Vanče Šikov (; born 19 July 1985) is a former Macedonian

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Club career

Born in

Kavadarci Kavadarci ( ) is a town in the Tikveš region of North Macedonia. In the heart of North Macedonia's wine country, it is home to the largest winery in Southeast Europe, named after the Tikveš plain. The town of Kavadarci is the seat of Kavadarc ...

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, Shikov started his football career at FK Tikvesh. In 2002, he went to play for Greek side

Skoda Xanthi Xanthi Football Club () is a Greek Association football, football club based in Xanthi, Western Thrace. They play their home matches at Skoda Xanthi Arena Founded in 1967, Xanthi is well set up in terms of their financial support and youth set ...

where he has played 55 games and scored two goals. In 2006, he was bought by

Olympiacos Olympiacós Sýndesmos Filáthlon Peiraiós (, Olympic Association of Fans of Piraeus) is a major multi-sport club based in Piraeus, Greece. Olympiacos is parent to a number of different competitive departments which participate in football, ...

but was loaned out to

Kerkyra F.C. Athlitikos Omilos Kerkyra (; ) was a Football in Greece, Greek Association football, football club based on the island of Corfu (Kerkyra), Greece. History It was formed in 1967 as "Kerkyraikos F.C." following a merge of three Corfu clubs ("Ari ...

for five months where he played 13 games scoring two goals, against

Egaleo F.C. Egaleo Football Club () is a Greek professional football club based in Aigaleo, a suburban town in the Athens urban area, Greece. Founded in 1946, it uses all documents of previous club (Ierapolis F.C., founded in 1931). The team currently comp ...

on 4 February 2007 and against

Ergotelis F.C. Ergotelis Football Club () is a Greek professional football club based in Heraklion, Crete, which competes in the FCA Heraklion A1, the fourth tier of the Greek football league system, and hosts its home games at the Pankritio Stadium. Establ ...

on 29 April 2007. At the end of the loan deal between Olympiacos and Kerkyra, on 13 May, he was officially signed as a player of Olympiacos in Athens. After spending three years in Cyprus with Ethnikos Achna, Šikov signed a three-year deal with Ukrainian club Volyn Lutsk in the summer of 2011.

Neftchi Baku

On 20 June 2016, Santin signed with Neftchi Baku, before having his contract terminated by mutual consent on 16 December 2016.

International career

He made his senior debut for

in a November 2005

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against

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and has earned a total of 58 caps, scoring 4 goals. His final international was a June 2017

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match against

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Career statistics

International

International goals

References

External links

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Profile at Macedonian Football
* * 1985 births Living people Sportspeople from Kavadarci Men's association football central defenders Macedonian men's footballers 21st-century Macedonian sportsmen North Macedonia men's under-21 international footballers North Macedonia men's international footballers GFK Tikvesh players Xanthi F.C. players FK Pobeda players Olympiacos F.C. players A.O. Kerkyra players Apollon Kalamarias F.C. players Ethnikos Achna FC players FC Volyn Lutsk players FK Austria Wien players Neftçi PFK players FK Rabotnichki players FC Tobol players FC AP Brera Strumica players Macedonian First Football League players Super League Greece players Cypriot First Division players Ukrainian Premier League players Austrian Football Bundesliga players Azerbaijan Premier League players Kazakhstan Premier League players Macedonian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Greece Macedonian expatriate sportspeople in Greece Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus Macedonian expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus Expatriate men's footballers in Ukraine Macedonian expatriate sportspeople in Ukraine Expatriate men's footballers in Austria Macedonian expatriate sportspeople in Austria Expatriate men's footballers in Azerbaijan Macedonian expatriate sportspeople in Azerbaijan Expatriate men's footballers in Kazakhstan Macedonian expatriate sportspeople in Kazakhstan {{RMacedonia-footy-bio-stub