Ivan Trichkovski (; born 18 April 1987) is a former Macedonian professional
footballer
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who played as a
winger or
striker. He is currently the general football director of
AEL Limassol
Athlitiki Enosi Lemesou () is a Cyprus, Cypriot sports club based in the city of Limassol, most famous for its football team.
AEL Limassol also maintains a AEL Limassol B.C., men's and AEL Limassol B.C. (women), women's basketball teams, a wom ...
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
2008–09 UEFA Cup
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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
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 ...
was in the region of €300,000. In December 2010, the Belgian club
Lokeren
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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
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. The next season, he appeared in all but one APOEL's
2011–12 UEFA Champions League
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matches (from
group stages to
quarter-finals
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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
Olympique Lyonnais
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where he converted his attempt in the
penalty shootout
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.
Club Brugge
In June 2012, Trichkovski moved to Belgian side
Club Brugge
(), known simply as Club Brugge (in English also: ''Club Bruges''), is a Belgian professional football club based in Bruges, Belgium. It was founded in 1891 and its home ground is the Jan Breydel Stadium, which has a capacity of 29,042. They pl ...
for an undisclosed fee, reportedly in the region of . On 20 July 2013, he completed a move to
Waasland-Beveren
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, on a season-long loan deal from Club Brugge.
AEK Larnaca
In 2016, Trichkovski joined
Cypriot First Division
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club
AEK Larnaca
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. On 1 August 2019, he scored a career-high four goals in a 4–0 away win over Bulgarian club
Levski Sofia
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in a second qualifying round
UEFA Europa League
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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
AEL Limassol
Athlitiki Enosi Lemesou () is a Cyprus, Cypriot sports club based in the city of Limassol, most famous for its football team.
AEL Limassol also maintains a AEL Limassol B.C., men's and AEL Limassol B.C. (women), women's basketball teams, a wom ...
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
AEL Limassol
Athlitiki Enosi Lemesou () is a Cyprus, Cypriot sports club based in the city of Limassol, most famous for its football team.
AEL Limassol also maintains a AEL Limassol B.C., men's and AEL Limassol B.C. (women), women's basketball teams, a wom ...
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
Luxembourg
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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
Serbia
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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
*
Cypriot First Division
The Cypriot First Division (), also known as the Cyprus League by Stoiximan for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Cyprus and the highest level of the Cypriot football league system. Operated by the Cyprus Fo ...
:
2010–11
*
Cypriot Super Cup
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: 2011
Al-Nasr
*
UAE President's Cup:
2014–15
*
UAE Arabian Gulf Cup: 2014–15
Legia Warsaw
*
Ekstraklasa
(; meaning "Extra Class" in Polish), officially known as PKO Bank Polski Ekstraklasa due to its Sponsor (commercial), sponsorship by PKO Bank Polski, is a professional association football league in Poland and the highest level of the Polish foo ...
:
2015–16
AEK Larnaca
*
Cypriot Cup
The Cypriot Cup, formally known as the Cypriot Coca-Cola Cup of First and Second Division () for sponsorship purposes, is a Cypriot knockout football club competition, hosted annually by the Cyprus Football Association.
First held in 1934, it i ...
:
2017–18
*
Cypriot Super Cup
The Cypriot Super Cup is a Cypriot football trophy, contested in an annual match between the previous season's Cypriot First Division champions, and the Cypriot Cup winners. The match is contested at the beginning of the football season, and is ...
: 2018
Individual
* Cypriot First Division
top scorer:
2019–20,
2021–22
References
External links
Profile at Macedonian Football*
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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