Luka Stankovski (; born 2 September 2002) is a Macedonian professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club Radnički 1923, on loan from

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Club career

Rabotnički

Born in

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, Macedonia, Stankovski began his youth career at

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, before moving to Rabotnički in 2015. He made his senior debut in the

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on 31 August 2019, playing as a starter in a 2–1 defeat to

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. Stankovski's first goal came on 29 August 2020, aged 17, helping his side draw 1–1 to Vardar. On 16 December, he scored a

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against Borec in a 2–1 win. Stanskovski finished the 2020–21 season with eight goals in 29 league appearances.

Gaziantep

On 12 January 2022, Stankovski joined Turkish

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club

, signing a four-and-a-half-year contract, with an option for a further year. He made his debut in a 2–0 league defeat to

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on 12 February 2022. In February 2023, Stankovski moved to

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club Gorica on a temporary loan, as Gaziantep withdrew from the

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season due to the

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International career

Stankovski represented Macedonia internationally at under-17 level in the 2019 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualifiers.

Style of play

At tall, Stankovski primarily plays as a

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, but can also be deployed as a

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or as an

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Personal life

Stankovski is the son of former footballer Goran Stankovski.

Career statistics

Club

References

External links

Profile
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Stankovski, Luka 2002 births Living people Footballers from Skopje Macedonian men's footballers 21st-century Macedonian sportsmen Men's association football midfielders FK Vardar players FK Rabotnichki players Gaziantep F.K. footballers ND Gorica players Tuzlaspor players Macedonian First Football League players Süper Lig players Slovenian PrvaLiga players North Macedonia men's youth international footballers North Macedonia men's under-21 international footballers Macedonian expatriate men's footballers Macedonian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey Macedonian expatriate sportspeople in Slovenia Expatriate men's footballers in Slovenia