Agron Rufati (Macedonian: Агрон Руфати, born 6 April 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for AP Brera. Born in Croatia, he has represented North Macedonia at youth level.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 6 April 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Zagreb, Croatia | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | AP Brera | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2010 | Tekstilac Ravnice Zagreb | ||
| 2010–2013 | HAŠK Zagreb | ||
| 2014–2017 | Dinamo Zagreb | ||
| 2017–2018 | Lokomotiva Zagreb | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2020 | Istra 1961 | 23 | (0) |
| 2020–2022 | Zorya Luhansk | 14 | (0) |
| 2022 | Academica Clinceni | 13 | (0) |
| 2023– | AP Brera | 33 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017 | Macedonia U18 | 2 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Macedonia U19 | 6 | (0) |
| 2018–2020 | North Macedonia U21 | 14 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 March 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 31 July 2023 | |||
Career edit
Born and raised in Zagreb, Croatia, Rufati started playing football at the local Tekstilac Ravnice Zagreb, before moving on to the more renowned HAŠK Zagreb.[2] At the beginning of 2014, he joined the town's top academy, that of GNK Dinamo Zagreb where he would remain until the end of 2016. Following a successful season with NK Lokomotiva in the U19 youth league, Rufati joined NK Istra 1961 on 14 July 2018.[3] Only 2 weeks after joining Istra he already made his professional debut in the opening round of the 2018–19 Croatian First Football League, having played 90 minutes in the 1-1 draw against Slaven Belupo on 29 July 2018.[4]
Honours edit
Zorya Luhansk
- Ukrainian Cup runner-up : 2020-21
References edit
- ^ Agron Rufati at Soccerway
- ^ Sportarena.hr predstavlja Dinamovu juniorsku momčad koja ove sezone igra u Ligi prvaka Mladih Archived 2018-12-09 at the Wayback Machine at Sportarena.hr
- ^ "Agron Rufati od Lokomotiva do Istra". sportmedia.mk. 14 July 2018. Archived from the original on 3 September 2018. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
- ^ "Istra 1961 vs. Slaven Belupo 1:1". rvahnl.hr.
External links edit
- Agron Rufati at UEFA
- Agron Rufati at the Ukraine Football Federation
- Agron Rufati at FBref.com
- Agron Rufati at L'Équipe (in French)
- Agron Rufati at kicker (in German)
- Agron Rufati at Soccerbase.com
- Agron Rufati at Soccerway.com
- Agron Rufati at WorldFootball.net
