Mirko Ivanovski

Mirko Ivanovski (Macedonian: Мирко Ивановски; born 31 October 1989 in Bitola) is a Macedonian footballer who currently plays for Diósgyőr as a striker.

Mirko Ivanovski
With Macedonia in 2011
Personal information
Full name Mirko Ivanovski
Мирко Ивановски
Date of birth (1989-10-31) 31 October 1989
Place of birth Bitola, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Diósgyőr
Number 12
Youth career
2006–2008 FK Pelister
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2010 Makedonija 34 (19)
2010 → Slavia Praha (loan) 10 (3)
2010–2012 Arka Gdynia 44 (6)
2012–2014 Astra Giurgiu 45 (11)
2014 CFR Cluj 14 (2)
2015–2016 Videoton 16 (2)
2016 Boluspor 10 (0)
2016–2018 Slaven Belupo 66 (25)
2018–2019 Hajduk Split 20 (5)
2019– Diósgyőr 22 (6)
National team‡
2005–2006 Macedonia U-17 3 (0)
2007–2008 Macedonia U-19 3 (1)
2008–2010 Macedonia U-21 7
2010–2015 Macedonia 27 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 24 June 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 2015-10-12

Club career

Ivanovski 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.[1] Ivanovski signed a 2-year deal with Polish club Arka Gdynia on 2 August 2010.[2]

Astra Giurgiu

In the summer of 2012, Ivanovski moved to the Romanian club Astra Giurgiu.[3]

Videoton

On 16 January 2015, Ivanovski was signed by Hungarian League club Videoton.[4]

Slaven Belupo

On 4 July 2016, Ivanovski joined the Croatian team Slaven Belupo.[5]

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

After his contract at Slaven expired, he decided not to extend it and eventually joined Hajduk Split on a free transfer.[6] After scoring 5 goals in 25 games across all competitions, Ivanovski was released by Hajduk on 23 June 2016.[7]

International career

He 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.[8] His final international was an October 2015 European Championship qualification match against Ukraine.[9]

International goals
DateVenueOpponentScoreGoalsCompetition
6 September 2011Skopje, Republic of Macedonia Andorra [10]1-059'Euro 2012 Qualifying

References
  1. Do Slavie přichází Mirko Ivanovski Archived 9 February 2010 at the Wayback Machine
  2. Mirko Ivanovski w Arce! arka.gdynia.pl
  3. Primele achiziții spectaculoase Archived 16 April 2013 at Archive.today
  4. "CFR: a 100 ezer eurós csatár a Vidiben folytatja - sajtóhír". Nemzeti Sport. 16 January 2015.
  5. "Ivanovski pojačao Slaven Belupo". sportarena. 4 July 2016.
  6. "Gotovo je! Ivanovski je novi igrač Hajduka, Makedonac predvodi napad Bijelih". Slobodna Dalmacija. 7 June 2018.
  7. "Počinje drugi dio priprema: Riješeni statusi nekih ključnih igrača, počele i utakmice..." hajduk.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 23 June 2019.
  8. Appearances for (North) Macedonia National Team - RSSSF
  9. "Player Database". eu-football.info. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  10. "Macedonia-Andorra report". Retrieved 25 June 2009.
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