Darko Churlinov

Darko Churlinov (Macedonian: Дарко Чурлинов; born 11 July 2000) is a Macedonian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Premier League club Burnley and the North Macedonia national team.

Darko Churlinov
Personal information
Full name Darko Churlinov
Дарко Чурлинов
Date of birth (2000-07-11) 11 July 2000
Place of birth Skopje, Macedonia
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team 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 1. FC Magdeburg
2016–2018 1. FC Köln
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2019 1. FC Köln II 10 (7)
2019 1. FC Köln 1 (0)
2020–2022 VfB Stuttgart 21 (1)
2020 VfB Stuttgart II 1 (0)
2021–2022 → Schalke 04 (loan) 22 (2)
2022– Burnley 7 (0)
International career‡
2015 Macedonia U17 4 (0)
2017–2019 Macedonia U19 14 (3)
2018–2021 North Macedonia U21 16 (5)
2017– North Macedonia 21 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 October 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 October 2023

Club career

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. 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 a teammate.[1] He finished his youth career at 1. FC Köln. He started to play for the second team of 1. FC Köln before being promoted to the first team, where he made his debut on 17 August 2019 against VfL Wolfsburg, being subbed on in replacement of Florian Kainz in the 70th minute.[2] Churlinov would remain on the bench for the rest of his stint with Köln.

On 8 January 2020, Churlinov joined VfB Stuttgart on a four-year deal.[3] He made his debut with Stuttgart on 22 February 2020 against SSV Jahn Regensburg, being subbed on in replacement of Silas Katompa in the 71st minute, creating a goal-scoring opportunity.[4] Churlinov would primarily be a substitute throughout the rest of his career with Stuttgart.

On 18 August 2021, he joined Schalke 04 on a loan deal until the end of the season.[5] Churlinov made his debut with Schalke 04 on 21 August 2021 against SSV Jahn Regensburg, being subbed on for Reinhold Ranftl in the 62nd minute, providing an assist to Simon Terodde's goal in the 81st minute.[6]

On 19 August 2022, he joined Burnley on a four-year deal for an undisclosed fee.[7] Churlinov would make his debut with Burnley the next day against Blackpool F.C., where he was subbed on for Vitinho in the 71st minute.[8] On June 1, 2023, Churlinov was hospitalized with suspected blood poisoning in Serbia, causing him to miss play for a month in domestic and international play.[9]

International career

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, becoming the youngest player who has ever played for Macedonia's national team.[10] Churlinov scored his first international goal on 4 June 2021, in a friendly match against Kazakhstan.[11]

Career statistics

Club
As of 17 October 2023[12]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[lower-alpha 1] League cup[lower-alpha 2] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1. FC Köln 2019–20 Bundesliga 1000—10
VfB Stuttgart 2019–20 2. Bundesliga 6100—61
2020–21 Bundesliga 14020—160
2021–22 Bundesliga 0011—11
2022–23 Bundesliga 1011—21
Total 21142—253
Schalke 04 (loan) 2021–22 2. Bundesliga 22210—232
Burnley 2022–23 Championship 704020130
2023–24 Premier League 00000000
Total 704020130
Career total 5139220625
  1. Includes DFB-Pokal, FA Cup
  2. Includes EFL Cup

International
As of match played 17 October 2023.[13][14]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
North Macedonia 201710
201800
201900
202000
2021112
202251
202341
Total214

Scores and results list North Macedonia's goal tally first.

List of international goals scored by Darko Čurlinov
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.4 June 2021Toše Proeski Arena, Skopje, North Macedonia Kazakhstan4–04–0Friendly
2.8 October 2021Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz, Liechtenstein Liechtenstein4–04–02022 FIFA World Cup qualification
3.12 June 2022Toše Proeski Arena, Skopje, North Macedonia Gibraltar4–04–02022–23 UEFA Nations League C
4.23 March 2023Toše Proeski Arena, Skopje, North Macedonia Malta2–02–1 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying

Honours

Schalke 04

Burnley

References
  1. "Talent mit Kämpferherz" [A Talent With a Fighter`s Heart] (in German). vfb.de. 11 July 2020. Archived from the original on 12 June 2021.
  2. "Macedonian internationals performances (16-19.08.2019)". macedonianfootball.com. 19 August 2019. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
  3. "VfB sign Darko Churlinov". vfb.de. VfB Stuttgart. 8 January 2020. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
  4. Hinrichsen, Heiko (23 February 2020). "Darko Churlinov und Lilian Egloff schnuppern Zweitligaluft". stuttgarter-nachrichten.de (in German). Retrieved 14 October 2023.
  5. "Darko Churlinov joins FC Schalke 04 on a season-long loan". Schalke 04. 18 August 2021.
  6. "Macedonian internationals performances (20.08-23.08.2021)". macedonianfootball.com. 24 August 2021. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
  7. "Churlinov is a Claret". Burnley Football Club. 19 August 2022. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
  8. K., F. (20 August 2022). "Churlinov made his debut for Burnley in a tense game with six goals". Sloboden Pečat. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
  9. Scrafton, Matt (19 June 2023). "'Toughest month in my life': Burnley's Darko Churlinov provides positive update on his health scare". Burnley Express. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
  10. "Момент за историја: Дарко Чурлинов стана најмладиот дебитант во сениорската селекција!" [Moment for history: Darko Churlinov became the youngest debutant in the senior selection!]. gol.mk (in Macedonian). 28 March 2017.
  11. "North Macedonia vs. Kazakhstan Match Report – Friday June 4, 2021". fbref.com. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
  12. "Darko Churlinov » Club matches". World Football. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
  13. Darko Churlinov at National-Football-Teams.com
  14. "Darko Churlinov". EU football.info.
  15. Long, Dan (25 April 2023). "Blackburn Rovers 0-1 Burnley: Vincent Kompany's Clarets clinch Championship title after Manuel Benson stunner". Sky Sports. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
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