Gabriel Rajkovic
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gabriel Larsen Rajkovic | ||
| Date of birth | 23 February 2011 | ||
| Place of birth | Oslo, Norway | ||
| Position | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Vålerenga | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2017–2024 | Nordstrand | ||
| 2024–2025 | KFUM | ||
| 2025–2026 | Vålerenga | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2026– | Vålerenga | 10 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2025 | Norway U15 | 3 | (1) |
| 2026– | Norway U16 | 2 | (1) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals as of 16 August 2026 | |||
Gabriel Larsen Rajkovic (born 23 February 2011) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Eliteserien club Vålerenga.
Early life
Rajkovic was born on 23 February 2011. Born in Norway, he is a native of Oslo.[1]
Club career
As a youth player, Rajkovic began his career with the youth academy of Nordstrand. Already at 13 years of age he trained with Nordstrand's senior team.[2] Following his stint there, he joined the youth academy of KFUM. One year later, he joined the youth academy of Vålerenga and was promoted to the club's senior team ahead of the 2026 season.[3]
Rajkovic made his senior debut for Vålerenga in a pre-season friendly on 30 January 2026, aged 14, and scored in the same match.[4] On 3 March 2026, a few days after his 15th birthday, he signed a four-year professional contract with the club.[5] On 15 March, Rajkovic made his Eliteserien debut as a substitute in Vålerenga's opening league match against Sandefjord at Intility Arena. At 15 years and 20 days old, he became the youngest player in Eliteserien history.[6][7] Later that year, on 8 August, he scored his first Eliteserien goal in a 2–1 defeat to Bodø/Glimt, becoming the second-youngest player to score in the competition at 15 years and 166 days old, just 15 days older than record-holder Martin Ødegaard.[8]
International career
Rajkovic was born in Norway, and is of Serbian descent through his father; he holds dual Norwegian and Serbian citizenship.[9] He is a Norway youth international. On 25 March 2026, he debuted for the Norway national under-16 football team during a 3–0 away friendly win over the Morocco national under-16 team.
Style of play
Rajkovic plays as a winger. English news website Goal wrote in 2026 that he "is a winger who prefers to play on the left despite being left-footed, but he can also be deployed on the opposite flank and has even played as a centre-forward when required".[10]
References
- ↑ "Kan bli tidenes yngste" [Could be the youngest ever] (in Norwegian). TV 2 Direkte. 16 February 2026. Retrieved 6 April 2026.
- ↑ "Gabriel Larsen Rajkovic klar for Vålerengas A-lag" [Gabriel Larsen Rajkovic signs for Vålerenga's A-team] (in Norwegian). Nordstrand. 12 September 2025. Retrieved 21 April 2026.
- ↑ Gabriel Rajkovic at WorldFootball.net
- ↑ "Her scorer 14 år gamle Rajkovic" [Watch: 14-year-old Rajkovic scores]. Vålerenga Fotball (in Norwegian Bokmål). 30 January 2026. Archived from the original on 17 February 2026. Retrieved 9 April 2026.
- ↑ "Rajkovic | 2029". Vålerenga Fotball (in Norwegian Bokmål). 3 March 2026. Archived from the original on 9 April 2026. Retrieved 9 April 2026.
- ↑ Aaserud, Mikal Emil; Daldosso, Martin (15 March 2026). "Her er Gabriel Rajkovic (15) historisk: – Fantastisk følelse" [Gabriel Rajkovic (15) makes history: 'Fantastic feeling']. VG (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 16 March 2026. Retrieved 9 April 2026.
- ↑ Songstad, Ole Stuland; Kristoffersen, Erlend Borren; Rognstad, Vemund Hansen (15 March 2026). "Vålerengas Rajkovic ble tidenes yngste i Eliteserien" [Vålerenga's Rajkovic becomes youngest player ever in the Eliteserien]. TV 2 (in Norwegian Bokmål). Archived from the original on 16 March 2026. Retrieved 9 April 2026.
- ↑ "Gabriel (15) scoret mot Glimt: – Beste jeg har opplevd" (in Norwegian). VG. 8 August 2026.
- ↑ "Who is Gabriel Larsen Rajkovic, the 15-year-old Valerenga player who made his debut in the Norwegian league? | Goal.com". www.goal.com. 17 March 2026.
- ↑ "Who is Gabriel Larsen Rajkovic, the 15-year-old Valerenga player who made his debut in the Norwegian league?". Goal. 17 March 2026. Retrieved 6 April 2026.
External links
- Gabriel Rajkovic at WorldFootball.net