Nikola Jakimovski
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nikola Jakimovski Никола Jaкимoвcки | ||
| Date of birth | 26 February 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Kriva Palanka, SR Macedonia, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2010 | Makedonija | 4 | (1) |
| 2010–2011 | Ferencváros | 1 | (0) |
| 2011 | → Teteks (loan) | 8 | (3) |
| 2011–2012 | Javor Ivanjica | 31 | (2) |
| 2013 | Nagoya Grampus | 22 | (1) |
| 2014 | Jagodina | 13 | (0) |
| 2015 | Varese | 10 | (1) |
| 2015 | Como | 14 | (0) |
| 2016 | Bari | 5 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Benevento | 10 | (1) |
| 2017–2018 | Vicenza | 12 | (0) |
| 2018 | Bisceglie | 17 | (0) |
| 2019 | AEL | 16 | (1) |
| 2019–2020 | Trapani | 9 | (0) |
| 2021 | Monopoli | 1 | (0) |
| 2021 | AEL | 11 | (0) |
| 2022 | Apollon Smyrnis | 9 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2009–2010 | Macedonia U-17 | 12 | (3) |
| 2010–2011 | Macedonia U-19 | 9 | (4) |
| 2011–2012 | Macedonia U-21 | 3 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:30, 23 February 2022 (UTC) | |||
Nikola Jakimovski (Macedonian: Никола Jaкимoвcки, born 26 February 1990) is a Macedonian footballer who plays as a left back. He had previously played for Italian Serie B and C clubs such as Varese, Como, Bari, Vicenza, and Bisceglie.[1]
Club career
[edit]Born in Skopje (hometown Kriva Palanka), Jakimovski is a product of FK Makedonija Gjorče Petrov youth system. He joined their first team in the 2008–09 season, competing in the Macedonian First League.[2] In 2010, he signed with Hungarian Ferencvárosi TC but after not having many chances he ended up loaned in the second half of the 2010–11 season to Macedonian top league FK Teteks.[3] On 24 August 2011 he signed a contract with Serbian club FK Javor Ivanjica.[4]
Ferencvárosi TC
[edit]Jakimovski only played one match on Ferencváros' side. He came in as a late substitute in a game against Győri ETO, that Ferencvárosi TC won by 3:0 .
Nagoya Grampus
[edit]On 12 December 2012 Nikola Jakimovski signed a contract with Japanese club Nagoya Grampus.[5] He made his debut on in Nagoya Grampus' one all draw against Júbilo Iwata on 2 March 2013.[6]
Jagodina
[edit]At the end of 2013 he returned to Europe, after a year with Nagoya Grampus, Jakimovski moved to Serbian SuperLiga side FK Jagodina on loan.[7]
Italian Serie B
[edit]In January 2015 he signed a 6-months contract with Italian Serie B side Varese and got the shirt number 32.[8] Following the team bankruptcy in summer 2015 he remain unattached till 3 September 2015, when he was free to sign with Como, becoming first Macedonian player to play for the team.
International career
[edit]Nikola Jakimovski is eligible to represent North Macedonia and Bulgaria at international level. He represent Macedonia at under-17 and under-19 levels,[9] and has been part of the Macedonian U-21 team from 2011 to 2012.[10]
On 1 October 2015 Bulgaria manager Ivaylo Petev prepare a call up for Jakimovski.[11]
Club statistics
[edit]- As of 14 August 2014
| Season | Club | League | League | Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | ||||
| Macedonia | League | Macedonian Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||||
| 2009–10 | Makedonija Gjorče Petrov | Prva Liga | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 4 | 1 | |||
| Hungary | League | Hungarian Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||||
| 2010–11 | Ferencvárosi | Nemzeti Bajnokság I | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 1 | 0 | |||
| Macedonia | League | Macedonian Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||||
| 2010–11 | Teteks (Loan) | Prva Liga | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 8 | 3 | |||
| Serbia | League | Serbian Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||||
| 2011–12 | Javor Ivanjica | Serbian SuperLiga | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 17 | 0 | |||
| 2012–13 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 14 | 2 | |||||
| Japan | League | Emperor's Cup | J.League Cup | Asia | Total | ||||||||
| 2013 | Nagoya Grampus | J1 League | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | - | 22 | 1 | ||
| Serbia | League | Serbian Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||||
| 2013–14 | Jagodina | Serbian SuperLiga | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 10 | 0 | |||
| 2014–15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Total | Macedonia | 38 | 12 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 38 | 12 | ||||
| Hungary | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 5 | 0 | |||||
| Serbia | 38 | 2 | 4 | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | 44 | 2 | ||||
| Japan | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 3 | |||
| Total | 97 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 111 | 17 | |||
References
[edit]- ^ UFFICIALE: Benevento, biennale per Nikola Jakimovski‚ tuttomercatoweb.com, 24 August 2016
- ^ Nikola Jakimovski signed with Javor at Macedonianfootball
- ^ Profile with stats at Soccerway
- ^ Obiora Odita i Nemanja Vidić nova pojačanja at Javor official website
- ^ Nikola Jakimovski signed with Grampus at Nagoya Grampus official website
- ^ "Nagoya Grampus vs. Júbilo Iwata - 2 March 2013 - Soccerway".
- ^ "Jakimovski pens 2-year deal with Jagodina". macedonianfootball. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
- ^ VARESE, ARRIVA JAKIMOVSKI[permanent dead link] at Serie B official website, 13-1-2015 (in Italian)
- ^ Interview Archived 1 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine at House of immigrants of Macedonia
- ^ Nikola Jakimovski Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine at UEFA.com (under U-21 stats, missing the friendly match against Italy U-20 played on 24-1-2012
- ^ [1] Петев готви изненада с македонец
External links
[edit]- Nikola Jakimovski at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
- Nikola Jakimovski at Tempó Fradi
