Ilčo Naumoski () (born 29 July 1983 in

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) is a Macedonian

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player currently playing as a striker for

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. He has spent the majority of his career in Austria, having played with

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from 2002-2004 and for Mattersburg from 2005 until 2013.

Club career

Inter Baku

In August 2013, Naumoski signed a one-year contract with Inter Baku of the

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, with the option of a second year. After only 4 appearances for the club and no goals, Naumoski's contract was terminated.

International career

He made his senior debut for

in a February 2003

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against

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and has earned a total of 46 caps, scoring 9 goals. His final international was a February 2012 friendly against

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. He scored one of his nine goals for

against

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International goals

References

External links

*
Ilco Naumoski profile
at svm.at *
Profile at MacedonianFootball.com
1983 births Living people Footballers from Prilep Men's association football forwards Macedonian men's footballers 21st-century Macedonian sportsmen North Macedonia men's international footballers SV Stockerau players Grazer AK players Catania FC players Malatyaspor footballers SV Mattersburg players Shamakhi FK players FK Vardar players Austrian Regionalliga players Austrian Football Bundesliga players Süper Lig players Azerbaijan Premier League players Macedonian First Football League players Macedonian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Austria Macedonian expatriate sportspeople in Austria Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey Macedonian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Macedonian expatriate sportspeople in Italy Expatriate men's footballers in Azerbaijan Macedonian expatriate sportspeople in Azerbaijan {{RMacedonia-footy-bio-stub