# Stefan Ristovski

Stefan Ristovski (Macedonian: Стефан Ристовски; born 12 February 1992) is a Macedonian footballer who plays as a right-back for Dinamo Zagreb and the North Macedonia national team.

## Club career

Born in Skopje, Ristovski began his career at hometown club Vardar before he signed a five-year deal with Italian club Parma in January 2010. He was 17 at the time but the deal could not become official until he turned 18.
Ristovski joined Serie B club Crotone on loan on 6 July 2011. After not receiving much playing time, the loan was cancelled in the January 2012 and he was then loaned to Frosinone for the remainder of the campaign. On 5 July 2012, he was again sent on loan, to Serie B side Bari. He was then loaned out to Latina in the same division for the 2013–14 season, returning to them for a second time in January 2015. Before the bankruptcy of Parma, Ristovski was under contract with Parma until 30 June 2019.
In July 2015, Ristovski moved to Rijeka in Croatia. The transfer was facilitated through Rijeka's Italian partner club, Spezia. In order for Ristovski to remain eligible under Italy's non-EU quota, he was signed by Spezia on a free transfer and then loaned to Rijeka. On 7 August 2017, Ristovski signed with Sporting. On 2 February 2021, he signed for GNK Dinamo Zagreb. He made his debut for Dinamo on 13 February in a derby against Osijek. In his debut, he received two yellow cards and was sent off.

## International career

Ristovski made his debut for Macedonia on 10 August 2011 in an away friendly against Azerbaijan and has, as of April 2020, earned a total of 52 caps, scoring 1 goal. He represented the nation at UEFA Euro 2020, their first major tournament.

## Personal life

His younger brother Milan is also a professional footballer who plays for the North Macedonia national team.
He also has a Portuguese passport, and his son was born in Portugal.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of match played 2 March 2025
| Club | Season | League | League | League | Cup | Cup | Europe | Europe | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Vardar | 2008–09 | 1. MFL | 6 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6 | 0 |
| Vardar | 2009–10 | 1. MFL | 11 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 11 | 1 |
| Vardar | Total | Total | 17 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 17 | 1 |
| Crotone | 2011–12 | Serie B | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 2 | 0 |
| Frosinone | 2011–12 | Lega Pro | 12 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 12 | 0 |
| Bari | 2012–13 | Serie B | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 21 | 0 |
| Latina | 2013–14 | Serie B | 37 | 3 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 38 | 3 |
| Parma | 2014–15 | Serie A | 6 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6 | 0 |
| Latina | 2014–15 | Serie B | 19 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 19 | 0 |
| Rijeka | 2015–16 | Prva HNL | 32 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 38 | 0 |
| Rijeka | 2016–17 | Prva HNL | 33 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 41 | 1 |
| Rijeka | 2017–18 | Prva HNL | 3 | 0 | – | – | 4 | 1 | – | – | 7 | 1 |
| Rijeka | Total | Total | 68 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 1 | – | – | 86 | 2 |
| Sporting | 2017–18 | Primeira Liga | 8 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | – | – | 22 | 0 |
| Sporting | 2018–19 | Primeira Liga | 23 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | – | – | 33 | 0 |
| Sporting | 2019–20 | Primeira Liga | 21 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 26 | 0 |
| Sporting | 2020–21 | Primeira Liga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 |
| Sporting | Total | Total | 52 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 0 |
| Dinamo Zagreb | 2020–21 | Prva HNL | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | – | – | 16 | 0 |
| Dinamo Zagreb | 2021–22 | Prva HNL | 30 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 0 | – | – | 45 | 1 |
| Dinamo Zagreb | 2022–23 | Prva HNL | 28 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 | – | – | 41 | 4 |
| Dinamo Zagreb | 2023–24 | Prva HNL | 26 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 44 | 0 |
| Dinamo Zagreb | 2024–25 | Prva HNL | 19 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | – | – | 30 | 2 |
| Dinamo Zagreb | Total | Total | 111 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 53 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 176 | 7 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 343 | 11 | 40 | 1 | 74 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 458 | 13 |

### International

    As of 29 March 2022
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| Macedonia | 2011 | 1 | 0 |
| Macedonia | 2012 | 3 | 0 |
| Macedonia | 2013 | 7 | 0 |
| Macedonia | 2014 | 4 | 0 |
| Macedonia | 2015 | 6 | 0 |
| Macedonia | 2016 | 8 | 0 |
| Macedonia | 2017 | 9 | 1 |
| Macedonia | 2018 | 6 | 0 |
| North Macedonia | 2019 | 8 | 0 |
| North Macedonia | 2020 | 8 | 1 |
| North Macedonia | 2021 | 14 | 0 |
| North Macedonia | 2022 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 76 | 2 |
    As of match played 8 September 2020. North Macedonia score listed first, score column indicates score after each Ristovski goal.
International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition :
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1 | 11 June 2017 | Philip II Arena, Skopje, Macedonia | 33 | Spain | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 2 | 8 September 2020 | Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arena, Tbilisi, Georgia | 54 | Georgia | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2020–21 UEFA Nations League C |

## Honours
### Club

Rijeka
* Prva HNL: 2016–17
* Croatian Cup: 2016–17
Sporting CP
* Taça de Portugal: 2018–19
* Taça da Liga: 2017–18, 2018–19
Dinamo Zagreb
* Prva HNL: 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24
* Croatian Cup: 2020–21 ,2023-24

### Individual

* Croatian First Football League Team of the Year: 2015–16, 2016–17, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24