Nikola Jakimovski
Nikola Jakimovski (Macedonian: Никола Jaкимoвcки, born 26 February 1990) is a Northern Macedonian footballer who plays as a Left back for Greek Super League club AEL. He had previously played for Italian Serie B and C clubs such as Varese, Como, Bari, Vicenza, and Bisceglie.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name |
Nikola Jakimovski Никола Jaкимoвcки | ||
| Date of birth | 26 February 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Kriva Palanka, SFR Yugoslavia (present-day North Macedonia) | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 1 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | AEL | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2010 | Makedonija | 4 | (1) |
| 2010–2011 | Ferencváros | 1 | (0) |
| 2011 | → Teteks (loan) | 8 | (3) |
| 2011–2012 | Javor Ivanjica | 31 | (2) |
| 2013 | Nagoya Grampus | 22 | (1) |
| 2014 | Jagodina | 13 | (0) |
| 2015 | Varese | 10 | (1) |
| 2015 | Como | 14 | (0) |
| 2016 | Bari | 5 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Benevento | 10 | (1) |
| 2017–2018 | Vicenza | 12 | (0) |
| 2018 | Bisceglie | 17 | (0) |
| 2019 | AEL | 15 | (1) |
| 2019–2020 | Trapani | 9 | (0) |
| 2021 | Monopoli | 1 | (0) |
| 2021– | AEL | 0 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 2009–2010 | North Macedonia U-17 | 12 | (3) |
| 2010–2011 | North Macedonia U-19 | 9 | (4) |
| 2011–2012 | North Macedonia U-21 | 3 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 29 January 2021 | |||
Club career
Born in Skopje (hometown Kriva Palanka), Jakimovski is a product of FK Makedonija Gjorče Petrov youth system. He joined their first team in the 2008–09 season, competing in the Macedonian First League.[2] In 2010, he signed with Hungarian Ferencvárosi TC but after not having many chances he ended up loaned in the second half of the 2010–11 season to Macedonian top league FK Teteks.[3] On 24 August 2011 he signed a contract with Serbian club FK Javor Ivanjica.[4]
Ferencvárosi TC
Jakimovski only played one match on Ferencváros' side. He came in as a late substitute in a game against Győri ETO, that Ferencvárosi TC won by 3:0 .
Nagoya Grampus
On 12 December 2012 Nikola Jakimovski signed a contract with Japanese club Nagoya Grampus.[5] He made his debut on in Nagoya Grampus' one all draw against Júbilo Iwata on 2 March 2013.[6]
Jagodina
At the end of 2013 he returned to Europe, after a year with Nagoya Grampus, Jakimovski moved to Serbian SuperLiga side FK Jagodina on loan.[7]
Italian Serie B
In January 2015 he signed a 6-months contract with Italian Serie B side Varese and got the shirt number 32.[8] Following the team bankruptcy in summer 2015 he remain unattached till 3 September 2015, when he was free to sign with Como, becoming first Macedonian player to play for the team.
International career
Nikola Jakimovski is eligible to represent Macedonia and Bulgaria at international level. He represent Macedonia at under-17 and under-19 levels,[9] and has been part of the Macedonian U-21 team from 2011 to 2012.[10]
On 1 October 2015 Bulgaria manager Ivaylo Petev prepare a call up for Jakimovski.[11]
Club statistics
- As of 14 August 2014
| Season | Club | League | League | Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | ||||
| Macedonia | League | Macedonian Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||||
| 2009–10 | Makedonija Gjorče Petrov | Prva Liga | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 4 | 1 | |||
| Hungary | League | Hungarian Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||||
| 2010–11 | Ferencvárosi | Nemzeti Bajnokság I | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 1 | 0 | |||
| Macedonia | League | Macedonian Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||||
| 2010–11 | Teteks (Loan) | Prva Liga | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 8 | 3 | |||
| Serbia | League | Serbian Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||||
| 2011–12 | Javor Ivanjica | Serbian SuperLiga | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 17 | 0 | |||
| 2012–13 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 14 | 2 | |||||
| Japan | League | Emperor's Cup | J.League Cup | Asia | Total | ||||||||
| 2013 | Nagoya Grampus | J1 League | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | - | 22 | 1 | ||
| Serbia | League | Serbian Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||||
| 2013–14 | Jagodina | Serbian SuperLiga | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 10 | 0 | |||
| 2014–15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Total | Macedonia | 38 | 12 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 38 | 12 | ||||
| Hungary | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 5 | 0 | |||||
| Serbia | 38 | 2 | 4 | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | 44 | 2 | ||||
| Japan | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 3 | |||
| Total | 97 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 111 | 17 | |||
References
- UFFICIALE: Benevento, biennale per Nikola Jakimovski‚ tuttomercatoweb.com, 24 August 2016
- Nikola Jakimovski signed with Javor at Macedonianfootball
- Profile with stats at Soccerway
- Obiora Odita i Nemanja Vidić nova pojačanja at Javor official website
- Nikola Jakimovski signed with Grampus at Nagoya Grampus official website
- https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2013/03/02/japan/j1-league/nagoya-grampus-eight/jubilo-iwata/1439324/
- "Jakimovski pens 2-year deal with Jagodina". macedonianfootball. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
- VARESE, ARRIVA JAKIMOVSKI at Serie B official website, 13-1-2015 (in Italian)
- Interview Archived 1 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine at House of immigrants of Macedonia
- Nikola Jakimovski at UEFA.com (under U-21 stats, missing the friendly match against Italy U-20 played on 24-1-2012
- Петев готви изненада с македонец
External links
- Nikola Jakimovski at J.League (in Japanese)
- Nikola Jakimovski at Tempó Fradi