Aleksandar Trajkovski

Aleksandar Trajkovski
Personal information
Full name Aleksandar Trajkovski
Date of birth (1992-09-05) 5 September 1992
Place of birth Skopje, Macedonia
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position Winger
Attacking midfielder
Striker
Club information
Current team
Palermo
Number 8
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 83 (11)
2013–2014Mechelen (loan) 22 (3)
2015– Palermo 29 (3)
National team
2011–2014 Macedonia U-21 15 (3)
2011– Macedonia 29 (7)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14:27, 24 April 2016 (UTC).
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 24 March 2016

Aleksandar Trajkovski (Macedonian: Александар Трајковски; born 5 September 1992) is a Macedonian footballer who currently plays for Italian club Palermo.

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.[1]

After a few years with Cementarnica Skopje, he signed for Inter Zaprešić in the summer of 2010.[2] Good performances in the second half of the season attracted the interest of Dinamo Zagreb,[3][4] 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.[4] He joined the Belgian club Zulte Waregem for the new 2011–2012 season after their offer of €1.1m was accepted by Inter Zaprešić.[4][5]

In the summer of 2015, he moved to Italian Serie A club Palermo, signing a five-year contract.[6]

In 2015 he was named "Macedonian footballer of the year".[7]

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.[8][9]

International goals

[10]

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 14 August 2013 Philip II Arena, Skopje  Bulgaria
2–0
2–0
Friendly
2 6 September 2013 Philip II Arena, Skopje  Wales
2–1
2–1
2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
3 9 October 2014 Philip II Arena, Skopje  Luxembourg
1–0
3–2
UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying
4 27 March 2015 Philip II Arena, Skopje  Belarus
1–0
1–2
UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying
5 12 November 2015 Philip II Arena, Skopje  Montenegro 2–0 4–1 Friendly
6 3–0
7 4–0

Notes

  1. "Aleksandar Trajkovski guest player for Chelsea". Macedonian Football. 26 May 2010. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
  2. "Trajkovski Aleksandar". Archived from the original on 1 April 2012. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
  3. "Trajkovski na meti Dinama". Sportske novosti (in Croatian). Retrieved 17 April 2011.
  4. 1 2 3 Vande Velde, Stephane (23 June 2011). "Anderlecht se fait doubler pour Trajkovski". Sport/Foot Magazine (in French). Retrieved 13 December 2015.
  5. "Aleksandar Trajkovski joins Zulte Waregem". macedonianfootball.com. Retrieved 30 June 2011.
  6. "TRAJKOVSKI E' ROSANERO". palermocalcio.it. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
  7. "Trajkovski nominato miglior calciatore dell’anno". mediagol.it. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
  8. "U21 friendly: Netherlands - Macedonia 0:1". MacedonianFootball.com. Retrieved 22 May 2012.
  9. "У-21: Трајковски ги урна Холанѓаните" (in Macedonian). ekipa.mk. Retrieved 22 May 2012.
  10. "Aleksandar Trajkovski Profile". eu-football.info. Retrieved 15 June 2015.

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