Jani Atanasov

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

Jani Atanasov
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
Youth career
2013–2017 Akademija Pandev
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2018 Akademija Pandev 29 (4)
2018–2020 Bursaspor 11 (0)
2020– Hajduk Split 51 (4)
National team‡
2015 Macedonia U17 3 (0)
2017–2018 Macedonia U19 16 (7)
2018–2020 Macedonia U21 18 (6)
2021– North Macedonia 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14 July 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17 November 2020

Professional 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 11 November 2021 Atanasov made his international debut substituting Eljif Elmas at minute '83 of the 2022 World Cup Qualifying match Armenia vs North Macedonia won 5 - 0 by the Balkan team.

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.
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