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Aleksandar Trajkovski
2017
Personal information
Date of birth (1992-09-05) 5 September 1992 (age 32)
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

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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

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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

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Club

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As of match played 23 May 2021[20]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Continental Other Total
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
  1. ^ a b c d Appearance(s) in Belgian Pro League Playoffs
  2. ^ One appearance in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League
  3. ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  4. ^ Appearance(s) in Serie B Playoffs

International

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As of match played 20 October 2023[22]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
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.
List of international goals scored by Aleksandar Trajkovski[22]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
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

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Al-Fayha

Notes

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  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "Aleksandar Trajkovski guest player for Chelsea". Macedonian Football. 26 May 2010. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
  3. ^ "Trajkovski Aleksandar". Archived from the original on 1 April 2012. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
  4. ^ "Trajkovski na meti Dinama". Sportske novosti (in Croatian). Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 17 April 2011.
  5. ^ a b c Vande Velde, Stephane (23 June 2011). "Anderlecht se fait doubler pour Trajkovski". Sport/Foot Magazine (in French). Retrieved 13 December 2015.
  6. ^ "Aleksandar Trajkovski joins Zulte Waregem". macedonianfootball.com. Retrieved 30 June 2011.
  7. ^ "TRAJKOVSKI E' ROSANERO". palermocalcio.it. Archived from the original on 10 July 2015. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
  8. ^ "Trajkovski nominato miglior calciatore dell'anno". mediagol.it. 16 November 2015. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
  9. ^ "Acuerdo con Aleksandar Trajkovski" [Agreement with Aleksandar Trajkovski] (in Spanish). RCD Mallorca. 7 August 2019. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
  10. ^ AaB lejer offensiv profil, aabsport.dk, 31 August 2021
  11. ^ "المقدوني ألكسندر ترايكوفسكي ينتقل للفيحاء". dawriplus.com (in Arabic). 31 January 2022.
  12. ^ "Al-Fayha shock Al-Hilal in King's Cup final to claim first-ever major trophy". Arab News. 20 May 2022.
  13. ^ "U21 friendly: Netherlands – Macedonia 0:1". MacedonianFootball.com. Retrieved 22 May 2012.
  14. ^ "У-21: Трајковски ги урна Холанѓаните". Ekipa Macedonia (in Macedonian). Retrieved 22 May 2012.
  15. ^ "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.
  16. ^ Kovalev, Aleksandar. "Македонија-Бугарија на 29 март на "Филип Втори"". gol.mk (in Macedonian). Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  17. ^ "Три гола на Трајковски, Македонија ја декласира Црна Гора" [Three goals by Trajkovski, Macedonia outclassed Montenegro]. Denar (in Macedonian). 13 November 2015.
  18. ^ "North Macedonia's full 26-man Euro 2020 squad". The Athletic. 23 June 2021. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
  19. ^ "Italy 0–1 North Macedonia". BBC Sport. 24 March 2022.
  20. ^ "A. Trajkovski". Soccerway. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
  21. ^ Aleksandar Trajkovski at National-Football-Teams.com
  22. ^ a b "Aleksandar Trajkovski Profile". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
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