Mateo Bajamich

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Mateo Bajamich
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-08-03) 3 August 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Morrison, Argentina
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) [1]
Position(s) Winger [1]
Team information
Current team
Atlético Tucumán (on loan from Houston Dynamo)
Number 9
Youth career
Unión de Morrison
2016–2018 Instituto
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2018–2020 Instituto 28 (10)
2020– Houston Dynamo 9 (0)
2020–2021Instituto (loan) 8 (2)
2022Huracán (loan) 0 (0)
2023Estudiantes de Río Cuarto (loan) 38 (8)
2024–Atlético Tucumán (loan) 28 (5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 September 2024

Mateo Bajamich (Croatian : Bajamić, pronounced [matěobǎjamitɕ] ; [2] [3] born 3 August 1999) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a winger for Primera División side Atlético Tucumán, on loan from Houston Dynamo. He can also play as a striker. [4]

Contents

Career

Instituto

Bajamich's career started with Instituto Atlético Central Córdoba, joining in 2016 from his local club Unión de Morrison. [5] Ahead of the 2018–19 Primera B Nacional season, Bajamich was promoted to the Instituto first team. [6] [7] He made his Instituto debut on 23 February 2019, coming on as a substitute in a 3–2 defeat to Nueva Chicago. [8] Bajamich was a late addition to the match day squad after Facundo Affranchino was injured in the pre-match warm up. [9] He had previously been an unused substitute in 2018 for matches with Villa Dálmine and Arsenal de Sarandí. [10] [11] Bajamich made his first start in senior football in a 1–0 loss against Guillermo Brown on 3 March 2019. [12] On 21 April, he scored his first professional goal in the final match of the season in a 1–1 draw against Gimnasia y Esgrima (M). [13] Bajamich and Instituto finished the 2018–19 season 22nd in the league table. [14] After the season, he signed a contract with Instituto lasting until 2022. [15]

Bajamich netted four goals in his first five games to start the 2019–20 season, including a brace in a 3–0 win at Brown de Adrogué on 14 September 2019. [12] [16] He scored twice again on 9 November in a 2–0 win against Santamarina. [17] On 15 March Bajamich scored once to help La Gloria defeat Tigre 3–0. [12] [18] That would end up being the final game of the season for Instituto as the season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [19] Bajamich ended the season with 9 goals and 3 assists from 21 games, helping Instituto finish 9th in group B. [20] [21] [22]

Houston Dynamo

On 5 October 2020, Bajamich joined the Houston Dynamo of Major League Soccer. [21] The transfer fee is reportedly $1,200,000, with Instituto receiving 20% of his next sale. [23] [24] The contract with Houston lasts until 2022, with the Dynamo having team options until 2025. [21]

Instituto loan

On 9 November 2020, Bajamich was loaned back to Instituto until 21 January 2021, prior to the start of Houston's pre-season. [25] He scored on his first appearance back, netting the opener in a 2–1 victory over Chacarita Juniors on 28 November. [20] He scored again on 27 December in a 1–1 draw against Gimnasia y Esgrima (J). [20] Bajamich made a total of eight appearances on loan, scoring twice, as Instituto lost in the first round of the promotion play-offs to Defensores de Belgrano. [20]

Return to Houston

Bajamich made his Dynamo debut on 15 May 2021, coming off the bench in a 3–1 loss to the Colorado Rapids. [26] He recorded his first assist for the Dynamo on 29 May in a 3–2 loss to Sporting Kansas City. [26] Bajamich ended the season with 1 assist in 9 appearances, as Houston finished last in the Western Conference, missing out on the playoffs. [26] [27]

Loan to Huracán

On 28 January 2022, Bajamich was again loaned out by Houston. He returned to Argentina, joining Huracán on loan for the season with Huracán holding a purchase option. [28] Bajamich made his debut for Huracán on 15 February, coming off the bench in a 3–2 loss to Estudiantes de la Plata in a Copa de la Liga Profesional match. [12] [29] Bajamich made 9 appearances while with Huracán, all in the Copa de La Liga Profesional. [12] [29]

On 7 November 2022, Houston declined Bajamich's contract option for 2023, making him a free agent. [30]

Estudiantes de Río Cuarto

On 16 January 2023, Bajamich signed with Estudiantes de Río Cuarto in Primera Nacional. [31] [32] [33] He made his debut for Estudiantes (RC) on 11 February, coming off the bench in a 2–0 loss to CA Temperley. [12] On 17 February, Bajamich scored his first goal for el Celeste in a 2–2 draw with San Telmo. [12]

Personal life

Born in Argentina, Bajamich is of Croatian descent. [34] In 1921, his great-grandfather Mariano Bajamich (Croatian : Marin Bajamić) left Trnbusi, Croatia (then part of Yugoslavia) and moved to Argentina where he married a Spaniard named Carmen. Bajamich expressed his desire to play for the Croatia national team. In 2020, he received the Croatian citizenship. [35]

Career statistics

As of 16 April 2024 [20] [36] [37]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [a] League cup [b] ContinentalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Instituto 2018–19 Primera B Nacional 710071
2019–20 21910229
Total2810102910
Houston Dynamo 2020 Major League Soccer 0000
2021 9090
Total900090
Instituto (loan) 2020 Primera Nacional 8282
Huracán (loan) 2022 Primera División 00009090
Estudiantes (RC)

(loan)

2023 Primera Nacional 38830418
Atlético Tucumán

(loan)

2024 Primera División 0011133144
Career total8320512230011024

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