The Most Famous

SOCCER PLAYERS from North Macedonia

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This page contains a list of the greatest Macedonian Soccer Players. The pantheon dataset contains 21,273 Soccer Players, 60 of which were born in North Macedonia. This makes North Macedonia the birth place of the 62nd most number of Soccer Players behind New Zealand, and Algeria.

Top 10

The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the top 10 most legendary Macedonian Soccer Players of all time. This list of famous Macedonian Soccer Players is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography's online popularity. Visit the rankings page to view the entire list of Macedonian Soccer Players.

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1. Dragoslav Šekularac (1937 - 2019)

With an HPI of 65.59, Dragoslav Šekularac is the most famous Macedonian Soccer Player.  His biography has been translated into 32 different languages on wikipedia.

Dragoslav Šekularac (Serbian Cyrillic: Драгослав Шекуларац, pronounced [drǎgoslaʋ ʃekulârats]; 8 November 1937 – 5 January 2019) was a Yugoslav and Serbian professional footballer and coach. Nicknamed Šeki, he was quick and crafty with the ball, displaying creative skills which turned many heads. Possessing supreme self-confidence along with impeccable technical ability, he was one of the biggest showmen and crowd draws in the history of Yugoslav football. His enormous popularity throughout FPR Yugoslavia during the early 1960s transcended sports as he easily became one of the most recognizable individuals in the country. As a coach, he led several clubs in Canada, Colombia, Australia, Serbia, Mexico, and Spain, as well as the Guatemala national team in the 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification. Šekularac is considered one of the most important players in the history of Red Star Belgrade: he is the second (and one of only five players) to have been awarded the Zvezdina zvezda status.

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2. Darko Pančev (b. 1965)

With an HPI of 61.50, Darko Pančev is the 2nd most famous Macedonian Soccer Player.  His biography has been translated into 35 different languages.

Darko Pančev (Macedonian: Дарко Панчев, Macedonian pronunciation: [ˈdarkɔ ˈpantʃɛf]; born 7 September 1965) is a Macedonian former professional footballer who played as a forward. He most notably played for FK Vardar and Red Star Belgrade. He was part of the Red Star Belgrade squad that won the European Cup in 1990–91, and was awarded the European Golden Boot in 1991.

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3. Boban Babunski (b. 1968)

With an HPI of 58.26, Boban Babunski is the 3rd most famous Macedonian Soccer Player.  His biography has been translated into 50 different languages.

Boban Babunski (Macedonian: Бобан Бабунски; born 5 May 1968) is a Macedonian retired footballer who played as a central defender, and a coach.

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4. Goran Pandev (b. 1983)

With an HPI of 57.88, Goran Pandev is the 4th most famous Macedonian Soccer Player.  His biography has been translated into 46 different languages.

Goran Pandev (Macedonian: Горан Пандев, pronounced [ˈɡɔran ˈpandɛf] ; born 27 July 1983) is a Macedonian former professional footballer who played as a forward. He is regarded as one of the best Macedonian footballers of all time. After a stint at Lazio, Pandev moved to Inter Milan in early 2010. While playing for the Nerazzurri, Pandev collected a host of honours including winning the Serie A, the Coppa Italia and the UEFA Champions League in 2010 as part of a treble for the club. On 22 April 2021, he became the first Macedonian to score 100 goals in one of the top five European football leagues. He was the captain of the North Macedonia national team until retiring from international football in 2021. He is the country's all-time top scorer with 38 goals.

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5. Boško Gjurovski (b. 1961)

With an HPI of 56.27, Boško Gjurovski is the 5th most famous Macedonian Soccer Player.  His biography has been translated into 35 different languages.

Boško Gjurovski (Macedonian: Бошко Ѓуровски; Serbian: Бошко Ђуровски / Boško Đurovski; born 28 December 1961) is a Macedonian professional football manager and former player who played as a midfielder. He is the elder brother of Milko Djurovski and the uncle of Mario Djurovski.

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6. Gjoko Hadžievski (b. 1955)

With an HPI of 54.68, Gjoko Hadžievski is the 6th most famous Macedonian Soccer Player.  His biography has been translated into 26 different languages.

Gjoko Hadžievski (Macedonian: Ѓоко Хаџиевски; born 31 March 1955) is a Macedonian football coach. He coached teams from Bulgaria (CSKA Sofia, Vihren Sandanski), Greece (Kastoria, Doxa Drama), Azerbaijan (FC Baku), Japan (Júbilo Iwata), Saudi Arabia (Najran SC), and North Macedonia.

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7. Kiril Dojčinovski (1943 - 2022)

With an HPI of 54.40, Kiril Dojčinovski is the 7th most famous Macedonian Soccer Player.  His biography has been translated into 18 different languages.

Kiril Dojčinovski (Macedonian: Кирил Дојчиновски; 17 October 1943 – 10 August 2022) was a Macedonian football player and manager who played as a defender.

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8. Goce Sedloski (b. 1974)

With an HPI of 52.25, Goce Sedloski is the 8th most famous Macedonian Soccer Player.  His biography has been translated into 48 different languages.

Goce Sedloski (Macedonian: Гоце Седлоски; born 10 April 1974) is a Macedonian professional football manager who is current manager Macedonian First Football League club Vardar and former player. Playing as a central defender, he was the captain of the Macedonia national team, earning 100 caps for his country.

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9. Blazhe Ilijoski (b. 1984)

With an HPI of 51.79, Blazhe Ilijoski is the 9th most famous Macedonian Soccer Player.  His biography has been translated into 41 different languages.

Blazhe Ilijoski (Macedonian: Блаже Илијоски), nicknamed Bazhe (born 9 July 1984) is a Macedonian football player who plays as a forward.

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10. Ivan Trichkovski (b. 1987)

With an HPI of 51.20, Ivan Trichkovski is the 10th most famous Macedonian Soccer Player.  His biography has been translated into 33 different languages.

Ivan Trichkovski (Macedonian: Иван Тричковски; 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

People

Pantheon has 65 people classified as Macedonian soccer players born between 1937 and 2000. Of these 65, 63 (96.92%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Macedonian soccer players include Darko Pančev, Boban Babunski, and Goran Pandev. The most famous deceased Macedonian soccer players include Dragoslav Šekularac, and Kiril Dojčinovski. As of April 2024, 7 new Macedonian soccer players have been added to Pantheon including Taulant Seferi, Haris Hajradinović, and Jani Atanasov.

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