Mirko Ivanovski (Macedonian: Мирко Ивановски; born 31 October 1989) is a Macedonian professional footballer who plays as a striker for club Pelister, which he captains.[1]
 Ivanovski with Macedonia in 2011 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mirko Ivanovski | ||
| Date of birth | 31 October 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Bitola, SR Macedonia, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Pelister | ||
| Number | 44 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2006 | Pelister | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2008 | Pelister | 8 | (0) |
| 2008–2010 | Makedonija | 34 | (19) |
| 2010 | → Slavia Prague (loan) | 10 | (3) |
| 2010–2012 | Arka Gdynia | 44 | (6) |
| 2012–2014 | Astra Giurgiu | 45 | (11) |
| 2014–2015 | CFR Cluj | 14 | (2) |
| 2015–2016 | Videoton | 16 | (2) |
| 2016 | Boluspor | 10 | (0) |
| 2016–2018 | Slaven Belupo | 63 | (25) |
| 2018–2019 | Hajduk Split | 20 | (5) |
| 2019–2021 | Diósgyőr | 50 | (9) |
| 2021–2022 | Dinamo București | 26 | (4) |
| 2022–2023 | Petrolul Ploiești | 14 | (0) |
| 2023 | Concordia Chiajna | 9 | (1) |
| 2023–2024 | Tunari | 18 | (7) |
| 2024– | Pelister | 11 | (2) |
| International career | |||
| 2005–2006 | Macedonia U17 | 3 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | Macedonia U19 | 3 | (1) |
| 2009–2010 | Macedonia U21 | 7 | (0) |
| 2010–2015 | Macedonia | 27 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 November 2024 | |||
Club career
editIvanovski began his career with the youth side of Pelister Bitola who was in summer 2006 promoted to the first team, but he left his club in July 2008 to sign for Makedonija Skopje. On 5 February 2010 Slavia Prague has signed the Macedonian U21 national team member, the 20-year-old is considered one of the greatest talents in country.[2] Ivanovski signed a 2-year deal with Polish club Arka Gdynia on 2 August 2010.[3]
Astra Giurgiu
editIn the summer of 2012, Ivanovski moved to the Romanian club Astra Giurgiu.[4]
Videoton
editOn 16 January 2015, Ivanovski was signed by Hungarian League club Videoton.[5]
Slaven Belupo
editOn 4 July 2016, Ivanovski joined the Croatian team Slaven Belupo.[6]
He showed an impressive display, notably in the 2017-18 season, where he was the league's 3rd top scorer along with Mario Gavranović, netting 15 goals in 30 matches.
Hajduk Split
editAfter his contract at Slaven expired, he decided not to extend it and eventually joined Hajduk Split on a free transfer.[7] After scoring 5 goals in 25 games across all competitions, Ivanovski was released by Hajduk on 23 June 2016.[8]
Dinamo București
editIn September 2021, he signed a contract with Liga I side Dinamo București.[9]
Petrolul Ploiești
editOn 20 June 2022, following the relegation of Dinamo București to the Liga II, Ivanovski continued in Romania and its first division by signing a two-year deal with Petrolul Ploiești.[10]
International career
editHe made his senior debut for Macedonia in a December 2010 friendly match away against China and has earned a total of 27 caps, scoring 1 goal.[11] His final international was an October 2015 European Championship qualification match against Ukraine.[12]
International stats
edit| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Macedonia[a] | |||
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2011 | 4 | 1 | |
| 2012 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2013 | 9 | 0 | |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 4 | 0 | |
| Total | 27 | 1 | |
- ^ North Macedonia was known as Macedonia until 2019
- Macedonia score listed first, score column indicates score after each Ivanovski goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 September 2011 | Toshe Proeski Arena, Skopje, Macedonia | 3 | Andorra | 1–0 | 1–0 | UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying |
Honours
editMakedonija
- 1. MFL: 2008–09
- Macedonian Cup runner-up: 2008–09
Astra Giurgiu
Videoton
- Nemzeti Bajnokság I: 2014–15
- Magyar Kupa runner-up: 2014–15
- Szuperkupa runner-up: 2015
References
edit- ^ Mirko Ivanovski at Soccerway
- ^ Do Slavie přichází Mirko Ivanovski Archived 9 February 2010 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Mirko Ivanovski w Arce! arka.gdynia.pl
- ^ Primele achiziții spectaculoase Archived 16 April 2013 at archive.today
- ^ "CFR: a 100 ezer eurós csatár a Vidiben folytatja - sajtóhír". Nemzeti Sport. 16 January 2015.
- ^ "Ivanovski pojačao Slaven Belupo". sportarena. 4 July 2016.
- ^ "Gotovo je! Ivanovski je novi igrač Hajduka, Makedonac predvodi napad Bijelih". Slobodna Dalmacija. 7 June 2018.
- ^ "Počinje drugi dio priprema: Riješeni statusi nekih ključnih igrača, počele i utakmice..." hajduk.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 23 June 2019.
- ^ "FC Dinamo: Iliev, Itu, Ivanovski şi Ţîră vor fi prezentaţi joi". news.ro (in Romanian). Retrieved 7 September 2021.
- ^ "Oficial: Mirko Ivanovski a semnat cu FC Petrolul Ploiești!" [Official: Mirko Ivanovski signed for FC Petrolul Ploiești!] (in Romanian). FC Petrolul Ploiești. 20 June 2022. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
- ^ Appearances for (North) Macedonia National Team – RSSSF
- ^ "Player Database". eu-football.info. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
- ^ "Mirko Ivanovski". national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
External links
edit- Profile at Macedonian Football
- Mirko Ivanovski at 90minut.pl (in Polish)
- Mirko Ivanovski at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
- Mirko Ivanovski at National-Football-Teams.com