Player Details

Name

Baggio Husidic

Height

6' 1"

Weight

172 lbs

Date of Birth

5.19.1987 (37)

Birthplace

Velika Kladusa, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Position

Midfielder
Career Summary

Option declined following 2018 season.

A central midfielder that has also featured out wide, the Bosnian-born Husidic has spent most of his playing career in MLS with the Chicago Fire and now the Galaxy. He is especially capable on the offensive side of the ball, and has been a fairly reliable contributor of goals and assists during his time in MLS. He recorded five assists in 2015, an MLS career high, and continued to be an effective rotation player for LA in 2016 and 2017 before suffering an injury.

OUTSIDE: Husidic signed with Sweden's Hammarby after the 2011 MLS season, and spent the 2012 and 2013 campaigns playing in the Allsvenskan. He appeared in 41 league games in Sweden, scoring one goal.

COLLEGE: Recorded 12 goals and 7 assists in three years with University of Illinois-Chicago, where he earned 2008 NSCAA/Adidas First Team All-American honors.