Nikola Gjorgjev (; born 22 August 1997) is a

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who plays as a

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for

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club Farense. Born in Switzerland, he plays for the North Macedonia national team.

Club career

Grasshopper Club Zürich

Gjorgjev is a youth exponent from

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. He made his

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debut at 14 March 2015 against

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. He replaced

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after 77 minutes. He was loaned out to

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side

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on a two-year deal in July 2017. As he only got two caps in the first half of that season, he was loaned to

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in the

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in February 2018, with an option to buy. This option was not taken at the end of the season and Gjorgjev returned to Grasshoppers at the end of the season. At Grasshoppers, he became a mainstay in the first squad and eventually became instrumental in securing their promotion back to the

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, with seven goals and ten assists. However, in their first season back in the top Swiss league, he barely got playtime anymore. On 12 February 2022, Gjorgjev moved to

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on loan until the end of the season. He quickly established himself in the starting lineup. In 16 games, he supplied four goals and five assists, helping Schaffhausen qualify for the

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, where they lost to

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FC Aarau

Following his loan spell at Schaffhausen and his subsequent return to Grasshoppers, his contract was not renewed and he instead signed a two-year deal with his former employer

. He departed Aarau at the end of the 2024–25 season.

Farense

On 27 June 2025, Gjorgjev signed with Farense in the Portuguese second tier.

International career

Born in Switzerland to Macedonian parents, Gjorgjev originally represented various Swiss youth football teams. However, he switched to the

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and made his debut for them in a friendly 3–1 win over

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on 29 May 2016.

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* 1997 births Living people Footballers from Zurich 21st-century Swiss sportsmen Swiss people of Macedonian descent Men's association football wingers Swiss men's footballers Switzerland men's youth international footballers Macedonian men's footballers 21st-century Macedonian sportsmen North Macedonia men's international footballers Grasshopper Club Zurich players FC Twente players FC Aarau players FC Schaffhausen players S.C. Farense players Swiss Super League players Eredivisie players Swiss Challenge League players Swiss expatriate men's footballers Macedonian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands Macedonian expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Swiss expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Swiss expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Macedonian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal {{Switzerland-footy-forward-stub