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Adem Ljajic

Adem Ljajic

Midfield - Attacking Midfield  at FK Sarajevo
Age34
CitizenshipSerbia
Height1.82 m
Footright
BornSeptember 29, 1991
at FK Sarajevo 290 days · joined 2025-08-07
👕200+ Apps 100+ Goals 🎯50+ Assists 🏴50+ Caps
Market value €500k
Attacking Midfield Midfield

Career snapshot

10
clubs played for
08/09
debut season
0.21
goals / match
ACF Fiorentina
top club · 88 apps

Position rank · 25/26

#117
goals rank
#101
assists rank
100
season goals
96
season assists

Among 335 Midfield - Attacking Midfields · ≥200 mins

Career highs

€15.00m
peak value · 2016
€12.00m
top transfer fee · 13/14
12
best season · 12/13
80 / 17
int'l caps / goals
472Appearances
100Goals
96Assists
57Yellow cards
0Red cards
76Full matches (90′)
Full nameAdem Ljajic
Name in home countryАдем Љајић
Date of birth1991-09-29 (34 yrs)
Place of birthNovi Pazar, Serbia
CitizenshipSerbia
PositionMidfield - Attacking Midfield (main: Midfield)
Footright
Height182.00 m
Current clubFK Sarajevo
Joined2025-08-07
Contract expires2027-06-30
AgentLIAN Sports Group
OutfitterNike
Aug 2025
Transfer: Novi Pazar → FK Sarajevo
25/26 · Transfer
Jul 2025
25/26 — FK Sarajevo, FK Novi Pazar
8 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2024
24/25 — FK Novi Pazar
36 matches · 8 G · 11 A · across 3 competitions
Feb 2024
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Sep 2023
Transfer: Karagümrük → Novi Pazar
23/24 · Transfer
Jul 2023
23/24 — FK Novi Pazar, Fatih Karagümrük
28 matches · 9 G · 5 A · across 4 competitions
May 2023
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Jan 2023
Transfer: Without Club → Karagümrük
22/23 · Transfer
Jul 2022
22/23 — Fatih Karagümrük
9 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2022
Transfer: Besiktas → Without Club
22/23 · Transfer
Jul 2021
21/22 — Besiktas JK
0 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
May 2021
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Nov 2020
Injury: unknown
7 games missed
Aug 2020
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Jul 2020
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Jul 2020
20/21 — Besiktas JK
24 matches · 2 G · 5 A · across 3 competitions
Jun 2020
Injury: unknown
4 games missed
Jun 2020
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Feb 2020
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Jan 2020
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Jan 2020
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Aug 2019
Injury: unknown
Jul 2019
19/20 — Besiktas JK
29 matches · 7 G · 7 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2019
Transfer: Torino → Besiktas
19/20 · Transfer · €6.50m
Jun 2019
Transfer: Besiktas → Torino
18/19 · Return from loan
Oct 2018
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Aug 2018
Transfer: Torino → Besiktas
18/19 · Loan
Jul 2018
18/19 — Besiktas JK, Torino FC
33 matches · 9 G · 14 A · across 3 competitions
Mar 2018
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Dec 2017
Injury: unknown
5 games missed
Jul 2017
17/18 — Torino FC
28 matches · 6 G · 12 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2016
Transfer: AS Roma → Torino
16/17 · Transfer · €9.00m
Jul 2016
16/17 — Torino FC
36 matches · 12 G · 9 A · across 2 competitions
Jun 2016
Transfer: Inter → AS Roma
15/16 · Return from loan
Aug 2015
Transfer: AS Roma → Inter
15/16 · Loan
Jul 2015
15/16 — Inter Milan, AS Roma
29 matches · 4 G · 3 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2014
14/15 — AS Roma
41 matches · 9 G · 2 A · across 4 competitions
Aug 2013
Transfer: Fiorentina → AS Roma
13/14 · Transfer · €12.00m
Jul 2013
13/14 — ACF Fiorentina, AS Roma
33 matches · 6 G · 6 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2012
12/13 — ACF Fiorentina
31 matches · 12 G · 6 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2011
11/12 — ACF Fiorentina
18 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2010
10/11 — ACF Fiorentina
28 matches · 3 G · 7 A · across 2 competitions
Jan 2010
Transfer: Partizan → Fiorentina
09/10 · Transfer · €6.80m
Jul 2009
09/10 — FK Partizan Belgrade, ACF Fiorentina, Fiorentina Primavera
33 matches · 6 G · 2 A · across 7 competitions
Jul 2008
08/09 — FK Partizan Belgrade
28 matches · 5 G · 4 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2008
Transfer: Partizan U19 → Partizan
08/09 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €15.00m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset

Percentile rank vs 44 other Midfield - Attacking Midfields with ≥500 minutes in 25/26. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).

Goals1 total · 0.26/90
82
Assists1 total · 0.26/90
80
G+A2 total · 0.52/90
80
Yellow cards0 total · 0.00/90
64
6,820 min
Minutes played by club
FK Sarajevo 5.1%
FK Novi Pazar 12.0%
Fatih Karagümrük 0.0%
Besiktas JK 18.7%
Torino FC 10.7%
AS Roma 11.1%
Inter Milan 10.7%
ACF Fiorentina 21.0%
FK Partizan Belgrade 10.7%
Fiorentina Primavera 0.0%
ClubSeasonsFirstLastMatchesGoalsAssistsMinutes
FK Sarajevo 1 25/26 25/26 4 1 1 349
FK Novi Pazar 3 23/24 25/26 66 17 16 817
Fatih Karagümrük 2 22/23 23/24 11 0 1 0
Besiktas JK 4 18/19 21/22 85 18 26 1,277
Torino FC 3 16/17 18/19 65 18 21 730
AS Roma 3 13/14 15/16 74 15 8 760
Inter Milan 1 15/16 15/16 28 4 3 727
ACF Fiorentina 5 09/10 13/14 88 16 15 1,430
FK Partizan Belgrade 2 08/09 09/10 50 11 5 730
Fiorentina Primavera 1 09/10 09/10 1 0 0 0

Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value

6€3.8M12€7.5M17€11.3M23€15M08/09 — 5 goals (FK Partizan Belgrade)08/09 — 4 assists908/0909/10 — 6 goals (FK Partizan Belgrade)09/10 — 2 assists809/1010/11 — 3 goals (ACF Fiorentina)10/11 — 7 assists1010/1111/12 — 1 goals (ACF Fiorentina)11/12 — 1 assists211/1212/13 — 12 goals (ACF Fiorentina)12/13 — 6 assists1812/1313/14 — 6 goals (AS Roma)13/14 — 6 assists1213/1414/15 — 9 goals (AS Roma)14/15 — 2 assists1114/1515/16 — 4 goals (Inter Milan)15/16 — 3 assists715/1616/17 — 12 goals (Torino FC)16/17 — 9 assists2116/1717/18 — 6 goals (Torino FC)17/18 — 12 assists1817/1818/19 — 9 goals (Besiktas JK)18/19 — 14 assists2318/1919/20 — 7 goals (Besiktas JK)19/20 — 7 assists1419/2020/21 — 2 goals (Besiktas JK)20/21 — 5 assists720/2121/2222/23 — 1 assists122/2323/24 — 9 goals (FK Novi Pazar)23/24 — 5 assists1423/2424/25 — 8 goals (FK Novi Pazar)24/25 — 11 assists1924/2525/26 — 1 goals (FK Sarajevo)25/26 — 1 assists225/2608/09 — €1M09/10 — €4.5M10/11 — €7M11/12 — €8.5M12/13 — €7.5M13/14 — €12M14/15 — €12M15/16 — €13.5M16/17 — €15M17/18 — €13M18/19 — €13M19/20 — €13M20/21 — €11M21/22 — €6M22/23 — €2.3M23/24 — €800K24/25 — €500K25/26 — €500KGoalsAssistsMarket value

Goals by season

08/09: 5508/0909/10: 6609/1010/11: 3310/1111/12: 1111/1212/13: 121212/1313/14: 6613/1414/15: 9914/1515/16: 4415/1616/17: 121216/1717/18: 6617/1818/19: 9918/1919/20: 7719/2020/21: 2220/2121/22: 0021/2222/23: 0022/2323/24: 9923/2424/25: 8824/2525/26: 1125/26

Assists by season

08/09: 4408/0909/10: 2209/1010/11: 7710/1111/12: 1111/1212/13: 6612/1313/14: 6613/1414/15: 2214/1515/16: 3315/1616/17: 9916/1717/18: 121217/1818/19: 141418/1919/20: 7719/2020/21: 5520/2121/22: 0021/2222/23: 1122/2323/24: 5523/2424/25: 111124/2525/26: 1125/26
SeasonCompetitionClubMatchesGoalsAssistsYCRCMinutes
25/26 Premijer Liga BiH FK Sarajevo 4 1 1 0 0 349
25/26 Super liga Srbije FK Novi Pazar 2 0 0 0 0 0
25/26 UECL Qualifiers FK Novi Pazar 2 0 0 0 0 0
24/25 Kup Srbije FK Novi Pazar 1 0 0 1 0 0
24/25 Super liga Championship round FK Novi Pazar 7 0 2 1 0 0
24/25 Super liga Srbije FK Novi Pazar 28 8 9 4 0 292
23/24 Kup Srbije FK Novi Pazar 2 0 0 0 0 0
23/24 Süper Lig Fatih Karagümrük 2 0 0 0 0 0
23/24 Super liga Relegation round FK Novi Pazar 4 1 0 1 0 360
23/24 Super liga Srbije FK Novi Pazar 20 8 5 2 0 165
22/23 Süper Lig Fatih Karagümrük 9 0 1 0 0 0
21/22 Süper Lig Besiktas JK 0 0 0 0 0 0
20/21 Europa League Qualifying Besiktas JK 1 0 0 0 0 0
20/21 Süper Lig Besiktas JK 22 2 4 3 0 552
20/21 Türkiye Kupasi Besiktas JK 1 0 1 0 0 0
19/20 Europa League Besiktas JK 4 2 0 2 0 158
19/20 Süper Lig Besiktas JK 24 5 6 5 0 319
19/20 Türkiye Kupasi Besiktas JK 1 0 1 0 0 0
18/19 Europa League Besiktas JK 5 0 2 1 0 0
18/19 Serie A Torino FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
18/19 Süper Lig Besiktas JK 27 9 12 7 0 248
17/18 Italy Cup Torino FC 1 0 3 0 0 0
17/18 Serie A Torino FC 27 6 9 2 0 361
16/17 Italy Cup Torino FC 3 2 2 0 0 117
16/17 Serie A Torino FC 33 10 7 5 0 252
15/16 Italy Cup Inter Milan 3 1 0 0 0 245
15/16 Serie A Inter Milan 25 3 3 2 0 482
15/16 Serie A AS Roma 1 0 0 0 0 0
14/15 Champions League AS Roma 4 0 0 0 0 0
14/15 Europa League AS Roma 3 1 0 0 0 237
14/15 Italy Cup AS Roma 2 0 0 0 0 0
14/15 Serie A AS Roma 32 8 2 2 0 253
13/14 Europa League Qualifying ACF Fiorentina 1 0 0 0 0 0
13/14 Italy Cup AS Roma 4 0 0 1 0 0
13/14 Serie A AS Roma 28 6 6 5 0 270
12/13 Italy Cup ACF Fiorentina 3 1 0 0 0 166
12/13 Serie A ACF Fiorentina 28 11 6 2 0 148
11/12 Italy Cup ACF Fiorentina 3 0 0 1 0 0
11/12 Serie A ACF Fiorentina 15 1 1 1 0 655
10/11 Italy Cup ACF Fiorentina 2 0 1 0 0 0
10/11 Serie A ACF Fiorentina 26 3 6 2 0 461
09/10 Champions League Qu. FK Partizan Belgrade 1 0 0 1 0 0
09/10 Europa League FK Partizan Belgrade 5 2 0 1 0 184
09/10 Europa League Qualifying FK Partizan Belgrade 2 0 0 1 0 0
09/10 Italy Cup ACF Fiorentina 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/10 Jelen SuperLiga FK Partizan Belgrade 14 4 1 3 0 254
09/10 Primavera A Fiorentina Primavera 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/10 Serie A ACF Fiorentina 9 0 1 0 0 0
08/09 Champions League Qu. FK Partizan Belgrade 2 0 0 0 0 0
08/09 Jelen SuperLiga FK Partizan Belgrade 24 5 4 1 0 292
08/09 UEFA Cup FK Partizan Belgrade 2 0 0 0 0 0
SeasonDateFromToTypeMarket valueFee
08/09 2008-07-01 Partizan U19 Partizan Transfer 0
09/10 2010-01-13 Partizan Fiorentina Transfer 4500000 €6.80m
13/14 2013-08-28 Fiorentina AS Roma Transfer 12000000 €12.00m
15/16 2015-08-31 AS Roma Inter Loan 13500000
15/16 2016-06-30 Inter AS Roma Return from loan 15000000
16/17 2016-07-18 AS Roma Torino Transfer 12000000 €9.00m
18/19 2018-08-31 Torino Besiktas Loan 13000000
18/19 2019-06-30 Besiktas Torino Return from loan 12000000
19/20 2019-07-01 Torino Besiktas Transfer 12000000 €6.50m
22/23 2022-07-01 Besiktas Without Club Transfer 1000000
22/23 2023-01-12 Without Club Karagümrük Transfer 800000
23/24 2023-09-14 Karagümrük Novi Pazar Transfer 500000
25/26 2025-08-07 Novi Pazar FK Sarajevo Transfer 500000
SeasonInjuryFromToDays missedGames missed
17/18 Hamstring muscle injury 2017-12-16 2018-01-05 21 5
17/18 Hamstring injury 2018-03-08 2018-03-16 9 1
18/19 Groin injury 2018-10-10 2018-10-30 21 3
19/20 Hamstring strain 2019-08-01 2019-08-12 12 0
19/20 Injury to the ankle 2020-01-09 2020-01-16 8 1
19/20 Hamstring injury 2020-01-24 2020-01-30 7 1
19/20 Tonsillitis 2020-02-16 2020-02-23 8 1
19/20 Foot injury 2020-06-24 2020-06-27 4 1
19/20 Corona virus 2020-06-24 2020-07-15 22 4
19/20 Quarantine 2020-07-15 2020-07-26 12 2
20/21 Calf strain 2020-08-10 2020-08-26 17 1
20/21 Hamstring injury 2020-11-28 2020-12-29 32 7
20/21 Shoulder injury 2021-05-11 2021-05-19 9 3
22/23 unknown injury 2023-05-17 2023-05-23 7 2
23/24 Hamstring strain 2024-02-10 2024-02-15 6 1
Current€500k
Peak€15.00m
Low€400k
Δ since start−€100k
€400k€4.05m€7.70m€11.35m€15.00m197019701970
DateValue
Jan 1, 1970 €500k
Jan 1, 1970 €400k
Jan 1, 1970 €500k
Jan 1, 1970 €500k
Jan 1, 1970 €500k
Jan 1, 1970 €800k
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.30m
Jan 1, 1970 €800k
Jan 1, 1970 €1.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €5.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.80m
Jan 1, 1970 €6.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €7.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €9.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €8.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €5.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €11.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €12.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €13.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €13.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €13.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €11.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €11.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €10.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €12.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €15.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €13.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €13.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €11.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €12.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €6.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €7.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €12.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €6.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €7.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €8.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €8.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €7.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €4.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €4.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €600k
TeamShirtMatchesGoalsDebutAge at debutStatus
Team #21136 9 1 former national player
Team #17383 13 6 former national player
Team #9566 #7 11 1 former national player
Team #3438 #22 47 9 former national player
TeammatePPG played withJoint goalsMinutes
Domagoj Vida 2 2 0
Lorenzo De Silvestri 1 6 0
Andrea Belotti 1 10 0
Stevan Jovetić 1 8 0
Loris Karius 2 0 0
Daniele Baselli 1 2 0
Caner Erkin 2 2 0
Radja Nainggolan 2 3 0
Adetunji Rasaq Adeshina 2 2 0
Gary Medel 2 0 0
Dragan Bojat 1 1 0
Jeremain Lens 2 3 0

Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.

Top goalscoring seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubGoalsMatches
12/13 Serie A ACF Fiorentina 11 28
16/17 Serie A Torino FC 10 33
18/19 Süper Lig Besiktas JK 9 27

Top assist seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubAssistsMatches
18/19 Süper Lig Besiktas JK 12 27
17/18 Serie A Torino FC 9 27
24/25 Super liga Srbije FK Novi Pazar 9 28

Every loan spell across this player's career.

SeasonDateFromToTypeFeeValue at transfer
18/19 2019-06-30 Besiktas Torino Return from loan €12.00m
18/19 2018-08-31 Torino Besiktas Loan €13.00m
15/16 2016-06-30 Inter AS Roma Return from loan €15.00m
15/16 2015-08-31 AS Roma Inter Loan €13.50m

Teams faced most often by Adem Ljajic's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).

OpponentPWDLGFGAGDWin %
AC Milan 68 17 23 28 82 103 -21 25%
Udinese Calcio 67 42 10 15 117 61 +56 63%
Genoa CFC 67 32 26 9 100 69 +31 48%
SSC Napoli 66 14 15 37 67 110 -43 21%
Cagliari Calcio 59 31 15 13 101 64 +37 53%
Atalanta 44 17 15 12 60 60 0 39%
Lazio Roma 43 12 12 19 55 69 -14 28%
Inter 43 13 16 14 62 62 0 30%
Sampdoria 43 17 14 12 71 55 +16 40%
Juventus 42 7 6 29 35 69 -34 17%
Sassuolo Calcio 42 20 14 8 76 50 +26 48%
Bologna FC 37 21 11 5 64 28 +36 57%

Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.

Season / YearMilestoneDate
08/09 Senior debut season
08/09 First senior goal
16/17 Goal #50 (career)
25/26 Goal #100 (career)

Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.

SeasonMatchesMinsYC2nd YCRCCards / 90′
24/25 36 292 6 0 0 1.85
23/24 28 525 3 0 0 0.51
20/21 24 552 3 0 0 0.49
19/20 29 477 7 0 0 1.32
18/19 33 248 8 0 0 2.9
17/18 28 361 2 0 0 0.5
16/17 36 369 5 0 0 1.22
15/16 29 727 2 0 0 0.25
14/15 41 490 2 1 0 0.55
13/14 33 270 6 0 0 2
12/13 31 314 2 0 0 0.57
11/12 18 655 2 0 0 0.27
10/11 28 461 2 0 0 0.39
09/10 33 438 6 0 0 1.23
08/09 28 292 1 0 0 0.31

Output by competition

Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.

Serie A
225 apps
48 G
41 A
Super liga Srbije
88 apps
25 G
19 A
Süper Lig
84 apps
16 G
23 A
Europa League
17 apps
5 G
2 A
Italy Cup
22 apps
4 G
6 A
Premijer Liga BiH
4 apps
1 G
1 A
Super liga Relegation round
4 apps
1 G
0 A
Super liga Championship round
7 apps
0 G
2 A
Türkiye Kupasi
2 apps
0 G
2 A

Frequently asked about Adem Ljajic

Who is Adem Ljajic?

Adem Ljajic is a Serbia professional footballer who plays as a attacking midfield for FK Sarajevo.

How old is Adem Ljajic?

Adem Ljajic is 34 years old. He was born on September 29, 1991 in Novi Pazar.

What position does Adem Ljajic play?

Adem Ljajic plays as a attacking midfield (Midfield - Attacking Midfield).

What club does Adem Ljajic play for?

Adem Ljajic currently plays for FK Sarajevo.

How many career goals has Adem Ljajic scored?

Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Adem Ljajic has scored 100 goals in 472 appearances.

What is Adem Ljajic's market value?

Adem Ljajic's most recent reported market value is €500k.