Stefan Ristovski ( mk, Стефан Ристовски; born 12 February 1992) is a
Macedonian footballer who plays as a
right-back
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for
Dinamo Zagreb
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and the
North Macedonia national team.
Club career
Born in
Skopje
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, Ristovski began his career at hometown club
Vardar
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before he signed a five-year deal with Italian club
Parma
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in January 2010. He was 17 at the time but the deal could not become official until he turned 18.
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
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for the remainder of the campaign. On 5 July 2012, he was again sent on loan, to
Serie B
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side
Bari. He was then loaned out to
Latina
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in the same division for the 2013–14 season, returning to them for a second time in January 2015. Before the bankruptcy of Parma, Ristovski was under contract with Parma until 30 June 2019.
In July 2015, Ristovski moved to
Rijeka in Croatia. The transfer was facilitated through Rijeka's Italian partner club,
Spezia
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. 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. On 7 August 2017, Ristovski signed with
Sporting. On 2 February 2021, he signed for
GNK Dinamo Zagreb. He made his debut for Dinamo on 13 February in a derby against
Osijek. In his debut, he received two
yellow cards
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and was
sent off
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.
International career
Ristovski made his debut for
Macedonia on 10 August 2011 in an away friendly against
Azerbaijan
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and has, as of April 2020, earned a total of 52 caps, scoring 1 goal.
He represented the nation at
UEFA Euro 2020
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, their first major tournament.
Personal life
His younger brother
Milan
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is also a professional footballer who plays for the
North Macedonia national team.
He also has a Portuguese passport, and his son was born in Portugal.
https://www.slobodenpecat.mk/en/ristovski-protiv-igrachi-kako-fernandesh-i-ronaldo-ne-smeete-da-pravite-greshki/
https://www.uefa.com/european-qualifiers/match/2033895--portugal-vs-north-macedonia/
Career statistics
Club
International
:''As of match played 8 September 2020. North Macedonia score listed first, score column indicates score after each Ristovski goal.''
Honours
Club
Rijeka
*
Prva HNL:
2016–17
*
Crotian Cup:
2016–17
Sporting CP
*
Taça de Portugal
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:
2018–19
*
Taça da Liga:
2017–18,
2018–19
Dinamo Zagreb
*Prva HNL:
2020–21
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*Croatian Cup:
2020–21
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Individual
*
Croatian First Football League Team of the Year:
2015–16,
2016–17,
2021–22
References
External links
*
Profile at Macedonian Football
*
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1992 births
Living people
Footballers from Skopje
Association football fullbacks
Association football midfielders
Macedonian footballers
North Macedonia youth international footballers
North Macedonia under-21 international footballers
North Macedonia international footballers
FK Vardar players
Parma Calcio 1913 players
F.C. Crotone players
Frosinone Calcio players
S.S.C. Bari players
Latina Calcio 1932 players
HNK Rijeka players
Sporting CP footballers
GNK Dinamo Zagreb players
Macedonian First Football League players
Serie A players
Serie B players
Serie C players
Croatian Football League players
Primeira Liga players
UEFA Euro 2020 players
Macedonian expatriate footballers
Expatriate footballers in Italy
Macedonian expatriate sportspeople in Italy
Expatriate footballers in Croatia
Macedonian expatriate sportspeople in Croatia
Expatriate footballers in Portugal
Macedonian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal