18 Facts About Ajdin Hrustic

Ajdin Hrustic is an Australian professional soccer player who plays as an attacking midfielder for Serie B club Salernitana and the Australia national team.

In June 2015, Ajdin Hrustic signed a three-year contract with FC Groningen, his first senior professional deal.

Ajdin Hrustic made his competitive debut for the club as a substitute in a draw against AZ Alkmaar on 2 April 2017.

On 28 September 2020, Ajdin Hrustic signed a contract with Bundesliga side Eintracht Frankfurt that will keep him at the club through to 2023, and was given the No 7 jersey.

Ajdin Hrustic scored his first goal for Eintracht Frankfurt against Mainz 05, on 9 May 2021, with an improvised finish where he managed to chip the ball over goalkeeper Robin Zentner.

Ajdin Hrustic became the first Australian since Harry Kewell in 2005 to win a major UEFA competition.

On 1 September 2022, Ajdin Hrustic signed a four-year contract with Hellas Verona in Italy.

Ajdin Hrustic stated that "I did think they were bluffing, to be honest" and despite this he played in Verona's pre-season fixtures.

Ajdin Hrustic was however not registered for the upcoming season and missed out on five months of club football.

On 1 February 2024, Ajdin Hrustic returned to the Netherlands and signed with Heracles Almelo until the end of the season.

On 30 August 2024, Ajdin Hrustic moved to Salernitana in Serie B on a one-season contract, with a conditional performance-based automatic renewal option.

Ajdin Hrustic was contacted by the Football Association of Bosnia and Herzegovina in May 2017, but ultimately rejected the offer and expressed his wish to represent the Socceroos.

Ajdin Hrustic was called up to an Australian under-23 development squad in March 2017.

On 22 May 2017, Ajdin Hrustic was named in the Australian national side's 30-man preliminary squad for the month of June, including the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup, a friendly against Brazil and a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Saudi Arabia.

On 4 June 2021, Ajdin Hrustic scored his first goal for Australia against Kuwait in the second round of World Cup qualifying, bending the ball off the inside of the post and in from a 30-odd-metre free-kick.

Against Peru, Ajdin Hrustic had one of the best opportunities for Australia during the match when he scuffed a shot from the edge of the box.

On 21 March 2024, Ajdin Hrustic made his first appearance for Australia since the loss to Argentina, playing against Lebanon in the second round of World Cup qualifying.

Ajdin Hrustic was born in Dandenong a suburb of Melbourne, Australia to a Bosnian father and a Romanian mother.