Astrit Agim Ajdarević (Albanian pronunciation: [asˈtrid ajˈdarevic];[1] born 17 April 1990) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder.

[3] His father Agim Ajdarević was a member of FK Spartak Subotica in the Yugoslav First League in the 1980s and 1990s, and moved to Sweden in 1992; he later signed with Falkenbergs FF.

[12] He made his debut as a second-half substitute replacing Max Gradel after 70 minutes of Leicester's 2–2 draw with Carlisle United at the Walkers Stadium.

[15] After a trial, Ajdarević joined Hereford United on loan until the end of the season, linking up with Leicester teammate Craig King on 25 March 2010.

[18] On 17 May 2010, Ajdarević was released by Leicester City, along with Stephen Clemence, Levi Porter, Robbie Burns, Carl Pentney, Billy Kee and Alex Cisak.

[19] Ajdarević returned to Sweden in June 2010 and trained with Örebro SK[20] before being offered a contract with them in early July.

Ajdarević used a contractual clause that allowed him to find another club after the 2010 season had ended[25] and despite Örebro SK's attempt to keep him by offering a new contract, IFK Norrköping managed to sign a long-term deal with the midfielder.

[34] Like at Örebro SK, Ajdarević established himself in the first team and had a successful season at Norrköping, where he made 29 appearances and scoring four times in all competitions.

[36] Ajdarević continued to be in the first team, having played in central midfield and in the last two games of his career, he scored two goals against AIK[37] and Åtvidaberg.

[41] In the opening game of the season, Ajdarević made his debut, coming on as a substitute for Yoni Buyens, in a 1–0 loss against Zulte Waregem.

[57] Ajdarević made a good start against Västerås SK when he scored his first goal for the club in the first round of Svenska Cupen, with a 4–0 win, on 1 March 2015.

[58] The following month on 4 April 2015, Ajdarević made his league debut for the club, in the opening game of the season, in a 0–0 draw against Kalmar.

[59] Despite suffering from a leg injury,[60] Ajdarević returned to the first team and then scored his first goal for Helsingborg, in a 2–1 loss against Gefle on 9 May 2015.

[64] Two days after leaving Standard Liege, Ajdarević returned to Örebro SK for the 2016 season on 11 August 2015 in his second spell.

[68] Later in the season, Ajdarević provided assists, including a double twice in separate matches against Elfsborg, which see them win 4–2 on 21 September 2015[69] and his second came against Gefle, which see them drew 2–2 on 19 October 2015.

On 13 December 2016, Ajdarević signed a contract with Greek side AEK Athens for two and a half years, keeping him until 2019.

[85] Despite missing out two matches, due to injury and suspension,[86] Ajdarević went on to make 23 appearances and scoring two times in all competitions.

[92] On 15 February 2018, he scored his first AEK Athens goal in the first leg of the Round of 32 UEFA Europa League, in a 1–1 draw against Dynamo Kyiv.

Ahead of the 2018–19 season, Ajdarević continued to be linked a move away from AEK Athens, as his first team at the club was expected to be limited once more.

[100] Ajdarević made his Djurgårdens IF debut in the opening game of the season, coming on as a substitute, in a 2–2 draw against GIF Sundsvall.

[107] Despite hopes of earning attention from the senior team,[72] Ajdarević was on the stand-by instead for the UEFA Euro 2016 and was cut from the squad as a result.

[108] Nevertheless, Ajdarević was called up by Sweden U23 team for 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil[109] and was appointed captain soon after.