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Everything you need to know about Stefan Bajcetic, Liverpool’s Spanish midfielder

All the information about the player who scored his first senior goal against Aston Villa.

Liverpool's German manager Jurgen Klopp (R) congratulates Liverpool's Spanish defender Stefan Bajcetic at the end of the English Premier League football match between Aston Villa and Liverpool at Villa Park in Birmingham, central England on December 26, 2022. (Photo by Oli SCARFF / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE. No use with unauthorized audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or 'live' services. Online in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No video emulation. Social media in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No use in betting publications, games or single club/league/player publications. /
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Joe Brennan
Born in Leeds, Joe finished his Spanish degree in 2018 before becoming an English teacher to football (soccer) players and managers, as well as collaborating with various football media outlets in English and Spanish. He joined AS in 2022 and covers both the men’s and women’s game across Europe and beyond.
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Bajcetic skipped left after a cool touch with his right foot, taking Aston Villa Konsa out of the game. His calm finish into the net from close range was mirrored by his relaxed appearance: floppy hair and low rolled socks showing his “calm nature”, which was confirmed by Fabinho after the game.

Stefan Bajcetic scored the third goal in Liverpool’s 1-3 win over Aston Villa on Boxing Day. The game was a ludicrous showing of the Premier League at it’s crazy best: the football a pinball being bounced around all the edges of the playing surface, nobody quite able to follow it fully. Aston Villa missed a plethora of chances in both halves; Darwin Núñez missed as many passes as he completed.

Everything you need to know about Stefan Bajcetic, Liverpool’s Spanish midfielder
Bajcetic scored a wonderful goal in Liverpool's 1-3 win over Aston Villa.OLI SCARFF

And out of the chaos, slipped on quietly in the 78th minute, came Stefan Bajcetic, the Spanish midfielder. He comes from Vigo, in northwest Spain, and played for Celta Vigo until February 2021. The player, who can play in midfield or centre-back, was born in 2004 to a Spanish mother and Serbian father. His father, Srdjan Bajcetic, played 3 seasons for Celta Vigo as a midfielder between 1994 and 1997.

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It was difficult to leave all my friends, my family and the place I was living for all my life,” he admitted to the club when he made the move to Merseyside, before saying “everyone has been good with me. Luckily, I can speak Spanish as well, so I can speak with everyone really.”

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