Art Smakaj, born 4 February 2003 (age 23), is a Kosovo defensive midfielder now with LASK, where he wears the number five shirt.
His senior career to this point is shaped chiefly by Lokomotiva Zagreb. Across three league seasons with the Croatian club, Smakaj made 71 league appearances and scored three goals, giving him a solid grounding rather than the usual thin early-career CV.
The 2024-2025 season was his most productive at Lokomotiva, with two goals in 32 league appearances. For a central defensive midfielder, that is not the headline work, but it does point to a player trusted often enough to build rhythm and responsibility.
Smakaj’s move on to LASK takes him into Austrian football after a substantial spell in Zagreb. His career remains a developing one, but Lokomotiva provided the main body of evidence so far.
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