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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 | ||||||||||||||
| Position | Shooting guard | ||||||||||||||
| Number | 0 | ||||||||||||||
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| 2016–2018 | Zagreb | ||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | Bosco | ||||||||||||||
| 2019–2021 | Zadar | ||||||||||||||
| 2021–2023 | Prishtina | ||||||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | Ylli | ||||||||||||||
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Jan Palokaj (born 5 November 2000) is a Kosovan professional basketball player who last played for Golden Eagle Ylli in the Kosovo Superleague.
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]
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