Darko Velkovski (Macedonian: Дарко Велковски; born 21 June 1995) is a Macedonian footballer who plays as a centre-back or as a defensive midfielder for Romanian Liga I club Dinamo București and the North Macedonia national team.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Darko Velkovski | ||
Date of birth | 21 June 1995 | ||
Place of birth | Skopje, Macedonia | ||
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Dinamo București | ||
Number | 24 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2011 | Makedonija Gjorche Petrov | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2011–2015 | Rabotnički | 109 | (11) |
2015–2018 | Vardar | 53 | (1) |
2018–2022 | Rijeka | 62 | (1) |
2022–2023 | Al-Ettifaq | 15 | (0) |
2024– | Dinamo Bucureşti | 15 | (1) |
International career‡ | |||
2011–2013 | Macedonia U17 | 9 | (2) |
2012–2013 | Macedonia U18 | 1 | (0) |
2012–2013 | Macedonia U19 | 10 | (4) |
2014 | Macedonia U20 | 1 | (0) |
2013–2017 | Macedonia U21 | 20 | (2) |
2014– | North Macedonia | 49 | (3) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 April 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 March 2024 |
On 3 January 2024, Dinamo București announced the signing of Velkovski, who prior to this was a free agent for more than 6 months. Velkovski made his debut for the team on 27 January 2024, in the 1-2 loss against Rapid București. On 12 February 2024, he scored his first goal for the club, in the 2-0 away win against champions Farul Constanța. For this performance, he was selected in the Liga 1 Team of the Week.
He made his senior debut for North Macedonia in a June 2014 friendly match against China and as of then, he has earned a total of 41 caps, scoring 3 goals.
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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North Macedonia | |||
2014 | 2 | 0 | |
2015 | 1 | 0 | |
2016 | 1 | 0 | |
2017 | 5 | 0 | |
2018 | 2 | 0 | |
2019 | 8 | 0 | |
2020 | 7 | 1 | |
2021 | 12 | 2 | |
2022 | 7 | 0 | |
2023 | 3 | 0 | |
2024 | 1 | 0 | |
Total | 49 | 3 |
No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 8 October 2020 | Toshe Proeski Arena, Skopje, Macedonia | 22 | Kosovo | 2–1 | 2–1 | UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying play-offs |
2 | 5 September 2021 | Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland | 33 | Iceland | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
3 | 8 October 2021 | Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz, Liechtenstein | 35 | Liechtenstein | 1–0 | 4–0 |
Rabotnički
Vardar
Rijeka
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