Luka Stankovski (Macedonian: Лука Станковски; born 2 September 2002) is a Macedonian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Turkish club Gaziantep.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (2002-09-02) 2 September 2002 (age 20) | ||
| Place of birth | Skopje, Macedonia | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Gaziantep | ||
| Number | 80 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2014–2015 | Vardar | ||
| 2015–2019 | Rabotnički | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2022 | Rabotnički | 48 | (11) |
| 2022– | Gaziantep | 3 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2018 | Macedonia U17 | 2 | (0) |
| 2021– | North Macedonia U21 | 7 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 07:38, 17 May 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 5 June 2022 | |||
Born in Skopje, Macedonia, Stankovski began his youth career at Vardar, before moving to Rabotnički in 2015.[1] He made his senior debut in the Macedonian First League on 31 August 2019, playing as a starter in a 2–1 defeat to Akademija Pandev.[2]
Stankovski's first goal came on 29 August 2020, aged 17, helping his side draw 1–1 to Vardar.[3] On 16 December, he scored a brace against Borec in a 2–1 win.[4] Stanskovski finished the 2020–21 season with eight goals in 29 league appearances.[5]
On 12 January 2022, Stankovski joined Turkish Süper Lig club Gaziantep, signing a four-and-a-half-year contract, with an option for a further year.[6] He made his debut in a 2–0 league defeat to İstanbul Başakşehir on 12 February 2022.[7]
Stankovski represented Macedonia internationally at under-17 level at the 2019 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification.[8]
At 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) tall, Stankovski primarily plays as a central midfielder, but can also be deployed as a holding midfielder or as an attacking midfielder.[1]
Stankovski is the son of former footballer Goran Stankovski.[1]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup[lower-alpha 1] | Total | ||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Rabotnički | 2019–20 | Macedonian First League | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| 2020–21 | Macedonian First League | 29 | 8 | — | 29 | 8 | ||
| 2021–22 | Macedonian First League | 18 | 3 | — | 18 | 3 | ||
| Total | 48 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 11 | ||
| Gaziantep | 2021–22 | Süper Lig | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Career total | 51 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 11 | ||
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Gaziantep F.K. – current squad | |
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