Talent Scout: Kerim Alajbegović – Built for the Modern Wing

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⚽ 2025/26 Club Competition Stats (All)

Red Bull Salzburg (Austrian Bundesliga & Cups & Europe)

📅 Season: 2025/26

📌 Position: Winger / Midfielder

📌 Club number: 27

Competitive Appearances & Goals:

• Austrian Bundesliga: 14 apps, 6 goals
• Austrian Cup: 3 apps, 2 goals
• Continental Cups (UEFA CL + UEL):
• UEFA Champions League: 4 apps, 0 goals
• UEFA Europa League: 5 apps, 0 goals
➡️ Total Club Matches: ~26 appearances
➡️ Total Club Goals: 8

Minutes and Other Outcomes:

• Played varied minutes across competitions, including continental matches (~232 min in Europa League per UEFA site).
• No recorded goals or assists in European competitions (Champions League & Europa League) to date.

Here are the key moments from Kerim Alajbegović’s performance vs FC Basel in Red Bull Salzburg’s 3–1 UEFA Europa League win (22 Jan 2026):

⚽️ Match Highlights – Key Moments

🔹 Early Breakthroughs

• 4′ – Goal #1: Alajbegović opened the scoring early with a well-placed finish that put Salzburg ahead 1-0.
• 12′ – Goal #2: Just minutes later, he doubled the lead — beating two defenders before unleashing a powerful strike that hit the underside of the crossbar and bounced in.

🔹 In-Game Influence

• Assist Pressure: Around the 73rd minute, Alajbegović won a free kick in the defensive half and was involved in the build-up to a saved Kitano shot — showing his influence beyond scoring.

🔹 Final Score Context

• Frans Krätzig added a third goal before Basel got a consolation strike through Jeremy Agbonifo in the second half.

⭐ Overall Takeaway

Alajbegović was the standout player — scoring both early goals to set Salzburg up for a dominant performance and helping control the game’s tempo before being substituted late on.




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🧠 Quick Notes

• He emerged as a direct contributor in domestic competitions (Bundesliga + Austrian Cup).
• In European club competitions, his impact has been more limited statistically (no goals / assists so far).
• These are competitive match stats and do not include friendly matches.