Jan Palokaj (born 5 November 2000) is a Kosovan professional basketball player currently playing for Golden Eagle Ylli in the Kosovo Superleague.
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Position | Shooting guard | ||||||||||||||
League | Kosovo Superleague | ||||||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||||||
Born | Zagreb, Croatia | 5 November 2000||||||||||||||
Nationality | Kosovan / Croatian | ||||||||||||||
Listed height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||
Career information | |||||||||||||||
Playing career | 2016–present | ||||||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||||||
2016–2018 | Zagreb | ||||||||||||||
2018–2019 | Bosco | ||||||||||||||
2019–2021 | Zadar | ||||||||||||||
2021–2023 | Prishtina | ||||||||||||||
2023-present | Ylli | ||||||||||||||
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Medals
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International career
editFrom 2016, until 2019, Palokaj has been part of Croatia at youth international level, respectively has been part of the U16, U18 and U20 teams. He also played in the 2016 FIBA U16 European Championship, 2017 FIBA U18 European Championship Division B and 2018 FIBA U18 European Championship.
On 25 January 2022, Prishtina announced that Palokaj and his teammate Jetmir Zeqiri have been provided with a Kosovo passport and have the right to play for the Kosovo national team.[1]
References
edit- ^ "Natyralizohen dy basketbollistët e Prishtinës" [The two basketballers of Prishtina are naturalized]. TopSporti (in Albanian). 25 January 2022.
External links
edit- Jan Palokaj Basketball Player Profile on ABAliga.com
- Jan Palokaj Basketball Player Profile on Eurobasket.com
- Jan Palokaj Basketball Player Profile on RealGM.com