Jovan Markoski

Jovan Markoski (Serbian Cyrillic: Јован Маркоски; born 23 June 1980) is a Serbian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Since 2025, he has been the head coach of the Ukrainian third-tier club, FC Hirnyk-Sport Horishni Plavni.

Jovan Markoski

Markoski with Vorskla Poltava in 2013
Personal information
Full name	Jovan Markoski
Date of birth	(1980-06-23) 23 June 1980 (age 45)
Place of birth	Belgrade, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1997–1998	Radnički Obrenovac
1999–2000	Mladost Lučani
2000–2001	Red Star Belgrade	5	(0)
2001–2002	Mladost Lučani	25	(1)
2002–2005	Železnik	82	(6)
2005–2006	Zeta	25	(3)
2006–2015	Vorskla Poltava	226	(19)
2015–2018	Napredak Kruševac	69	(3)
2018–2019	Mladost Lučani	16	(0)
2019–2020	Napredak Kruševac	19	(0)
2020–2022	Radnički Obrenovac
Total		467	(32)
International career
2001	FR Yugoslavia U21[a]	3	(0)
2003–2004	Serbia and Montenegro	4	(0)
Managerial career
2023-2024	Radnički Obrenovac
2025-	Hirnyk-Sport Horishni Plavni
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

At international level, Markoski was capped four times for Serbia and Montenegro between 2003 and 2004.

Club career

Markoski made a name for himself while playing for Železnik, winning the Serbia and Montenegro Cup in 2005. He subsequently spent one year at Zeta, before moving abroad to Ukrainian side Vorskla Poltava in the summer of 2006. He remained at the club for the next nine seasons, making over 200 appearances in the Ukrainian Premier League.

In June 2015, Markoski returned to his homeland, signing a one-year contract with Napredak Kruševac. He helped them win the Serbian First League in the 2015–16 season, thus earning promotion to the Serbian SuperLiga. After featuring in the team's first two matches of the 2018–19 season, Markoski terminated his contract with the club by mutual consent.

In August 2018, Markoski signed with his former club Mladost Lučani, rejoining them after 16 years.^[1] He moved back to Napredak Kruševac for the 2019–20 season. In October 2020, Markoski returned to his parent club Radnički Obrenovac.^[2]

International career

Markoski made his full international debut for Serbia and Montenegro in a 1–0 friendly loss away against Germany on 30 April 2003.^[3] He was also a member of the team at the Kirin Cup in July 2004.^[4]

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition^[5]

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Mladost Lučani	1999–2000	Second League of FR Yugoslavia			—		—
Red Star Belgrade	2000–01	First League of FR Yugoslavia	5	0	1	0	2	0	8	0
Mladost Lučani	2001–02	First League of FR Yugoslavia	25	1			—		25	1
Železnik	2002–03	First League of Serbia and Montenegro	30	4			—		30	4
	2003–04	First League of Serbia and Montenegro	27	0			—		27	0
	2004–05	First League of Serbia and Montenegro	25	2			2	0	27	2
	Total		82	6			2	0	84	6
Zeta	2005–06	Serbia and Montenegro SuperLiga	25	3			2	0	27	3
Vorskla Poltava	2006–07	Ukrainian Top League	26	1	1	0	—		27	1
	2007–08	Ukrainian Top League	26	2	3	0	—		29	2
	2008–09	Ukrainian Premier League	28	6	6	0	—		34	6
	2009–10	Ukrainian Premier League	30	7	1	0	2	0	33	7
	2010–11	Ukrainian Premier League	29	2	1	0	—		30	2
	2011–12	Ukrainian Premier League	25	1	0	0	10	0	35	1
	2012–13	Ukrainian Premier League	26	0	1	0	—		27	0
	2013–14	Ukrainian Premier League	22	0	2	0	—		24	0
	2014–15	Ukrainian Premier League	14	0	3	0	—		17	0
	Total		226	19	18	0	12	0	256	19
Napredak Kruševac	2015–16	Serbian First League	24	2	1	0	—		25	2
	2016–17	Serbian SuperLiga	25	0	0	0	—		25	0
	2017–18	Serbian SuperLiga	18	1	1	0	—		19	1
	2018–19	Serbian SuperLiga	2	0	0	0	—		2	0
	Total		69	3	2	0	—		71	3
Mladost Lučani	2018–19	Serbian SuperLiga	16	0	3	0	—		19	0
Napredak Kruševac	2019–20	Serbian First League	15	0	1	0	—		16	0
	2020–21	Serbian SuperLiga	4	0	0	0	—		4	0
	Total		19	0	1	0	—		20	0
Career total			467	32	25	0	18	0	510	32

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year^[6]

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Serbia and Montenegro	2003	1	0
	2004	3	0
Total		4	0

Honours

Železnik

• Serbia and Montenegro Cup: 2004–05

Napredak Kruševac

• Serbian First League: 2015–16

Notes

1. Official UEFA matches only