This is Esmir Bajraktarevic.
His parents survived the Srebrenica genocide by Serbs in Bosnia but unfortunately his grandparent and uncles couldnโt.
He was born in United States and even played a friendly for USMNT but switched allegiance to his home country, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
He ended up scoring the decisive penalty against Italy which took Bosnia to the World Cup 2026.
๐๐ The World Cup kicks off today, unfortunately without any of our teams. Are you supporting anyone?
This lad from Srebrenica has turned me into a Bosnia fan. ๐ง๐ฆ
Itโs crazy considering Brojas talent and what he got out of it, and then comparing it to someone like Vedat Muriqi.
Hard work beats talent, when talent doesnโt work hard enough. Simple.