Aco Stojkov (Macedonian: Ацо Стојков; born 29 April 1983) is a Macedonian former professional footballer who played as a striker.
 Stojkov with Vardar in 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 29 April 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Strumica, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1999 | Belasica | ||
| 2001–2002 | Inter Milan | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2000–2001 | Belasica | 15 | (7) |
| 2001–2005 | Inter Milan | 0 | (0) |
| 2002–2003 | → Spezia (loan) | 14 | (0) |
| 2003 | → Górnik Zabrze (loan) | 5 | (1) |
| 2004 | → Castel di Sangro (loan) | 8 | (1) |
| 2004–2005 | → Andria (loan) | 20 | (2) |
| 2005–2006 | La Louviére | 14 | (7) |
| 2006 | Partizan | 0 | (0) |
| 2007–2009 | Debrecen | 20 | (6) |
| 2008–2009 | → Nyíregyháza (loan) | 25 | (6) |
| 2010–2012 | FC Aarau | 67 | (23) |
| 2012 | Zob Ahan | 5 | (1) |
| 2013 | Vardar | 27 | (17) |
| 2014 | Botoșani | 13 | (2) |
| 2014 | Rabotnički | 11 | (9) |
| 2015 | Skënderbeu | 13 | (3) |
| 2015–2018 | Vardar | 29 | (5) |
| 2018–2019 | Akademija Pandev | 28 | (2) |
| 2019 | Osogovo | 11 | (2) |
| International career | |||
| Macedonia U17 | 5 | (2) | |
| Macedonia U18 | 2 | (1) | |
| Macedonia U19 | 2 | (0) | |
| Macedonia U21 | 13 | (4) | |
| 2002–2014 | Macedonia | 42 | (5) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
editIn his early years, he played with his compatriot Goran Pandev for Inter Milan youth teams. He was then loaned to lower-level teams in Italy and Polish top flight to gain some experience but failed to impress Inter and his contract with them expired. Stojkov has since played in Belgium, Serbia, Hungary and Switzerland. He joined Partizan in summer of 2006 and played with the club during the first half of the 2006–07 season. Although he did not made any league appearance, he played one match in the Serbian Cup.[1] He was renowned for his speed and dribbling abilities.
International career
editHe has represented his country on all youth levels before making his senior debut for Macedonia in an August 2002 friendly match against Malta in Skopje. He has earned a total of 42 caps, scoring 5 goals.[2] His final international was a November 2014 European Championship qualification match against Slovakia.[3]
International goals
edit| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 June 2003 | Skopje, Macedonia |  Liechtenstein |
3–1 | Win | Euro 2004 qualifying |
| 2 | 11 June 2003 | Istanbul, Turkey |  Turkey |
2–3 | Loss | Euro 2004 qualifying |
| 3 | 9 October 2004 | Skopje, Macedonia |  Netherlands |
2–2 | Draw | World Cup 2006 qualifying |
| 4 | 2 June 2007 | Skopje, Macedonia |  Israel |
1–2 | Loss | Euro 2008 qualifying |
| 5 | 10 June 2009 | Skopje, Macedonia |  Iceland |
1–0 | Win | World Cup 2010 qualifying |
Honours
editDebrecen
Vardar
Rabotnicki
Skënderbeu
Akademija Pandev
- Macedonian Cup: 2018–19
References
edit- ^ All-time FK Partizan players, Aco Stojkov #984 Archived 6 September 2012 at archive.today at FK Partizan official website
- ^ Appearances for (North) Macedonia National Team - RSSSF
- ^ "Player Database". eu-football.info. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
- ^ a b c d Aco Stojkov at National-Football-Teams.com
External links
edit- Aco Stojkov at Football Federation of Macedonia official website
- Profile at MacedonianFootball.com (in English)
- Aco Stojkov at 90minut.pl (in Polish)
- Aco Stojkov at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
- Aco Stojkov at Soccerway