Agron Rufati ( mk, Агрон Руфати, born 6 April 1999) is a professional

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who plays as a

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. Born in Croatia, he has represented North Macedonia at youth level.

Career

Born and raised in

Zagreb Zagreb ( , , , ) is the capital (political), capital and List of cities and towns in Croatia#List of cities and towns, largest city of Croatia. It is in the Northern Croatia, northwest of the country, along the Sava river, at the southern slop ...

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, Rufati started playing football at the local Tekstilac Ravnice Zagreb, before moving on to the more renowned

HAŠK Zagreb HAŠK ''(full name Hrvatski akademski športski klub, en, Croatian Academic Sports Club)'' was a Croatian football club established in Zagreb in 1903 which ceased operating in 1945. The club was one of the most successful sides in Zagreb and the ...

. At the beginning of 2014, he joined the town's top academy, that of

GNK Dinamo Zagreb Građanski nogometni klub Dinamo Zagreb ( en, Dinamo Zagreb Citizens' Football Club, link=yes, italics=yes), commonly referred to as GNK Dinamo Zagreb or simply Dinamo Zagreb (), is a Croatian professional football club based in Zagreb. Dinamo ...

where he would remain until the end of 2016. Following a successful season with

NK Lokomotiva Nogometni klub Lokomotiva Zagreb ( en, Lokomotiva Zagreb Football Club), commonly known as Lokomotiva Zagreb or simply Lokomotiva, is a Croatian professional association football, football club based in Zagreb. It competes in the Croatian First ...

in the U19 youth league, Rufati joined

NK Istra 1961 Nogometni klub Istra 1961 ( en, Istra 1961 Football Club), commonly referred to as NK Istra 1961, or simply Istra 1961 or Istra, is a Croatian professional football club from Pula, currently playing in the Croatian First League. It is a common ...

on 14 July 2018. Only 2 weeks after joining Istra he already made his professional debut in the opening round of the

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, having played 90 minutes in the 1-1 draw against

Slaven Belupo Nogometni klub Slaven Belupo ( en, Slaven Belupo Football Club), often referred to as NK Slaven Belupo, Slaven Belupo or simply Slaven, and known internationally as NK Slaven Koprivnica, is a Croatian professional football club based in the city ...

on 29 July 2018.

Honours

Zorya Luhansk *

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runner-up :

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Rufati, Agron 1999 births Living people Footballers from Zagreb Croatian people of Macedonian descent Croatian people of Albanian descent Albanian footballers from North Macedonia Association football central defenders Croatian footballers Macedonian footballers North Macedonia youth international footballers North Macedonia under-21 international footballers NK Istra 1961 players FC Zorya Luhansk players LPS HD Clinceni players Croatian Football League players Ukrainian Premier League players Liga I players Macedonian expatriate footballers Macedonian expatriate sportspeople in Ukraine Expatriate footballers in Ukraine Macedonian expatriate sportspeople in Romania Expatriate footballers in Romania