Stefan Ristovski (footballer, born February 1992)
Stefan Ristovski (Macedonian: Стефан Ристовски; born 12 February 1992) is a Macedonian footballer who currently plays as a right back for Sporting CP.
.jpg) Ristovski playing for Macedonia in 2014 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 12 February 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Skopje, Macedonia | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position(s) | Right back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Sporting | ||
| Number | 13 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Vardar | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2010 | Vardar | 23 | (1) |
| 2010–2015 | Parma | 6 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | → Crotone (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2012 | → Frosinone (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | → Bari (loan) | 20 | (0) |
| 2013–2015 | → Latina (loan) | 56 | (3) |
| 2015–2017 | Rijeka | 68 | (0) |
| 2017– | Sporting CP | 39 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2008–2009 | Macedonia U19 | 6 | (0) |
| 2009–2014 | Macedonia U21 | 20 | (1) |
| 2011– | North Macedonia | 52 | (1) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12:03, 28 January 2020 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 20 November 2019 | |||
Club career
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.[1]
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.[2] Before the bankruptcy of Parma, Ristovski was under contract with Parma until 30 June 2019.[3]
In July 2015, Ristovski moved to Rijeka in Croatia.[4][5] 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.[6] On 7 August 2017, Ristovski signed with Sporting.[7]
International career
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.[8][9]
International goals
- As of match played 11 June 2017. North Macedonia score listed first, score column indicates score after each Ristovski goal.[10]
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 June 2017 | Philip II Arena, Skopje | 33 |  | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Club statistics
- As of 27 January 2020
| Season | Club | League | League | Cup | Europe | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| 2008–09 | Vardar | 1. MFL | 6 | 0 | – | – | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2009–10 | 11 | 1 | – | – | 11 | 1 | ||||
| 2010–11 | 6 | 0 | – | – | 6 | 0 | ||||
| Vardar total | 23 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 23 | 1 | ||
| 2011–12 | Crotone | Serie B | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | |
| Frosinone | Lega Pro | 12 | 0 | – | – | 12 | 0 | |||
| 2012–13 | Bari | Serie B | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 21 | 0 | |
| 2013–14 | Latina | 37 | 3 | 1 | 0 | – | 38 | 3 | ||
| 2014–15 | Parma | Serie A | 6 | 0 | – | – | 6 | 0 | ||
| Latina | Serie B | 19 | 0 | – | – | 19 | 0 | |||
| 2015–16 | Rijeka | 1. 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 | |||
| Rijeka total | 68 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 86 | 2 | ||
| 2017–18 | Sporting | Primeira Liga | 8 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
| 2018–19 | 23 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 33 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||
| Sporting total | 39 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 66 | 0 | ||
| Total | 225 | 4 | 29 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 273 | 6 | ||
International statistics
- As of 23 November 2019
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| 2019 | 8 | 0 | |
| Total | 52 | 1 | |
Honours
References
- 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.
- Appearances for (North) Macedonia National Team - RSSSF
- "Player Database". eu-football.info. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
- 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.
External links
- Stefan Ristovski at Soccerway
- Parma Primavera (Official Website) (in Italian)
- Profile at Macedonian Football (in English)
- Stefan Ristovski at Croatian Football Statistics