Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 2 September 2002 | ||
Place of birth | Skopje, Macedonia | ||
Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Tuzlaspor (on loan from Gaziantep) | ||
Number | 7 | ||
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) | 0 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2018 | Macedonia U17 | ||
2019 | North Macedonia U18 | ||
2020 | North Macedonia U19 | ||
2021–2024 | North Macedonia U21 | 22 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 February 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 Turkish club Tuzlaspor, on loan from Gaziantep.
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]
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]
Stankovski represented Macedonia internationally at under-17 level in the 2019 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualifiers. [10]
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]
Stankovski is the son of former footballer Goran Stankovski. [1]
Club | Season | League | National cup [a] | Total | ||||
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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 |