Art Smakaj
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 4 February 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Zagreb, Croatia | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | LASK | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2013 | Dinamo Zagreb | ||
| 2013–2016 | Trnje | ||
| 2016–2022 | Lokomotiva | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022–2025 | Lokomotiva | 74 | (3) |
| 2025– | LASK | 6 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021 | Kosovo U19 | 2 | (0) |
| 2022– | Kosovo U21 | 11 | (0) |
| 2024– | Kosovo | 1 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13 September 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 5 June 2024 | |||
Art Smakaj (born 4 February 2003) is a professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Austrian Bundesliga club LASK. Born in Croatia, he represents Kosovo at international level.
On 11 December 2021, Smakaj was named as a Lokomotiva substitute for the first time in a Croatian First League match against Hajduk Split.[2] His debut with Lokomotiva came on 26 February 2022 in a 2–0 home win against Gorica after being named in the starting line-up.[3]
International career
Under-19
On 30 September 2021, Smakaj was named as part of the Kosovo U19 squad for UEFA Euro 2022 qualifications.[4] Six days later, he made his debut with Kosovo U19 in the match against Norway U19 after being named in the starting line-up.[5]
Under-21
On 30 May 2022, Smakaj received a call-up from Kosovo U21 for the UEFA Euro 2023 qualification matches against Andorra U21, England U21 and Albania U21.[6] His debut with Kosovo U21 came on 4 June in the UEFA Euro 2023 qualification match against Andorra after coming on as a substitute at 74th minute in place of Qëndrim Zyba.[7]
Senior
On 30 May 2024, Smakaj received a call-up from Kosovo for a friendly match against Norway,[8] and made his debut after coming on as a substitute at 78th minute in place of Lindon Emërllahu.[9]
