Aleksandar Trajkovski

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

Aleksandar Trajkovski

Trajkovski playing for North Macedonia
Personal information
Full name	Aleksandar Trajkovski Александар Трајковски
Date of birth	5 September 1992
Place of birth	Skopje, Macedonia
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s)	Forward
Club information
Current team	Mallorca
Number	17
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	14	(0)
National team^‡
2011–2014	Macedonia U21	15	(3)
2011–	North Macedonia	60	(15)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:01, 2 September 2020 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19 November 2020

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]

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.[10][11]

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.[12][13]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 3 July 2020[14]

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
Inter Zaprešić	2010–11	1.HNL	15	4	0	0	—	—	15	4
Zulte Waregem	2011–12	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
Mechelen (loan)	2013–14		16	1	1	0	—	6	2	23	3
Zulte Waregem	2014–15		27	3	4	1	3	0	6	2	40	6
	Total		65	8	8	2	6	0	17	3	96	13
Palermo	2015–16	Serie A	32	3	1	1	—	—	33	4
	2016–17		11	1	0	0	—	—	11	1
	2017–18	Serie B	31	4	2	3	—	—	33	7
	2018–19		34	8	2	0	—	—	42	11
	Total		108	16	5	4	0	0	0	0	113	20
Mallorca	2019–20	La Liga	11	0	3	0	—	—	14	0
Career total			215	29	17	6	6	0	23	5	261	40

International

As of match played 19 November 2019

Macedonian national football team
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
Total	54	15

International goals

Scores and results list Macedonia's goal tally first.[13]

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	14 August 2013	Philip II Arena, Skopje	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	Albania	1–1	1–1	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
10.	6 October 2017	Stadio Olimpico, Torino	Italy	1–1	1–1
11.	9 October 2017	Stadion Mladost, Strumica	Liechtenstein	2–0	4–0
12.	27 March 2018	Mardan Sports Complex, Antalya	Azerbaijan	1–1	1–1	Friendly
13.	13 October 2018	Philip II Arena, Skopje	Liechtenstein	1–0	4–1	2018–19 UEFA Nations League D
14.				2–0
15.	19 November 2018		Gibraltar	4–0	4–0

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. 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. "U21 friendly: Netherlands – Macedonia 0:1". MacedonianFootball.com. Retrieved 22 May 2012.
11. "У-21: Трајковски ги урна Холанѓаните" (in Macedonian). ekipa.mk. Retrieved 22 May 2012.
12. Appearances for (North) Macedonia National Team - RSSSF
13. "Aleksandar Trajkovski Profile". eu-football.info. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
14. "A. Trajkovski". Soccerway. Retrieved 28 June 2018.

External links

• Aleksandar Trajkovski at National-Football-Teams.com
• Profile at Macedonian Football (in English)
• Aleksandar Trajkovski at Soccerway