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 (1992-09-05) 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
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 34820——4211
Total 1081654000011320
Mallorca 2019–20 La Liga 11030——140
Career total 215291766023526140

International
As of match played 19 November 2019
Macedonian national football team
YearAppsGoals
201140
201210
201392
201461
201584
201631
201783
201884
201970
Total5415

International goals
Scores and results list Macedonia's goal tally first.[13]
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.14 August 2013Philip 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 Montenegro2–04–1Friendly
6.3–0
7.4–0
8.2 June 2016 Iran
1–1
1–3
9.5 September 2017Stadion Mladost, Strumica Albania
1–1
1–1
2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
10.6 October 2017Stadio Olimpico, Torino Italy
1–1
1–1
11.9 October 2017Stadion Mladost, Strumica Liechtenstein
2–0
4–0
12.27 March 2018Mardan Sports Complex, Antalya Azerbaijan
1–1
1–1
Friendly
13.13 October 2018Philip 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.
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