 In the 2014 season, whilst also acting as captain, he led all scorers with 17 goals and contributed with seven decisive passes, helping to a return to the top division.A regular in both the 2015 and 2016 campaigns, with the team finishing 11th on both occasions, 36-year-old Bakircioglu signed a new one year-contract with Hammarby in December 2016.In his later years he repositioned himself as a central midfielder, dictating the game as a playmaker.