Ostoja Stjepanović (; born 17 January 1985) is a Macedonian former professional
footballer
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who played as a
midfielder
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.
Club career
Stjepanović agreed to join the
Partizan youth system from
Makedonija Gjorče Petrov at age 16. He would make his senior debut on loan at
Teleoptik in 2003. After spending two seasons with the
Serbian League Belgrade
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side, Stjepanović was sent out on loan to Bosnian club
Slavija Sarajevo for the
2005–06 season.
In early 2009, Stjepanović moved to Austria and signed with
SV Mattersburg
SV Mattersburg was an Austrian association football club from Mattersburg, Burgenland.
History
The club was formed in 1922 and played its home games at the 17,100 capacity Pappelstadion. The club played in the Bundesliga
The Bunde ...
. He spent one and a half seasons with the
Bundesliga
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club. From March to June 2011, Stjepanović played for
Kazakhstan Premier League
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side
Taraz
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.
In August 2011, Stjepanović returned to his homeland and rejoined
Vardar
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. He helped the club win back-to-back championship titles in
2012
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and
2013
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2013 was designated as:
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January
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, contributing with five goals in 57 appearances. In July 2013, Stjepanović signed a two-year contract with Polish club
Wisła Kraków
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.
International career
Stjepanović was capped for Macedonia at
under-17 and
under-19 levels. He made his full international debut for
Macedonia
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* Macedonia (ancient kingdom), a kingdom in Greek antiquity
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on 14 November 2012, coming on as a substitute in a 3–2 home friendly victory over
Slovenia
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. As of April 2020, he has earned 18 caps, scoring no goals.
Appearances for (North) Macedonia National Team
– RSSSF
Honours
;Vardar
* Macedonian First League: 2011–12, 2012–13
* Macedonian Cup: 2006–07
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1985 births
Living people
Footballers from Skopje
Macedonian people of Serbian descent
Men's association football midfielders
Macedonian men's footballers
21st-century Macedonian sportsmen
North Macedonia men's youth international footballers
North Macedonia men's international footballers
FK Teleoptik players
FK Makedonija G.P. players
FK Slavija Sarajevo players
FK Dinamo Vranje players
FK Vardar players
FK Čukarički players
SV Mattersburg players
FC Taraz players
Wisła Kraków players
OFK Beograd players
AEL Limassol players
Śląsk Wrocław players
FK Rabotnichki players
FK Rad players
Macedonian Second Football League players
Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina players
Serbian First League players
Macedonian First Football League players
Serbian SuperLiga players
Austrian Football Bundesliga players
Kazakhstan Premier League players
Ekstraklasa players
III liga players
Cypriot First Division players
Macedonian expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Macedonian expatriate sportspeople in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Expatriate men's footballers in Serbia
Macedonian expatriate sportspeople in Serbia
Expatriate men's footballers in Austria
Macedonian expatriate sportspeople in Austria
Expatriate men's footballers in Kazakhstan
Macedonian expatriate sportspeople in Kazakhstan
Expatriate men's footballers in Poland
Macedonian expatriate sportspeople in Poland
Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus
Macedonian expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus