Mario Ilievski (Macedonian: Марио Илиевски; born 24 February 2002) is a Macedonian professional football player who plays for Bulgarian club CSKA 1948 and the North Macedonia national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name |
Mario Ilievski Марио Илиевски | ||
| Date of birth | 24 April 2002[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Skopje, Macedonia | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | CSKA 1948 | ||
| Number | 40 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2014–2018 | Vardar | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2019 | Vardar Negotino | ||
| 2019–2022 | Septemvri Sofia | 64 | (27) |
| 2019–2020 | → Tikvesh (loan) | 7 | (2) |
| 2022–2024 | Kisvárda | 63 | (8) |
| 2024– | CSKA 1948 | 3 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018 | Macedonia U17 | 3 | (0) |
| 2019 | Macedonia U18 | 6 | (2) |
| 2019–2020 | Macedonia U19 | 4 | (1) |
| 2020 | Macedonia U20 | 1 | (1) |
| 2020–2024 | North Macedonia U21 | 33 | (7) |
| 2024– | North Macedonia | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 August 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 September 2024 | |||
Club career
editBorn in Skopje, Ilievski was playing in Macedonia for the youth team of Vardar until the summer of 2018 when at the age of 16 he made a move to Vardar Negorino, competing in the Macedonian Second Football League. He performed at Vardar Negotino for one season, and in October 2019 he completed his first international transfer by signing for Septemvri Sofia, a club competing in the Second Bulgarian League. During the 2019–20 season the club loaned him back to Macedonia where he signed for GFK Tikvesh. Ilievski appeared on all 7 games for Tikvesh and scored 2 goals, but the season was cut short due to the corona pandemic. On 6 July 2022, Ilievski signed a contract with Kisvárda competing in Hungary's top football league NB I.[2][3] made his professional NB I debut for Kisvárda against Debrecen on 31 July 2022.[4]
International career
editHe has been a regular member of U-21 national team, where he also served as captain on a few occasions.[5]
Ilievski made his debut for the senior North Macedonia national team on 7 September 2024 in a Nations League game against the Faroe Islands at Tórsvøllur. He substituted Darko Churlinov in the 77th minute of a 1–1 draw.[6]
References
edit- ^ Mario Ilievski at WorldFootball.net
- ^ "Марио Илиевски потпиша за унгарска Кишварда" (in Macedonian). ekipa.mk. 6 July 2022.
- ^ "Септември продаде Марио Илиевски в Унгария" (in Bulgarian). bta.bg. 6 July 2022.
- ^ "Kisvárda vs. Debrecen 2 - 2". Soccerway. 31 July 2022.
- ^ "Mario Ilievski - North Macedonia National Team". UEFA.
- ^ "Faroe Islands v North Macedonia game report". ESPN. 7 September 2024.
External links
edit- Mario Ilievski at Soccerway
- Mario Ilievski at WorldFootball.net
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