Stefan Spirovski
Stefan Spirovski (Macedonian: Стефан Спировски, born 23 August 1990) is a Macedonian footballer who plays as a midfielder for AEK Larnaca.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Stefan Spirovski | ||
| Date of birth | 23 August 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Bitola, Macedonia | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position(s) | Central midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | AEK Larnaca | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2009 | Pelister | 42 | (2) |
| 2009–2013 | Borac Čačak | 53 | (2) |
| 2012 | → Rabotnički (loan) | 9 | (1) |
| 2014 | Beroe | 19 | (2) |
| 2015–2017 | Vardar | 56 | (6) |
| 2017–2019 | Ferencváros | 40 | (5) |
| 2019–2020 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 21 | (3) |
| 2020– | AEK Larnaca | 0 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2006 | Macedonia U-17 | 2 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | Macedonia U-19 | 3 | (0) |
| 2009–2012 | Macedonia U-21 | 21 | (2) |
| 2011– | North Macedonia | 31 | (1) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 January 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19 November 2019 | |||
Career
Born in Bitola, SR Macedonia, he played for FK Pelister in the Macedonian First League between 2007 and 2009. He signed with Borac Čačak in the winter break of the 2009–10 season[1] and has played regularly with Borac for the following two and a half seasons. At the end of the 2011–12 season, Borac ended unexpectedly relegated to the Serbian First League and in August 2012 he was loaned to Macedonian top flight side FK Rabotnički. In 2014 he joined Beroe. In January 2015 Vardar bought him from Beroe.
On 6 September 2019 signed to Hapoel Tel Aviv[2]
International career
Spirovski was part of the Macedonia national under-21 football team. In the past he was part of the U-19 and U-17 teams as well.[3]
On 10 August 2011, he made his debut for the Macedonian national team in a friendly match against Azerbaijan.[4] As of April 2020, he has earned a total of 31 caps, scoring 1 goal.[5][6]
Career statistics
Club
- As of matches played 20 April 2020
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Pelister | 2007–08 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2008–09 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 1 | |
| 2009–10 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 15 | 1 | |
| Total | 42 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 2 | |
| Borac Čačak | 2009–10 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 12 | 1 |
| 2010–11 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 17 | 0 | |
| 2011–12 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 0 | – | – | 20 | 0 | |
| 2012–13 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 7 | 1 | |
| 2013–14 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 4 | 0 | |
| Total | 53 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 2 | |
| Rabotnički | 2012–13 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 9 | 1 |
| Total | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | |
| Beroe | 2013–14 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 10 | 1 |
| 2014–15 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 10 | 1 | |
| Total | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1 | |
| Vardar | 2014–05 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 |
| 2015–16 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | |
| 2016–17 | 29 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 33 | 4 | |
| 2017–18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| Total | 56 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 66 | 6 | |
| Ferencváros | 2017–18 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 2 |
| 2018–19 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 3 | |
| 2019–20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 40 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 46 | 6 | |
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | 2019–20 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 3 | – | – | 16 | 5 |
| Total | 21 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 6 | |
| Career total | 240 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 268 | 24 | |
International goals
- As of matches played 28 March 2017. Macedonia score listed first, score column indicates score after each Spirovski goal[7]
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 28 March 2017 | Philip II Arena, Skopje, Macedonia | 14 |  | 1–0 | 3–0 | Friendly game |
Honours
Individual
- Macedonian player of the year: 2016–17
References
- Stefan Spirovski at Soccerway
- Rahmani, Maor (6 September 2019). "רכש חדש: סטפן ספירובסקי חתם בהפועל ת"א". One.co.il (in Hebrew). Retrieved 6 September 2019.
- Stefan Spirovski at UEFA.com
- Damjanović i Spirovski na spisku A reprezentacija at Borac official website
- Appearances for (North) Macedonia National Team - RSSSF
- "Player Database". eu-football.info. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
- Stefan Spirovski at Soccerway
External links
- Profile at Macedonian Football (in English)
- Stefan Spirovski at Utakmica.rs (in Serbian)
- Stefan Spirovski at National-Football-Teams.com