Daniel Georgievski ( mk, Даниел Георгиевски; born 17 February 1988) is a professional

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who plays as a full-back for Australian side Inter Lions. Born in Australia, he represents the North Macedonia national team. Daniel is an ambassador for the charity organization, Boots for Balkans, which is a group that collects new and used football boots and donates them to underprivileged areas throughout the Balkans.

Club career

Born in

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, Australia, Georgievski spent his youth career at Australian side

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and Croatian side

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. He began his professional career with Međimurje in Croatia and later went on to play with

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. On 27 June 2012, it was formally announced that Georgievski had penned a contract with Steaua București of the

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. On 11 September 2014, Georgievski joined the

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football club of the

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on a one-year deal, and was granted the number 15 kit. Georgievski made his Melbourne Victory and A-League debut against home town club

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on 10 October 2014, the league's first match of the tenth season, and played the left back role. His debut lasted 86 minutes and he came off with a standing ovation from his new supporters. His first goal was on 5 December 2014, the second of three by the Club at Central Coast Mariners in the 68th minute. His next came on 21 March 2015 at Adelaide United in the 63rd minute. Georgievski signed a two-year extension to his contract on 26 June 2015. On 30 Mar 2017, it was announced that Georgievski would be leaving Melbourne Victory at the end of the 2016–2017 season with a move to Newcastle. He was awarded the

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as man of the match in the 2017 A-League Grand Final, despite Melbourne losing the match to Sydney FC in a

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. Georgievski has become an integral part of the Newcastle Jets team. In his first season with the Jets, the team made it to the A-League Championship Final, although lost to Melbourne Victory 1–0. In May 2019, it was announced that Georgievski left Newcastle Jets and joined

. In April 2021, Georgievski departed the Western Sydney Wanderers after playing only 3 matches under coach

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. On the same day, he joined Melbourne City as an injury replacement for Nathaniel Atkinson until the end of the 2020–21 A-League season. On 9 June, it was announced that his contract ended and he departed the club.

International career

Georgievski made his debut for Macedonia on 2 September 2011 during a

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against

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. He started the game at

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and played all 90 minutes. As of March 2020, Georgievski has made 22 international team appearances.

Honours

Club

Steaua București *

: 2012–13, 2013–14 * Supercupa României:

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Melbourne Victory *

Championship: 2014–15 *

Premiership: 2014–15 *

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Melbourne City *

Premiership: 2020-21

Individual

: 2017

References

External links

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Profile at Macedonian Football

Official FCSB profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Georgievski, Daniel 1988 births Living people People from Blacktown, New South Wales Australian people of Macedonian descent Association football fullbacks Australian soccer players Macedonian footballers North Macedonia international footballers NK Međimurje players HNK Šibenik players FC Steaua București players Melbourne Victory FC players Newcastle Jets FC players Western Sydney Wanderers FC players Melbourne City FC players Croatian Football League players Liga I players A-League Men players Australian expatriate soccer players Macedonian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Croatia Australian expatriate sportspeople in Croatia Macedonian expatriate sportspeople in Croatia Expatriate footballers in Romania Australian expatriate sportspeople in Romania Macedonian expatriate sportspeople in Romania