Updated November 13, 2023
ESMIR BAJRAKTAREVIĆ AT A GLANCE:
PROFESSIONAL CAREER: Signed as the ninth Homegrown Player in Revolution history on May 23, 2022 after joining the Revolution Academy in August 2021…Has logged 36 professional appearances with Revolution II since last August, including 25 starts, with seven goals and three assists…New England acquired his Homegrown Territorial Exclusivity rights from Minnesota United in exchange for $50,000 of General Allocation Money on March 7, 2022…Signed first professional contract with Revolution II on Nov. 18, 2021…Ascended to the MLS roster after less than one year in the program and became eligible for MLS competition in August 2022…Owns 16 MLS appearances, with six starts, through two MLS seasons...In 2023, made 13 appearances with five starts… Scored one goal in lone Leagues Cup 2023 appearance…Also appeared in two 2023 U.S. Open Cup matches, with one start…Made three appearances, including one start, in 2022 during first MLS season…Debuted for first team in U.S. Open Cup Round of 16.
2023: In 2023, made 13 appearances with five starts…Scored one goal in lone Leagues Cup 2023 appearance…Also made two appearances in U.S. Open Cup play…(3/25) at DC: Made season debut, starting and playing 62 minutes…(4/15) at CLB: Registered one shot on target in a 63-minute effort…(4/22) vs. SKC: Set career high with four shots in a 64-minute effort…(7/8) at. RBNY: Logged season-high 68 minutes, starting and tallying one shot…(8/7) vs. QRO: Scored game-tying goal in Leagues Cup matchup, his first goal with the first team…(9/16) at COL: logged 27 minutes as a substitute, earning second consecutive MLS appearance…(10/4) vs. CLB: Appeared as a second-half substitute, logging 15 minutes.
2022: In second season with Revolution II, appeared in 17 games, making 14 starts, notching two assists with 26 shots and 12 on target...Signed as the ninth Homegrown Player in Revolution history on May 23, 2022...(5/25) at NYC: Made first team debut in U.S. Open Cup action, starting and playing 67 minutes and registering a shot on target…(8/17) at TOR: Logged 22 minutes in substitute appearance to record MLS debut…(8/20) at MTL: Played the full 90 in his first MLS start.
2021: Joined Revolution Academy at the beginning of August and immediately began training with Revolution II…Appeared in 11 games during his debut season for Revolution II at the USL League One level, starting five times and tallying one goal…(8/21) at TRM: Made professional debut, logging 31 minutes as a substitute and registering one shot on target…(9/11) at NC: Made first career start, scoring his first professional goal just 11 minutes into a full 90-minute performance.
NATIONAL TEAM: Has received two call-ups to the United States Under-20 Men’s National Team, the first coming as an invitation to the program’s U-20 January Camp, where he was the youngest member of the roster…Rejoined the group for a domestic training camp in April 2022 ahead of the summer’s Concacaf U-20 Championship, which will serve as qualification to the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup.
REVOLUTION ACADEMY: Joined the New England Revolution Academy in August 2021 as part of the club’s residency program…Is the first player from outside the six New England states to participate in the residency program, and the first residency alum to rise to the first team roster…Has appeared in seven games, all starts, for the Revolution Under-17 side, scoring five goals across 630 minutes…Added an additional 90-minute effort for the Revolution U-19s, tallying two goals.
YOUTH: Spent the 2020-21 Academy season with SC Wave in Milwaukee, Wisc. …Previously spent a year with the Chicago Fire Academy in 2019-20…Prior to Elite Academy tenure, played club soccer for SC Waukesha in his native Wisconsin.
PERSONAL: Born in Appleton, Wisc. …Currently working towards completing high school with online classes…Has an older brother, Osman, and an older sister, Elma…Fluent in Bosnian…Parents originally from Bosnia & Herzegovina, later moved to Wisconsin.
