Aleksandar Trajkovski (; born 5 September 1992) is a Macedonian professional footballer who plays for Lokomotiva Zagreb and the North Macedonia national 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 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.
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 2011–12 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. After two seasons at Mallorca, Trajkovski was loaned out to Danish Superliga club AaB on 31 August 2021, for the rest of the season.AaB lejer offensiv profil, aabsport.dk, 31 August 2021
On 30 January 2022, Trajkovski joined Saudi club Al-Fayha on an 18-month contract. On 19 May 2022, he won the 2022 King Cup Final with Al-Fayha against Al Hilal.
International career 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.
Trajkovski debuted for the Macedonian senior squad on 10 August 2011 in a 1–0 away friendly victory against Azerbaijan. He scored his first goal on 14 August 2013 in a 2–0 home friendly victory against Bulgaria. Trajkovski scored a hat-trick on 12 November 2015 in a 4–1 victory over Montenegro at the Philip II Stadium in Skopje.
Trajkovski was selected for the UEFA Euro 2020 as North Macedonia gained its first major tournament. On 24 March 2022, two minutes into injury time he scored a 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.
Career statistics Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsCementarnica 552009–102. MFL11200——112Inter Zaprešić2010–111. HNL15400——154Zulte Waregem2011–12Belgian Pro League17211—612442012–1319330—502732013–14200030—502014–15273413062406Total 65882601739613Mechelen (loan)2013–14Belgian Pro League16110—62233Palermo2015–16Serie A32311——3342016–1711100——1112017–18Serie B27423—403372018–1934820——368Total 1041654—4011320Mallorca2019–20La Liga14030——1702020–21Segunda División9021——111Total 23051——281Career total 234311976027528643
International
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsNorth Macedonia2011402012102013922014612015842016312017832018842019702020602021144202271202351202450202573Total9824
Scores and results list North Macedonia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Trajkovski goal.
+ List of international goals scored by Aleksandar TrajkovskiNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition1 14 August 2013 Philip II Arena, Skopje, Macedonia 2–0 2–0 Friendly2 6 September 2013 2–1 2–1 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification3 9 October 2014 1–0 3–2 UEFA Euro 2016 qualification4 27 March 2015 1–01–25 12 November 2015 2–0 4–1 Friendly6 3–07 4–08 2 June 2016 1–1 1–39 5 September 2017 Stadion Mladost, Strumica, Macedonia 1–1 1–1 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification10 6 October 2017 Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino, Turin, Italy 1–1 1–111 9 October 2017 Stadion Mladost, Strumica, Macedonia 2–0 4–012 27 March 2018 Mardan Sports Complex, Antalya, Turkey 1–1 1–1 Friendly13 13 October 2018 Philip II Arena, Skopje, North Macedonia 1–0 4–1 2018–19 UEFA Nations League D14 2–015 19 November 2018 4–0 4–016 25 March 2021 Arena Națională, Bucharest, Romania 2–2 2–3 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification17 28 March 2021 Toše Proeski Arena, Skopje, North Macedonia 2–0 5–018 3–019 11 November 2021 Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium, Yerevan, Armenia 1–0 5–020 24 March 2022 Stadio Renzo Barbera, Palermo, Italy 1–0 1–021 17 October 2023 Stadion Blagoj Istatov, Strumica, North Macedonia 1–0 3–1 Friendly22 22 March 2025 Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz, Liechtenstein 1–03–0 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification23 9 June 2025 Astana Arena, Astana, Kazakhstan 1–01–0 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification24 4 September 2025 FK Viktoria Stadion, Prague, Czech Republic 1–01–2 Friendly
Honours Al-Fayha King Cup: 2021–22
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External links
Aleksandar Trajkovski at Football Federation of Macedonia Aleksandar Trajkovski at MacedonianFootball.com
LaLiga Profile