Stole Dimitrievski

Stole Dimitrievski (Macedonian: Столе Димитриевски; born 25 December 1993) is a Macedonian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Spanish La Liga club Rayo Vallecano and the North Macedonia national team.

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Dimitrievski playing for Rayo Vallecano in 2019
Personal information
Full name Stole Dimitrievski[1]
Столе Димитриевски
Date of birth (1993-12-25) 25 December 1993
Place of birth Kumanovo, Macedonia
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[2]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Rayo Vallecano
Number 1
Youth career
FK Kumanovo Eurosport
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2012 Rabotnichki 18 (0)
2012–2016 Granada B 128 (0)
2012 → Cádiz B (loan) 8 (0)
2014–2016 Granada 1 (0)
2016–2019 Gimnàstic 48 (0)
2018–2019 → Rayo Vallecano (loan) 10 (0)
2019– Rayo Vallecano 144 (0)
International career‡
2009–2010 Macedonia U17 4 (0)
2011 Macedonia U19 6 (0)
2012–2014 Macedonia U21 18 (0)
2015– North Macedonia 60 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13 August 2023

After starting off at Rabotnički in 2010, he has spent most of his career in Spain. Dimitrievski earned 28 caps for Macedonia at youth level, and made his senior international debut in 2015. He represented the nation at UEFA Euro 2020, their first major tournament.

Club career

Early career

Born in Kumanovo, Dimitrievski graduated from Rabotnički's youth setup. He made his debut for the club on 24 October 2010, starting in a 2–0 home win against Vardar.

Dimitrievski was Rabotnički's first-choice during the 2011–12 season, also appearing with the side in the season's UEFA Europa League. He signed a contract with Spanish La Liga club Granada on 23 August 2011, with the deal only being effective in December.

Granada

On 30 December 2011, Dimitrievski was loaned to Cádiz.[3] However, he only appeared with the reserves in Tercera División and moved to another reserve team, Granada B in the summer of 2012.[4] On 12 October 2013, he was the last of three of the team's players sent off in a 2–1 loss at Atlético Sanluqueño for the season's Segunda División B.[5]

On 23 August 2014, after profiting from Roberto's suspension and Oier Olazábal's injury, Dimitrievski made his first team – and La Liga – debut, starting in a 2–1 home win against Deportivo La Coruña.[6] However, his spell at the club was mainly associated with the B-side.

Gimnàstic

On 16 August 2016, Dimitrievski signed a two-year contract with Segunda División club Gimnàstic, mainly as a cover to injured Manolo Reina.[7] He made his debut on 7 September in the second round of the Copa del Rey, a 1–0 extra-time win at home to Numancia.[8]

After Sebastián Saja's poor run of form, Dimitrievski became a regular starter for Gimnàstic in October 2016, but his run only lasted until December as Reina returned from injury. On 13 August 2017, after the latter's departure, he extended his contract until 2020.[9]

Rayo Vallecano

On 31 August 2018, Dimitrievski was loaned to Rayo Vallecano in the top flight, for one year.[10] Initially a backup to Alberto García, he became the club's first-choice in November.[11][12]

On 31 January 2019, Dimitrievski signed a permanent three-and-a-half-year contract with the club.[13] He was the primary goalkeeper for their 2020–21 Segunda División promotion season, though Luca Zidane was in goal for the playoffs due to UEFA Euro 2020.[14]

International career

After representing Macedonia at under-17, under-19 and under-21 levels, Dimitrievski made his senior international debut on 12 November 2015, starting in a 4–1 friendly win over Montenegro at the Philip II National Arena.[15] In May 2021, he was called up for the delayed UEFA Euro 2020 finals, his country's first major tournament.[16] He played all three games in a group stage elimination, and saved a penalty from Ruslan Malinovskyi in a 2–1 loss to Ukraine in Bucharest.[17]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 4 June 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Rabotnichki 2010–11[18] Macedonian First League 2000——20
2011–12[18] Macedonian First League 160208[lower-alpha 1]0—260
Total 180208000280
Granada B 2012–13[19] Tercera División 320——6[lower-alpha 2]0380
2013–14[18] Segunda División B 320———320
2014–15[18] Segunda División B 360———360
2015–16[18] Segunda División B 280———280
Total 12800000601340
Cádiz B (loan) 2011–12[19] Tercera División 80———80
Granada 2013–14[18] La Liga 0000——00
2014–15[18] La Liga 1000——10
2015–16[18] La Liga 0000——00
Total 1000000010
Gimnàstic 2016–17[18] Segunda División 9020——110
2017–18[18] Segunda División 39000——390
2018–19[18] Segunda División 0000——00
Total 480200000500
Rayo Vallecano (loan) 2018–19[18] La Liga 21010——220
Rayo Vallecano 2019–20[18] Segunda División 32000——320
2020–21[18] Segunda División 28020——300
2021–22[18] La Liga 31020——330
2022–23[18] La Liga 37000——370
Total 14905000001540
Career total 35809080603810
  1. Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  2. Appearance(s) in Promotion Playoffs

International
As of match played 12 June 2022[20]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Macedonia 201520
201650
201790
201880
North Macedonia 2019100
202030
2021150
202240
Total560

Notes

    References
    1. "UEFA Nations League 2021: Booking List before League phase Matchday 5" (PDF). UEFA. 10 November 2020. p. 10. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
    2. "S. Dimitrievski: Summary". s. Perform Group. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
    3. Dimitrievski se va al Cádiz pese a las informaciones que lo situaban en Granada (Dimitrievski goes to Cádiz despite the news which put him in Granada); Ideal, 30 December 2011 (in Spanish)
    4. Dimitrievski deja el Cádiz para ser el tercer portero del Granada (Dimitrievski leaves Cádiz to be Granada's third goalkeeper); El Desmarque, 10 July 2012 (in Spanish)
    5. "El Sanluqueño y las expulsiones pueden con el Granada 'B'" [Sanluqueño and expulsions finish off Granada B] (in Spanish). Granada Digital. 12 October 2013. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
    6. Granada fight back for win; ESPN FC, 23 August 2014
    7. El Nàstic ficha al portero Dimitrievski por dos temporadas (Nàstic sign goalkeeper Dimitrievski for two seasons); Marca, 16 August 2016 (in Spanish)
    8. "José Carlos clasifica al Nàstic" [José Carlos puts Nàstic through] (in Spanish). Diari de Tarragona. 7 September 2016. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
    9. "Dimitrievski renova fins al 2020" [Dimitrievski renews until 2020] (in Catalan). Gimnàstic Tarragona. 13 August 2017. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
    10. "Stole Dimitrievski nuevo jugador del Rayo Vallecano" [Stole Dimitrievski new player of Rayo Vallecano] (in Spanish). Rayo Vallecano. 31 August 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
    11. Valero, Adrián (11 November 2018). "Cambio de guardia en la portería del Rayo" [Changing of the guard in the Rayo goal]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 November 2021.
    12. "Alberto García se reivindica con Paco Jémez" [Alberto García redeems himself with Paco Jémez] (in Spanish). COS Panamá. 14 April 2019. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
    13. "Stole Dimitrievski 2022" (in Spanish). Rayo Vallecano. 31 January 2019. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
    14. de Vicente, Marcos (21 June 2021). "Luca Zidane, el héroe inesperado del ascenso... y la felicitación de su padre" [Luca Zidane, the unexpected promotion hero... and the congratulations from his father]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 November 2021.
    15. Dimitrievski debuta con la selección absoluta de Macedonia (Dimitrievski debuts with Macedonia's full national team); Ideal, 13 November 2015 (in Spanish)
    16. "Veteran Pandev to lead underdog North Macedonia at Euros". France 24. 20 May 2021. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
    17. Poole, Harry (17 June 2021). "Ukraine 2–1 North Macedonia". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
    18. Stole Dimitrievski at Soccerway
    19. Stole Dimitrievski at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)
    20. Stole Dimitrievski at National-Football-Teams.com
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