Mirko Ivanovski ( mk, Мирко Ивановски; born 31 October 1989) is a Macedonian professional

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who plays as a striker for

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club Petrolul Ploiești.

Club career

Ivanovski began his career with the youth side of

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who was in summer 2006 promoted to the first team, but he left his club in July 2008 to sign for

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. 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. Ivanovski signed a 2-year deal with Polish club

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on 2 August 2010.

Astra Giurgiu

In the summer of 2012, Ivanovski moved to the

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n club

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Videoton

On 16 January 2015, Ivanovski was signed by

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club Videoton.

Slaven Belupo

On 4 July 2016, Ivanovski joined the

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n team

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. He showed an impressive display, notably in the 2017-18 season, where he was the league's 3rd top scorer along with

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, netting 15 goals in 30 matches.

Hajduk Split

After his contract at Slaven expired, he decided not to extend it and eventually joined

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on a free transfer. After scoring 5 goals in 25 games across all competitions, Ivanovski was released by Hajduk on 23 June 2016.

Dinamo București

In September 2021, he signed a contract with

side

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Petrolul Ploiești

On 20 June 2022, following the

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of Dinamo București to the

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, Ivanovski continued in Romania and its first division by signing a two-year deal with Petrolul Ploiești.

International career

He made his senior debut for Macedonia in a December 2010

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away against

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and has earned a total of 27 caps, scoring 1 goal. His final international was an October 2015 European Championship qualification match against

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Career statistics

International goals

References

External links

Profile at Macedonian Football
* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ivanovski, Mirko 1989 births Living people Sportspeople from Bitola Association football forwards Macedonian footballers Macedonian First Football League players Czech First League players Ekstraklasa players I liga players Liga I players Nemzeti Bajnokság I players TFF First League players Croatian Football League players FK Pelister players FK Makedonija Gjorče Petrov players SK Slavia Prague players Arka Gdynia players FC Astra Giurgiu players CFR Cluj players Fehérvár FC players Boluspor footballers NK Slaven Belupo players HNK Hajduk Split players Diósgyőri VTK players FC Dinamo București players FC Petrolul Ploiești players North Macedonia youth international footballers North Macedonia under-21 international footballers North Macedonia international footballers Macedonian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in the Czech Republic Expatriate footballers in Poland Expatriate footballers in Romania Expatriate footballers in Hungary Expatriate footballers in Turkey Expatriate footballers in Croatia Macedonian expatriate sportspeople in the Czech Republic Macedonian expatriate sportspeople in Poland Macedonian expatriate sportspeople in Romania Macedonian expatriate sportspeople in Hungary Macedonian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Macedonian expatriate sportspeople in Croatia Macedonian people of Bulgarian descent