Krste Velkoski

Krste Velkoski
Personal information
Date of birth	20 February 1988
Place of birth	Struga, SR Macedonia, SFR Yugoslavia
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team
2006–2008	Rabotnički
2008–2010	Metalurg
2010	Ceahlăul
2010–2011	Enosis Neon Paralimni
2011–2013	Rabotnički
2014–2016	Sarajevo
2016–2017	Incheon United
2017	Nakhon Ratchasima
2017–2022	Sarajevo
2022–2023	Rabotnički
2024–2025	Makedonija G.P.
Total
International career
	Macedonia U17
	Macedonia U19
2009–2010	Macedonia U21
2014–2021	North Macedonia
	* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Krste Velkoski (Macedonian: Крсте Велкоски; born 20 February 1988) is a Macedonian former professional footballer who played as a striker.^[1]

Club career

Velkoski signed a three-year contract with Enosis Neon Paralimni on 18 June 2010. However, the club mutually agreed to terminate his contract on 14 December. He signed a two-year contract with his former club Rabotnički in January 2011 and holds the record as top scorer in UEFA Club Competitions for the club.

In January 2014, Velkoski joined Bosnian Premier League club Sarajevo signing a 2+1⁄2-year contract.^[2] After playing for Sarajevo, he played for Incheon United and Nakhon Ratchasima. In 2017, Velkoski returned to Sarajevo.

International career

In March 2014, Velkoski made his senior debut for Macedonia in a friendly match against Latvia. He has played on 12 occasions in total, scoring no goals.^[3] His last international was a Nations League match against Gibraltar in November 2018.^[4]

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition^[1]^[5]
Club	Season	League			National cup^[a]		Continental		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Rabotnički	2005–06	Macedonian First League	8	2			—		8	2
	2006–07	Macedonian First League	25	7			6^[b]	1	31	8
	2007–08	Macedonian First League	19	5			6^[c]	2	25	7
	2008–09	Macedonian First League	4	0			2^[d]	1	6	1
	Total		56	14			14	4	70	18
Metalurg	2008–09	Macedonian First League	18	4			—		18	4
	2009–10	Macedonian First League	14	2			—		14	2
	Total		32	6			—		32	6
Ceahlaul Piatra-Neamt	2009–10	Liga I	8	1			—		8	1
Enosis Neon Paralimni	2010–11	Cypriot First Division	11	0			—		11	0
Rabotnički	2010–11	Macedonian First League	15	6			—		15	6
	2011–12	Macedonian First League	31	8	5	3	8^[e]	2	44	13
	2012–13	Macedonian First League	28	13			—		28	13
	2013–14	Macedonian First League	18	14	2	1	—		20	15
	Total		92	41	7	4	8	2	107	47
Sarajevo	2013–14	Bosnian Premier League	11	8	6	2	—		17	10
	2014–15	Bosnian Premier League	25	11	5	3	6^[e]	0	36	14
	2015–16	Bosnian Premier League	18	6	2	1	2^[d]	0	22	7
	Total		54	25	13	6	8	0	75	31
Incheon United	2016	K League Classic	24	4	2	0	—		26	4
Nakhon Ratchasima	2017	Thai League 1	17	3	0	0	—		17	3
Sarajevo	2017–18	Bosnian Premier League	32	12	1	0	—		33	12
	2018–19	Bosnian Premier League	31	11	8	3	4^[e]	0	43	14
	2019–20	Bosnian Premier League	19	2	1	0	4^[f]	0	24	2
	2020–21	Bosnian Premier League	26	3	5	1	3^[g]	0	34	4
	2021–22	Bosnian Premier League	19	0	5	1	2^[h]	0	27	1
	Total		127	28	20	5	13	0	161	33
Rabotnički	2022–23	Macedonian First League	28	8	0	0	—		28	8
	2023–24	Macedonian First League	14	2	2	0	—		16	2
	Total		42	10	2	0	—		44	10
Makedonija G.P.	2023–24	Macedonian First League	14	2	2	1	—		16	3
	2024–25	Macedonian Second League			2	1	—		2	1
	Total		14	2	4	2	—		18	4
Career total			477	134	48	17	43	6	569	157

↑ Includes Macedonian Cup, Bosnian Cup, Korean FA Cup, Thai FA Cup
↑ Five appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League; one appearance in UEFA Cup
↑ Appearance(s) in UEFA Cup
1 2 Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
1 2 3 Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
↑ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League; two appearances in UEFA Europa League
↑ One appearance in UEFA Champions League; two appearances in UEFA Europa League
↑ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa Conference League

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year^[1]
National team	Year	Apps	Goals
North Macedonia
	2014	6	0
	2015	4	0
	2016	0	0
	2017	0	0
	2018	2	0
	2019	0	0
	2020	2	0
	2021	1	0
Total		15	0

Honours

Rabotnički^[1]

Sarajevo^[1]

References

1 2 3 4 5 "K. Velkoski". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
↑ Zlateski, Aleksandar. "Krste Velkoski moves to Sarajevo". Macedonian Football. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
↑ Mamrud, Roberto. "Appearances for (North) Macedonia) National Team". RSSSF. Retrieved 2 July 2026.
↑ "Player Database". EU-football.info. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
↑ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Krste Velkoski". National Football Teams. Retrieved 15 February 2026.

External links

Profile at MacedonianFootball (in English)
Krste Velkoski – K League stats at kleague.com (in Korean and English)

[6] Includes Macedonian Cup, Bosnian Cup, Korean FA Cup, Thai FA Cup

[7] Five appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League; one appearance in UEFA Cup

[UC-8] Appearance(s) in UEFA Cup

[UCL-9] 1 2 Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League

[UEL-10] 1 2 3 Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League

[11] Two appearances in UEFA Champions League; two appearances in UEFA Europa League

[12] One appearance in UEFA Champions League; two appearances in UEFA Europa League

[UECL-13] Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa Conference League

[soccerway-1] 1 2 3 4 5 "K. Velkoski". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 4 June 2021.

[2] Zlateski, Aleksandar. "Krste Velkoski moves to Sarajevo". Macedonian Football. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 23 March 2014.

[3] Mamrud, Roberto. "Appearances for (North) Macedonia) National Team". RSSSF. Retrieved 2 July 2026.

[4] "Player Database". EU-football.info. Retrieved 22 May 2020.

[5] Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Krste Velkoski". National Football Teams. Retrieved 15 February 2026.

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