Ostoja Stjepanović (Macedonian: Остоја Стјепановиќ; born 17 January 1985) is a Macedonian retired professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
 Stjepanović with SV Mattersburg in 2009 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 17 January 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Skopje, SR Macedonia, Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Makedonija Gjorče Petrov | |||
| 2001–2003 | Partizan | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2007 | Partizan | 0 | (0) |
| 2003–2005 | → Teleoptik (loan) | 41 | (1) |
| 2005–2006 | → Slavija Sarajevo (loan) | 17 | (0) |
| 2006 | → Dinamo Vranje (loan) | 14 | (0) |
| 2007 | → Vardar (loan) | 29 | (4) |
| 2008 | Čukarički | 19 | (2) |
| 2009–2010 | SV Mattersburg | 28 | (1) |
| 2011 | Taraz | 16 | (3) |
| 2011–2013 | Vardar | 57 | (5) |
| 2013–2015 | Wisła Kraków | 37 | (0) |
| 2015 | OFK Beograd | 14 | (0) |
| 2016 | AEL Limassol | 13 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Śląsk Wrocław | 27 | (1) |
| 2017–2018 | Rabotnički | 45 | (7) |
| 2019 | Makedonija | 16 | (1) |
| 2019–2020 | Rad | 15 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2002 | Macedonia U17[a] | 2 | (0) |
| 2002–2003 | Macedonia U19[a] | 9 | (0) |
| 2012–2017 | Macedonia | 18 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career edit
Stjepanović agreed to join the Partizan youth system from Makedonija Gjorče Petrov at age 16.[1] He would make his senior debut on loan at Teleoptik in 2003. After spending two seasons with the Serbian League Belgrade side, Stjepanović was sent out on loan to Bosnian club Slavija Sarajevo for the 2005–06 season.
In early 2009, Stjepanović moved to Austria and signed with SV Mattersburg. He spent one and a half seasons with the Bundesliga club. From March to June 2011, Stjepanović played for Kazakhstan Premier League side Taraz.
In August 2011, Stjepanović returned to his homeland and rejoined Vardar. He helped the club win back-to-back championship titles in 2012 and 2013, contributing with five goals in 57 appearances. In July 2013, Stjepanović signed a two-year contract with Polish club Wisła Kraków.[2]
International career edit
Stjepanović was capped for Macedonia at under-17 and under-19 levels. He made his full international debut for Macedonia on 14 November 2012, coming on as a substitute in a 3–2 home friendly victory over Slovenia.[3] As of April 2020, he has earned 18 caps, scoring no goals.[4]
Honours edit
- Vardar
Notes edit
References edit
- ^ "Ostoja: Partizanu ništa ne zameram" (in Serbian). zurnal.rs. 19 April 2020. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
- ^ "Ostoja Stjepanović podpisał kontrakt z Wisłą Kraków" (in Polish). gol24.pl. 14 July 2013. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
- ^ "Player Database". eu-football.info. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
- ^ Appearances for (North) Macedonia National Team – RSSSF
External links edit
- Ostoja Stjepanović at 90minut.pl (in Polish)
- Ostoja Stjepanović at Soccerway
- Ostoja Stjepanović at WorldFootball.net
- Ostoja Stjepanović at FootballDatabase.eu
- Ostoja Stjepanović – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Ostoja Stjepanović at National-Football-Teams.com