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Darko Velkovski
Velkovski with Vardar in 2017
Personal information
Full name Darko Velkovski
Date of birth (1995-06-21) 21 June 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Skopje, Macedonia
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Youth career
0000–2011 Makedonija Gjorche Petrov
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2015 Rabotnički 109 (11)
2015–2018 Vardar 53 (1)
2018–2022 Rijeka 62 (1)
2022–2023 Al-Ettifaq 15 (0)
2024 Dinamo Bucureşti 16 (1)
International career‡
2011–2013 Macedonia U17 9 (2)
2012–2013 Macedonia U18 1 (0)
2012–2013 Macedonia U19 10 (4)
2014 Macedonia U20 1 (0)
2013–2017 Macedonia U21 20 (2)
2014– North Macedonia 51 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 May 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 June 2024

Darko Velkovski (Macedonian: Дарко Велковски; born 21 June 1995) is a Macedonian footballer who plays as a centre-back or as a defensive midfielder for the North Macedonia national team.

Club career

Dinamo București

On 3 January 2024, Dinamo București announced the signing of Velkovski, who prior to this was a free agent for more than 6 months.[1] Velkovski made his debut for the team on 27 January 2024, in the 1-2 loss against Rapid București.[2] On 12 February 2024, he scored his first goal for the club, in the 2-0 away win against champions Farul Constanța.[3] For this performance, he was selected in the Liga 1 Team of the Week.[4]

He was released by Dinamo in June 2024.

International career

He made his senior debut for North Macedonia in a June 2014 friendly match against China and as of then, he has earned a total of 41 caps, scoring 3 goals.[5][6][7]

International stats

International

As of match played 10 June 2024[8]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
North Macedonia[a]
2014 2 0
2015 1 0
2016 1 0
2017 5 0
2018 2 0
2019 8 0
2020 7 1
2021 12 2
2022 7 0
2023 3 0
2024 3 0
Total 51 3
  1. ^ North Macedonia was known as Macedonia until 2019
As of match played 8 October 2021. North Macedonia score listed first, score column indicates score after each Velkovski goal.[9]
International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 8 October 2020 Toshe Proeski Arena, Skopje, Macedonia 22  Kosovo 2–1 2–1 UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying play-offs
2 5 September 2021 Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland 33  Iceland 1–0 2–2 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
3 8 October 2021 Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz, Liechtenstein 35  Liechtenstein 1–0 4–0

Honours

Rabotnički

Vardar

Rijeka

References

  1. ^ "Dinamo a anunțat primul transfer al anului: fundaș central cu o cotă de 1,8 milioane!". gsp.ro.
  2. ^ "Dinamo București 1–2 Rapid București". Soccerway. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
  3. ^ "Farul Constanța 0–2 Dinamo București". Soccerway. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
  4. ^ "Echipa etapei a 25-a". lpf.ro. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
  5. ^ Appearances for (North) Macedonia National Team - RSSSF
  6. ^ "Player Database". eu-football.info. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  7. ^ "Darko Velkovski in Rijeka". goal.com.[dead link‍]
  8. ^ "Darko Velkovski". national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  9. ^ Darko Velkovski at Soccerway
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