Art Smakaj

Art Smakaj (born 4 February 2003) is a Kosovan footballer who plays as a central-midfielder for Croatian club Lokomotiva.

Art Smakaj
Personal information
Date of birth (2003-02-04) 4 February 2003
Place of birth Zagreb, Croatia
Position(s) Central-midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Lokomotiva
Number 15
Youth career
0000–2013 Dinamo Zagreb
2013–2016 Trnje
2016– Lokomotiva
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022– Lokomotiva 16 (0)
International career‡
2021– Kosovo U19 2 (0)
2022– Kosovo U21 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 May 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 4 June 2022

Club career

On 11 December 2021, Smakaj was named as a Lokomotiva substitute for the first time in a Croatian First League match against Hajduk Split.[1] His debut with Lokomotiva came on 26 February 2022 in a 2–0 home win against Gorica after being named in the starting line-up.[2]

International career

Under-19

On 30 September 2021, Smakaj was named as part of the Kosovo U19 squad for 2022 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualifications.[3] Six days later, he made his debut with Kosovo U19 in a match against Norway U19 after being named in the starting line-up.[4]

Under-21

On 30 May 2022, Smakaj received a call-up from Kosovo U21 for the 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification matches against Andorra U21, England U21 and Albania U21.[5] His debut with Kosovo U21 came on 4 June in the 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification match against Andorra after coming on as a substitute at 74th minute in place of Qëndrim Zyba.[6]

References
  1. "Lokomotiva Zagreb vs. Hajduk Split 3–3". Soccerway. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
  2. "Lokomotiva–Gorica 2:0" (in Croatian). NK Lokomotiva Zagreb. 26 February 2022.
  3. "Lista e futbollistëve të Kombëtares U19 për kualifikimet e Evropianit" [List of footballers of the national U19 team for the European qualifications] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 30 September 2021.
  4. "Norway U19 vs. Kosovo U19 3–0". Soccerway. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
  5. Kosovan Football [@kosovanfooty_EN] (30 May 2022). "This is Albert Bunjaku's #Kosova U21 squad for the upcoming #EuroU21 qualifiers!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  6. "Andorra U21 vs. Kosovo U21 0–3". Soccerway. Retrieved 4 June 2022.


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