Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 31 October 1999 | ||
Place of birth | Strumica, Macedonia | ||
Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Cracovia | ||
Number | 6 | ||
Youth career | |||
2013–2017 | Akademija Pandev | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2017–2018 | Akademija Pandev | 29 | (4) |
2018–2020 | Bursaspor | 11 | (0) |
2020–2023 | Hajduk Split | 55 | (4) |
2023– | Cracovia | 34 | (2) |
International career‡ | |||
2015 | Macedonia U17 | 3 | (0) |
2017–2018 | Macedonia U19 | 8 | (3) |
2018–2020 | Macedonia U21 | 11 | (6) |
2021– | North Macedonia | 14 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 January 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 November 2023 |
Jani Atanasov (Macedonian: Јани Атанасов; born 31 October 1999) is a Macedonian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Polish club Cracovia.
Club career
On 5 June 2018, Atanasov joined Bursaspor after a successful debut season with Akademija Pandev in the Macedonian First Football League.[1] He made his professional debut with Bursaspor in a 2–1 Süper Lig loss to Fenerbahçe on 11 August 2018.[2]
On 8 September 2020, Atanasov was announced as a new Hajduk Split player, signing a three-year contract.[3] He arrived as a free transfer, having terminated his contract with Bursaspor, and was given the number 20 shirt.[3]
On 23 January 2023, he was transferred to Polish club Cracovia for an undisclosed fee, signing a three-and-a-half-year contract.[4]
International career
Atanasov holds dual Macedonian and Bulgarian citizenship, being eligible to play for both national teams. On 11 November 2021, Atanasov made his international debut for North Macedonia, substituting Elif Elmas at 83rd minute of the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifying match against Armenia, which North Macedonia won by 5–0.
Career statistics
International
- Scores and results list North Macedonia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Atanasov goal.
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 17 November 2023 | Stadio Olimpico, Rome, Italy | Italy | 1–3 | 2–5 | UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying |
2 | 2–3 |
Honours
Hajduk Split
References
- ↑ "Jani Atanasov signs for Bursaspor! - Macedonian Football". 5 June 2018.
- ↑ "FENERBAHÇE A.Ş. BURSASPOR - Maç Detayları TFF". tff.org.
- 1 2 "Jani Atanasov novi je igrač Hajduka!". hajduk.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 11 September 2020.
- ↑ "Jani Atanasov dołącza do Cracovii!" (in Polish). Cracovia. 23 January 2023.
- ↑ "Rijeka - Hajduk 1:3". HNS-CFF (in Croatian). 26 May 2022. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
External links
- Jani Atanasov at the Turkish Football Federation
- Jani Atanasov at Soccerway
- Jani Atanasov – UEFA competition record (archive)