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Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 12 February 1992 | ||
Place of birth | Skopje, Macedonia | ||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Right-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Dinamo Zagreb | ||
Number | 13 | ||
Youth career | |||
Vardar | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2008–2010 | Vardar | 17 | (1) |
2010–2015 | Parma | 6 | (0) |
2011–2012 | → Crotone (loan) | 1 | (0) |
2012 | → Frosinone (loan) | 12 | (0) |
2012–2013 | → Bari (loan) | 20 | (0) |
2013–2014 | → Latina (loan) | 37 | (3) |
2015 | → Latina (loan) | 19 | (0) |
2015–2017 | Rijeka | 68 | (0) |
2017–2021 | Sporting CP | 52 | (0) |
2021–2024 | Dinamo Zagreb | 63 | (5) |
International career‡ | |||
2008–2009 | Macedonia U19 | 6 | (0) |
2009–2014 | Macedonia U21 | 20 | (1) |
2011–2023 | North Macedonia | 82 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:10, 3 May 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 November 2023 |
Stefan Ristovski (Macedonian: Стефан Ристовски; born 12 February 1992) is a Macedonian footballer who plays as a right-back for Dinamo Zagreb and the North Macedonia national team.
Club career
[edit]Born in Skopje, Ristovski began his career at hometown club Vardar before he signed a five-year deal with Italian club Parma in January 2010. He was 17 at the time but the deal could not become official until he turned 18.[2]
Ristovski joined Serie B club Crotone on loan on 6 July 2011. After not receiving much playing time, the loan was cancelled in the January 2012 and he was then loaned to Frosinone for the remainder of the campaign. On 5 July 2012, he was again sent on loan, to Serie B side Bari. He was then loaned out to Latina in the same division for the 2013–14 season, returning to them for a second time in January 2015.[3] Before the bankruptcy of Parma, Ristovski was under contract with Parma until 30 June 2019.[4]
In July 2015, Ristovski moved to Rijeka in Croatia.[5][6] The transfer was facilitated through Rijeka's Italian partner club, Spezia. In order for Ristovski to remain eligible under Italy's non-EU quota, he was signed by Spezia on a free transfer and then loaned to Rijeka.[7] On 7 August 2017, Ristovski signed with Sporting.[8] On 2 February 2021, he signed for GNK Dinamo Zagreb.[9] He made his debut for Dinamo on 13 February in a derby against Osijek. In his debut, he received two yellow cards and was sent off.
International career
[edit]Ristovski made his debut for Macedonia on 10 August 2011 in an away friendly against Azerbaijan and has, as of April 2020, earned a total of 52 caps, scoring 1 goal.[10][11] He represented the nation at UEFA Euro 2020, their first major tournament.
Personal life
[edit]His younger brother Milan is also a professional footballer who plays for the North Macedonia national team.[12]
He also has a Portuguese passport, and his son was born in Portugal.[13]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played 26 April 2023[14]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Vardar | 2008–09 | 1. MFL | 6 | 0 | – | – | 6 | 0 | ||
2009–10 | 11 | 1 | – | – | 11 | 1 | ||||
Total | 17 | 1 | – | – | 17 | 1 | ||||
Crotone | 2011–12 | Serie B | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | |
Frosinone | 2011–12 | Lega Pro | 12 | 0 | – | – | 12 | 0 | ||
Bari | 2012–13 | Serie B | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 21 | 0 | |
Latina | 2013–14 | Serie B | 37 | 3 | 1 | 0 | – | 38 | 3 | |
Parma | 2014–15 | Serie A | 6 | 0 | – | – | 6 | 0 | ||
Latina | 2014–15 | Serie B | 19 | 0 | – | – | 19 | 0 | ||
Rijeka | 2015–16 | Prva HNL | 32 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 0 |
2016–17 | 33 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 41 | 1 | ||
2017–18 | 3 | 0 | – | 4 | 1 | 7 | 1 | |||
Total | 68 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 86 | 2 | ||
Sporting | 2017–18 | Primeira Liga | 8 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
2018–19 | 23 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 33 | 0 | ||
2019–20 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 0 | ||
2020–21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Total | 52 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 81 | 0 | ||
Dinamo Zagreb | 2020–21 | Prva HNL | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
2021–22 | 30 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 45 | 1 | ||
2022–23 | 24 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 37 | 4 | ||
Total | 62 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 98 | 5 | ||
Career total | 294 | 9 | 35 | 1 | 51 | 1 | 380 | 11 |
International
[edit]- As of 29 March 2022
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Macedonia | 2011 | 1 | 0 |
2012 | 3 | 0 | |
2013 | 7 | 0 | |
2014 | 4 | 0 | |
2015 | 6 | 0 | |
2016 | 8 | 0 | |
2017 | 9 | 1 | |
2018 | 6 | 0 | |
North Macedonia |
2019 | 8 | 0 |
2020 | 8 | 1 | |
2021 | 14 | 0 | |
2022 | 2 | 0 | |
Total | 76 | 2 |
- As of match played 8 September 2020. North Macedonia score listed first, score column indicates score after each Ristovski goal.[15]
No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 11 June 2017 | Philip II Arena, Skopje, Macedonia | 33 | ![]() |
1–2 | 1–2 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
2 | 8 September 2020 | Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arena, Tbilisi, Georgia | 54 | ![]() |
1–1 | 1–1 | 2020–21 UEFA Nations League C |
Honours
[edit]Club
[edit]Rijeka
Sporting CP
Dinamo Zagreb
Individual
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Stefan Ristovski". GNK Dinamo Zagreb. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
- ^ Igor Naumovski (28 October 2010). "Ristovski: Macedonia has many future football stars". Macedonian Football. Retrieved 28 October 2010.
- ^ "Ristovski e Shekiladze sono nerazzurri" (in Italian). U.S. Latina Calcio. 2015. Archived from the original on 11 January 2015. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
- ^ PARMA FOOTBALL CLUB S.P.A. IN FALLIMENTO VALUTAZIONE DELLA AZIENDA SPORTIVA (in Italian)
- ^ "Mercato: tesserato Ristovski, va in prestito al Rijeka" (in Italian). Spezia Calcio. 7 July 2015. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
- ^ "Stefan Ristovski novi igrač Rijeke" (in Croatian). HNK Rijeka. 6 July 2015. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
- ^ "Stefan Ristovski gets scooped up by Rijeka". Macedonian Football. 6 July 2015. Retrieved 29 December 2016.
- ^ "Comunicado por Stefan Ristovski" [Press release regarding Stefan Ristovski] (Press release) (in Portuguese). Lisbon: Sporting CP. 7 August 2017. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
- ^ Sepúlveda, Pedro (31 January 2021). "Ristovski vendido ao Dínamo Zagreb" [Ristovski sold to Dynamo Zagreb]. SIC Notícias (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 3 February 2021.
- ^ Appearances for (North) Macedonia National Team – RSSSF
- ^ "Player Database". eu-football.info. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
- ^ "Милан и Стефан Ристовски – БРАТСКИ на ЕУРО!". Вечер (in Macedonian). 20 May 2021. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
- ^ Фидан, Коминовски (29 March 2022). "Ristovski: Against players like Fernandez and Ronaldo, you must not make mistakes! - Free press". Слободен печат. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
- ^ Stefan Ristovski at Soccerway. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
- ^ Stefan Ristovski at Soccerway
- ^ "Penalties smile on Sporting again as Lions retain Taça da Liga crown". PortuGOAL.net. 26 January 2019. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
- ^ "DINAMO – ISTRA 1961 6:3". HNS-CFF (in Croatian). 19 May 2021. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
External links
[edit]- Stefan Ristovski at Soccerway
- Profile at Macedonian Football (in English)
- Stefan Ristovski at Croatian Football Statistics (archived) (in Croatian)