Nikola Gligorov

Nikola Gligorov

Gligorov signing a contract with Hazar
Personal information
Date of birth	15 August 1983
Place of birth	Skopje, Macedonia
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position	Central midfielder
Club information
Current team	FK Vardar
Number	16
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2001–2002	Alumina	0	(0)
2002–2004	Cementarnica 55	38	(2)
2004–2007	Vardar	50	(4)
2007	Bežanija	6	(0)
2007–2008	Rabotnichki	27	(2)
2008–2009	Vardar	24	(3)
2009–2011	Rabotnichki	62	(8)
2011–2013	Alki Larnaca	54	(3)
2013–2014	Khazar Lankaran	23	(2)
2014–	Vardar	55	(1)
National team^‡
1999	Macedonia U-16	2	(0)
	Macedonia U-19	4	(0)
	Macedonia U-21	11	(1)
2010–	Macedonia	25	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 24 December 2013. † Appearances (goals) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 31 March 2016

Nikola Gligorov (Macedonian: Никола Глигоров; born 15 August 1983) is a footballer from the Republic of Macedonia who currently plays for FK Vardar in Macedonia. He plays as a central midfielder but can also play as a defensive midfielder.

Club career

Gligorov started his career at Vardar Skopje but was loaned right away to FK Alumina, and later to FK Cementarnica 55 Skopje. At 2004/2005 season he was regular at Vardar Skopje and stayed there until 2006. After that he had a spell with FK Bežanija in the Serbian SuperLiga during the 2006–07 season, but left the Serbian club at the end of the season. He came back to the Macedonian championship, playing for Rabotnički Skopje, and from there he made a transfer to Vardar Skopje just to get back to Rabotnički Skopje the following season where he stayed till the end of the season 2010/2011. After that he played for a Cypriot club Alki Larnaca for two seasons, before signing for FK Khazar Lankaran on 28th of May, 2013.^[1] He made his debut in the first game of the season in a 1–1 draw against Sliema from Malta in Europa league qualification round

International career

Gligorov made his debut for Macedonian national team on 11 August 2010 in an away friendly game against Malta that finished 1–1. He is yet to score his debut goal. He had previously represented the U-16, U-19 and U-21 teams since 1999.^[2]

Career statistics

As of 22 November 2013^[3][4]

Club statistics

Season	Club	League	League		Cup		Other		Total
			App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals
2002–03	Cementarnica 55	1. MFL	13	0					13	0
2003–04			25	2			4	0	29	2
2004–05	Vardar		28	1					28	1
2005–06			15	0			4	0	19	0
2006–07			7	1			2	0	9	1
2006–07	Bežanija	Serbian SuperLiga	6	0			-		6	0
2007–08	Rabotnički	1. MFL	27	2			-		27	2
2008–09	Vardar		24	3			-		24	3
2009–10	Rabotnički		25	2			3	0	28	2
2010–11			32	4			6	1	38	5
2011–12			1	0			0	0	1	0
2011–12	Alki Larnaca	Cypriot First Division	28	2	4	1	-		32	3
2012–13			26	1	2	0	-		28	1
2013–14	Khazar Lankaran	Azerbaijan Premier League	19	1	0	0	4	0	23	1
Macedonia			197	15			19	1	216	16
Serbia			6	0			0	0	6	0
Cyprus			54	3	6	1	0	0	60	4
Azerbaijan			19	1	0	0	4	0	23	1
Total			265	18	6	1	23	1	294	20

Honours

Club

Khazar Lankaran

• Azerbaijan Supercup: 2013

References

1. "Nikola Gligorov joins Xəzər". macedonianfootball.com. Retrieved 2 August 2013.
2. Nikola Gligorov at UEFA.com
3. "Nikola Gligorov". http://www.national-football-teams.com/. Retrieved 24 December 2013. External link in |publisher= (help)
4. "N. GLIGOROV". Soccerway. Retrieved 24 December 2013.

External links

• Player profile at MacedonianFootball
• Club career stats at MacedonianFootball
• Nikola Gligorov profile at Soccerway