Aleksandar Trajkovski
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 5 September 1992 | ||
Place of birth | Skopje, Macedonia | ||
Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Forward, winger | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Hajduk Split | ||
Number | 9 | ||
Youth career | |||
2008–2009 | Cementarnica 55 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2009–2010 | Cementarnica 55 | 11 | (2) |
2010–2011 | Inter Zaprešić | 15 | (4) |
2011–2015 | Zulte Waregem | 65 | (8) |
2013–2014 | → Mechelen (loan) | 16 | (1) |
2015–2019 | Palermo | 104 | (16) |
2019–2022 | Mallorca | 23 | (0) |
2021–2022 | → AaB (loan) | 7 | (1) |
2022–2023 | Al-Fayha | 33 | (5) |
2023– | Hajduk Split | 17 | (7) |
International career‡ | |||
2011–2014 | Macedonia U21 | 15 | (3) |
2011– | North Macedonia | 89 | (21) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 October 2024 |
Aleksandar Trajkovski (Macedonian: Александар Трајковски; born 5 September 1992) is a Macedonian professional footballer who plays for Hajduk Split and the North Macedonia national team. Mainly a forward, he can also play as a winger or an attacking midfielder.
Club career
[edit]Trajkovski began his career with FK Cementarnica 55. In May 2010, he joined Chelsea in a trial, scoring the winning goal against Botafogo at the U-19 Copa Amsterdam tournament which guaranteed Chelsea a place in the semi-finals.[2]
After a few years with Cementarnica Skopje, he signed for Inter Zaprešić in the summer of 2010.[3] Good performances in the second half of the season attracted the interest of Dinamo Zagreb,[4][5] but Trajkovski said that he was not interested in a possible move. At the end of the season, R.S.C. Anderlecht was interested in buying Trajkovski, but their offer of a €500,000 transfer fee was rejected.[5] He joined the Belgian club Zulte Waregem for the new 2011–12 season after their offer of €1.1m was accepted by Inter Zaprešić.[5][6]
In the summer of 2015, he moved to Italian Serie A club Palermo, signing a five-year contract.[7] In the same year, he was named "Macedonian footballer of the year".[8] Following Palermo's exclusion from the Serie B, he was released together with all other players in July 2019.
On 7 August 2019, Trajkovski agreed to a four-year contract with La Liga newcomers RCD Mallorca.[9] After two seasons at Mallorca, Trajkovski was loaned out to Danish Superliga club AaB on 31 August 2021, for the rest of the season.[10]
On 30 January 2022, Trajkovski joined Saudi club Al-Fayha on an 18-month contract.[11] On 19 May 2022, he won the 2022 King Cup Final with Al-Fayha against Al Hilal.[12]
International career
[edit]On 22 May 2012, the Macedonia U21 national team defeated the Netherlands 1–0 in a friendly match, with the sole goal scored by Trajkovski.[13][14]
Trajkovski debuted for the Macedonian senior squad on 10 August 2011 in a 1–0 away friendly victory against Azerbaijan.[15] He scored his first goal on 14 August 2013 in a 2–0 home friendly victory against Bulgaria.[16] Trajkovski scored a hat-trick on 12 November 2015 in a 4–1 victory over Montenegro at the Philip II Stadium in Skopje.[17]
Trajkovski was selected for the UEFA Euro 2020 as North Macedonia gained its first major tournament.[18] On 24 March 2022, he scored a last-minute long-range goal in the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifying playoff semi-finals to beat Italy 1–0 at his former club ground in Palermo, eliminating Italy from the FIFA World Cup for a second consecutive time.[19]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played 23 May 2021[20]
Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Cementarnica 55 | 2009–10[21] | 2. MFL | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 2 | ||
Inter Zaprešić | 2010–11 | 1. HNL | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 4 | ||
Zulte Waregem | 2011–12 | Belgian Pro League | 17 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 6[a] | 1 | 24 | 4 | |
2012–13 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | 5[a] | 0 | 27 | 3 | |||
2013–14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[b] | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | |||
2014–15 | 27 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3[c] | 0 | 6[a] | 2 | 40 | 6 | ||
Total | 65 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 96 | 13 | ||
Mechelen (loan) | 2013–14 | Belgian Pro League | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 6[a] | 2 | 23 | 3 | |
Palermo | 2015–16 | Serie A | 32 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 33 | 4 | ||
2016–17 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 1 | ||||
2017–18 | Serie B | 27 | 4 | 2 | 3 | — | 4[d] | 0 | 33 | 7 | ||
2018–19 | 34 | 8 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 8 | ||||
Total | 104 | 16 | 5 | 4 | — | 4 | 0 | 113 | 20 | |||
Mallorca | 2019–20 | La Liga | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 0 | ||
2020–21 | Segunda División | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 11 | 1 | |||
Total | 23 | 0 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 28 | 1 | ||||
Career total | 234 | 31 | 19 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 27 | 5 | 286 | 43 |
- ^ a b c d Appearance(s) in Belgian Pro League Playoffs
- ^ One appearance in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearance(s) in Serie B Playoffs
International
[edit]- As of match played 20 October 2023[22]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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North Macedonia | 2011 | 4 | 0 |
2012 | 1 | 0 | |
2013 | 9 | 2 | |
2014 | 6 | 1 | |
2015 | 8 | 4 | |
2016 | 3 | 1 | |
2017 | 8 | 3 | |
2018 | 8 | 4 | |
2019 | 7 | 0 | |
2020 | 6 | 0 | |
2021 | 14 | 4 | |
2022 | 7 | 1 | |
2023 | 5 | 1 | |
Total | 86 | 21 |
- Scores and results list North Macedonia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Trajkovski goal.
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 14 August 2013 | Philip II Arena, Skopje, Macedonia | Bulgaria | 2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
2 | 6 September 2013 | Wales | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
3 | 9 October 2014 | Luxembourg | 1–0 | 3–2 | UEFA Euro 2016 qualification | |
4 | 27 March 2015 | Belarus | 1–0 | 1–2 | ||
5 | 12 November 2015 | Montenegro | 2–0 | 4–1 | Friendly | |
6 | 3–0 | |||||
7 | 4–0 | |||||
8 | 2 June 2016 | Iran | 1–1 | 1–3 | ||
9 | 5 September 2017 | Stadion Mladost, Strumica, Macedonia | Albania | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
10 | 6 October 2017 | Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino, Turin, Italy | Italy | 1–1 | 1–1 | |
11 | 9 October 2017 | Stadion Mladost, Strumica, Macedonia | Liechtenstein | 2–0 | 4–0 | |
12 | 27 March 2018 | Mardan Sports Complex, Antalya, Turkey | Azerbaijan | 1–1 | 1–1 | Friendly |
13 | 13 October 2018 | Philip II Arena, Skopje, North Macedonia | Liechtenstein | 1–0 | 4–1 | 2018–19 UEFA Nations League D |
14 | 2–0 | |||||
15 | 19 November 2018 | Gibraltar | 4–0 | 4–0 | ||
16 | 25 March 2021 | Arena Națională, Bucharest, Romania | Romania | 2–2 | 2–3 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
17 | 28 March 2021 | Toše Proeski Arena, Skopje, North Macedonia | Liechtenstein | 2–0 | 5–0 | |
18 | 3–0 | |||||
19 | 11 November 2021 | Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium, Yerevan, Armenia | Armenia | 1–0 | 5–0 | |
20 | 24 March 2022 | Stadio Renzo Barbera, Palermo, Italy | Italy | 1–0 | 1–0 | |
21 | 17 October 2023 | Stadion Blagoj Istatov, Strumica, North Macedonia | Armenia | 1–0 | 3–1 | Friendly |
Honours
[edit]Al-Fayha
Notes
[edit]- ^ "Aleksandar Trajkovski – Prima squadra 2016/2017 – U.S. Città di Palermo". U.S. Città di Palermo (in Italian). Archived from the original on 11 August 2016. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
- ^ "Aleksandar Trajkovski guest player for Chelsea". Macedonian Football. 26 May 2010. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
- ^ "Trajkovski Aleksandar". Archived from the original on 1 April 2012. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
- ^ "Trajkovski na meti Dinama". Sportske novosti (in Croatian). Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 17 April 2011.
- ^ a b c Vande Velde, Stephane (23 June 2011). "Anderlecht se fait doubler pour Trajkovski". Sport/Foot Magazine (in French). Retrieved 13 December 2015.
- ^ "Aleksandar Trajkovski joins Zulte Waregem". macedonianfootball.com. Retrieved 30 June 2011.
- ^ "TRAJKOVSKI E' ROSANERO". palermocalcio.it. Archived from the original on 10 July 2015. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
- ^ "Trajkovski nominato miglior calciatore dell'anno". mediagol.it. 16 November 2015. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
- ^ "Acuerdo con Aleksandar Trajkovski" [Agreement with Aleksandar Trajkovski] (in Spanish). RCD Mallorca. 7 August 2019. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
- ^ AaB lejer offensiv profil, aabsport.dk, 31 August 2021
- ^ "المقدوني ألكسندر ترايكوفسكي ينتقل للفيحاء". dawriplus.com (in Arabic). 31 January 2022.
- ^ "Al-Fayha shock Al-Hilal in King's Cup final to claim first-ever major trophy". Arab News. 20 May 2022.
- ^ "U21 friendly: Netherlands – Macedonia 0:1". MacedonianFootball.com. Retrieved 22 May 2012.
- ^ "У-21: Трајковски ги урна Холанѓаните". Ekipa Macedonia (in Macedonian). Retrieved 22 May 2012.
- ^ "Аце Трајковски трет на вечната листа со најголем број настапи за репрезентацијата (ФОТО)" [Ace Trajkovski third on the all-time list with the most appearances for the national team (Photo)]. Ekipa Macedonia (in Macedonian). 15 October 2023.
- ^ Kovalev, Aleksandar. "Македонија-Бугарија на 29 март на "Филип Втори"". gol.mk (in Macedonian). Retrieved 10 May 2024.
- ^ "Три гола на Трајковски, Македонија ја декласира Црна Гора" [Three goals by Trajkovski, Macedonia outclassed Montenegro]. Denar (in Macedonian). 13 November 2015.
- ^ "North Macedonia's full 26-man Euro 2020 squad". The Athletic. 23 June 2021. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
- ^ "Italy 0–1 North Macedonia". BBC Sport. 24 March 2022.
- ^ "A. Trajkovski". Soccerway. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
- ^ Aleksandar Trajkovski at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ a b "Aleksandar Trajkovski Profile". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
External links
[edit]- Aleksandar Trajkovski at National-Football-Teams.com
- Profile at Macedonian Football (in English)
- Aleksandar Trajkovski at Soccerway
- LaLiga Profile
- 1992 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Skopje
- Macedonian men's footballers
- North Macedonia men's under-21 international footballers
- North Macedonia men's international footballers
- Men's association football wingers
- Men's association football forwards
- UEFA Euro 2020 players
- FK Cementarnica 55 players
- NK Inter Zaprešić players
- S.V. Zulte Waregem players
- K.V. Mechelen players
- Palermo FC players
- RCD Mallorca players
- AaB Fodbold players
- Al-Fayha FC players
- HNK Hajduk Split players
- Macedonian Second Football League players
- Croatian Football League players
- Belgian Pro League players
- Serie A players
- Serie B players
- La Liga players
- Segunda División players
- Danish Superliga players
- Saudi Pro League players
- Macedonian expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Croatia
- Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium
- Expatriate men's footballers in Italy
- Expatriate men's footballers in Spain
- Expatriate men's footballers in Denmark
- Expatriate men's footballers in Saudi Arabia
- Macedonian expatriate sportspeople in Croatia
- Macedonian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
- Macedonian expatriate sportspeople in Italy
- Macedonian expatriate sportspeople in Spain
- Macedonian expatriate sportspeople in Denmark
- Macedonian expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia