Ivan Trichkovski (; born 18 April 1987) is a former Macedonian professional

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who played as a winger or striker. He is currently the general football director of

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Club career

Red Star Belgrade

Trichkovski joined

Red Star Belgrade Fudbalski klub Crvena zvezda ( sr-cyrl, Фудбалски клуб Црвена звезда, lit=Red Star Football Club), commonly referred to as Crvena zvezda () and colloquially referred to as Red Star Belgrade in anglophone media, is a ...

in January 2008 for a fee of around €800,000 from

FK Rabotnički FK Rabotnichki () or more commonly Rabotnički (old transliteration) and Rabotnicki is a professional football (soccer), football club that plays at the Toše Proeski Arena, Toshe Proeski Arena in Skopje, North Macedonia. They currently compete in ...

. He actually faced his future team ( APOEL) in the

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while playing for Red Star, and ended up on the losing side in a dramatic 3–3 draw in Belgrade which saw APOEL progress on away goals with a late equalizer in the 116th minute.

APOEL

Trichkovski spent the 2009–10 season on loan at Enosis Neon Paralimni where he scored 8 goals in 29 appearances and caught the eye of a successful club in Cyprus, APOEL, who agreed in principle to a three-year deal with Trickovski in May 2010. It is believed that the transfer fee which was paid to

was in the region of €300,000. In December 2010, the Belgian club

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made an official offer of €1.2 million for Trickovski but APOEL rejected it. Trichkovski became a champion in his first season in APOEL, by helping the club to win the

2010–11 Cypriot First Division The 2010–11 Cypriot First Division was the 72nd season of the Cypriot top-level football league. It began on 27 August 2010 with the first matches of the first round and will end on 11 May 2011 with the last matches of the second round. The def ...

. The next season, he appeared in all but one APOEL's

2011–12 UEFA Champions League The 2011–12 UEFA Champions League was the 57th season of Europe's premier club football tournament organised by UEFA, and the 20th season in its current Champions League format. As part of a trial that started in the 2009–10 UEFA Europa Lea ...

matches (from group stages to

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) and he scored one goal against Shakhtar Donetsk in Donbas Arena on 28 September 2011, by opening the score on 61st minute, in a group stage match which ended with 1–1 draw. He also appeared in the round-of-16 triumph over

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where he converted his attempt in the

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Club Brugge

In June 2012, Trichkovski moved to Belgian side

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for an undisclosed fee, reportedly in the region of . On 20 July 2013, he completed a move to

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, on a season-long loan deal from Club Brugge.

AEK Larnaca

In 2016, Trichkovski joined

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club

AEK Larnaca AEK Larnaca FC (, "Athletic Union Kition (ancient state), Kition of Larnaca") is a Cyprus, Cypriot professional association football, football club based in Larnaca. The club was formed in 1994 after a merger of two historical Larnaca clubs, EP ...

. On 1 August 2019, he scored a career-high four goals in a 4–0 away win over Bulgarian club

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in a second qualifying round

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match.

AEL Limassol

On 4 July 2024, Trichkovski was announced at AEL Limassol. Ivan scored his first goal in the opening game of the season against Omonia 29M in a 4-2 win for

away at Peristerona. On 13 May 2025, it was announced that Trichkovski has retired from professional football and will take the role of general football director at

until 2027.

International career

For the Macedonia U17 national team, Trichkovski scored against Italy on 21 September 2003, a 2004 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship qualifier, and

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on 25 September 2003. Trichkovski also played for the Macedonia U19 side. He scored a goal against Azerbaijan on 28 September 2004, a U-19 Euro Championship qualifying match., Armenia on 30 September 2004., France on 2 October 2004. He also played for his country in the 2006 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship qualifiers. Trichkovski was a member of the Macedonia U21 before he was called up in February 2008 for the senior squad to face

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in a friendly, but he was forced to withdraw due to injury. He scored on his debut with the national team on 29 May 2010 against Azerbaijan with a volley, as Macedonia went on to win 3–1. He scored his second goal for Macedonia on 11 August 2010 against Malta. As of May 2020, he has earned a total of 56 caps, scoring 5 goals.

Career statistics

Club

International

:''Scores and results list Macedonia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Trichkovski goal.''

Honours

APOEL *

: 2010–11 *

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: 2011 Al-Nasr * UAE President's Cup: 2014–15 * UAE Arabian Gulf Cup: 2014–15 Legia Warsaw *

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: 2015–16 AEK Larnaca *

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: 2017–18 *

: 2018 Individual * Cypriot First Division top scorer: 2019–20, 2021–22

References

External links

Profile at Macedonian Football
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Trichkovski, Ivan 1987 births Living people Footballers from Skopje Men's association football forwards 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 Vardar players FK Rabotnichki players Red Star Belgrade footballers Enosis Neon Paralimni FC players APOEL FC players Club Brugge KV players S.K. Beveren players Al-Nasr SC (Dubai) players Legia Warsaw players AEK Larnaca FC players AEL Limassol players Macedonian First Football League players Serbian SuperLiga players Cypriot First Division players Belgian Pro League players UAE Pro League players Ekstraklasa players UEFA Euro 2020 players Macedonian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Serbia Macedonian expatriate sportspeople in Serbia Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus Macedonian expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Macedonian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Expatriate men's footballers in the United Arab Emirates Expatriate men's footballers in Poland Macedonian expatriate sportspeople in Poland Macedonian expatriate sportspeople in the United Arab Emirates