Jan Palokaj
Appearance
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Born | Zagreb, Croatia | 5 November 2000||||||||||||||
Nationality | Kosovan / Croatian | ||||||||||||||
Listed height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||
Career information | |||||||||||||||
Playing career | 2016–present | ||||||||||||||
Position | Shooting guard | ||||||||||||||
Number | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||||||
2016–2018 | Zagreb | ||||||||||||||
2018–2019 | Bosco | ||||||||||||||
2019–2021 | Zadar | ||||||||||||||
2021–2023 | Prishtina | ||||||||||||||
2023–2024 | Ylli | ||||||||||||||
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Jan Palokaj (born 5 November 2000) is a Kosovan professional basketball player who last played for Golden Eagle Ylli in the Kosovo Superleague.
Professional career
[edit]Ylli (2023–2024)
[edit]On September 9, 2023, Palokaj signed for Golden Eagle Ylli of the Kosovo Superleague and Liga Unike.[1]
International career
[edit]From 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.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Ylli prezanton Jan Palokajn". teve1.info (in Albanian). 9 September 2024.
- ^ "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
Categories:
- 2000 births
- Living people
- Basketball players from Zagreb
- Kosovan men's basketball players
- Croatian men's basketball players
- Croatian expatriate basketball people in Kosovo
- Kosovan expatriate basketball people in Croatia
- Naturalised citizens of Kosovo
- Shooting guards
- KK Zagreb players
- KK Zadar players
- KB Prishtina players
- KB Ylli players
- Croatian people of Albanian descent
- KK Bosco players
- European basketball biography stubs
- Kosovan sportspeople stubs