Stefan Bajcetic’s father has admitted they did not expect his rise into the Liverpool first team this season.
Bajcetic has been with Liverpool since 2021, when he arrived from Celta Vigo’s youth system in the January transfer window.
He’s been working his way up Liverpool’s ranks since then, first featuring for the Under 18s before being promoted to the U21’s this summer.
That has put him on Jurgen Klopp’s radar, with the German coach handing him his Premier League debut in the 9-0 win over Bournemouth back in August.
Bajcetic has been a part of Liverpool’s first-team squad since, making two appearances in the Premier League, three in the Champions League and another two in the EFL Cup.
This week saw him bag his first senior goal for the club in the win over Aston Villa, another big milestone for the 18-year-old, who appears to have a bright future ahead of him.
His career is certainly developing at a rapid rate, something his father admits they did not expect this season.
“He has taken it as a challenge, he is very ambitious, and he has achieved it. He has a very good relationship with Klopp’s first assistant; Pepjin Lijnders, who is a Dutch guy who speaks Spanish; and with another Portuguese guy, Vítor Matos, who is the link between the youth team and the first team.
“They really went for Stefan and Klopp confirmed what they saw. Klopp makes light of any match, puts no pressure on them and has the courage to put them in.
“He brought Stefan on in 79 minutes with the score tight and took off Henderson, an England international.”
