Goran Pandev

Goran Pandev (Macedonian: Горан Пандев, born 27 July 1983) is a former Macedonian professional footballer. He played as a forward for teams like Lazio, Inter Milan,^[4] Napoli,^[5] and Genoa.^[6] While at Inter Milan, Pandev won the treble during the 2009–10 season.^[7][8][9] He is known as one of the best Macedonian footballers of all time.

Goran Pandev

Pandev with Inter Milan in 2010
Personal information
Full name	Goran Pandev[1]
Date of birth	(1983-07-27) 27 July 1983 (age 42)[2][3]
Place of birth	Strumica, SR Macedonia, Yugoslavia
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
0000	Belasica
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1999–2001	Belasica	18	(6)
2001–2004	Inter Milan	0	(0)
2002–2003	→ Spezia (loan)	22	(4)
2003–2004	→ Ancona (loan)	20	(1)
2004–2009	Lazio	159	(48)
2009–2012	Inter Milan	47	(5)
2011–2012	→ Napoli (loan)	30	(6)
2012–2014	Napoli	62	(13)
2014–2015	Galatasaray	4	(0)
2015–2022	Genoa	176	(28)
2022	Parma	11	(1)
Total		549	(112)
International career
1999	Macedonia U16	2	(0)
2000–2001	Macedonia U19	3	(2)
2001–2002	Macedonia U21	7	(2)
2001–2021	North Macedonia	122	(38)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Pandev was capped 122 times for North Macedonia, scoring 38 goals. He was part of North Macedonia's team at the 2020 European Championships, and became the second-oldest goal-scorer in the tournament.^[10]

On 22 April 2021, he became the first Macedonian footballer to score 100 goals in one of the top five European football leagues.^[11]

Personal life

Pandev's younger brother, Sashko, is also a footballer.

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition^[12]

Club	Season	League			National cup[a]		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Belasica	2000–01	Macedonian First League	18	6	—		—		—		18	6
Inter Milan	2001–02	Serie A	—		—		—		—		0	0
Spezia (loan)	2002–03	Serie C1	22	4	—		—		—		22	4
Ancona (loan)	2003–04	Serie A	20	1	1	0	—		—		21	1
Lazio	2004–05	Serie A	25	3	1	0	4[b]	1	0	0	30	4
	2005–06	Serie A	35	11	3	1	—		—		38	12
	2006–07	Serie A	36	11	3	3	—		—		39	14
	2007–08	Serie A	32	14	5	0	8[c]	5	—		45	19
	2008–09	Serie A	31	9	6	6	—		—		37	15
	Total		159	48	18	10	12	6	—		189	64
Inter Milan	2009–10	Serie A	19	3	2	0	6[c]	0	—		27	3
	2010–11	Serie A	27	2	4	0	7[c]	1	4[d]	2	42	5
	2011–12	Serie A	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	Total		47	5	6	0	13	1	4	2	70	8
Napoli (loan)	2011–12	Serie A	30	6	5	1	7[c]	0	—		42	7
Napoli	2012–13	Serie A	33	6	1	0	6[e]	0	1[f]	1	41	7
	2013–14	Serie A	29	7	3	0	9[g]	1	—		41	8
	Total		92	19	9	1	22	1	1	1	124	22
Galatasaray	2014–15	Süper Lig	4	0	10	7	3[c]	0	0	0	17	7
Genoa	2015–16	Serie A	15	0	1	0	—		—		16	0
	2016–17	Serie A	20	3	3	4	—		—		23	7
	2017–18	Serie A	32	5	1	0	—		—		33	5
	2018–19	Serie A	26	4	2	0	—		—		28	4
	2019–20	Serie A	34	9	1	0	—		—		35	9
	2020–21	Serie A	29	7	1	0	—		—		30	7
	2021–22	Serie A	20	0	2	0	—		—		22	0
	Total		176	28	11	4	—		—		187	32
Parma	2021–22	Serie B	11	1	—		—		—		11	1
Career total			549	112	55	22	50	8	5	3	659	145

1. Includes Coppa Italia, Turkish Cup
2. Appearances in UEFA Cup
3. Appearances in UEFA Champions League
4. One appearance and one goal in Supercoppa Italiana, one appearance in UEFA Super Cup, two appearances and one goal in FIFA Club World Cup
5. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
6. Appearance in Supercoppa Italiana
7. Five appearances in UEFA Champions League, four appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year^[12][13][14]

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
North Macedonia[a]	2001	1	0
	2002	3	1
	2003	5	1
	2004	8	4
	2005	7	3
	2006	5	1
	2007	5	1
	2008	8	3
	2009	10	8
	2010	4	1
	2011	5	1
	2012	7	1
	2013	7	1
	2014	0	0
	2015	0	0
	2016	8	1
	2017	9	4
	2018	7	2
	2019	9	1
	2020	6	2
	2021	8	2
Total		122	38

1. North Macedonia was known as Macedonia until 2019

Scores and results list North Macedonia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Pandev goal^[12][13]

List of international goals scored by Goran Pandev

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	21 August 2002	Philip II Arena, Skopje, Macedonia	Malta[15]	5–0	5–0	Friendly
2	20 August 2003	Stadion Goce Delčev, Prilep, Macedonia	Albania[16]	2–1	3–1
3	18 February 2004	Philip II Arena, Skopje, Macedonia	Bosnia and Herzegovina[17]	1–0	1–0
4	11 June 2004	A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn, Estonia	Estonia[18]	3–0	4–2
5	18 August 2004	Philip II Arena, Skopje, Macedonia	Armenia[19]	1–0	3–0	2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
6	9 October 2004		Netherlands[20]	1–1	2–2
7	4 June 2005	Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium, Yerevan, Armenia	Armenia[21]	1–0	2–1
8				2–0
9	8 June 2005	Na Stínadlech, Teplice, Czech Republic	Czech Republic[22]	1–0	1–6
10	11 October 2006	Camp d’Esports d’Aixovall, Andorra La Vella, Andorra	Andorra[23]	1–0	3–0	UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying
11	17 October 2007	Philip II Arena, Skopje, Macedonia	Andorra[24]	3–0	3–0
12	20 August 2008	Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg	Luxembourg[25]	1–0	4–1	Friendly
13				3–0
14	10 September 2008	Philip II Arena, Skopje, Macedonia	Netherlands[26]	1–2	1–2	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
15	11 February 2009	Mardan Sports Complex, Antalya, Turkey	Moldova[27]	1–0	1–1	Friendly
16	12 August 2009	Philip II Arena, Skopje, Macedonia	Spain[28]	1–0	2–3
17				2–0
18	11 October 2009		Qatar[29]	1–1	2–1
19				2–1
20	14 November 2009	Stadion Mladost, Strumica, Macedonia	Canada	2–0	3–0
21				3–0
22	18 November 2009	Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran	Iran	1–1	1–1
23	3 March 2010	Philip II Arena, Skopje, Macedonia	Montenegro	2–0	2–1
24	10 August 2011	Dalga Arena, Baku, Azerbaijan	Azerbaijan	1–0	1–0
25	15 August 2012	Philip II Arena, Skopje, Macedonia	Lithuania	1–0	1–0
26	6 February 2013		Denmark	1–0	3–0
27	29 May 2016	Sportplatz Bad Erlach, Bad Erlach, Austria	Azerbaijan	2–0	3–1
28	28 March 2017	Philip II Arena, Skopje, Macedonia	Belarus	2–0	3–0
29				3–0
30	2 September 2017	Sammy Ofer Stadium, Haifa, Israel	Israel	1–0	1–0	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
31	11 November 2017	Philip II Arena, Skopje, Macedonia	Norway	1–0	2–0	Friendly
32	9 September 2018		Armenia	2–0	2–0	2018–19 UEFA Nations League D
33	13 October 2018		Liechtenstein	3–0	4–1
34	9 September 2019	Daugava Stadium, Riga, Latvia	Latvia	1–0	2–0	UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying
35	11 October 2020	A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn, Estonia	Estonia	2–3	3–3	2020–21 UEFA Nations League C
36	12 November 2020	Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arena, Tbilisi, Georgia	Georgia	1–0	1–0	UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying play-offs
37	31 March 2021	MSV-Arena, Duisburg, Germany	Germany	1–0	2–1	2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
38	13 June 2021	Arena Națională, Bucharest, Romania	Austria	1–1	1–3	UEFA Euro 2020

Honours

Lazio

• Coppa Italia: 2008–09^[12]

Inter Milan^[12]

• Serie A: 2009–10
• Coppa Italia: 2009–10, 2010–11
• Supercoppa Italiana: 2010
• UEFA Champions League: 2009–10
• FIFA Club World Cup: 2010

Napoli

• Coppa Italia: 2011–12, 2013–14^[12]

Galatasaray^[12]

• Süper Lig: 2014–15
• Turkish Cup: 2014–15

Individual

• Macedonian Footballer of the Year: 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010^[30]
• Coppa Italia top scorer: 2008–09, 2016–17^[31]