Aleksandar Trajkovski

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Aleksandar Trajkovski
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Trajkovski playing for Macedonia in 2014
Personal information
Full name Aleksandar Trajkovski
Александар Трајковски
Date of birth (1992-09-05) 5 September 1992 (age 29)
Place of birth Skopje, North Macedonia
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward or Winger
Club information
Current team
  AaB (on loan from Mallorca)
Number 7
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– Mallorca 23 (0)
2021– → AaB (loan) 0 (0)
National team‡
2011–2014 Macedonia U21 15 (3)
2011– North Macedonia 65 (18)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:35, 23 May 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18:55, 31 August 2021 (UTC)

Aleksandar Trajkovski (Macedonian: Александар Трајковски; born 5 September 1992) is a Macedonian footballer who plays for Danish Superliga club AaB on loan from Spanish club Mallorca and the North Macedonia national team. Mainly a forward, he can also play as a winger or an attacking midfielder.

Club career[]

Trajkovski began his career with FK Cementarnica 55. In May 2010, he enjoyed a trial at Chelsea 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 2011–2012 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 season at Mallorca, Trajkovski was loaned out to Danish Superliga club AaB on 31 August 2021, for the rest of the season.[10]

International career[]

On 22 May 2012, the Macedonian U21 national team defeated Netherlands 1–0 in a friendly, with the lone goal scored by Aleksandar Trajkovski.[11][12]

He made his senior debut for Macedonia in an August 2011 friendly match against Azerbaijan and has, as of May 2020, earned a total of 54 caps, scoring 15 goals.[13][14]

Career statistics[]

Club[]

As of match played 23 May 2021[15]
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[16] 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. ^ Jump up to: 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[]

As of match played 28 March 2021
North Macedonia
Year Apps Goals
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 2 3
Total 62 18

International goals[]

Scores and results list North Macedonia's goal tally first.[14]
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

Notes[]

  1. ^ "Aleksandar Trajkovski – Prima squadra 2016/2017 – U.S. Città di Palermo". U.S. Città di Palermo (in Italian). 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). Retrieved 17 April 2011.
  5. ^ Jump up to: 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. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
  8. ^ "Trajkovski nominato miglior calciatore dell'anno". mediagol.it. 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. ^ "U21 friendly: Netherlands – Macedonia 0:1". MacedonianFootball.com. Retrieved 22 May 2012.
  12. ^ "У-21: Трајковски ги урна Холанѓаните" (in Macedonian). ekipa.mk. Retrieved 22 May 2012.
  13. ^ Appearances for (North) Macedonia National Team - RSSSF
  14. ^ Jump up to: a b "Aleksandar Trajkovski Profile". eu-football.info. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
  15. ^ "A. Trajkovski". Soccerway. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
  16. ^ Aleksandar Trajkovski at National-Football-Teams.com

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