Who is Stefan Bajcetic? The Liverpool wonderkid who scored against Aston Villa

Stuart Telford

• Updated: 23 May 2023 09:00 CDT
• 4 min read

Stefan Bajcetic opened his Premier League account for Liverpool against Aston Villa on Monday, but what else is there to know about the Spanish youth international?

Bajcetic might not sound like a typical name for a Spain under-18 player, but he was born in Vigo to a Galician mother in 2004 after his Serbian father Srdan had turned out for Celta Vigo in the late 1990s.

Stefan Bajcetic Maquieira - to give him his full name - made swift progress through Celta's youth academy and was picked up by Liverpool in December 2020 just two months past his 16th birthday.

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He has wasted little time impressing Jurgen Klopp and Co. and already has his first Premier League goal to his name just two years later.

Football Transfers takes a closer look…

What position does Bajcetic play in?

Bajcetic is primarily a defensive midfielder, one Liverpool hope can be the long-term successor to Fabinho, but he is also happy lining up in defence, be it at centre-back or full-back, or further forward in midfield.

How good is Bajcetic?

Bajcetic is already 6'1" and still has some growing to do, but it looks like he will soon combine steel with silk if his goal against Villa is anything to go by: Bajcetic flicked the ball beyond Robin Olsen with his right foot then finished coolly with his left.

His goal also made him the second-youngest Spaniard ever to score in the Premier League after a certain Cesc Fabregas, at 18 years two months and five days of age, and there could soon be a two-way battle on for his international services.

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What clubs are interested in Bajcetic?

Bajcetic was on the radars of Real Madrid and Barcelona before he plumped for Liverpool, but any other potential suitors will now have to wait, with his future at Anfield for the foreseeable.

When does Bajcetic's contract expire?

Bajcetic signed his most recent Liverpool contract in July, and it runs until 30 June 2025.

How old is Bajcetic?

Born on 22 October 2004, Bajcetic is still 18 at the time of writing.

His goal against Villa also put him behind only Michael Owen and Raheem Sterling as Liverpool's youngest Premier League scorer.

What is Bajcetic's Instagram?

Bajcetic's Instagram can be found under the handle stefanbajcetic. He has 115K followers as of December 2022.