Zoran Baldovaliev ( mk, Зоран Балдовалиев; born 4 March 1983) is a Macedonian

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who plays as a forward for Tikvesh Kavadarci.

Club career

Baldovaliev started his career in the Macedonian club

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, and played for the Macedonian national team between 2002 and 2003. He subsequently played for the Slovenian club Publikum in 2003, for the

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ian club MKT Araz Imisli between 2003 and 2005, and for the Latvian champion

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for six months in 2006. In June 2007 he signed with the Bulgarian club

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. In 2010, Baldovaliev was bought by Israeli side Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona, which he helped obtain a spot in the first tier of Israeli football after in his first season there. He joined Cypriot club Enosis on 30 January 2011, but was released after the end of the season. On 5 September 2011, he joined

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side Najran on a one-year plus an option year contract. In early January, he was released by Najran and moved to another Saudi Arabian team Al-Qadisiyah. On 16 September 2012, Zoran made his debut for Turnovo, scoring a goal in his first game. He has since had a promising start for the club with his experience. Baldovaliev rejoined his former club

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in the summer of 2015. After a half year at Greece club Giouchtas, Baldovaliev returned to Macedonia and signed with Tikvesh on 8 January 2020.

International career

He made his senior debut for

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in a February 2003

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away against

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and has earned a total of 4 caps, scoring 1 goal. His final international was an August 2007 friendly match against

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