Birthday profile

Emir Bajrami

Swedish footballer

Born
March 7, 1988
Age in 2026
38
Zodiac sign
Pisces
Birth year
1988

About Emir Bajrami

Emir Bajrami (born 7 March 1988) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a winger. Starting off his professional career with IF Elfsborg in 2006, he went on to represent FC Twente, AS Monaco, and Panathinaikos before retiring at Elfsborg in 2018. A full international between 2010 and 2012, he won 18 caps for the Sweden national team and was included in the squad for UEFA Euro 2012. He is the joint Assistant Manager of Aberdeen FC. == Club career == === IF Elfsborg === Growing up in Sweden, Bajrami began playing football when he was about eight or nine years old. This resulted in Bajrami joining Köping FF and progressed his career at the club, he made twelve appearances and scoring five times professionally. It was announced that the player would be moving to Elfsborg at the end of the 2005 season. He made his debut for the club, coming on as an 83rd-minute substitute, in a 3–0 win against GAIS on 30 July 2006. Despite making his only appearance of the 2006 season, the season saw IF Elfsborg win the league for the first time since 1961. The 2007 season proved to be a breakthrough season for Bajrami. He made his first appearance of the season against Helsingborg in the Svenska Supercupen, coming on as a 68th-minute substitute, in a 1–0 win, marking Bajrami's first achievement in his football career.

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Career and life highlights

Emir Bajrami timeline

  1. In the 2008 season, Bajrami started the season well when he scored his first goal of the season, in a 1–1 draw against Malmö on 10 April 2008.
  2. A full international between 2010 and 2012, he won 18 caps for the Sweden national team and was included in the squad for UEFA Euro 2012.

The world when Emir Bajrami was born

Emir Bajrami was born in 1988. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1988

  • #1 song"Faith" – George Michael
  • Top movieRain Man
  • Top TV showThe Cosby Show
  • Best-selling bookA Brief History of Time – Stephen Hawking

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentBen Johnson stripped of Olympic 100m gold for doping
  • Top headlineGeorge H.W. Bush elected president
  • Technology milestoneFirst transatlantic fiber optic cable
  • Defining fadKoosh balls
  • Notable inventionFirst disposable contact lenses
  • World population5.11 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderRonald Reagan
  • Sports championLos Angeles Dodgers (World Series)
  • Also wonLos Angeles Lakers (NBA)
  • U.S. population244.5M

1988 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Emir Bajrami's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19882026
Gas$0.95$3.45/gal
Average home$89,300$435,000
Average income$32,191$67,500
Minimum wage$3.35$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$4.11$11.95
Postage stamp$0.25$0.73
Population244.5M341 million

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