Darko Velkovski (Macedonian: Дарко Велковски; born 21 June 1995) is a Macedonian footballer who plays as a centre-back or as a defensive midfielder for Romanian Liga I club Dinamo București and the North Macedonia national team.
 Velkovski with Vardar in 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Darko Velkovski | ||
| Date of birth | 21 June 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Skopje, Macedonia | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Dinamo București | ||
| Number | 24 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2011 | Makedonija Gjorche Petrov | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2015 | Rabotnički | 109 | (11) |
| 2015–2018 | Vardar | 53 | (1) |
| 2018–2022 | Rijeka | 62 | (1) |
| 2022–2023 | Al-Ettifaq | 15 | (0) |
| 2024– | Dinamo Bucureşti | 16 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2011–2013 | Macedonia U17 | 9 | (2) |
| 2012–2013 | Macedonia U18 | 1 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Macedonia U19 | 10 | (4) |
| 2014 | Macedonia U20 | 1 | (0) |
| 2013–2017 | Macedonia U21 | 20 | (2) |
| 2014– | North Macedonia | 50 | (3) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 3 June 2024 | |||
Club career edit
Dinamo București edit
On 3 January 2024, Dinamo București announced the signing of Velkovski, who prior to this was a free agent for more than 6 months.[1] Velkovski made his debut for the team on 27 January 2024, in the 1-2 loss against Rapid București.[2] On 12 February 2024, he scored his first goal for the club, in the 2-0 away win against champions Farul Constanța.[3] For this performance, he was selected in the Liga 1 Team of the Week.[4]
International career edit
He made his senior debut for North Macedonia in a June 2014 friendly match against China and as of then, he has earned a total of 41 caps, scoring 3 goals.[5][6][7]
International stats edit
International edit
- As of match played 3 June 2024[8]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Macedonia[a] | |||
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 7 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 12 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 50 | 3 | |
- ^ North Macedonia was known as Macedonia until 2019
- As of match played 8 October 2021. North Macedonia score listed first, score column indicates score after each Velkovski goal.[9]
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 October 2020 | Toshe Proeski Arena, Skopje, Macedonia | 22 |  Kosovo | 2–1 | 2–1 | UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying play-offs |
| 2 | 5 September 2021 | Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland | 33 |  Iceland | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 3 | 8 October 2021 | Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz, Liechtenstein | 35 |  Liechtenstein | 1–0 | 4–0 |
Honours edit
Rabotnički
Vardar
Rijeka
- Croatian Cup: 2018–19, 2019–20
- Croatian Super Cup runner-up: 2019
References edit
- ^ "Dinamo a anunțat primul transfer al anului: fundaș central cu o cotă de 1,8 milioane!". gsp.ro.
- ^ "Dinamo București 1–2 Rapid București". Soccerway. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
- ^ "Farul Constanța 0–2 Dinamo București". Soccerway. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
- ^ "Echipa etapei a 25-a". lpf.ro. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
- ^ Appearances for (North) Macedonia National Team - RSSSF
- ^ "Player Database". eu-football.info. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
- ^ "Darko Velkovski in Rijeka". goal.com.
- ^ "Darko Velkovski". national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
- ^ Darko Velkovski at Soccerway
External links edit
- Profile at Macedonian Football (in English)
- Darko Velkovski at Soccerway
- Darko Velkovski at National-Football-Teams.com