Krste Velkoski

Krste Velkoski (Macedonian: Крсте Велкоски; born 20 February 1988) is a Macedonian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Makedonija G.P.^[1]

Krste Velkoski

Personal information
Date of birth	(1988-02-20) 20 February 1988 (age 37)
Place of birth	Struga, SR Macedonia, SFR Yugoslavia
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Team information
Current team	Makedonija G.P.
Number	10
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2006–2008	Rabotnički	54	(18)
2008–2010	Metalurg	32	(6)
2010	Ceahlăul	8	(1)
2010–2011	Enosis Neon Paralimni	11	(0)
2011–2013	Rabotnički	92	(41)
2014–2016	Sarajevo	54	(25)
2016–2017	Incheon United	24	(4)
2017	Nakhon Ratchasima	17	(3)
2017–2022	Sarajevo	128	(28)
2022–2023	Rabotnički	42	(10)
2024–	Makedonija G.P.	14	(2)
International career
	Macedonia U17	3	(1)
	Macedonia U19	3	(0)
2009–2010	Macedonia U21	3	(0)
2014–2021	North Macedonia	15	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 1 June 2024

Club career

Velkoski signed a three-year deal with Enosis Neon Paralimni on 18 June 2010 but his journey did not last long as Velkoski and the club mutually agreed to terminate his contract on 14 December 2010. He then signed a two-year deal with his former team Rabotnički in January 2011 and holds the record as top scorer in UEFA Club Competitions for the club.

In January 2014, Velkoski joined Bosnian Premier League club Sarajevo signing a 2+1⁄2-year contract.^[2] After Sarajevo, he played for Incheon United and Nakhon Ratchasima. In 2017, Velkoski returned to Sarajevo.

International career

He made his senior debut for Macedonia in a March 2014 friendly match against Latvia and has earned a total of 12 caps, scoring no goals.^[3] His last international was a November 2018 Nations League match against Gibraltar.^[4]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 10 December 2023.^[1]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup[a]		Continental		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Rabotnički	2006–07	Macedonian First League					6[b]	1	6	1
	2007–08						6[c]	2	6	2
	2008–09						2[d]	1	2	1
	Total						14	4	14	4
Metalurg	2008–09	Macedonian First League					—
	2009–10		14	2			—		14	2
	Total		14	2			—		14	2
Ceahlaul Piatra-Neamt	2009–10	Liga I	8	0			—		8	0
Enosis Neon Paralimni	2010–11	Cypriot First Division	11	0			—		11	0
Rabotnički	2010–11	Macedonian First League	15	6			—		15	6
	2011–12	Macedonian First League	31	8	5	3	8[e]	2	44	13
	2012–13	Macedonian First League	28	13			—		28	13
	2013–14	Macedonian First League	18	14	2	1	—		20	15
	Total		92	41	7	4	8	2	107	47
Sarajevo	2013–14	Bosnian Premier League	11	8	6	2	—		17	10
	2014–15	Bosnian Premier League	25	11	5	3	6[e]	0	36	14
	2015–16	Bosnian Premier League	18	6	2	1	2[d]	0	22	7
	Total		54	25	13	6	8	0	75	31
Incheon United	2016	K League Classic	24	4	2	0	—		26	4
Nakhon Ratchasima	2017	Thai League 1	17	3	0	0	—		17	3
Sarajevo	2017–18	Bosnian Premier League	32	12	1	0	0	0	33	12
	2018–19	Bosnian Premier League	31	11	8	3	4[e]	0	43	14
	2019–20	Bosnian Premier League	19	2	1	0	4[f]	0	24	2
	2020–21	Bosnian Premier League	26	3	5	1	3[g]	0	34	4
	2021–22	Bosnian Premier League	20	0	5	1	2[h]	0	27	1
	Total		128	28	20	5	13	0	161	33
Rabotnički	2022–23	Macedonian First League	28	8	0	0	—		28	8
	2023–24	Macedonian First League	14	2	1	0	—		15	2
	Total		42	10	1	0	—		43	10
Makedonija G.P.	2023–24	Macedonian First League	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
Career total			390	113	43	15	43	6	476	134

1. Includes Macedonian Cup, Bosnia and Herzegovina Cup, Korean FA Cup, Thai FA Cup
2. Five appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League; one appearance in UEFA Cup
3. Appearance(s) in UEFA Cup
4. Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
5. Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
6. Two appearances in UEFA Champions League; two appearances in UEFA Europa League
7. One appearance in UEFA Champions League; two appearances in UEFA Europa League
8. Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa Conference League

International

As of match played 4 June 2021.^[1]

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
North Macedonia
	2014	6	0
	2015	4	0
	2016	0	0
	2017	0	0
	2018	2	0
	2019	0	0
	2020	2	0
	2021	1	0
Total		15	0

Honours

Rabotnički^[1]

• Macedonian First League: 2007–08, 2013–14
• Macedonian Football Cup: 2007–08, 2013–14

Sarajevo^[1]

• Bosnian Premier League: 2014–15, 2018–19, 2019–20
• Bosnian Cup: 2013–14, 2018–19, 2020–21