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'{{Short description|Macedonian footballer (born 1992)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2022}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Aleksandar Trajkovski | image = Александар Трајковски.jpg | caption = 2017 | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1992|9|5|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Skopje]], Macedonia | height = 1.79 m<ref>{{cite web|title=Aleksandar Trajkovski – Prima squadra 2016/2017 – U.S. Città di Palermo|url=http://palermocalcio.it/it/1617/squadra/aleksandar-trajkovski-12017|website=U.S. Città di Palermo|access-date=8 May 2017|language=it|archive-date=11 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160811053326/http://palermocalcio.it/it/1617/squadra/aleksandar-trajkovski-12017|url-status=dead}}</ref> | position = [[Forward (association football)|Forward]], [[winger (association football)|winger]] | currentclub = [[HNK Hajduk Split|Hajduk Split]] | clubnumber = 27 | youthyears1 = 2008–2009 | youthclubs1 = [[FK Cementarnica 55|Cementarnica 55]] | years1 = 2009–2010 | clubs1 = [[FK Cementarnica 55|Cementarnica 55]] | caps1 = 11 | goals1 = 2 | years2 = 2010–2011 | clubs2 = [[NK Inter Zaprešić|Inter Zaprešić]] | caps2 = 15 | goals2 = 4 | years3 = 2011–2015 | clubs3 = [[S.V. Zulte Waregem|Zulte Waregem]] | caps3 = 65 | goals3 = 8 | years4 = 2013–2014 | clubs4 = → [[KV Mechelen|Mechelen]] (loan) | caps4 = 16 | goals4 = 1 | years5 = 2015–2019 | clubs5 = [[Palermo F.C.|Palermo]] | caps5 = 104 | goals5 = 16 | years6 = 2019–2022 | clubs6 = [[RCD Mallorca|Mallorca]] | caps6 = 23 | goals6 = 0 | years7 = 2021–2022 | clubs7 = → [[AaB Fodbold|AaB]] (loan) | caps7 = 7 | goals7 = 1 | years8 = 2022–2023 | clubs8 = [[Al-Fayha FC|Al-Fayha]] | caps8 = 33 | goals8 = 5 | years9 = 2023– | clubs9 = [[HNK Hajduk Split|Hajduk Split]] | caps9 = 17 | goals9 = 7 | nationalyears1 = 2011–2014 | nationalteam1 = [[North Macedonia national under-21 football team|Macedonia U21]] | nationalcaps1 = 15 | nationalgoals1 = 3 | nationalyears2 = 2011– | nationalteam2 = [[North Macedonia national football team|North Macedonia]] | nationalcaps2 = 87 | nationalgoals2 = 21 | club-update = 26 May 2024 | nationalteam-update = 27 March 2024 }} '''Aleksandar Trajkovski''' ({{lang-mk|Александар Трајковски}}; born 5 September 1992) is a Macedonian professional [[association football|footballer]] who plays for [[HNK Hajduk Split|Hajduk Split]] and the [[North Macedonia national football team|North Macedonia national team]]. Mainly a [[Forward (association football)|forward]], he can also play as a [[Midfielder#Winger|winger]] or an [[Midfielder#Attacking midfielder|attacking midfielder]]. ==Club career== Trajkovski began his career with [[FK Cementarnica 55]]. In May 2010, he joined [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] in a trial, scoring the winning goal against [[Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas|Botafogo]] at the U-19 [[Copa Amsterdam]] tournament which guaranteed Chelsea a place in the semi-finals.<ref>{{cite web|title=Aleksandar Trajkovski guest player for Chelsea|url=http://www.macedonianfootball.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2155:aleksandar-trajkovski-guest-player-for-chelsea|website=Macedonian Football|access-date=13 December 2015|date=26 May 2010}}</ref> After a few years with Cementarnica Skopje, he signed for [[NK Inter Zaprešić|Inter Zaprešić]] in the summer of 2010.<ref>{{cite web|title=Trajkovski Aleksandar |url=http://www.hnl-statistika.com/p1.asp?ID=2510 |access-date=13 December 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120401183814/http://www.hnl-statistika.com/p1.asp?ID=2510 |archive-date=1 April 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Good performances in the second half of the season attracted the interest of [[GNK Dinamo Zagreb|Dinamo Zagreb]],<ref>{{cite news|url=http://sportske.jutarnji.hr/aleksandar-trajkovski-na-meti-dinama/939511/|work=[[Sportske novosti]]|language=hr|title=Trajkovski na meti Dinama|access-date=17 April 2011|archive-date=3 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303231526/http://sportske.jutarnji.hr/aleksandar-trajkovski-na-meti-dinama/939511/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="sportfoot">{{cite news|last1=Vande Velde|first1=Stephane|title=Anderlecht se fait doubler pour Trajkovski|url=http://sportmagazine.levif.be/sport/anderlecht-se-fait-doubler-pour-trajkovski/article-normal-242075.html|access-date=13 December 2015|work=Sport/Foot Magazine|date=23 June 2011|language=fr}}</ref> 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.<ref name="sportfoot"/> He joined the Belgian club [[Zulte Waregem]] for the new [[2011–12 Belgian Pro League|2011–12 season]] after their offer of €1.1m was accepted by Inter Zaprešić.<ref name="sportfoot"/><ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.macedonianfootball.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3012:aleksandar-trajkovski-joins-zulte-waregem-for-one-million-euros&catid=13:international&Itemid=64|publisher= macedonianfootball.com|title= Aleksandar Trajkovski joins Zulte Waregem|access-date=30 June 2011}}</ref> In the summer of 2015, he moved to Italian [[Serie A]] club [[U.S. Città di Palermo|Palermo]], signing a five-year contract.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://palermocalcio.it/it/1415/news/scheda.php?id=31574| publisher=palermocalcio.it| title=TRAJKOVSKI E' ROSANERO| access-date=8 June 2015| archive-date=10 July 2015| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150710034716/http://palermocalcio.it/it/1415/news/scheda.php?id=31574| url-status=dead}}</ref> In the same year, he was named "Macedonian footballer of the year".<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.mediagol.it/notizie/macedonia-trajkovski-nominato-miglior-calciatore-dellanno/|publisher= mediagol.it|title= Trajkovski nominato miglior calciatore dell'anno |date= 16 November 2015|access-date=16 November 2015}}</ref> 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]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rcdmallorca.es/contenidos/noticias/noticia/acuerdo-con-aleksandar-trajkovski|title=Acuerdo con Aleksandar Trajkovski|trans-title=Agreement with Aleksandar Trajkovski|publisher=RCD Mallorca|language=es|date=7 August 2019|access-date=7 August 2019}}</ref> After two seasons at Mallorca, Trajkovski was loaned out to [[Danish Superliga]] club [[AaB Fodbold|AaB]] on 31 August 2021, for the rest of the season.<ref>[https://aabsport.dk/nyheder/2021/august/kakeeto-udlejes-til-skive-ik/ AaB lejer offensiv profil], aabsport.dk, 31 August 2021</ref> On 30 January 2022, Trajkovski joined Saudi club [[Al-Fayha FC|Al-Fayha]] on an 18-month contract.<ref>{{cite web |title=المقدوني ألكسندر ترايكوفسكي ينتقل للفيحاء |url=https://www.dawriplus.com/news/59532-المقدوني-ألكسندر-ترايكوفسكي-ينتقل-للفيحاء.html|website=dawriplus.com|language=ar|date=31 January 2022}}</ref> On 19 May 2022, he won the [[2022 King Cup Final]] with Al-Fayha against [[Al Hilal SFC|Al Hilal]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.arabnews.com/node/2085851/sport |title=Al-Fayha shock Al-Hilal in King's Cup final to claim first-ever major trophy |website=Arab News |date=20 May 2022 }}</ref> ==International career== On 22 May 2012, the [[Macedonia national under-21 football team|Macedonia U21 national team]] defeated the [[Netherlands national under-21 football team|Netherlands]] 1–0 in a friendly match, with the sole goal scored by Trajkovski.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://macedonianfootball.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=4607:u21-friendly-netherlands-macedonia-01&catid=13:international&Itemid=64|publisher=MacedonianFootball.com|title = U21 friendly: Netherlands – Macedonia 0:1|access-date=22 May 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://macedonianfootball.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=4607:u21-friendly-netherlands-macedonia-01&catid=13:international&Itemid=64|title=У-21: Трајковски ги урна Холанѓаните|website=Ekipa Macedonia|access-date=22 May 2012|language=mk}}</ref> Trajkovski debuted for the [[North Macedonia national football team|Macedonian senior squad]] on 10 August 2011 in a 1–0 away [[Exhibition match#Association football|friendly]] victory against [[Azerbaijan national football team|Azerbaijan]].<ref>{{Cite news|title=Аце Трајковски трет на вечната листа со најголем број настапи за репрезентацијата (ФОТО)|trans-title=Ace Trajkovski third on the all-time list with the most appearances for the national team (Photo)|url=https://ekipa.mk/atse-trajkovski-tret-na-vechnata-lista-so-najgolem-broj-nastapi-za-reprezentatsijata-foto/|website=Ekipa Macedonia|date=15 October 2023|language=mk}}</ref> He scored his first goal on 14 August 2013 in a 2–0 home friendly victory against [[Bulgaria national football team|Bulgaria]].<ref>{{Cite news|first=Aleksandar|last=Kovalev|title=Македонија-Бугарија на 29 март на "Филип Втори"|url=https://www.gol.mk/fudbal/makedonija-bugarija-na-29-mart-na-filip-vtori|website=gol.mk|access-date=10 May 2024|language=mk}}</ref> Trajkovski scored a hat-trick on 12 November 2015 in a 4–1 victory over [[Montenegro national football team|Montenegro]] at the [[Philip II Stadium]] in Skopje.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Три гола на Трајковски, Македонија ја декласира Црна Гора|trans-title=Three goals by Trajkovski, Macedonia outclassed Montenegro|url=https://denar.mk/98052/interesno/tri-gola-na-trajkovski-makedonija-ja-deklasira-crna-gora|website=Denar|date=13 November 2015|language=mk}}</ref> Trajkovski was selected for the [[UEFA Euro 2020]] as North Macedonia gained its first major tournament.<ref>{{cite news|title=North Macedonia's full 26-man Euro 2020 squad|url=https://theathletic.com/news/north-macedonia-euro-2020-squad-full-26-man-team-ahead-of-2021-tournament-23-06-21/Qrq3Y8E09tdZ/|website=The Athletic|date=23 June 2021|access-date=24 March 2022}}</ref> On 24 March 2022, he scored a last-minute long-range goal in the [[2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA second round|2022 FIFA World Cup qualifying playoff semi-finals]] to beat [[Italy national football team|Italy]] [[2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA second round|1–0]] at his former club ground in [[Palermo]], eliminating Italy from the [[FIFA World Cup]] for a second consecutive time.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Italy 0&ndash;1 North Macedonia |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/60869125|website=[[BBC Sport]]|date=24 March 2022}}</ref> ==Career statistics== ===Club=== {{updated|match played 23 May 2021}}<ref>{{cite web |title=A. Trajkovski |url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/aleksandar-trajkovski/137808/ |website=Soccerway |access-date=28 June 2018}}</ref> {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" |+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National cup !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |[[FK Cementarnica 55|Cementarnica 55]] |[[2009–10 Macedonian Second Football League|2009–10]]<ref>{{NFT|44389}}</ref> |[[Macedonian Second Football League|2. MFL]] |11||2||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||11||2 |- |[[NK Inter Zaprešić|Inter Zaprešić]] |[[2010–11 Croatian First Football League|2010–11]] |[[Croatian First Football League|1. HNL]] |15||4||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||15||4 |- |rowspan="5"|[[S.V. Zulte Waregem|Zulte Waregem]] |[[2011–12 Belgian Pro League|2011–12]] |rowspan="4"|[[Belgian Pro League]] |17||2||1||1||colspan="2"|—||6{{efn|Appearance(s) in Belgian Pro League Playoffs|name=pro}}||1||24||4 |- |[[2012–13 Belgian Pro League|2012–13]] |19||3||3||0||colspan="2"|—||5{{efn|name=pro}}||0||27||3 |- |[[2013–14 Belgian Pro League|2013–14]] |2||0||0||0||3{{efn|One appearance in [[UEFA Champions League]], two appearances in [[UEFA Europa League]]}}||0||colspan="2"|—||5||0 |- |[[2014–15 Belgian Pro League|2014–15]] |27||3||4||1||3{{efn|Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League|name=EU}}||0||6{{efn|name=pro}}||2||40||6 |- !colspan="2"|Total !65!!8!!8!!2!!6!!0!!17!!3!!96!!13 |- |[[KV Mechelen|Mechelen]] (loan) |[[2013–14 Belgian Pro League|2013–14]] |Belgian Pro League |16||1||1||0||colspan="2"|—||6{{efn|name=pro}}||2||23||3 |- |rowspan="5"|[[Palermo F.C.|Palermo]] |[[2015–16 U.S. Città di Palermo season|2015–16]] |rowspan="2"|[[Serie A]] |32||3||1||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||33||4 |- |[[2016–17 U.S. Città di Palermo season|2016–17]] |11||1||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||11||1 |- |[[2017–18 U.S. Città di Palermo season|2017–18]] |rowspan="2"|[[Serie B]] |27||4||2||3||colspan="2"|—||4{{efn|Appearance(s) in Serie B Playoffs|name=Play}}||0||33||7 |- |[[2018–19 U.S. Città di Palermo season|2018–19]] |34||8||2||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||36||8 |- !colspan="2"|Total !104!!16!!5!!4!!colspan="2"|—!!4!!0!!113!!20 |- |rowspan="3"|[[RCD Mallorca|Mallorca]] |[[2019–20 RCD Mallorca season|2019–20]] |[[La Liga]] |14||0||3||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||17||0 |- |[[2020–21 RCD Mallorca season|2020–21]] |[[Segunda División]] |9||0||2||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||11||1 |- !colspan="2"|Total !23!!0!!5!!1!!colspan="2"|—!!colspan="2"|—!!28!!1 |- !colspan="3"|Career total !234!!31!!19!!7!!6!!0!!27!!5!!286!!43 |} {{Notelist}} ===International=== {{updated|match played 20 October 2023}}<ref name="EU"/> {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ Appearances and goals by national team and year |- !National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="13"|[[North Macedonia national football team|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 |- !colspan="2"|Total!!86!!21 |} :''Scores and results list North Macedonia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Trajkovski goal.'' {| class="wikitable sortable" |+ List of international goals scored by Aleksandar Trajkovski<ref name="EU">{{cite web|url=http://eu-football.info/_player.php?id=27417|website=EU-Football.info|title = Aleksandar Trajkovski Profile|access-date=6 October 2017}}</ref> |- !scope="col"|No. !scope="col"|Date !scope="col"|Venue !scope="col"|Opponent !scope="col"|Score !scope="col"|Result !scope="col"|Competition |- | style="text-align:center"|1 || 14 August 2013 || rowspan="8"| [[Toše Proeski Arena|Philip II Arena]], [[Skopje]], Macedonia || {{fb|BUL}} || style="text-align:center"|2–0 || style="text-align:center"|2–0 || [[Friendly (association football)|Friendly]] |- | style="text-align:center"|2 || 6 September 2013 || {{fb|WAL}} || style="text-align:center"|2–1 || style="text-align:center"|2–1 || [[2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group A|2014 FIFA World Cup qualification]] |- | style="text-align:center"|3 || 9 October 2014 || {{fb|LUX}} || style="text-align:center"|1–0 || style="text-align:center"|3–2 || rowspan="2"| [[UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying Group C|UEFA Euro 2016 qualification]] |- | style="text-align:center"|4 || 27 March 2015 || {{fb|BLR}} || style="text-align:center"|1–0|| style="text-align:center"|1–2 |- | style="text-align:center"|5 || rowspan="3"|12 November 2015 || rowspan="3"|{{fb|MNE}} || style="text-align:center"|2–0 || rowspan="3" style="text-align:center;"| 4–1 || rowspan="4"|[[Friendly (association football)|Friendly]] |- | style="text-align:center"|6 || style="text-align:center"|3–0 |- | style="text-align:center"|7 || style="text-align:center"|4–0 |- | style="text-align:center"|8 || 2 June 2016 || {{fb|IRN}} || style="text-align:center"|1–1 || style="text-align:center"|1–3 |- | style="text-align:center"|9 || 5 September 2017 || [[Stadion Mladost, Strumica|Stadion Mladost]], [[Strumica]], Macedonia || {{fb|ALB}} || style="text-align:center"|1–1 || style="text-align:center"|1–1 || rowspan="3"| [[2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group G|2018 FIFA World Cup qualification]] |- | style="text-align:center"|10 || 6 October 2017 || [[Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino]], [[Turin]], Italy || {{fb|ITA}} || style="text-align:center"|1–1 || style="text-align:center"|1–1 |- | style="text-align:center"|11 || 9 October 2017 || Stadion Mladost, Strumica, Macedonia || {{fb|LIE}} || style="text-align:center"|2–0 || style="text-align:center"|4–0 |- | style="text-align:center"|12 || 27 March 2018 || [[Mardan Sports Complex]], [[Antalya]], Turkey || {{fb|AZE}} || style="text-align:center"|1–1 || style="text-align:center"|1–1 || [[Friendly (association football)|Friendly]] |- | style="text-align:center"|13 || rowspan="2"|13 October 2018 || rowspan="3"|Philip II Arena, Skopje, North Macedonia || rowspan="2"|{{fb|LIE}} || style="text-align:center"|1–0 || rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|4–1 || rowspan="3"|[[2018–19 UEFA Nations League D]] |- | style="text-align:center"|14 || style="text-align:center"|2–0 |- | style="text-align:center"|15 || 19 November 2018 || {{fb|GIB}} || style="text-align:center"|4–0 || style="text-align:center"|4–0 |- | style="text-align:center"|16 || 25 March 2021 || [[Arena Națională]], [[Bucharest]], Romania || {{fb|ROU}} || style="text-align:center"|2–2 || style="text-align:center"|2–3 || rowspan="5"| [[2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group J|2022 FIFA World Cup qualification]] |- | style="text-align:center"|17 || rowspan="2"|28 March 2021 || rowspan="2"|Toše Proeski Arena, Skopje, North Macedonia || rowspan="2"|{{fb|LIE}} || style="text-align:center"|2–0 || rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|5–0 |- | style="text-align:center"|18 || style="text-align:center"|3–0 |- | style="text-align:center"|19 || 11 November 2021 || [[Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium]], [[Yerevan]], Armenia || {{fb|ARM}} || style="text-align:center"|1–0 || style="text-align:center"|5–0 |- | style="text-align:center"|20 || 24 March 2022 || [[Stadio Renzo Barbera]], [[Palermo]], Italy || {{fb|ITA}} || style="text-align:center"|1–0 || style="text-align:center"|1–0 |- | style="text-align:center"|21 || 17 October 2023 || [[Stadion Blagoj Istatov]], [[Strumica]], North Macedonia || {{fb|ARM}} || style="text-align:center"|1–0 || style="text-align:center"|3–1 || [[Friendly (association football)|Friendly]] |} ==Honours== '''Al-Fayha''' *[[King Cup]]: [[2021–22 King Cup|2021–22]] ==Notes== {{reflist}} ==External links== {{commons category}} * {{NFT player}} * 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