Jan Palokaj

Jan Palokaj
Personal information
Born	5 November 2000 (age 24); Zagreb, Croatia
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
Career highlights and awards
	Kosovo Supercup winner (2022); Croatian League champion (2021); 2× Croatian Cup winner (2020, 2021);
Men's basketball
Representing Croatia
FIBA U18 European Championship

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

On September 9, 2023, Palokaj signed for Golden Eagle Ylli of the Kosovo Superleague and Liga Unike.^[1]

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]

He received his first call-up for the Kosovo national team in February 2024 but was unable to play due to an injury.^[3]

^ "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.
^ "Hadar publikon listën e gjërë të Kosovës në basketboll". teve1.info (in Albanian). 5 February 2024.

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