Jovan Markoski (; born 23 June 1980) is a Serbian former professional

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who played as a

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. At international level, Markoski was capped four times for

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between 2003 and 2004.

Club career

Markoski made a name for himself while playing for

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, winning the

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. He subsequently spent

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, before moving abroad to Ukrainian side

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in the summer of 2006. He remained at the club for the next nine seasons, making over 200 appearances in the

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. In June 2015, Markoski returned to his homeland, signing a one-year contract with

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. He helped them win the

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in the 2015–16 season, thus earning promotion to the

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. After featuring in the team's first two matches of the 2018–19 season, Markoski terminated his contract with the club by mutual consent. In August 2018, Markoski signed with his former club Mladost Lučani, rejoining them after 16 years. He moved back to Napredak Kruševac for the 2019–20 season. In October 2020, Markoski returned to his parent club Radnički Obrenovac.

International career

Markoski made his full international debut for

in a 1–0 friendly loss away against

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on 30 April 2003. He was also a member of the team at the

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in July 2004.

Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

Železnik *

: 2004–05 Napredak Kruševac *

: 2015–16

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Markoski, Jovan 1980 births Living people Footballers from Belgrade Men's association football midfielders Serbia and Montenegro men's footballers Serbia and Montenegro men's under-21 international footballers Serbia and Montenegro men's international footballers Serbian men's footballers FK Radnički Obrenovac players FK Mladost Lučani players Red Star Belgrade footballers FK Železnik players FK Zeta players FC Vorskla Poltava players FK Napredak Kruševac players Second League of Serbia and Montenegro players First League of Serbia and Montenegro players Ukrainian Premier League players Serbian First League players Serbian SuperLiga players Serbian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Ukraine Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Ukraine 21st-century Serbian sportsmen