Luka Stankovski

Luka Stankovski
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-09-02) 2 September 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth Skopje, Macedonia
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Radnički Kragujevac (on loan from Gaziantep)
Number 80
Youth career
2014–2015 Vardar
2015–2019 Rabotnički
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2022 Rabotnički 48 (11)
2022– Gaziantep 11 (1)
2023 → Gorica (loan) 10 (2)
2024 → Tuzlaspor (loan) 13 (1)
2024– → Radnički Kragujevac (loan) 13 (3)
International career‡
2018 Macedonia U17
2019 North Macedonia U18
2020 North Macedonia U19
2021–2024 North Macedonia U21 25 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 December 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 29 March 2024

Luka Stankovski (Macedonian: Лука Станковски; born 2 September 2002) is a Macedonian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serbian SuperLiga club Radnički Kragujevac, on loan from Gaziantep.

Club career

Rabotnički

Born in Skopje, Macedonia, Stankovski began his youth career at Vardar, before moving to Rabotnički in 2015.[1] He made his senior debut in the Macedonian First League on 31 August 2019, playing as a starter in a 2–1 defeat to Akademija Pandev.[2]

Stankovski's first goal came on 29 August 2020, aged 17, helping his side draw 1–1 to Vardar.[3] On 16 December, he scored a brace against Borec in a 2–1 win.[4] Stanskovski finished the 2020–21 season with eight goals in 29 league appearances.[5]

Gaziantep

On 12 January 2022, Stankovski joined Turkish Süper Lig club Gaziantep, signing a four-and-a-half-year contract, with an option for a further year.[6][7] He made his debut in a 2–0 league defeat to İstanbul Başakşehir on 12 February 2022.[8]

In February 2023, Stankovski moved to Slovenian PrvaLiga club Gorica on a temporary loan, as Gaziantep withdrew from the 2022–23 Süper Lig season due to the 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquake.[9]

International career

Stankovski represented Macedonia internationally at under-17 level in the 2019 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualifiers.[10]

Style of play

At 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) tall, Stankovski primarily plays as a central midfielder, but can also be deployed as a holding midfielder or as an attacking midfielder.[1]

Personal life

Stankovski is the son of former footballer Goran Stankovski.[1]

Career statistics

Club

As of 16 February 2023[5]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Rabotnički 2019–20 Macedonian First League 1 0 — 1 0
2020–21 Macedonian First League 29 8 — 29 8
2021–22 Macedonian First League 18 3 — 18 3
Total 48 11 0 0 48 11
Gaziantep 2021–22 Süper Lig 4 1 0 0 4 1
2022–23 Süper Lig 5 0 2 0 7 0
Total 9 1 2 0 11 1
Career total 57 12 2 0 59 12
  1. ^ Includes Macedonian Cup, Turkish Cup

References

  1. ^ a b c Spalletta, Gabriele (17 February 2021). "L'identikit di Stankovski: il giovane centrocampista in arrivo a luglio" [Stankovski's identikit: the young midfielder arriving in July]. Forza Monza (in Italian). Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Rabotnički vs. Akademija Pandev". Soccerway. 31 August 2019. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  3. ^ Tanaskovski, Martin (29 August 2020). "ВИДЕО: Лука Станковски на 17 години го даде деби-голот во ПМФЛ!" [VIDEO: Luka Stankovski scored his debut goal in PMFL at the age of 17!]. Gol.mk (in Macedonian). Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Лука Станковски двоен стрелец во триумфот над Борец (2–1)" [Luka Stankovski double scorer in the triumph over Borec (2–1)]. FK Rabotnički (in Macedonian). 16 December 2020. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  5. ^ a b Luka Stankovski at Soccerway. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
  6. ^ "TRANSFER | LUKA STANKOVSKI GAZİANTEP'TE!". www.gaziantepfk.org. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  7. ^ "Erol Bulut Fenerbahçe'de istedi, Gaziantep'te aldı". www.ntvspor.net.
  8. ^ "Medipol Başakşehir – Gaziantep FK 12 Şubat 2022 Maç Özeti, Goller..." Fanatik.
  9. ^ "Pomoč v lovu na obstanek: V Gorico prihaja odmevna okrepitev". Sportklub (in Slovenian). 15 February 2023. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
  10. ^ "Luka Stankovski". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 15 July 2021.