Ilija Nestorovski
Personal information | |||
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Full name |
Ilija Nestorovski Илија Несторовски | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 12 March 1990||
Place of birth |
SR Macedonia | ||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Ascoli | ||
Number | 30 | ||
Youth career | |||
2000–2006 | Pobeda | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2006–2010 | Pobeda | 96 | (39) |
2010–2013 | Slovácko | 28 | (2) |
2011–2012 | → Viktoria Žižkov (loan) | 13 | (1) |
2012–2013 | → Metalurg (loan) | 20 | (1) |
2013–2016 | Inter Zaprešić | 90 | (69) |
2016–2019 |
Palermo | 94 | (38) |
2019–2023 | Udinese | 78 | (8) |
2023– | Ascoli | 10 | (2) |
International career‡ | |||
Macedonia U19 | 3 | (1) | |
2009–2012 | Macedonia U21 | 19 | (5) |
2015– | North Macedonia | 52 | (10) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 December 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 November 2023 |
Ilija Nestorovski (Macedonian: Илија Несторовски; born 12 March 1990) is a Macedonian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Italian Serie B club Ascoli and the North Macedonia national team.
Club career
Born in Prilep, Nestorovski started his career at hometown club FK Pobeda. Joining their youth academy in 2000, he made his senior debut in 2006. Between 2006 and 2010, he made 96 league appearances for Pobeda, scoring 39 goals.
In the early weeks of 2010, Nestorovski then moved to Czech First League side Slovácko. He made eleven appearances in the remaining matches of the season, scoring his first and only league goal for that campaign in a 3–1 win over Slavia Prague.[1] The following season, he made seventeen appearances, once more scoring a single league goal.
Nestorovski then went out on loan to
After not playing a single game for almost six months, Nestorovski signed for
After scoring thirteen times in the first half of the 1. HNL, Nestorovski was signed by Italian
On 26 July 2019, Nestorovski signed with Udinese, after Palermo were excluded from Serie B.
On 29 August 2023, Nestorovski signed a two-year contract with Ascoli.[3]
International career
Nestorovski played for the
He made his senior international debut for
Career statistics
Club
Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Pobeda
|
2007–08 | Macedonian First League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
2009–10 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 10 | ||||
Total | 15 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 17 | 10 | |||
Slovácko | 2009–10 | Czech First League | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 1 | ||
2010–11 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 1 | ||||
Total | 27 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 2 | ||||
Viktoria Zizkov (loan)
|
2011–12 | Czech First League | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 1 | ||
Metalurg (loan)
|
2011–12 | Macedonian First League | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 1 | ||
2012–13 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4[b] | 1 | — | 10 | 1 | |||
Total | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | 24 | 2 | |||
Inter Zaprešić | 2013–14 | 2. HNL
|
30 | 20 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 34 | 22 | ||
2014–15 | 27 | 24 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 24 | ||||
2015–16 | 1. HNL
|
33 | 25 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 35 | 25 | |||
Total | 90 | 69 | 6 | 2 | — | — | 96 | 71 | ||||
Palermo
|
2016–17
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Serie A | 37 | 11 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 38 | 11 | ||
2017–18
|
Serie B | 28 | 13 | 2 | 0 | — | 3[c] | 0 | 33 | 13 | ||
2018–19
|
26 | 14 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 28 | 15 | ||||
Total | 91 | 38 | 5 | 1 | — | 3 | 0 | 99 | 39 | |||
Udinese | 2019–20 | Serie A | 28 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 3 | ||
2020–21 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 2 | ||||
2021–22 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 1 | ||||
2022–23 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 2 | ||||
Total | 78 | 8 | 7 | 0 | — | — | 84 | 8 | ||||
Ascoli | 2023–24 | Serie B | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 2 | ||
Career total | 331 | 130 | 18 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 358 | 134 |
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League qualifying phase
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League qualifying phase
- ^ Appearances in Serie B promotion play-offs
International
- As of 12 November 2023[6]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
North Macedonia | 2015 | 4 | 0 |
2016 | 7 | 3 | |
2017 | 8 | 2 | |
2018 | 8 | 3 | |
2019 | 9 | 0 | |
2020 | 8 | 1 | |
2021 | 2 | 1 | |
2022 | 2 | 0 | |
2023 | 4 | 0 | |
Total | 52 | 10 |
International goals
- As of match played 28 March 2021. North Macedonia score listed first, score column indicates score after each Nestorovski goal.[7]
No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 29 May 2016 | Sportplatz Bad Erlach, Bad Erlach, Austria | 7 | Azerbaijan | 3–1 | 3–1 | Friendly |
2 | 6 October 2016 | Philip II Arena, Skopje , Macedonia |
9 | Israel | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
3 | 9 October 2016 | 10 | Italy | 1–1 | 2–3 | ||
4 | 24 March 2017 | Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz, Liechtenstein | 12 | Liechtenstein | 2–0 | 3–0 | |
5 | 3–0 | ||||||
6 | 16 November 2018 | 26 | Liechtenstein | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2018–19 UEFA Nations League D | |
7 | 19 November 2018 | Philip II Arena, Skopje, Macedonia | 27 | Gibraltar | 2–0 | 4–0 | |
8 | 3–0 | ||||||
9 | 5 September 2020 | 39 | Armenia | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2020–21 UEFA Nations League C | |
10 | 28 March 2021 | 46 | Liechtenstein | 5–0 | 5–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
References
- ^ a b c Ilija Nestorovski at Soccerway
- ^ "Najbolji strijelac HNL-a potpisao za Palermo, odšteta 500.000 eura". Gol.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 21 April 2016.
- ^ "#CALCIOMERCATO: ILIJA NESTOROVSKI HA FIRMATO" [ILIJA NESTOROVSKI HAS SIGNED.] (in Italian). Ascoli. 29 August 2023. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
- ^ "Ilija Nestorovski". Under-21 Championship. UEFA. Retrieved 9 August 2012.
- ^ "Ilija Nestorovski » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
- ^ "Nestorovski, Ilija". National Football Teams. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
- ^ "Ilija Nestorovski". European Football. Retrieved 13 October 2016.