Aleksandar Grašeski returns to North Macedonia U19 squad
After rehabilitating a cruciate knee injury and returning to Dinamo Zagreb, Grašeski was called up for North Macedonia's U19 home qualifiers.
Aleksandar Grašeski has returned to North Macedonia's U19 squad after recovering from a serious knee cruciate ligament injury and regaining match time with Dinamo Zagreb.
The 18-year-old forward was included by coach Dimitar Kapinkovski on the roster for the U19 European qualifying round that North Macedonia will host in Strumica and Turnovo. The group also includes Northern Ireland, Slovenia and Malta.
Club comeback and international recall
Grašeski, who moved from Skopje club New Stars to Dinamo Zagreb, missed an extended period while rehabbing the knee injury. He has since returned to Dinamo and earned playing minutes, which helped prompt his call-up to the national setup.
Despite being born in 2008 and only 18 years old, Grašeski already has 36 appearances and 13 goals for North Macedonia's youth national teams. He was reportedly also considered by Red Star and Partizan before choosing Dinamo Zagreb.
North Macedonia opens the qualifying tournament on 11 November against Northern Ireland at the Kukush stadium in Turnovo. The team then faces Slovenia on 14 November and closes the group phase against Malta on 17 November.
With Grašeski fit again, the U19 side adds a high-quality attacking option and will look to use his form to strengthen the host nation's chances in the home qualifiers.
Photo: press material from the event
