Stefan Ristovski

Stefan Ristovski
Ristovski with Rijeka in 2017
Personal information
Date of birth (1992-02-12) 12 February 1992
Place of birth Skopje, Macedonia
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position Right-back
Youth career
Vardar
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2010 Vardar 17 (1)
2010–2015 Parma 6 (0)
2011–2012 → Crotone (loan) 1 (0)
2012 → Frosinone (loan) 12 (0)
2012–2013 → Bari (loan) 20 (0)
2013–2014 → Latina (loan) 37 (3)
2015 → Latina (loan) 19 (0)
2015–2017 Rijeka 68 (0)
2017–2021 Sporting CP 52 (0)
2021–2025 Dinamo Zagreb 120 (7)
2025–2026 Sarajevo 28 (3)
International career
2008–2009 Macedonia U19 6 (0)
2009–2014 Macedonia U21 20 (1)
2011–2023 North Macedonia 82 (2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 25 May 2026

Stefan Ristovski (Macedonian: Стефан Ристовски; born 12 February 1992) is a Macedonian footballer who plays as a right-back.

Club career

Born in Skopje, Ristovski began his career at hometown club Vardar before he signed a five-year deal with Italian club Parma in January 2010. He was 17 at the time but the deal could not become official until he turned 18.[2]

Ristovski joined Serie B club Crotone on loan on 6 July 2011. After not receiving much playing time, the loan was cancelled in the January 2012 and he was then loaned to Frosinone for the remainder of the campaign. On 5 July 2012, he was again sent on loan, to Serie B side Bari. He was then loaned out to Latina in the same division for the 2013–14 season, returning to them for a second time in January 2015.[3] Before the bankruptcy of Parma, Ristovski was under contract with Parma until 30 June 2019.[4]

In July 2015, Ristovski moved to Rijeka in Croatia.[5][6] The transfer was facilitated through Rijeka's Italian partner club, Spezia. In order for Ristovski to remain eligible under Italy's non-EU quota, he was signed by Spezia on a free transfer and then loaned to Rijeka.[7] On 7 August 2017, Ristovski signed with Sporting.[8] On 2 February 2021, he signed for GNK Dinamo Zagreb.[9] He made his debut for Dinamo on 13 February in a derby against Osijek. In his debut, he received two yellow cards and was sent off.

International career

Risovski in 2014 with Macedonia

Ristovski made his debut for Macedonia on 10 August 2011 in an away friendly against Azerbaijan and has, as of April 2020, earned a total of 52 caps, scoring 1 goal.[10][11] He represented the nation at UEFA Euro 2020, their first major tournament. In August 2023, while captain of the national team (a title inherited from Goran Pandev), Ristovski feuded with head coach Blagoja Milevski over team philosophy and cohesion. He released a public statement on social media announcing his withdrawal from the national team. The announcement came within a month of two national team Euro 2024 qualifiers.[12] The impasse was spawned after the previous head coach Igor Angelovski announced that his contract would not be renewed as he himself had problems with the new administration team of FFM in 2021 despite the team's qualification for its first major tournament. Ristevski subsequently returned for two friendlies the following year.

Personal life

His younger brother Milan is also a professional footballer and North Macedonia international.[13]

Ristovski also has Portuguese citizenship, and his son was born in Portugal.[14]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 16 July 2026[15]
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Vardar 2008–09 1. MFL 60————60
2009–10 111————111
Total 171————171
Crotone (loan) 2011–12 Serie B 1010———20
Frosinone (loan) 2011–12 Lega Pro 120————120
Bari (loan) 2012–13 Serie B 20010———210
Latina (loan) 2013–14 Serie B 37310———383
Parma 2014–15 Serie A 60————60
Latina (loan) 2014–15 Serie B 190————190
Rijeka 2015–16 Prva HNL 32050—1[c]0—380
2016–17 Prva HNL 33061—2[c]0—411
2017–18 Prva HNL 30——4[d]1—71
Total 680111—71—862
Sporting (loan) 2017–18 Primeira Liga 8070107[e]0—230
Sporting 2018–19 Primeira Liga 23020305[c]0—330
2019–20 Primeira Liga 21000302[c]0—260
Total 5209070140—820
Dinamo Zagreb 2020–21 Prva HNL 8020—6[c]0—160
2021–22 30120—13[f]0—451
2022–23 28420—11[d]0—414
2023–24 26030—14[g]01[h]0440
2024–25 28220—9[d]0—392
Total 1207110—530101857
Sarajevo 2025–26 Bosnian Premier League 28330—2[i]01[j]0343
2026–27 Bosnian Premier League 0000—2[i]0—20
Total 28330—4010363
Career total 38014371707812050416
  1. ↑ Includes Coppa Italia, Croatian Cup, Taça de Portugal, Bosnian Cup
  2. ↑ Includes Taça da Liga
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  4. 1 2 3 Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  5. ↑ Four appearances in UEFA Champions League; three appearances in UEFA Europa League
  6. ↑ Six appearances in UEFA Champions League; seven appearances in UEFA Europa League
  7. ↑ Four appearance in UEFA Champions League; two appearances in UEFA Europa League; eight appearances in UEFA Conference League
  8. ↑ Appearance in Croatian Super Cup
  9. 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Conference League
  10. ↑ Appearance in Bosnian Supercup

International

As of 29 March 2022
National teamYearAppsGoals
Macedonia 201110
201230
201370
201440
201560
201680
201791
201860
North
Macedonia		 201980
202081
2021140
202220
Total762
As of match played 8 September 2020. North Macedonia score listed first, score column indicates score after each Ristovski goal.[16]
International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 11 June 2017Philip II Arena, Skopje, Macedonia33 Spain1–21–22018 FIFA World Cup qualification
2 8 September 2020Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arena, Tbilisi, Georgia54 Georgia1–11–12020–21 UEFA Nations League C

Honours

Club

Rijeka

Sporting CP

Dinamo Zagreb

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "Stefan Ristovski". GNK Dinamo Zagreb. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
  2. ↑ Igor Naumovski (28 October 2010). "Ristovski: Macedonia has many future football stars". Macedonian Football. Retrieved 28 October 2010.
  3. ↑ "Ristovski e Shekiladze sono nerazzurri" (in Italian). U.S. Latina Calcio. 2015. Archived from the original on 11 January 2015. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
  4. ↑ PARMA FOOTBALL CLUB S.P.A. IN FALLIMENTO VALUTAZIONE DELLA AZIENDA SPORTIVA (in Italian)
  5. ↑ "Mercato: tesserato Ristovski, va in prestito al Rijeka" (in Italian). Spezia Calcio. 7 July 2015. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
  6. ↑ "Stefan Ristovski novi igrač Rijeke" (in Croatian). HNK Rijeka. 6 July 2015. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
  7. ↑ "Stefan Ristovski gets scooped up by Rijeka". Macedonian Football. 6 July 2015. Retrieved 29 December 2016.
  8. ↑ "Comunicado por Stefan Ristovski" [Press release regarding Stefan Ristovski] (Press release) (in Portuguese). Lisbon: Sporting CP. 7 August 2017. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
  9. ↑ Sepúlveda, Pedro (31 January 2021). "Ristovski vendido ao Dínamo Zagreb" [Ristovski sold to Dynamo Zagreb]. SIC Notícias (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  10. ↑ Appearances for (North) Macedonia National Team – RSSSF
  11. ↑ "Player Database". eu-football.info. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  12. ↑ https://macedonianfootball.com/captain-ristovski-withdraws-from-the-national-team/
  13. ↑ "Милан и Стефан Ристовски – БРАТСКИ на ЕУРО!". Вечер (in Macedonian). 20 May 2021. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  14. ↑ Фидан, Коминовски (29 March 2022). "Ristovski: Against players like Fernandez and Ronaldo, you must not make mistakes! - Free press". Слободен печат. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
  15. ↑ Stefan Ristovski at Soccerway. Retrieved 17 July 2026.
  16. ↑ Stefan Ristovski at Soccerway
  17. ↑ "Penalties smile on Sporting again as Lions retain Taça da Liga crown". PortuGOAL.net. 26 January 2019. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
  18. ↑ "DINAMO – ISTRA 1961 6:3". HNS-CFF (in Croatian). 19 May 2021. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
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