Ivan Trichkovski


Ivan Trichkovski is a former Macedonian professional footballer who played as a winger or striker. He is currently the general football director of AEL Limassol

Club career

Red Star Belgrade

Trichkovski joined Red Star Belgrade in January 2008 for a fee of around €800,000 from FK Rabotnički. He actually faced his future team in the 2008–09 UEFA Cup while playing for Red Star, and ended up on the losing side in a dramatic 3–3 draw in Belgrade which saw APOEL progress on away goals with a late equalizer in the 116th minute.

APOEL

Trichkovski spent the 2009–10 season on loan at Enosis Neon Paralimni where he scored 8 goals in 29 appearances and caught the eye of a successful club in Cyprus, APOEL, who agreed in principle to a three-year deal with Trickovski in May 2010. It is believed that the transfer fee which was paid to Red Star Belgrade was in the region of €300,000. In December 2010, the Belgian club Lokeren Oost-Vlaanderen|Lokeren] made an official offer of €1.2 million for Trickovski but APOEL rejected it. Trichkovski became a champion in his first season in APOEL, by helping the club to win the 2010–11 Cypriot First Division. The next season, he appeared in all but one APOEL's 2011–12 UEFA Champions League matches and he scored one goal against Shakhtar Donetsk in Donbas Arena on 28 September 2011, by opening the score on 61st minute, in a group stage match which ended with 1–1 draw. He also appeared in the 2011–12 [UEFA Champions League knockout phase#Round of 16|round-of-16] triumph over Olympique Lyonnais where he converted his attempt in the penalty shootout.

Club Brugge

In June 2012, Trichkovski moved to Belgian side Club Brugge for an undisclosed fee, reportedly in the region of. On 20 July 2013, he completed a move to Waasland-Beveren, on a season-long loan deal from Club Brugge.

AEK Larnaca

In 2016, Trichkovski joined Cypriot First Division club AEK Larnaca. On 1 August 2019, he scored a career-high four goals in a 4–0 away win over Bulgarian club Levski Sofia in a second qualifying round UEFA Europa League match.

AEL Limassol

On 4 July 2024, Trichkovski was announced at AEL Limassol.
Ivan scored his first goal in the opening game of the season against Omonia 29M in a 4-2 win for AEL Limassol away at Peristerona.
On 13 May 2025, it was announced that Trichkovski has retired from professional football and will take the role of general football director at AEL Limassol until 2027.

International career

For the Macedonia U17 national team, Trichkovski scored against Italy on 21 September 2003, a 2004 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship qualifier, and Luxembourg on 25 September 2003.
Trichkovski also played for the Macedonia U19 side. He scored a goal against Azerbaijan on 28 September 2004, a U-19 Euro Championship qualifying match., Armenia on 30 September 2004., France on 2 October 2004. He also played for his country in the 2006 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship qualifiers.
Trichkovski was a member of the Macedonia U21 before he was called up in February 2008 for the senior squad to face Serbia in a friendly, but he was forced to withdraw due to injury. He scored on his debut with the national team on 29 May 2010 against Azerbaijan with a volley, as Macedonia went on to win 3–1. He scored his second goal for Macedonia on 11 August 2010 against Malta. As of May 2020, he has earned a total of 56 caps, scoring 5 goals.

Career statistics

Club

International

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
129 May 2010Sportplatz Bischofshofen, Bischofshofen, Austria1–03–1Friendly
211 August 2010Ta' Qali National Stadium, Ta' Qali, Malta1–01–1Friendly
326 March 2011Dublin Arena, Dublin, Ireland1–21–2UEFA [Euro 2012 qualifying Group B|UEFA Euro 2012 qualification]
46 September 2013Philip II Arena, Skopje, Macedonia1–02–12014 [FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group A|2014 FIFA World Cup qualification]
56 September 2018Victoria Stadium, Gibraltar1–02–02018–19 [UEFA Nations League D]
615 November 2020Toše Proeski Arena, Skopje, North Macedonia1–02–12020–21 UEFA Nations League C
74 June 2021Toše Proeski Arena, Skopje, North Macedonia2–04–0Friendly

Honours

APOEL
Al-Nasr
Legia Warsaw
AEK Larnaca
Individual