Luka Stankovski (Macedonian: Лука Станковски; born 2 September 2002) is a Macedonian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Turkish club Tuzlaspor, on loan from Gaziantep.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 2 September 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Skopje, Macedonia | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Tuzlaspor (on loan from Gaziantep) | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2014–2015 | Vardar | ||
| 2015–2019 | Rabotnički | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2022 | Rabotnički | 48 | (11) |
| 2022– | Gaziantep | 11 | (1) |
| 2023 | → Gorica (loan) | 10 | (2) |
| 2024– | → Tuzlaspor (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018 | Macedonia U17 | ||
| 2019 | North Macedonia U18 | ||
| 2020 | North Macedonia U19 | ||
| 2021–2024 | North Macedonia U21 | 22 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 February 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 29 March 2024 | |||
Club career edit
Rabotnički edit
Born in Skopje, Macedonia, Stankovski began his youth career at Vardar, before moving to Rabotnički in 2015.[1] He made his senior debut in the Macedonian First League on 31 August 2019, playing as a starter in a 2–1 defeat to Akademija Pandev.[2]
Stankovski's first goal came on 29 August 2020, aged 17, helping his side draw 1–1 to Vardar.[3] On 16 December, he scored a brace against Borec in a 2–1 win.[4] Stanskovski finished the 2020–21 season with eight goals in 29 league appearances.[5]
Gaziantep edit
On 12 January 2022, Stankovski joined Turkish Süper Lig club Gaziantep, signing a four-and-a-half-year contract, with an option for a further year.[6][7] He made his debut in a 2–0 league defeat to İstanbul Başakşehir on 12 February 2022.[8]
In February 2023, Stankovski moved to Slovenian PrvaLiga club Gorica on a temporary loan, as Gaziantep withdrew from the 2022–23 Süper Lig season due to the 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquake.[9]
International career edit
Stankovski represented Macedonia internationally at under-17 level in the 2019 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualifiers.[10]
Style of play edit
At 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) tall, Stankovski primarily plays as a central midfielder, but can also be deployed as a holding midfielder or as an attacking midfielder.[1]
Personal life edit
Stankovski is the son of former footballer Goran Stankovski.[1]
Career statistics edit
Club edit
- As of 16 February 2023[5]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Rabotnički | 2019–20 | Macedonian First League | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| 2020–21 | Macedonian First League | 29 | 8 | — | 29 | 8 | ||
| 2021–22 | Macedonian First League | 18 | 3 | — | 18 | 3 | ||
| Total | 48 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 11 | ||
| Gaziantep | 2021–22 | Süper Lig | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 2022–23 | Süper Lig | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| Total | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 57 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 59 | 12 | ||
- ^ Includes Macedonian Cup, Turkish Cup
References edit
- ^ a b c Spalletta, Gabriele (17 February 2021). "L'identikit di Stankovski: il giovane centrocampista in arrivo a luglio" [Stankovski's identikit: the young midfielder arriving in July]. Forza Monza (in Italian). Retrieved 15 July 2021.
- ^ "Rabotnički vs. Akademija Pandev". Soccerway. 31 August 2019. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
- ^ Tanaskovski, Martin (29 August 2020). "ВИДЕО: Лука Станковски на 17 години го даде деби-голот во ПМФЛ!" [VIDEO: Luka Stankovski scored his debut goal in PMFL at the age of 17!]. Gol.mk (in Macedonian). Retrieved 15 July 2021.
- ^ "Лука Станковски двоен стрелец во триумфот над Борец (2–1)" [Luka Stankovski double scorer in the triumph over Borec (2–1)]. FK Rabotnički (in Macedonian). 16 December 2020. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
- ^ a b Luka Stankovski at Soccerway. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
- ^ "TRANSFER | LUKA STANKOVSKI GAZİANTEP'TE!". www.gaziantepfk.org. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
- ^ "Erol Bulut Fenerbahçe'de istedi, Gaziantep'te aldı". www.ntvspor.net.
- ^ "Medipol Başakşehir – Gaziantep FK 12 Şubat 2022 Maç Özeti, Goller..." Fanatik.
- ^ "Pomoč v lovu na obstanek: V Gorico prihaja odmevna okrepitev". Sportklub (in Slovenian). 15 February 2023. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
- ^ "Luka Stankovski". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 15 July 2021.