Kire Ristevski (Macedonian: Кире Ристевски; born 22 October 1990) is a Macedonian professional footballer who plays as a defender for the North Macedonia national team.
.jpg) Ristevski with North Macedonia in 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name |
Kire Ristevski Кире Ристевски | ||
| Date of birth | 22 October 1990 | ||
| Place of birth |
Bitola, SR Macedonia, SFR Yugoslavia (now North Macedonia) | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Ethnikos Achna | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2010 | Pelister | 51 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Elbasani | 11 | (1) |
| 2011–2013 | Bylis Ballsh | 78 | (2) |
| 2014 | Slavia Sofia | 27 | (2) |
| 2015 | Tirana | 13 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Rabotnički | 17 | (0) |
| 2016–2018 | Vasas | 68 | (3) |
| 2018–2021 | Újpest | 62 | (3) |
| 2021–2022 | AEL Limassol | 11 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Pyunik | 12 | (0) |
| 2023– | Ethnikos Achna | 26 | (3) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2007–2008 | Macedonia U-17 | 2 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | Macedonia U-19 | 3 | (0) |
| 2010–2012 | Macedonia U-21 | 22 | (0) |
| 2014–2023 | North Macedonia | 59 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 April 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2 April 2023 | |||
Club career
editSlavia Sofia
editRistevski signed with Slavia on 27 December 2013 on a two-year deal.[1]
KF Tirana
editOn 9 January 2015, Ristevski returned in Albania by signing an 18-month contract with KF Tirana, becoming the third winner transfer of the club.[2] He made his debut with the club on 8 February 2015 during the league match against Vllaznia Shkodër, help the team to win the match 1–0.[3] He made 16 appearances, including 13 in league, during the second part of 2014–15 season, with Tirana who finished it in the fourth place and was eliminated in semi-finals of 2014–15 Albanian Cup against KF Laçi with the 1–0 aggregate.[4]
He left the team after the end of the season, after claiming that he was not paid by the club during his six-month stay.[5]
Rabotnički
editDuring the 2015 summer transfer window, Ristevski signed with Macedonian side Rabotnički.[6]
Pyunik
editOn 13 September 2022, Pyunik announced the signing of Ristevski.[7] On 16 June 2023, Pyunik confirmed the departure of Ristevski.[8]
Club statistics
edit| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Pelister | |||||||||
| 2008–09 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 0 | |
| 2009–10 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 25 | 0 | |
| Total | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 53 | 0 | |
| Elbasani | |||||||||
| 2010–11 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 11 | 1 | |
| Total | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 11 | 1 | |
| Bylis | |||||||||
| 2010–11 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 15 | 0 | |
| 2011–12 | 25 | 2 | 10 | 2 | – | – | 35 | 4 | |
| 2012–13 | 24 | 0 | 12 | 0 | – | – | 36 | 0 | |
| 2013–14 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 17 | 0 | |
| Total | 78 | 2 | 25 | 2 | – | – | 103 | 4 | |
| Slavia Sofia | |||||||||
| 2013–14 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 14 | 2 | |
| 2014–15 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 15 | 0 | |
| Total | 27 | 2 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 29 | 2 | |
| Tirana | |||||||||
| 2014–15 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 16 | 0 | |
| Total | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 16 | 0 | |
| Rabotnički | |||||||||
| 2015–16 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 26 | 1 | |
| Total | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 26 | 1 | |
| Vasas | |||||||||
| 2015–16 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 12 | 0 | |
| 2016–17 | 31 | 2 | 8 | 0 | – | – | 39 | 2 | |
| 2017–18 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 1 | |
| Total | 68 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 78 | 3 | |
| Újpest | |||||||||
| 2018–19 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | |
| 2019–20 | 29 | 2 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 32 | 2 | |
| Total | 51 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 2 | |
| Career Total | 316 | 10 | 45 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 372 | 13 | |
Updated to games played as of 27 June 2020.
International career
editHe made his international debut for Macedonia on 5 March 2014, playing the last 13 minutes of a 2–1 friendly win against Latvia in Skopje.[9] As of April 2020, he has earned a total of 38 caps, scoring no goals.[10][11]
In 2021, he was selected by the coach Igor Angelovski to compete in the UEFA Euro 2020.
References
edit- ^ "Kire Ristevski agrees to terms with Slavia Sofia". macedonianfootball.com. 27 December 2013.
- ^ "Tirana, Zyrtarizohet afrimi i Ristevskit". Panorama Sport. 9 January 2015. Retrieved 11 September 2015.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Vllaznia Shkodër vs. Tirana 0 – 1". Soccerway. 8 February 2015. Retrieved 11 September 2015.
- ^ "Laçi mposht Tiranën dhe shkon në finalen e Kupës së Shqipërisë". Gazeta Dita. 22 April 2015. Archived from the original on 25 December 2015. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
- ^ "Ristevski mbyll aventurën me Tiranën". Panorama Sport. 10 July 2015. Archived from the original on 16 July 2015. Retrieved 11 September 2015.
- ^ "Mediat maqedonase: Ristevski lë Tiranën për Rabotnicki". Telesport.al. 17 June 2015. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 11 September 2015.
- ^ "Official statement: Kire Ristevski". fcpyunik.am. FC Pyunik. 13 September 2022. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
- ^ "Changes in the Pyunik squad". fcpyunik.am/. FC Pyunik. 16 June 2023. Retrieved 17 June 2023.
- ^ "Friendly: Macedonia – Latvia 2:1". Macedonian Football. 5 March 2015. Retrieved 11 September 2015.
- ^ Appearances for (North) Macedonia National Team – RSSSF
- ^ "Player Database". eu-football.info. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
External links
edit- Profile at Macedonian Football (in English)
- Kire Ristevski at Soccerway
- Kire Ristevski at National-Football-Teams.com
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