Agron Rufati (Macedonian: Агрон Руфати, born 6 April 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back. Born in Croatia, he has represented North Macedonia at youth level.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1999-04-06) 6 April 1999 (age 23) | ||
| Place of birth | Zagreb, Croatia | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| 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) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 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 3 October 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 5 March 2020 | |||
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.[1] 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.[2] 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.[3]
Zorya Luhansk