Aco Stojkov (Macedonian: Ацо Стојков; born 29 April 1983) is a Macedonian former professional footballer who played as a striker.

Club career

In his early years, he played with his compatriot Goran Pandev for Inter Milan youth teams. He was then loaned to lower-level teams in Italy and Polish top flight to gain some experience but failed to impress Inter and his contract with them expired. Stojkov has since played in Belgium, Serbia, Hungary and Switzerland. He joined Partizan in summer of 2006 and played with the club during the first half of the 2006–07 season. Although he did not made any league appearance, he played one match in the Serbian Cup. He was renowned for his speed and dribbling abilities.

International career

He has represented his country on all youth levels before making his senior debut for Macedonia in an August 2002 friendly match against Malta in Skopje. He has earned a total of 42 caps, scoring 5 goals. His final international was a November 2014 European Championship qualification match against Slovakia.

International goals

Scores and results list Macedonia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Stojkov goal.

List of international goals scored by Aco Stojkov
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
121 August 2002Toše Proeski Arena, Skopje, MacedoniaMalta1–05–0Friendly
27 June 2003Toše Proeski Arena, Skopje, MacedoniaLiechtenstein3–13–1UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying
39 October 2004Toše Proeski Arena, Skopje, MacedoniaNetherlands2–22–22006 FIFA World Cup qualifying
42 June 2007Toše Proeski Arena, Skopje, MacedoniaIsrael1–11–2UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying
510 June 2009Toše Proeski Arena, Skopje, MacedoniaIceland1–02–02010 FIFA World Cup qualifying

Honours

Debrecen

Vardar

Rabotnicki

Skënderbeu

Akademija Pandev

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