Stefan Ristovski
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Ristovski with Rijeka in 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 12 February 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Skopje, Macedonia | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Right-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sarajevo | ||
| Number | 33 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Vardar | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2010 | Vardar | 17 | (1) |
| 2010–2015 | Parma | 6 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | → Crotone (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2012 | → Frosinone (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | → Bari (loan) | 20 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | → Latina (loan) | 37 | (3) |
| 2015 | → Latina (loan) | 19 | (0) |
| 2015–2017 | Rijeka | 68 | (0) |
| 2017–2021 | Sporting CP | 52 | (0) |
| 2021–2025 | Dinamo Zagreb | 120 | (7) |
| 2025– | Sarajevo | 23 | (2) |
| International career | |||
| 2008–2009 | Macedonia U19 | 6 | (0) |
| 2009–2014 | Macedonia U21 | 20 | (1) |
| 2011–2023 | North Macedonia | 82 | (2) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15 March 2026 | |||
Stefan Ristovski (Macedonian: Стефан Ристовски; born 12 February 1992) is a Macedonian footballer who plays as a right-back for Bosnian Premier League club Sarajevo and the North Macedonia national team.
Club career
Born in Skopje, Ristovski began his career at hometown club Vardar before he signed a five-year deal with Italian club Parma in January 2010. He was 17 at the time but the deal could not become official until he turned 18.[2]
Ristovski joined Serie B club Crotone on loan on 6 July 2011. After not receiving much playing time, the loan was cancelled in the January 2012 and he was then loaned to Frosinone for the remainder of the campaign. On 5 July 2012, he was again sent on loan, to Serie B side Bari. He was then loaned out to Latina in the same division for the 2013–14 season, returning to them for a second time in January 2015.[3] Before the bankruptcy of Parma, Ristovski was under contract with Parma until 30 June 2019.[4]
In July 2015, Ristovski moved to Rijeka in Croatia.[5][6] The transfer was facilitated through Rijeka's Italian partner club, Spezia. In order for Ristovski to remain eligible under Italy's non-EU quota, he was signed by Spezia on a free transfer and then loaned to Rijeka.[7] On 7 August 2017, Ristovski signed with Sporting.[8] On 2 February 2021, he signed for GNK Dinamo Zagreb.[9] He made his debut for Dinamo on 13 February in a derby against Osijek. In his debut, he received two yellow cards and was sent off.
International career
Ristovski made his debut for Macedonia on 10 August 2011 in an away friendly against Azerbaijan and has, as of April 2020, earned a total of 52 caps, scoring 1 goal.[10][11] He represented the nation at UEFA Euro 2020, their first major tournament. While captain of the national team (a title inherited from Goran Pandev), Ristovski garnered attention in August of 2023 for infamously feuding with head coach Blagoja Milevski over alleged grievances regarding team philosophy and cohesion, releasing a public statement on social media regarding his indefinite resignation while voicing his position without detailing specifics. The announcement came within a month of two national team Euro 2024 qualifiers.[12] The impasse was spawned after the previous head coach Igor Angelovski announced his contract wasn't renewed as he himself had problems with the new administration team of FFM in 2021 despite the team's qualification to its first major tournament. Ristevski would subsequently return for two friendlies the following year.
Personal life
His younger brother Milan is also a professional footballer and North Macedonia international.[13]
Ristovski also has a Portuguese citizenship, and his son was born in Portugal.[14]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 18 March 2026[15]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Vardar | 2008–09 | 1. MFL | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||||
| 2009–10 | 11 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 11 | 1 | ||||||
| Total | 17 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 17 | 1 | ||||||
| Crotone (loan) | 2011–12 | Serie B | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Frosinone (loan) | 2011–12 | Lega Pro | 12 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 12 | 0 | ||||
| Bari (loan) | 2012–13 | Serie B | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 21 | 0 | |||
| Latina (loan) | 2013–14 | Serie B | 37 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 38 | 3 | |||
| Parma | 2014–15 | Serie A | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||||
| Latina (loan) | 2014–15 | Serie B | 19 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 19 | 0 | ||||
| Rijeka | 2015–16 | Prva HNL | 32 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 1[c] | 0 | — | 38 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | Prva HNL | 33 | 0 | 6 | 1 | — | 2[c] | 0 | — | 41 | 1 | |||
| 2017–18 | Prva HNL | 3 | 0 | — | — | 4[d] | 1 | — | 7 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 68 | 0 | 11 | 1 | — | 7 | 1 | — | 86 | 2 | ||||
| Sporting (loan) | 2017–18 | Primeira Liga | 8 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7[e] | 0 | — | 23 | 0 | |
| Sporting | 2018–19 | Primeira Liga | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5[c] | 0 | — | 33 | 0 | |
| 2019–20 | Primeira Liga | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2[c] | 0 | — | 26 | 0 | ||
| Total | 52 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 0 | — | 82 | 0 | |||
| Dinamo Zagreb | 2020–21 | Prva HNL | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 6[c] | 0 | — | 16 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | 30 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 13[f] | 0 | — | 45 | 1 | ||||
| 2022–23 | 28 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | 11[d] | 0 | — | 41 | 4 | ||||
| 2023–24 | 26 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 14[g] | 0 | 1[h] | 0 | 44 | 0 | |||
| 2024–25 | 28 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 9[d] | 0 | — | 39 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 120 | 7 | 11 | 0 | — | 53 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 185 | 7 | |||
| Sarajevo | 2025–26 | Bosnian Premier League | 23 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | 2[i] | 0 | 1[j] | 0 | 29 | 2 | |
| Career total | 375 | 13 | 37 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 76 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 497 | 15 | ||
- ^ Includes Coppa Italia, Croatian Cup, Taça de Portugal, Bosnian Cup
- ^ Includes Taça da Liga
- ^ a b c d e Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
- ^ a b c Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- ^ Four appearances in UEFA Champions League; three appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Six appearances in UEFA Champions League; seven appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Four appearance in UEFA Champions League; two appearances in UEFA Europa League; eight appearances in UEFA Conference League
- ^ Appearance in Croatian Super Cup
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Conference League
- ^ Appearance in Bosnian Supercup
International
- As of 29 March 2022
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Macedonia | 2011 | 1 | 0 |
| 2012 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2013 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2014 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 9 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 6 | 0 | |
| North Macedonia |
2019 | 8 | 0 |
| 2020 | 8 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 14 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 76 | 2 | |
- As of match played 8 September 2020. North Macedonia score listed first, score column indicates score after each Ristovski goal.[16]
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 June 2017 | Philip II Arena, Skopje, Macedonia | 33 | Spain | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 2 | 8 September 2020 | Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arena, Tbilisi, Georgia | 54 | Georgia | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2020–21 UEFA Nations League C |
Honours
Club
Rijeka
Sporting CP
Dinamo Zagreb
Individual
References
- ^ "Stefan Ristovski". GNK Dinamo Zagreb. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
- ^ Igor Naumovski (28 October 2010). "Ristovski: Macedonia has many future football stars". Macedonian Football. Retrieved 28 October 2010.
- ^ "Ristovski e Shekiladze sono nerazzurri" (in Italian). U.S. Latina Calcio. 2015. Archived from the original on 11 January 2015. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
- ^ PARMA FOOTBALL CLUB S.P.A. IN FALLIMENTO VALUTAZIONE DELLA AZIENDA SPORTIVA (in Italian)
- ^ "Mercato: tesserato Ristovski, va in prestito al Rijeka" (in Italian). Spezia Calcio. 7 July 2015. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
- ^ "Stefan Ristovski novi igrač Rijeke" (in Croatian). HNK Rijeka. 6 July 2015. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
- ^ "Stefan Ristovski gets scooped up by Rijeka". Macedonian Football. 6 July 2015. Retrieved 29 December 2016.
- ^ "Comunicado por Stefan Ristovski" [Press release regarding Stefan Ristovski] (Press release) (in Portuguese). Lisbon: Sporting CP. 7 August 2017. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
- ^ Sepúlveda, Pedro (31 January 2021). "Ristovski vendido ao Dínamo Zagreb" [Ristovski sold to Dynamo Zagreb]. SIC Notícias (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 3 February 2021.
- ^ Appearances for (North) Macedonia National Team – RSSSF
- ^ "Player Database". eu-football.info. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
- ^ https://macedonianfootball.com/captain-ristovski-withdraws-from-the-national-team/
- ^ "Милан и Стефан Ристовски – БРАТСКИ на ЕУРО!". Вечер (in Macedonian). 20 May 2021. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
- ^ Фидан, Коминовски (29 March 2022). "Ristovski: Against players like Fernandez and Ronaldo, you must not make mistakes! - Free press". Слободен печат. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
- ^ Stefan Ristovski at Soccerway. Retrieved 18 March 2026.
- ^ Stefan Ristovski at Soccerway
- ^ "Penalties smile on Sporting again as Lions retain Taça da Liga crown". PortuGOAL.net. 26 January 2019. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
- ^ "DINAMO – ISTRA 1961 6:3". HNS-CFF (in Croatian). 19 May 2021. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
External links
- Stefan Ristovski at Football Federation of Macedonia
- Stefan Ristovski at MacedonianFootball.com
- Stefan Ristovski at Soccerway
- Stefan Ristovski at Croatian Football Statistics (archived) (in Croatian)