Darko Churlinov (Macedonian: Дарко Чурлинов; born 11 July 2000) is a Macedonian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Championship club Burnley and the North Macedonia national team.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Darko Churlinov[1] | ||
Date of birth | (2000-07-11) 11 July 2000 (age 22) | ||
Place of birth | Skopje, North Macedonia | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Position(s) | Winger | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Burnley | ||
Number | 27 | ||
Youth career | |||
2003–2010 | FK Forca | ||
2010–2012 | FK Rabotnički | ||
2012–2014 | FK Vardar | ||
2014–2015 | Hansa Rostock | ||
2015–2016 | Magdeburg | ||
2016–2018 | 1. FC Köln | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2019–2020 | 1. FC Köln | 1 | (0) |
2020–2022 | VfB Stuttgart | 21 | (1) |
2021–2022 | → Schalke 04 (loan) | 22 | (2) |
2022– | Burnley | 4 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2015 | Macedonia U17 | 4 | (0) |
2017–2019 | Macedonia U19 | 14 | (3) |
2018–2021 | North Macedonia U21 | 16 | (5) |
2017– | North Macedonia | 17 | (3) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:17, 2 September 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 June 2022 |
Churlinov was born and raised in Skopje, Republic of Macedonia, where he also started playing football with local FK Forca. Subsequently, he went through the youth ranks of FK Rabotnički and FK Vardar until he was 14 years old. Then he moved to Germany and joined the youth setup of Hansa Rostock, where his friend and fellow Macedonian footballer Dimitar Mitrovski was already playing in the youth teams. Mitrovski had asked the club officials to sign Churlinov as he would like to have a fellow Macedonian as teammate.[2]
On 8 January 2020, Churlinov moved to VfB Stuttgart.[3]
On 18 August 2021, he joined Schalke 04 on a loan deal until the end of the season.[4]
On 19 August 2022, he joined Burnley on a four year deal.[5]
On 28 March 2017, at the age of 16 years and 8 months, Churlinov made his debut for the Macedonia national team in a friendly match against Belarus,[6] and with it he became the youngest player who has ever played for Macedonia's national team.[7]
Club | Season | League | National Cup[lower-alpha 1] | League Cup[lower-alpha 2] | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
FC Köln | 2019–20[8] | Bundesliga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
VfB Stuttgart | 2019–20[8] | 2. Bundesliga | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 1 | |
2020–21[8] | Bundesliga | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 16 | 0 | ||
2021–22[8] | Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | ||
2022–23[8] | Bundesliga | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | ||
Total | 21 | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | 25 | 3 | |||
Schalke 04 (loan) | 2021–22[8] | 2. Bundesliga | 22 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 23 | 2 | |
Burnley | 2022–23[8] | Championship | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
Career total | 47 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 53 | 5 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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North Macedonia | 2017 | 1 | 0 |
2021 | 12 | 2 | |
2022 | 5 | 1 | |
Total | 18 | 3 |
Scores and results list North Macedonia's goal tally first.
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 4 June 2021 | Toše Proeski Arena, Skopje, North Macedonia | ![]() | 4–0 | 4–0 | Friendly |
2. | 8 October 2021 | Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz, Liechtenstein | ![]() | 4–0 | 4–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
3. | 12 June 2022 | Toše Proeski Arena, Skopje, North Macedonia | ![]() | 4–0 | 4–0 | 2022–23 UEFA Nations League C |
Schalke 04
Burnley F.C. – current squad | |
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North Macedonia squad – UEFA Euro 2020 | ||
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