Darko Velkovski (; born 21 June 1995) is a

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who plays as a

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or as a

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for Hungarian club

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and the North Macedonia national team.

Club career

Dinamo București

On 3 January 2024,

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announced the signing of Velkovski, who prior to this was a free agent for more than 6 months. Velkovski made his debut for the team on 27 January 2024, in the 1-2 loss against

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. On 12 February 2024, he scored his first goal for the club, in the 2-0 away win against champions Farul Constanța. For this performance, he was selected in the Liga 1 Team of the Week. He was released by Dinamo in June 2024.

International career

He made his senior debut for

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in a June 2014

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against

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and as of then, he has earned a total of 41 caps, scoring 3 goals. On 8 October 2020, he scored his first national goal against

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in the

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International stats

International

:''As of match played 8 October 2021. North Macedonia score listed first, score column indicates score after each Velkovski goal.''

Honours

Rabotnički * 1. MFL: 2013–14 *

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: 2013–14, 2014–15 Vardar * 1. MFL: 2015–16, 2016–17 Rijeka *

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: 2018–19, 2019–20 * Croatian Super Cup runner-up:

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References

External links

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at

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at MacedonianFootball.com * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Velkovski, Darko 1995 births Living people Footballers from Skopje Men's association football central defenders Macedonian men's footballers 21st-century Macedonian sportsmen North Macedonia men's youth international footballers North Macedonia men's under-21 international footballers North Macedonia men's international footballers FK Rabotnichki players FK Vardar players HNK Rijeka players Al-Ettifaq FC players FC Dinamo București players Nyíregyháza Spartacus FC players Macedonian First Football League players Croatian Football League players Saudi Pro League players Liga I players Nemzeti Bajnokság I players UEFA Euro 2020 players Macedonian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Croatia Macedonian expatriate sportspeople in Croatia Expatriate men's footballers in Saudi Arabia Macedonian expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia Expatriate men's footballers in Romania Macedonian expatriate sportspeople in Romania