| Aleksandar Trajkovski | |
| Birth Date: | 5 September 1992 |
| Birth Place: | Skopje, Macedonia |
| Height: | 1.79 m[1] |
| Position: | Forward, winger |
| Currentclub: | Hajduk Split |
| Clubnumber: | 9 |
| Youthyears1: | 2008–2009 |
| Youthclubs1: | Cementarnica 55 |
| Years1: | 2009–2010 |
| Clubs1: | Cementarnica 55 |
| Caps1: | 11 |
| Goals1: | 2 |
| Years2: | 2010–2011 |
| Clubs2: | Inter Zaprešić |
| Caps2: | 15 |
| Goals2: | 4 |
| Years3: | 2011–2015 |
| Clubs3: | Zulte Waregem |
| Caps3: | 65 |
| Goals3: | 8 |
| Years4: | 2013–2014 |
| Clubs4: | → Mechelen (loan) |
| Caps4: | 16 |
| Goals4: | 1 |
| Years5: | 2015–2019 |
| Clubs5: | Palermo |
| Caps5: | 104 |
| Goals5: | 16 |
| Years6: | 2019–2022 |
| Clubs6: | Mallorca |
| Caps6: | 23 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Years7: | 2021–2022 |
| Clubs7: | → AaB (loan) |
| Caps7: | 7 |
| Goals7: | 1 |
| Years8: | 2022–2023 |
| Clubs8: | Al-Fayha |
| Caps8: | 33 |
| Goals8: | 5 |
| Years9: | 2023– |
| Clubs9: | Hajduk Split |
| Caps9: | 17 |
| Goals9: | 7 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2011–2014 |
| Nationalteam1: | Macedonia U21 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 15 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 3 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2011– |
| Nationalteam2: | North Macedonia |
| Nationalcaps2: | 89 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 21 |
| Club-Update: | 26 May 2024 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 10 October 2024 |
Aleksandar Trajkovski (mk|Александар Трајковски; born 5 September 1992) is a Macedonian professional footballer who plays for Hajduk Split and the North Macedonia national team. Mainly a forward, he can also play as a winger or an attacking midfielder.
Trajkovski began his career with FK Cementarnica 55. In May 2010, he joined Chelsea in a trial, 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 2011–12 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] After two seasons at Mallorca, Trajkovski was loaned out to Danish Superliga club AaB on 31 August 2021, for the rest of the season.[10]
On 30 January 2022, Trajkovski joined Saudi club Al-Fayha on an 18-month contract.[11] On 19 May 2022, he won the 2022 King Cup Final with Al-Fayha against Al Hilal.[12]
On 22 May 2012, the Macedonia U21 national team defeated the Netherlands 1–0 in a friendly match, with the sole goal scored by Trajkovski.[13] [14]
Trajkovski debuted for the Macedonian senior squad on 10 August 2011 in a 1–0 away friendly victory against Azerbaijan.[15] He scored his first goal on 14 August 2013 in a 2–0 home friendly victory against Bulgaria.[16] Trajkovski scored a hat-trick on 12 November 2015 in a 4–1 victory over Montenegro at the Philip II Stadium in Skopje.[17]
Trajkovski was selected for the UEFA Euro 2020 as North Macedonia gained its first major tournament.[18] On 24 March 2022, he scored a last-minute long-range goal in the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifying playoff semi-finals to beat Italy 1–0 at his former club ground in Palermo, eliminating Italy from the FIFA World Cup for a second consecutive time.[19]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Cementarnica 55 | 2009–10 | 2. MFL | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 2 | |||
| Inter Zaprešić | 2010–11 | 1. HNL | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 4 | |||
| Zulte Waregem | 2011–12 | Belgian 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 | ||||
| 2014–15 | 27 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 40 | 6 | |||
| Total | 65 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 96 | 13 | |||
| Mechelen (loan) | 2013–14 | Belgian Pro League | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 6 | 2 | 23 | 3 | ||
| Palermo | 2015–16 | Serie A | 32 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 33 | 4 | |||
| 2016–17 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 1 | |||||
| 2017–18 | Serie B | 27 | 4 | 2 | 3 | — | 4 | 0 | 33 | 7 | |||
| 2018–19 | 34 | 8 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 8 | |||||
| Total | 104 | 16 | 5 | 4 | — | 4 | 0 | 113 | 20 | ||||
| Mallorca | 2019–20 | La Liga | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 0 | |||
| 2020–21 | Segunda División | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 11 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 23 | 0 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 28 | 1 | |||||
| Career total | 234 | 31 | 19 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 27 | 5 | 286 | 43 | |||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| Total | 86 | 21 | ||
Scores and results list North Macedonia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Trajkovski goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14 August 2013 | Philip II Arena, Skopje, Macedonia | 2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly | ||
| 2 | 6 September 2013 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification | |||
| 3 | 9 October 2014 | 1–0 | 3–2 | UEFA Euro 2016 qualification | |||
| 4 | 27 March 2015 | 1–0 | 1–2 | ||||
| 5 | 12 November 2015 | 2–0 | 4–1 | Friendly | |||
| 6 | 3–0 | ||||||
| 7 | 4–0 | ||||||
| 8 | 2 June 2016 | 1–1 | 1–3 | ||||
| 9 | 5 September 2017 | Stadion Mladost, Strumica, Macedonia | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification | ||
| 10 | 6 October 2017 | Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino, Turin, Italy | 1–1 | 1–1 | |||
| 11 | 9 October 2017 | Stadion Mladost, Strumica, Macedonia | 2–0 | 4–0 | |||
| 12 | 27 March 2018 | Mardan Sports Complex, Antalya, Turkey | 1–1 | 1–1 | Friendly | ||
| 13 | 13 October 2018 | Philip II Arena, Skopje, North Macedonia | 1–0 | 4–1 | 2018–19 UEFA Nations League D | ||
| 14 | 2–0 | ||||||
| 15 | 19 November 2018 | 4–0 | 4–0 | ||||
| 16 | 25 March 2021 | Arena Națională, Bucharest, Romania | 2–2 | 2–3 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification | ||
| 17 | 28 March 2021 | Toše Proeski Arena, Skopje, North Macedonia | 2–0 | 5–0 | |||
| 18 | 3–0 | ||||||
| 19 | 11 November 2021 | Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium, Yerevan, Armenia | 1–0 | 5–0 | |||
| 20 | 24 March 2022 | Stadio Renzo Barbera, Palermo, Italy | 1–0 | 1–0 | |||
| 21 | 17 October 2023 | Stadion Blagoj Istatov, Strumica, North Macedonia | 1–0 | 3–1 | Friendly |
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