Aleksandar Trajkovski
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.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 5 September 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Skopje, Macedonia | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward, winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Hajduk Split | ||
| Number | 27 | ||
| 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 | 12 | (3) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2011–2014 | Macedonia U21 | 15 | (3) |
| 2011– | North Macedonia | 87 | (21) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 April 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 March 2024 | |||
Club career
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.
After a few years with Cementarnica Skopje, he signed for Inter Zaprešić in the summer of 2010. Good performances in the second half of the season attracted the interest of Dinamo Zagreb, 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. He joined the Belgian club Zulte Waregem for the new 2011–12 season after their offer of €1.1m was accepted by Inter Zaprešić.
In the summer of 2015, he moved to Italian Serie A club Palermo, signing a five-year contract. In the same year, he was named "Macedonian footballer of the year". 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. After two seasons at Mallorca, Trajkovski was loaned out to Danish Superliga club AaB on 31 August 2021, for the rest of the season.
On 30 January 2022, Trajkovski joined Saudi club Al-Fayha on an 18-month contract. On 19 May 2022, he won the 2022 King Cup Final with Al-Fayha against Al Hilal.
International career
On 22 May 2012, the Macedonia U21 national team defeated the Netherlands 1–0 in a friendly, with the lone goal scored by Trajkovski.
He made his senior debut for Macedonia on 10 August 2011 in a 1–0 friendly victory away to Azerbaijan, and scored his first goal two years and four days later to conclude a 2–0 home win over neighbours Bulgaria in another exhibition. He scored a hat-trick on 12 November 2015 in a 4–1 win over Montenegro at the Philip II Stadium in Skopje.
Trajkovski was selected for UEFA Euro 2020, North Macedonia's first major tournament. 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.
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 23 May 2021
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Cementarnica 55 | 2009–10 | 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 | 1 | 24 | 4 | |
| 2012–13 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | 27 | 3 | |||
| 2013–14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | |||
| 2014–15 | 27 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 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 | 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 | 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 | ||
International
- As of match played 20 October 2023
| 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.
| 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
Al-Fayha
Notes
External links
- Aleksandar Trajkovski at National-Football-Teams.com
- Profile at Macedonian Football (in English)
- Aleksandar Trajkovski at Soccerway
- LaLiga Profile
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