Where is Stefan Bajcetic from? Son of a former soccer player with a past… at a Spanish club!

Stefan Bajcetic was the absolute star of Boxing Day on Monday. The young defender, only 18 years old, scored the third goal in the victory of Liverpool in front of astonville and entered the history of the Premier League as the second youngest Spaniard to achieve it, behind a legend like Cesc Fabregas. But… where did it come from?

Soccer flows through the veins of bajcetic since before reaching the cradle. And this is his father, srdanHe is now a professional soccer player and is currently the coach of Celtic of Vigo ‘C’the club where his son played until January 2021, when he decided to sign for Liverpool just being a teenager.

srdan, nicknamed Francescoli of the Balkans when he was a player, was born in the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, in the city of Zrenjanin (now Serbia), in 1971. He started his career in Vojvodina but soon, in 1994, he leaving for Vigo, at the request of coach Carlos Aimar, but things did not go well. He was loaned to Red Star for half a season and then an injury cut short his good time. Then he went through Braga and finally finished his career in China.

If his time in Spain made one thing clear to him, it was his love for Galicia. retired, srdan He returned and began his teaching career at Bouzas Rapid as Jorge Otero’s assistant and from there he made the leap to Celta Vigotime when Stephen born

As a great footballer’s son, his passion for this sport led him to take his steps in the youth academy of the Vigo club and he soon found himself as one of the great promises of the academy of youth So how much will it be in 2021 Liverpool He decided to follow him and brought him to his youth team. In just one year, Stefan scored his first goal with the ‘red’ first team, where he added several minutes this season. Even in the Champions League, playing up to 19′ against Ajax. His Premier debut was against Bournemouth, in a 9–0 win, coming on as a right-back.

Stefan Bajcetic He is a player overlooked by Spanish football despite leaving when he was young. In fact, Pablo Amo called him up to three times to be part of the national team’s U-18 team, playing a full match against Portugal and also participating against Switzerland and France in September.

Originally a defender, Stefan has the ability to play in midfield, as seen on Monday against Aston Villa or has also done so with the Under-18s. On one occasion, he even played as a right back with the ‘red’. What is clear is that Jürgen Klopp has this in mind. In his hand is developing in the first team.