# Jan Palokaj
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{{short description|Kosovan basketball player}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Jan Palokaj
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| position = [Shooting guard](/source/Shooting_guard)
| height_m = 1.88
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| team = Cibona
| number = 0
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2000|11|05|df=y}}
| birth_place = [Zagreb](/source/Zagreb), Croatia
| nationality = Kosovan / Croatian
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| career_start = 2016
| career_end =
| years1 = 2016–2018
| team1 = [Zagreb](/source/KK_Zagreb)
| years2 = 2018–2019
| team2 = [Bosco](/source/KK_Bosco)
| years3 = 2019–2021
| team3 = [Zadar](/source/KK_Zadar)
| years4 = 2021–2023
| team4 = [Prishtina](/source/KB_Prishtina)
| years5 = 2023–2025
| team5 = [Ylli](/source/KB_Ylli)
| years6 = 2025
| team6 = [Bashkimi](/source/KB_Bashkimi)
| years7 = 2025–present
| team7 = [Cibona](/source/KK_Cibona)
| highlights =
* [Kosovo Supercup](/source/Kosovo_Supercup_(basketball)) winner (2022)
*[Croatian League](/source/Croatian_Basketball_League) champion ([2021](/source/2020%E2%80%9321_Hrvatski_telekom_Premijer_liga))
*2× [Croatian Cup](/source/Kre%C5%A1imir_%C4%86osi%C4%87_Cup) winner (2020, 2021)
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{{MedalSport|Men's [basketball](/source/basketball)}}
{{MedalCountry|{{CRO}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|[FIBA U18 European Championship](/source/FIBA_U18_European_Championship)}}
{{MedalGold|[2017 Estonia (Division B)](/source/2017_FIBA_U18_European_Championship_Division_B)|[Under-18](/source/Croatia_men's_national_under-18_and_under-19_basketball_team)}}
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'''Jan Palokaj''' (born 5 November 2000) is a Kosovan professional [basketball](/source/basketball) player who currently plays for [Cibona](/source/KK_Cibona).
==Professional career==
===Ylli (2023–2025)===
On September 9, 2023, Palokaj signed for [Golden Eagle Ylli](/source/KB_Ylli) of the [Kosovo Superleague](/source/Kosovo_Basketball_Superleague) and [Liga Unike](/source/Liga_Unike).[{{cite news|url=https://teve1.info/ylli-prezanton-jan-palokajn/|title=Ylli prezanton Jan Palokajn|language=sq|website=teve1.info|date=9 September 2024}}]
===Bashkimi (2025)===
On August 29, 2025, he signed for [Bashkimi](/source/KB_Bashkimi) of the [Kosovo Superleague](/source/Kosovo_Basketball_Superleague).[{{cite news|url=https://asistionline.com/2025/08/29/jan-palokaj-transferohet-te-bashkimi-perforcimi-i-pare-vendor-per-sezonin-e-ri/|title=Jan Palokaj transferohet te Bashkimi, përforcimi i parë vendor për sezonin e ri|work=asistionline.com|date=29 August 2025}}]
===Cibona (2025–present)===
In November, 2025, Palokaj signed for [Cibona](/source/KK_Cibona) of the [Premijer liga](/source/Premijer_liga_(Croatian_basketball)).
==International career==
From 2016, until 2019, Palokaj has been part of [Croatia](/source/Croatia) at youth international level, respectively has been part of the [U16](/source/Croatia_men's_national_under-16_and_under-17_basketball_team), [U18](/source/Croatia_men's_national_under-18_and_under-19_basketball_team) and [U20](/source/Croatia_men's_national_under-20_basketball_team) teams. He also played in the [2016 FIBA U16 European Championship](/source/2016_FIBA_U16_European_Championship), [2017 FIBA U18 European Championship Division B](/source/2017_FIBA_U18_European_Championship_Division_B) and [2018 FIBA U18 European Championship](/source/2018_FIBA_U18_European_Championship).
On 25 January 2022, [Prishtina](/source/KB_Prishtina) announced that Palokaj and his teammate Jetmir Zeqiri have been provided with a [Kosovo passport](/source/Passport_of_Kosovo) and have the right to play for the [Kosovo national team](/source/Kosovo_men's_national_basketball_team).[{{cite news|url=https://topsporti.com/artikulli/natyralizohen-dy-basketbollistet-e-prishtines/fbk-superliga|title=Natyralizohen dy basketbollistët e Prishtinës|trans-title=The two basketballers of Prishtina are naturalized|language=Albanian|website=TopSporti|date=25 January 2022}}]
He received his first call-up for the [Kosovo national team](/source/Kosovo_men's_national_basketball_team) in February 2024 but was unable to play due to an injury.[{{cite news|url=https://teve1.info/267317-2/|title=Hadar publikon listën e gjërë të Kosovës në basketboll|language=sq|website=teve1.info|date=5 February 2024}}]
==Personal life==
Palokaj was born in [Zagreb](/source/Zagreb) to an ethnic [Albanian](/source/Albanians) father from [Gjurakoc](/source/Gjurakoc).[{{cite news|url=https://www.koha.net/de/sport/pas-karrieres-me-te-rinjte-e-kroacise-palokaj-i-gatshem-te-jape-kontributin-per-kosoven|title=Nach seiner Karriere in der kroatischen Jugend ist Palokaj bereit, im Kosovo seinen Beitrag zu leisten|work=[Koha](/source/Koha_Ditore)}}]
==References==
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==External links==
* [https://www.aba-liga.com/player.php?id=3395 Jan Palokaj Basketball Player Profile] on ABAliga.com
* [https://basketball.eurobasket.com/player/Jan-Palokaj/KK-Zadar/401949 Jan Palokaj Basketball Player Profile] on Eurobasket.com
* [https://basketball.realgm.com/player/Jan-Palokaj/Summary/108712 Jan Palokaj Basketball Player Profile] on RealGM.com
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Category:2000 births
Category:Living people
Category:Basketball players from Zagreb
Category:Kosovan men's basketball players
Category:Croatian men's basketball players
Category:Croatian expatriate basketball people in Kosovo
Category:Kosovan expatriate basketball people in Croatia
Category:Naturalised citizens of Kosovo
Category:Shooting guards
Category:KK Zagreb players
Category:KK Zadar players
Category:KB Prishtina players
Category:KB Ylli players
Category:KB Bashkimi players
Category:Kosovo Basketball Superleague players
Category:Liga Unike players
Category:Croatian people of Albanian descent
Category:KK Bosco players
Category:21st-century Croatian sportsmen
Category:KK Cibona players
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