Goran Pandev

Goran Pandev (, born 27 July 1983) is a former Macedonian professional footballer. He played as a forward for teams like Lazio, Inter Milan, Napoli, and Genoa. While at Inter Milan, Pandev won the treble during the 2009–10 season. He is known as one of the best Macedonian footballers of all time.

Pandev was capped 122 times for North Macedonia, scoring 38 goals. He was part of North Macedonia's team at the 2020 European Championships, and became the second-oldest goal-scorer in the tournament.

On 22 April 2021, he became the first Macedonian footballer to score 100 goals in one of the top five European football leagues. 

Personal life
Pandev's younger brother, Sashko, is also a footballer. 

 Career statistics 
 Club 
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupEuropeOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsBelasica2000–01Macedonian First League186———186Inter Milan2001–02Serie A————00Spezia (loan)2002–03Serie C1224———224Ancona (loan)2003–04Serie A20110——211Lazio2004–05Serie A2531041003042005–06Serie A351131——38122006–07Serie A361133——39142007–08Serie A32145085—45192008–09Serie A31966——3715Total159481810126—18964Inter Milan2009–10Serie A1932060—2732010–11Serie A2724071424252011–12Serie A1000000010Total4756013142708Napoli (loan)2011–12Serie A3065170—427Napoli2012–13Serie A3361060114172013–14Serie A2973091—418Total9219912211112422Galatasaray2014–15Süper Lig401073000177Genoa2015–16Serie A15010——1602016–17Serie A20334——2372017–18Serie A32510——3352018–19Serie A26420——2842019–20Serie A34910——3592020–21Serie A29710——3072021–22Serie A20020——220Total17628114——18732Parma2021–22Serie B111———111Career total549112552250853659145

International
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsNorth Macedonia2001102002312003512004842005732006512007512008832009108201041201151201271201371201400201500201681201794201872201991202062202182Total12238

Scores and results list North Macedonia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Pandev goal

+ List of international goals scored by Goran PandevNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition1  21 August 2002  Philip II Arena, Skopje, Macedonia   5–0 5–0 Friendly2  20 August 2003  Stadion Goce Delčev, Prilep, Macedonia   2–1 3–13  18 February 2004  Philip II Arena, Skopje, Macedonia   1–0 1–04  11 June 2004  A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn, Estonia   3–0 4–25  18 August 2004 Philip II Arena, Skopje, Macedonia   1–0 3–0 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification6  9 October 2004   1–1 2–27 4 June 2005 Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium, Yerevan, Armenia  1–0 2–18 2–09  8 June 2005  Na Stínadlech, Teplice, Czech Republic   1–0 1–610  11 October 2006  Camp d’Esports d’Aixovall, Andorra La Vella, Andorra   1–0 3–0 UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying11  17 October 2007  Philip II Arena, Skopje, Macedonia   3–0 3–012 20 August 2008 Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg  1–0 4–1 Friendly13 3–014  10 September 2008  Philip II Arena, Skopje, Macedonia   1–2 1–2 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification15  11 February 2009  Mardan Sports Complex, Antalya, Turkey   1–0 1–1  Friendly16 12 August 2009 Philip II Arena, Skopje, Macedonia  1–0 2–3 17 2–018 11 October 2009  1–1 2–119 2–120 14 November 2009 Stadion Mladost, Strumica, Macedonia  2–0 3–0 21 3–022  18 November 2009  Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran   1–1 1–123  3 March 2010  Philip II Arena, Skopje, Macedonia    2–0 2–124  10 August 2011  Dalga Arena, Baku, Azerbaijan   1–0 1–025  15 August 2012 Philip II Arena, Skopje, Macedonia   1–0 1–026  6 February 2013   1–0 3–027  29 May 2016  Sportplatz Bad Erlach, Bad Erlach, Austria   2–0 3–128 28 March 2017 Philip II Arena, Skopje, Macedonia  2–0 3–029 3–030  2 September 2017  Sammy Ofer Stadium, Haifa, Israel   1–0 1–0 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification31  11 November 2017 Philip II Arena, Skopje, Macedonia   1–0 2–0 Friendly32  9 September 2018   2–0 2–02018–19 UEFA Nations League D33  13 October 2018   3–0 4–134  9 September 2019  Daugava Stadium, Riga, Latvia   1–0 2–0 UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying35  11 October 2020  A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn, Estonia   2–3 3–3 2020–21 UEFA Nations League C36  12 November 2020  Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arena, Tbilisi, Georgia   1–0 1–0 UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying play-offs37  31 March 2021  MSV-Arena, Duisburg, Germany   1–0 2–1 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification38  13 June 2021  Arena Națională, Bucharest, Romania   1–1 1–3 UEFA Euro 2020

Honours
Lazio
 Coppa Italia: 2008–09

Inter Milan 
 Serie A: 2009–10
 Coppa Italia: 2009–10, 2010–11
 Supercoppa Italiana: 2010
 UEFA Champions League: 2009–10
 FIFA Club World Cup: 2010

Napoli
Coppa Italia: 2011–12, 2013–14

Galatasaray 
 Süper Lig: 2014–15
 Turkish Cup: 2014–15

Individual
 Macedonian Footballer of the Year: 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010
 Coppa Italia top scorer: 2008–09, 2016–17

References

Other websites


 Goran Pandev Fans Community (archived 26 October 2010)
 Official website (GoranPandev.com) (archived 12 September 2007)

Category:1983 births
Category:Living people
Category:Association football forwards
Category:Macedonian footballers
Category:Serie A players