Ivan Trichkovski (; born 18 April 1987) is a former Macedonian professional footballer who played as a winger or striker. He is currently the general football director of AEL Limassol.
Club career
Red Star Belgrade Trichkovski joined Red Star Belgrade in January 2008 for a fee of around €800,000 from FK Rabotnički. He actually faced his future team (APOEL) in the 2008–09 UEFA Cup while playing for Red Star, and ended up on the losing side in a dramatic 3–3 draw in Belgrade which saw APOEL progress on away goals with a late equalizer in the 116th minute.Macedonian Football .com - Makedonski Fudbal .com - Ivan Trickovski
APOEL Trichkovski spent the 2009–10 season on loan at Enosis Neon Paralimni where he scored 8 goals in 29 appearances and caught the eye of a successful club in Cyprus, APOEL, who agreed in principle to a three-year deal with Trickovski in May 2010. It is believed that the transfer fee which was paid to Red Star Belgrade was in the region of €300,000.Macedonian Football .com - Makedonski Fudbal .com - Ivan Trickovski presented at APOEL In December 2010, the Belgian club Lokeren made an official offer of €1.2 million for Trickovski but APOEL rejected it. Trichkovski became a champion in his first season in APOEL, by helping the club to win the 2010–11 Cypriot First Division. The next season, he appeared in all but one APOEL's 2011–12 UEFA Champions League matches (from group stages to quarter-finals) and he scored one goal against Shakhtar Donetsk in Donbas Arena on 28 September 2011, by opening the score on 61st minute, in a group stage match which ended with 1–1 draw. He also appeared in the round-of-16 triumph over Olympique Lyonnais where he converted his attempt in the penalty shootout.Lyon stunned as APOEL fairy tale continues; UEFA.com, 7 March 2012
Club Brugge In June 2012, Trichkovski moved to Belgian side Club Brugge for an undisclosed fee, reportedly in the region of . On 20 July 2013, he completed a move to Waasland-Beveren, on a season-long loan deal from Club Brugge.
AEK Larnaca In 2016, Trichkovski joined Cypriot First Division club AEK Larnaca. On 1 August 2019, he scored a career-high four goals in a 4–0 away win over Bulgarian club Levski Sofia in a second qualifying round UEFA Europa League match.
AEL Limassol
On 4 July 2024, Trichkovski was announced at AEL Limassol.
Ivan scored his first goal in the opening game of the season against Omonia 29M in a 4-2 win for AEL Limassol away at Peristerona.
On 13 May 2025, it was announced that Trichkovski has retired from professional football and will take the role of general football director at AEL Limassol until 2027.
International career For the Macedonia U17 national team, Trichkovski scored against Italy on 21 September 2003, a 2004 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship qualifier, and Luxembourg on 25 September 2003.
Trichkovski also played for the Macedonia U19 side. He scored a goal against Azerbaijan on 28 September 2004, a U-19 Euro Championship qualifying match., Armenia on 30 September 2004., France on 2 October 2004. He also played for his country in the 2006 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship qualifiers.
Trichkovski was a member of the Macedonia U21 before he was called up in February 2008 for the senior squad to face Serbia in a friendly, but he was forced to withdraw due to injury. He scored on his debut with the national team on 29 May 2010 against Azerbaijan with a volley, as Macedonia went on to win 3–1. He scored his second goal for Macedonia on 11 August 2010 against Malta. As of May 2020, he has earned a total of 56 caps, scoring 5 goals.Appearances for (North) Macedonia National Team - RSSSF
Career statistics Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsRabotnički2006-07First Football League105———1052007–08First Football League169—60—229Total26140060003214Red Star Belgrade2007–08Serbian SuperLiga11000——1102008–09Serbian SuperLiga1430020—163Total253002000273Enosis Neon Paralimni (loan)2009–10Cypriot First Division29800——298APOEL2010–11Cypriot First Division271100510032122011–12Cypriot First Division2462013110407Total511720182107219Club Brugge2012–13Belgian Pro League1911031—232Beveren (loan)2013–14Belgian Pro League33521——356Al-Nasr2014–15UAE Pro-League12300—73196Legia Warsaw2015–16Ekstraklasa1110060—171AEK Larnaca2015–16Cypriot First Division14741——1882016–17Cypriot First Division26144486—38242017–18Cypriot First Division28116471—41162018–19Cypriot First Division2315311281039242019–20Cypriot First Division19202065—27252020–21Cypriot First Division301610——31162021–22Cypriot First Division311521——33162022–23Cypriot First Division291110101—40122023–24Cypriot First Division2163140—287Total2211152612472110295148AEL Limassol2024–25Cypriot First Division1771000—187Career total4441743113802493566214
International Scores and results list Macedonia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Trichkovski goal.
+ List of international goals scored by Ivan TrichkovskiNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition1 29 May 2010 Sportplatz Bischofshofen, Bischofshofen, Austria 1–0 3–1 Friendly2 11 August 2010 Ta' Qali National Stadium, Ta' Qali, Malta 1–0 1–1 Friendly3 26 March 2011 Dublin Arena, Dublin, Ireland 1–2 1–2 UEFA Euro 2012 qualification4 6 September 2013 Philip II Arena, Skopje, Macedonia 1–0 2–1 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification5 6 September 2018 Victoria Stadium, Gibraltar 1–0 2–0 2018–19 UEFA Nations League D6 15 November 2020 Toše Proeski Arena, Skopje, North Macedonia 1–0 2–1 2020–21 UEFA Nations League C7 4 June 2021 2–0 4–0 Friendly
Honours APOEL Cypriot First Division: 2010–11 Cypriot Super Cup: 2011
Al-Nasr UAE President's Cup: 2014–15 UAE Arabian Gulf Cup: 2014–15
Legia Warsaw Ekstraklasa: 2015–16
AEK Larnaca Cypriot Cup: 2017–18 Cypriot Super Cup: 2018
Individual Cypriot First Division top scorer: 2019–20, 2021–22
References
External links Profile at Macedonian Football