Aleksandar Trajkovski


Aleksandar Trajkovski 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.

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.
After a few years with Cementarnica Skopje, he signed for Inter Zaprešić in the summer of 2010. Good performances in the second half of the season attracted the interest of Dinamo Zagreb, 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. He joined the Belgian club Zulte Waregem for the new 2011–2012 season after their offer of €1.1m was accepted by Inter Zaprešić.
In the summer of 2015, he moved to Italian Serie A club Palermo, signing a five-year contract. In the same year, he was named "Macedonian footballer of the year". 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.

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.
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.

Career statistics

Club

International

International goals

#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.14 August 2013Philip II Arena, Skopje
2–0
2–0
Friendly
2.6 September 2013Philip II Arena, Skopje
2–1
2–1
2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
3.9 October 2014Philip II Arena, Skopje
1–0
3–2
UEFA Euro 2016 qualification
4.27 March 2015Philip II Arena, Skopje
1–0
1–2
UEFA Euro 2016 qualification
5.12 November 2015Philip II Arena, Skopje2–04–1Friendly
6.12 November 2015Philip II Arena, Skopje3–04–1Friendly
7.12 November 2015Philip II Arena, Skopje4–04–1Friendly
8.2 June 2016Philip II Arena, Skopje
1–1
1–3
Friendly
9.5 September 2017Stadion Mladost, Strumica
1–1
1–1
2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
10.6 October 2017Stadio Olimpico, Torino
1–1
1–1
2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
11.9 October 2017Stadion Mladost, Strumica
2–0
4–0
2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
12.27 March 2018Mardan Sports Complex, Antalya
1–1
1–1
Friendly
13.13 October 2018Philip II Arena, Skopje
1–0
4–1
2018–19 UEFA Nations League D
14.13 October 2018Philip II Arena, Skopje
2–0
4–1
2018–19 UEFA Nations League D
15.19 November 2018Philip II Arena, Skopje
4–0
4–0
2018–19 UEFA Nations League D