Jan Palokaj
| No. 0 – Cibona | |||||||||||||||
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| Position | Shooting guard | ||||||||||||||
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| Born | 5 November 2000 Zagreb, Croatia | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Kosovan / Croatian | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||
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| Playing career | 2016–present | ||||||||||||||
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| 2016–2018 | Zagreb | ||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | Bosco | ||||||||||||||
| 2019–2021 | Zadar | ||||||||||||||
| 2021–2023 | Prishtina | ||||||||||||||
| 2023–2025 | Ylli | ||||||||||||||
| 2025 | Bashkimi | ||||||||||||||
| 2025–present | Cibona | ||||||||||||||
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Jan Palokaj (born 5 November 2000) is a Kosovan professional basketball player who currently plays for Cibona.
Professional career
Ylli (2023–2025)
On September 9, 2023, Palokaj signed for Golden Eagle Ylli of the Kosovo Superleague and Liga Unike.[1]
Bashkimi (2025)
On August 29, 2025, he signed for Bashkimi of the Kosovo Superleague.[2]
Cibona (2025–present)
In November, 2025, Palokaj signed for Cibona of the Premijer liga.
International career
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.[3]
He received his first call-up for the Kosovo national team in February 2024 but was unable to play due to an injury.[4]
Personal life
Palokaj was born in Zagreb to an ethnic Albanian father from Gjurakoc.[5]
References
- ^ "Ylli prezanton Jan Palokajn". teve1.info (in Albanian). 9 September 2024.
- ^ "Jan Palokaj transferohet te Bashkimi, përforcimi i parë vendor për sezonin e ri". asistionline.com. 29 August 2025.
- ^ "Natyralizohen dy basketbollistët e Prishtinës" [The two basketballers of Prishtina are naturalized]. TopSporti (in Albanian). 25 January 2022.
- ^ "Hadar publikon listën e gjërë të Kosovës në basketboll". teve1.info (in Albanian). 5 February 2024.
- ^ "Nach seiner Karriere in der kroatischen Jugend ist Palokaj bereit, im Kosovo seinen Beitrag zu leisten". Koha.
External links
- Jan Palokaj Basketball Player Profile on ABAliga.com
- Jan Palokaj Basketball Player Profile on Eurobasket.com
- Jan Palokaj Basketball Player Profile on RealGM.com