored his first competitive goal for Partizan on 23 November 2008 in a league match against OFK Beograd.

Proposed move to Manchester United

In October 2008, Manchester United had given Ljajić a trial, although no information was given about the length of the trial initially. The following day, Partizan general secretary Darko Grubor confirmed that "It is not true that Ljajić went to England without permission. We have been in contact with Manchester United for some time now and Ljajić was with the international team in Britain, participating in the UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualifying round, at this moment so it was handy for him to go on trial now."

On 2 January 2009, Manchester United announced the signings of both Ljajić and his Partizan team-mate, Zoran Tošić. Tošić would join the club immediately, while Ljajić would remain at Partizan for the remainder of 2009, joining United in January 2010. Despite being unable to officially join the club until January 2010, Ljajić made regular trips to Manchester throughout 2009 to train with the United first team, and so that the club's coaches could monitor his progress. However, despite the agreement the two clubs had in place, United decided not to take up their option to sign Ljajić due to issues surrounding the club's application for a work permit for Ljajić. Following the collapse of the transfer, Partizan manager Goran Stevanović claimed that the situation had put Ljajić into "psychological shock", but that the player was "handling the situation well". Partizan's Director of Football Ivan Tomić stated "I think that they will regret this decision in future."

Fiorentina

On 13 January 2010, Italian club Fiorentina announced the signing of Ljajić. After passing a medical, Ljajić signed a five-year contract, with Partizan receiving a reported fee of €8 million for the player. Ljajić made his debut in Fiorentina's 2–2 draw away to Cagliari on 31 January 2010, coming on as an 82nd-minute substitute for Manuel Pasqual. However, his first half-season at the club under head coach Cesare Prandelli was spent settling into the new surroundings.

Summer 2010 arrival of compatriot Siniša Mihajlović in the head coaching spot saw increased first team opportunites for Ljajić. He scored his first Viola goal from the penalty spot against Lazio on 18 September 2010, which Fiorentina lost 1–2.

On 2 May 2012, Ljajić was subsituted in a match against Novara Calcio. His reaction to this subsitution was to sarcastically applaud the manager Delio Rossi, who grabbed and attempted to punch Ljajić. Fiorentina annouced after the match that Rossi has been dismissed as manager, and they would take proportionate measures against Ljajić.

International career

Ljajić made his international debut for the Serbia U21 squad in a European Championship qualification match against Hungary U21 on 7 September 2008. On 26 October 2010, it was announced by Serbia coach Vladimir Petrović that Ljajić would receive his first senior call-up against Bulgaria in a friendly match on 17 November 2010.

Ljajić had been already part of the Serbian Under-17 and Under-19 teams since 2007. He is still eligible for the U-21 side but most likely will not be called up as this conflicts with his senior side duty.

Career statistics

As of 2 May 2012
Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Partizan 2008–09 24 5 5 1 4 0 0 0 33 6
2009–10 14 4 2 0 8 2 0 0 24 6
Total 38 9 7 1 12 2 0 0 57 12
Fiorentina 2009–10 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
2010–11 26 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 28 3
2011–12 15 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 18 1
Total 50 4 6 0 0 0 0 0 56 4
Career total 88 13 13 1 12 2 0 0 113 16

Honours

Club

Partizan

References

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  2. "Manchester United end interest in Serbian Adem Ljajic". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 2 December 2009. Archived from the original on 5 December 2009. Retrieved 2 December 2009. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
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  5. B92 (2008-07-27). "Trojica prekobrojnih, Ljajiću 22!" (in Serbian). Retrieved 2011-12-22.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  6. UEFA Champions League – Fixtures & Results
  7. Papers: Reds eye 'Little Kaka'?
  8. United trial Serb starlet: Partizan confirm Ljajic stint
  9. "Serbians to join United". ManUtd.com. Manchester United. 2 January 2009. Retrieved 17 March 2011.
  10. Ljajić, Adem (4 March 2009). "Exclusive: Adem Ljajic interview" (Interview). Interviewed by Thompson, Gemma. Retrieved 17 March 2011.
  11. Hibbs, Ben (3 December 2009). "Reds won't pursue Ljajic". ManUtd.com. Manchester United. Retrieved 17 March 2011.
  12. Nichols, Matt (4 December 2009). "Ljajic decision explained". ManUtd.com. Manchester United. Retrieved 17 March 2011.
  13. ^ Taylor, Daniel; Wilson, Jonathan (4 December 2009). "Manchester United accused of causing 'psychological shock' to Adem Ljajic". guardian.co.uk. Guardian News and Media. Archived from the original on 7 December 2009. Retrieved 6 December 2009. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  14. "Definito l'accordo per Ljajic". ViolaChannel (in Italian). ACF Fiorentina. 13 January 2010. Retrieved 13 January 2010.
  15. "Serie A / Cagliari – Fiorentina". ViolaChannel. ACF Fiorentina. 31 January 2010. Retrieved 31 January 2010.
  16. Fiorentina coach Dellio Rossi attacks Adem Ljajic then gets sacked
  17. Includes other competitive competitions, including the UEFA Super Cup, Intercontinental Cup, FIFA Club World Cup

External links

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