Risto Jankov ( mk, Ристо Јанков; born 5 September 1998) is a Macedonian

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who plays as a

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for

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club Politehnica Iași.

Club career

Jankov was promoted to the first team of Rabotnički in 2015. In August 2017, he was loaned to Lokomotiva Skopje in the

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, before returning to Rabotnički at the start of 2018. He made his first senior appearance for the Rabotnički in the

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on 24 February 2018, coming on as a substitute in the 89th minute for outfielder Andrej Lazarov, after starting goalkeeper Daniel Bozinovski was sent off. The match finished as a 2–1 win for Rabotnički.

International career

In February 2021, Jankov was selected for a short training camp of the North Macedonia national team at the

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. The following month, Jankov received his first official call-up for the national team, as a member of the squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifying matches against

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and

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. He was first included on the team bench in their match against Liechtenstein, a 5–0 home win. On 20 May 2021, Jankov was called-up by manager

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to the country's squad for the delayed

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finals, the country's first major international tournament.

Honours

Rabotnički *

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runner-up: 2015–16 Politehnica Iași *

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Jankov, Risto 1998 births Living people Footballers from Skopje Macedonian footballers North Macedonia men's youth international footballers North Macedonia men's under-21 international footballers North Macedonia men's international footballers Men's association football goalkeepers FK Rabotnički players FK Lokomotiva Skopje players FC Caspiy players FC Politehnica Iași (2010) players Macedonian First Football League players Macedonian Second Football League players Kazakhstan Premier League players Liga II players UEFA Euro 2020 players Macedonian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Romania Macedonian expatriate sportspeople in Romania