Stole Dimitrievski (Macedonian: Столе Димитриевски; born 25 December 1993) is a Macedonian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for La Liga club Valencia and the North Macedonia national team.
.jpg) Dimitrievski playing for Rayo Vallecano in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name |
Stole Dimitrievski[1] Столе Димитриевски | ||
| Date of birth | 25 December 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Kumanovo, Macedonia | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Valencia | ||
| Number | 13 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| FK Kumanovo Eurosport | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2012 | Rabotnichki | 18 | (0) |
| 2012–2016 | Granada B | 128 | (0) |
| 2012 | → Cádiz B (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2014–2016 | Granada | 1 | (0) |
| 2016–2019 | Gimnàstic | 48 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | → Rayo Vallecano (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2019–2024 | Rayo Vallecano | 176 | (0) |
| 2024– | Valencia | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2009–2010 | Macedonia U17 | 4 | (0) |
| 2011 | Macedonia U19 | 6 | (0) |
| 2012–2014 | Macedonia U21 | 18 | (0) |
| 2015– | North Macedonia | 70 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 May 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 June 2024 (UTC) | |||
After starting off at Rabotnički in 2010, he has spent most of his career in Spain. Dimitrievski earned 28 caps for Macedonia at youth level, and made his senior international debut in 2015. He represented the nation at UEFA Euro 2020, their first major tournament.
Club career
editEarly career
editBorn in Kumanovo, Dimitrievski graduated from Rabotnički's youth setup.[citation needed] He made his debut for the club on 24 October 2010, starting in a 2–0 home win against Vardar.[citation needed]
Dimitrievski was Rabotnički's first-choice during the 2011–12 season, also appearing with the side in the season's UEFA Europa League. He signed a contract with Spanish La Liga club Granada on 23 August 2011, with the deal only being effective in December.
Granada
editOn 30 December 2011, Dimitrievski was loaned to Cádiz.[3] However, he only appeared with the reserves in Tercera División and moved to another reserve team, Granada B in the summer of 2012.[4] On 12 October 2013, he was the last of three of the team's players sent off in a 2–1 loss at Atlético Sanluqueño for the season's Segunda División B.[5]
On 23 August 2014, after profiting from Roberto's suspension and Oier Olazábal's injury, Dimitrievski made his first team – and La Liga – debut, starting in a 2–1 home win against Deportivo La Coruña.[6] However, his spell at the club was mainly associated with the B-side.[citation needed]
Gimnàstic
editOn 16 August 2016, Dimitrievski signed a two-year contract with Segunda División club Gimnàstic, mainly as a cover to injured Manolo Reina.[7] He made his debut on 7 September in the second round of the Copa del Rey, a 1–0 extra-time win at home to Numancia.[8]
After Sebastián Saja's poor run of form, Dimitrievski became a regular starter for Gimnàstic in October 2016, but his run only lasted until December as Reina returned from injury. On 13 August 2017, after the latter's departure, he extended his contract until 2020.[9]
Rayo Vallecano
editOn 31 August 2018, Dimitrievski was loaned to La Liga club Rayo Vallecano for a season.[10] Initially a backup to Alberto García, he became the club's first-choice in November.[11][12]
On 31 January 2019, Dimitrievski signed a permanent three-and-a-half-year contract with the club.[13] He was the primary goalkeeper for their 2020–21 Segunda División promotion season, though Luca Zidane was in goal for the play-offs due to UEFA Euro 2020.[14]
Valencia
editOn 12 June 2024, it was announced that Dimitrievski would join fellow top-tier club Valencia on a free transfer, signing a two-year deal, with an option for two more years, set to be activated from 1 July 2024.[15][16]
International career
editAfter representing Macedonia at under-17, under-19 and under-21 levels, Dimitrievski made his senior international debut on 12 November 2015, starting in a 4–1 friendly win over Montenegro at the Philip II National Arena.[17] In May 2021, he was called up for the delayed UEFA Euro 2020 finals, his country's first major international tournament.[18] He played all three games in a group stage elimination, and saved a penalty from Ruslan Malinovskyi in a 2–1 loss to Ukraine in Bucharest.[19]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of match played 19 May 2024
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Rabotnichki | 2010–11[20] | Macedonian First League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2011–12[20] | Macedonian First League | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8[a] | 0 | — | 26 | 0 | ||
| Total | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | ||
| Granada B | 2012–13[21] | Tercera División | 32 | 0 | — | — | 6[b] | 0 | 38 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14[20] | Segunda División B | 32 | 0 | — | — | — | 32 | 0 | ||||
| 2014–15[20] | Segunda División B | 36 | 0 | — | — | — | 36 | 0 | ||||
| 2015–16[20] | Segunda División B | 28 | 0 | — | — | — | 28 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 128 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 134 | 0 | ||
| Cádiz B (loan) | 2011–12[21] | Tercera División | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | 8 | 0 | |||
| Granada | 2013–14[20] | La Liga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15[20] | La Liga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2015–16[20] | La Liga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Gimnàstic | 2016–17[20] | Segunda División | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18[20] | Segunda División | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 39 | 0 | |||
| 2018–19[20] | Segunda División | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 48 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 0 | ||
| Rayo Vallecano (loan) | 2018–19[20] | La Liga | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 | ||
| Rayo Vallecano | 2018–19[20] | La Liga | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20[20] | Segunda División | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 0 | |||
| 2020–21[20] | Segunda División | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22[20] | La Liga | 31 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23[20] | La Liga | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 37 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24[20] | La Liga | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 37 | 0 | |||
| Total | 186 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 191 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 395 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 418 | 0 | ||
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearances in Tercera División play-offs
International
edit- As of match played 10 June 2024[22]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Macedonia | 2015 | 2 | 0 |
| 2016 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 9 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 8 | 0 | |
| North Macedonia | 2019 | 10 | 0 |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 15 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | |
| Total | 70 | 0 | |
References
edit- ^ "UEFA Nations League 2021: Booking List before League phase Matchday 5" (PDF). UEFA. 10 November 2020. p. 10. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
- ^ "S. Dimitrievski: Summary". s. Perform Group. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
- ^ Dimitrievski se va al Cádiz pese a las informaciones que lo situaban en Granada (Dimitrievski goes to Cádiz despite the news which put him in Granada); Ideal, 30 December 2011 (in Spanish)
- ^ Dimitrievski deja el Cádiz para ser el tercer portero del Granada (Dimitrievski leaves Cádiz to be Granada's third goalkeeper); El Desmarque, 10 July 2012 (in Spanish)
- ^ "El Sanluqueño y las expulsiones pueden con el Granada 'B'" [Sanluqueño and expulsions finish off Granada B] (in Spanish). Granada Digital. 12 October 2013. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
- ^ Granada fight back for win; ESPN FC, 23 August 2014
- ^ El Nàstic ficha al portero Dimitrievski por dos temporadas (Nàstic sign goalkeeper Dimitrievski for two seasons); Marca, 16 August 2016 (in Spanish)
- ^ "José Carlos clasifica al Nàstic" [José Carlos puts Nàstic through] (in Spanish). Diari de Tarragona. 7 September 2016. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
- ^ "Dimitrievski renova fins al 2020" [Dimitrievski renews until 2020] (in Catalan). Gimnàstic Tarragona. 13 August 2017. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
- ^ "Stole Dimitrievski nuevo jugador del Rayo Vallecano" [Stole Dimitrievski new player of Rayo Vallecano] (in Spanish). Rayo Vallecano. 31 August 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
- ^ Valero, Adrián (11 November 2018). "Cambio de guardia en la portería del Rayo" [Changing of the guard in the Rayo goal]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ "Alberto García se reivindica con Paco Jémez" [Alberto García redeems himself with Paco Jémez] (in Spanish). COS Panamá. 14 April 2019. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ "Stole Dimitrievski 2022" (in Spanish). Rayo Vallecano. 31 January 2019. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
- ^ de Vicente, Marcos (21 June 2021). "Luca Zidane, el héroe inesperado del ascenso... y la felicitación de su padre" [Luca Zidane, the unexpected promotion hero... and the congratulations from his father]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ "OFFICIAL STATEMENT | STOLE DIMITRIEVSKI". Valencia CF. 12 June 2024. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
- ^ Teruel, Javi (12 June 2024). "Dimitrievski, oficial: "Estoy muy feliz"". AS.com (in Spanish). Diario AS. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
- ^ Dimitrievski debuta con la selección absoluta de Macedonia (Dimitrievski debuts with Macedonia's full national team); Ideal, 13 November 2015 (in Spanish)
- ^ "Veteran Pandev to lead underdog North Macedonia at Euros". France 24. 20 May 2021. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
- ^ Poole, Harry (17 June 2021). "Ukraine 2–1 North Macedonia". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r Stole Dimitrievski at Soccerway
- ^ a b Stole Dimitrievski at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)
- ^ Stole Dimitrievski at National-Football-Teams.com
External links
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- Profile at Macedonian Football (in English)
- Stole Dimitrievski – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Stole Dimitrievski at BDFutbol
- Stole Dimitrievski at National-Football-Teams.com
- Stole Dimitrievski at Soccerway
