Jani Atanasov

Jani Atanasov (Macedonian: Јани Атанасов; born 31 October 1999) is a Macedonian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Polish club Cracovia.

Jani Atanasov
Atanasov playing for North Macedonia in 2023
Personal information
Full name Jani Atanasov
Date of birth (1999-10-31) October 31, 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 9 (1)
International career‡
2015 Macedonia U17 3 (0)
2017–2018 Macedonia U19 8 (3)
2018–2020 Macedonia U21 11 (6)
2021– North Macedonia 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 April 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 March 2023

Club career

On 5 June 2018, Atanasov joined Bursaspor after 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 HNK 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

Having both Bulgarian and Macedonian citizenship, Atanasov was eligible for both countries. On 11 November 2021 he made his international debut for North Macedonia substituting Elif Elmas at minute '83 of the 2022 World Cup Qualifying match against Armenia, which North Macedonia won by 5-0.

References
  1. "Jani Atanasov signs for Bursaspor! - Macedonian Football". 5 June 2018.
  2. "FENERBAHÇE A.Ş. BURSASPOR - Maç Detayları TFF". tff.org.
  3. "Jani Atanasov novi je igrač Hajduka!". hajduk.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 2020-09-11.
  4. "Jani Atanasov dołącza do Cracovii!" (in Polish). Cracovia. 23 January 2023.
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