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 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Playing position Winger
Attacking midfielder
Striker
Club information
Current team
 Palermo
Number 10
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– Palermo 80 (11)
National team‡
2011–2014 Macedonia U-21 15 (3)
2011– Macedonia 44 (14)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:36, 8 October 2018 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 13 October 2018

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

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 2015, he was named "Macedonian footballer of the year".[8]

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.[9][10]

Career statistics

Club

As of 8 October 2018[11]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Inter Zaprešić 2010–11 1.HNL 15400——154
Zulte Waregem 2011–12 Pro League 17211—61244
2012–13 19330—50273
2013–14 200030—50
Mechelen (loan) 2013–14 16110—62233
Zulte Waregem 2014–15 273413062406
Total 65882601739613
Palermo 2015–16 Serie A 32311——334
2016–17 11100——111
2017–18 Serie B 31423——337
2018–19 6320——83
Total 80115400008515
Career total 176241466023521935

International

As of 27 March 2018
Macedonian national football team
YearAppsGoals
201140
201210
201392
201461
201584
201631
201783
201821
Total4112

International goals

Scores and results list Macedonia's goal tally first.[12]
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
114 August 2013Philip II Arena, Skopje Bulgaria
2–0
2–0
Friendly
26 September 2013 Wales
2–1
2–1
2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
39 October 2014 Luxembourg
1–0
3–2
UEFA Euro 2016 qualification
427 March 2015 Belarus
1–0
1–2
512 November 2015 Montenegro2–04–1Friendly
63–0
74–0
82 June 2016 Iran
1–1
1–3
95 September 2017Stadion Mladost, Strumica Albania
1–1
1–1
2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
106 October 2017Stadio Olimpico, Torino Italy
1–1
1–1
119 October 2017Stadion Mladost, Strumica Liechtenstein
2–0
4–0
1227 March 2018Mardan Sports Complex, Antalya Azerbaijan
1–1
1–1
Friendly
1313 October 2018Philip II Arena, Skopje Liechtenstein
1–0
4–1
2018–19 UEFA Nations League
14
2–0

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. 1 2 3 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. ↑ "U21 friendly: Netherlands – Macedonia 0:1". MacedonianFootball.com. Retrieved 22 May 2012.
  10. ↑ "У-21: Трајковски ги урна Холанѓаните" (in Macedonian). ekipa.mk. Retrieved 22 May 2012.
  11. ↑ "A. Trajkovski". Soccerway. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
  12. ↑ "Aleksandar Trajkovski Profile". eu-football.info. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
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