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.
Club career On 11 December 2021, Smakaj was named as a Lokomotiva substitute for the first time in a Croatian First League match against Hajduk Split. 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.
International career Under-19 On 30 September 2021, Smakaj was named as part of the Kosovo U19 squad for UEFA Euro 2022 qualifications. Six days later, he made his debut with Kosovo U19 in the match against Norway U19 after being named in the starting line-up.
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. 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.
Senior On 30 May 2024, Smakaj received a call-up from Kosovo for a friendly match against Norway, and made his debut after coming on as a substitute at 78th minute in place of Lindon Emërllahu.
Career statistics Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupEuropeTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsLokomotiva2021–22Croatian Football League3000—302022–23Croatian Football League13010—1402023–24Croatian Football League26140—3012024–25Croatian Football League32220—342Total74370—813LASK2025–26Austrian Bundesliga6021—812026–27Austrian Bundesliga00000000Total60210081Career total8039100894
International
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsKosovo202410Total10
Honours LASK Austrian Cup: 2025–26
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