Aleksandar Trajkovski


Aleksandar Trajkovski is a Macedonian professional footballer who last played for Hajduk Split and currently plays for 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.
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, 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.

Career statistics

International

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
114 August 2013Philip II Arena, Skopje, Macedonia2–02–0Friendly
26 September 2013Philip II Arena, Skopje, Macedonia2–12–12014 FIFA World Cup qualification
39 October 2014Philip II Arena, Skopje, Macedonia1–03–2UEFA Euro 2016 qualification
427 March 2015Philip II Arena, Skopje, Macedonia1–01–2UEFA Euro 2016 qualification
512 November 2015Philip II Arena, Skopje, Macedonia2–04–1Friendly
612 November 2015Philip II Arena, Skopje, Macedonia3–04–1Friendly
712 November 2015Philip II Arena, Skopje, Macedonia4–04–1Friendly
82 June 2016Philip II Arena, Skopje, Macedonia1–11–3Friendly
95 September 2017Stadion Mladost, Strumica, Macedonia1–11–12018 FIFA World Cup qualification
106 October 2017Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino, Turin, Italy1–11–12018 FIFA World Cup qualification
119 October 2017Stadion Mladost, Strumica, Macedonia2–04–02018 FIFA World Cup qualification
1227 March 2018Mardan Sports Complex, Antalya, Turkey1–11–1Friendly
1313 October 2018Philip II Arena, Skopje, North Macedonia1–04–12018–19 UEFA Nations League D
1413 October 2018Philip II Arena, Skopje, North Macedonia2–04–12018–19 UEFA Nations League D
1519 November 2018Philip II Arena, Skopje, North Macedonia4–04–02018–19 UEFA Nations League D
1625 March 2021Arena Națională, Bucharest, Romania2–22–32022 FIFA World Cup qualification
1728 March 2021Toše Proeski Arena, Skopje, North Macedonia2–05–02022 FIFA World Cup qualification
1828 March 2021Toše Proeski Arena, Skopje, North Macedonia3–05–02022 FIFA World Cup qualification
1911 November 2021Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium, Yerevan, Armenia1–05–02022 FIFA World Cup qualification
2024 March 2022Stadio Renzo Barbera, Palermo, Italy1–01–02022 FIFA World Cup qualification
2117 October 2023Stadion Blagoj Istatov, Strumica, North Macedonia1–03–1Friendly
2222 March 2025Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz, Liechtenstein1–03–02026 FIFA World Cup qualification
239 June 2025Astana Arena, Astana, Kazakhstan1–01–02026 FIFA World Cup qualification
244 September 2025FK Viktoria Stadion, Prague, Czech Republic1–01–2Friendly

Honours

Al-Fayha