Stefan Spirovski
 Spirovski playing for Vardar in 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name |
Stefan Spirovski Стефан Спировски | ||
| Date of birth | 23 August 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Bitola, SR Macedonia, Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Central midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Ethnikos Achna | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2009 | Pelister | 42 | (2) |
| 2009–2013 | Borac Čačak | 53 | (2) |
| 2012 | → Rabotnički (loan) | 9 | (1) |
| 2014 | Beroe | 19 | (2) |
| 2015–2017 | Vardar | 56 | (6) |
| 2017–2019 | Ferencváros | 40 | (5) |
| 2019–2020 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 21 | (3) |
| 2020–2021 | AEK Larnaca | 31 | (1) |
| 2021 | Mariupol | 6 | (1) |
| 2022 | MTK Budapest | 6 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Pyunik | 16 | (1) |
| 2023–2024 | Ethnikos Achna | 18 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2006 | Macedonia U-17 | 2 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | Macedonia U-19 | 3 | (0) |
| 2009–2012 | Macedonia U-21 | 21 | (2) |
| 2011–2022 | North Macedonia | 55 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 January 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 April 2023 | |||
Stefan Spirovski (Macedonian: Стефан Спировски, born 23 August 1990) is a Macedonian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ethnikos Achna and the North Macedonia national team.
Career
[edit]Born in Bitola, SR Macedonia, he played for FK Pelister in the Macedonian First League between 2007 and 2009. He signed with Borac Čačak in the winter break of the 2009–10 season[1] and has played regularly with Borac for the following two and a half seasons. At the end of the 2011–12 season, Borac ended unexpectedly relegated to the Serbian First League and in August 2012 he was loaned to Macedonian top flight side FK Rabotnički. In 2014 he joined Beroe. In January 2015 Vardar bought him from Beroe.
On 6 September 2019 signed to Hapoel Tel Aviv.[2]
Ferencváros
[edit]On 16 June 2020, he became champion with Ferencváros by beating Budapest Honvéd FC at the Hidegkuti Nándor Stadion on the 30th match day of the 2019–20 Nemzeti Bajnokság I season.[3]
Pyunik
[edit]On 16 June 2023, Pyunik confirmed the departure of Spirovski.[4]
International career
[edit]Spirovski was part of the Macedonia national under-21 football team. In the past he was part of the U-19 and U-17 teams as well.[5]
On 10 August 2011, he made his debut for the Macedonian national team in a friendly match against Azerbaijan.[6] As of April 2020, he has earned a total of 31 caps, scoring 1 goal.[7][8]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of matches played 20 April 2020
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Pelister | 2007–08 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2008–09 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 1 | |
| 2009–10 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 15 | 1 | |
| Total | 42 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 2 | |
| Borac Čačak | 2009–10 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 12 | 1 |
| 2010–11 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 17 | 0 | |
| 2011–12 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 0 | – | – | 20 | 0 | |
| 2012–13 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 7 | 1 | |
| 2013–14 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 4 | 0 | |
| Total | 53 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 2 | |
| Rabotnički | 2012–13 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 9 | 1 |
| Total | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | |
| Beroe | 2013–14 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 10 | 1 |
| 2014–15 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 10 | 1 | |
| Total | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1 | |
| Vardar | 2014–05 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 |
| 2015–16 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | |
| 2016–17 | 29 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 33 | 4 | |
| 2017–18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| Total | 56 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 66 | 6 | |
| Ferencváros | 2017–18 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 2 |
| 2018–19 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 3 | |
| 2019–20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 40 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 46 | 6 | |
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | 2019–20 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 3 | – | – | 16 | 5 |
| Total | 21 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 6 | |
| Career total | 240 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 268 | 24 | |
International goals
[edit]- As of matches played 28 March 2017. Macedonia score listed first, score column indicates score after each Spirovski goal[1]
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 28 March 2017 | Philip II Arena, Skopje, North Macedonia | 14 |  Belarus |
1–0 | 3–0 | Friendly |
Honours
[edit]Club
[edit]Borac Čačak
- Serbian Cup runner-up: 2011–12
Vardar
Individual
[edit]- Macedonian player of the year: 2016–17
References
[edit]- ^ a b Stefan Spirovski at Soccerway
- ^ Rahmani, Maor (6 September 2019). "רכש חדש: סטפן ספירובסקי חתם בהפועל ת"א". One.co.il (in Hebrew). Retrieved 6 September 2019.
- ^ "NBI: A Honvéd legyőzésével bajnok lett a Ferencváros". Nemzeti Sport. 16 June 2020.
- ^ "Changes in the Pyunik squad". fcpyunik.am/. FC Pyunik. 16 June 2023. Retrieved 17 June 2023.
- ^ Stefan Spirovski at UEFA.com
- ^ Damjanović i Spirovski na spisku A reprezentacija at Borac official website
- ^ Appearances for (North) Macedonia National Team - RSSSF
- ^ "Player Database". eu-football.info. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
External links
[edit]- Profile at Macedonian Football (in English)
- Stefan Spirovski at Utakmica.rs (in Serbian)
- Stefan Spirovski at National-Football-Teams.com
- Stefan Spirovski at UAF and archived FFU page (in Ukrainian)
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