Darko Velkovski (Macedonian: Дарко Велковски; born 21 June 1995) is a Macedonian footballer who plays as a centre-back or as a defensive midfielder for Hungarian club Nyíregyháza Spartacus and the North Macedonia national team.

Club career

Dinamo București

On 3 January 2024, Dinamo București announced the signing of Velkovski, who prior to this was a free agent for more than 6 months. Velkovski made his debut for the team on 27 January 2024, in the 1-2 loss against Rapid București. On 12 February 2024, he scored his first goal for the club, in the 2-0 away win against champions Farul Constanța. For this performance, he was selected in the Liga 1 Team of the Week.

He was released by Dinamo in June 2024.

International career

He made his senior debut for North Macedonia in a June 2014 friendly match against China and as of then, he has earned a total of 41 caps, scoring 3 goals.

On 8 October 2020, he scored his first national goal against Kosovo in the UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying play-offs.

International stats

International

As of match played 10 June 2024

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
North Macedonia
201420
201510
201610
201750
201820
201980
202071
2021122
202270
202330
202430
Total513

As of match played 8 October 2021. North Macedonia score listed first, score column indicates score after each Velkovski goal.

International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition
No.DateVenueCapOpponentScoreResultCompetition
18 October 2020Toshe Proeski Arena, Skopje, Macedonia22Kosovo2–12–1UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying play-offs
25 September 2021Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland33Iceland1–02–22022 FIFA World Cup qualification
38 October 2021Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz, Liechtenstein35Liechtenstein1–04–0

Honours

Rabotnički

Vardar

Rijeka

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