Kire Ristevski

Kire Ristevski
	Ristevski with North Macedonia in 2017
Personal information
Full name	Kire Ristevski; Кире Ристевски
Date of birth	22 October 1990 (age 33)
Place of birth	Bitola, SR Macedonia, SFR Yugoslavia; (now North Macedonia)
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	Ethnikos Achna
Number	3
Senior career*
Years	Team
2008–2010	Pelister
2010–2011	Elbasani
2011–2013	Bylis Ballsh
2014	Slavia Sofia
2015	Tirana
2015–2016	Rabotnički
2016–2018	Vasas
2018–2021	Újpest
2021–2022	AEL Limassol
2022–2023	Pyunik
2023–	Ethnikos Achna
International career‡
2007–2008	Macedonia U-17
2008–2009	Macedonia U-19
2010–2012	Macedonia U-21
2014–2023	North Macedonia
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 April 2024; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2 April 2023

Kire Ristevski (Macedonian: Кире Ристевски; born 22 October 1990) is a Macedonian professional footballer who plays as a defender for the North Macedonia national team.

Club career[edit]

Slavia Sofia[edit]

Ristevski signed with Slavia on 27 December 2013 on a two-year deal.^[1]

KF Tirana[edit]

On 9 January 2015, Ristevski returned in Albania by signing an 18-month contract with KF Tirana, becoming the third winner transfer of the club.^[2] He made his debut with the club on 8 February 2015 during the league match against Vllaznia Shkodër, help the team to win the match 1–0.^[3] He made 16 appearances, including 13 in league, during the second part of 2014–15 season, with Tirana who finished it in the fourth place and was eliminated in semi-finals of 2014–15 Albanian Cup against KF Laçi with the 1–0 aggregate.^[4]

He left the team after the end of the season, after claiming that he was not paid by the club during his six-month stay.^[5]

Rabotnički[edit]

During the 2015 summer transfer window, Ristevski signed with Macedonian side Rabotnički.^[6]

Pyunik[edit]

On 13 September 2022, Pyunik announced the signing of Ristevski.^[7] On 16 June 2023, Pyunik confirmed the departure of Ristevski.^[8]

Club statistics[edit]

Club	Season	League		Cup		Europe		Total
Club	Season	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Pelister
	2008–09	26	0	0	0	2	0	28	0
	2009–10	25	0	0	0	–	–	25	0
	Total	51	0	0	0	2	0	53	0
Elbasani
	2010–11	11	1	0	0	–	–	11	1
	Total	11	1	0	0	–	–	11	1
Bylis
	2010–11	13	0	2	0	–	–	15	0
	2011–12	25	2	10	2	–	–	35	4
	2012–13	24	0	12	0	–	–	36	0
	2013–14	16	0	1	0	–	–	17	0
	Total	78	2	25	2	–	–	103	4
Slavia Sofia
	2013–14	14	2	0	0	–	–	14	2
	2014–15	13	0	2	0	–	–	15	0
	Total	27	2	2	0	–	–	29	2
Tirana
	2014–15	13	0	3	0	–	–	16	0
	Total	13	0	3	0	–	–	16	0
Rabotnički
	2015–16	17	0	2	0	7	1	26	1
	Total	17	0	2	0	7	1	26	1
Vasas
	2015–16	12	0	0	0	–	–	12	0
	2016–17	31	2	8	0	–	–	39	2
	2017–18	25	1	0	0	2	0	27	1
	Total	68	3	8	0	2	0	78	3
Újpest
	2018–19	22	0	2	0	0	0	24	0
	2019–20	29	2	3	0	–	–	32	2
	Total	51	2	5	0	0	0	56	2
Career Total		316	10	45	2	11	1	372	13

Updated to games played as of 27 June 2020.

International career[edit]

He made his international debut for Macedonia on 5 March 2014, playing the last 13 minutes of a 2–1 friendly win against Latvia in Skopje.^[9] As of April 2020, he has earned a total of 38 caps, scoring no goals.^[10]^[11]

References[edit]

^ "Kire Ristevski agrees to terms with Slavia Sofia". macedonianfootball.com. 27 December 2013.
^ "Tirana, Zyrtarizohet afrimi i Ristevskit". Panorama Sport. 9 January 2015. Retrieved 11 September 2015.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "Vllaznia Shkodër vs. Tirana 0 – 1". Soccerway. 8 February 2015. Retrieved 11 September 2015.
^ "Laçi mposht Tiranën dhe shkon në finalen e Kupës së Shqipërisë". Gazeta Dita. 22 April 2015. Archived from the original on 25 December 2015. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
^ "Ristevski mbyll aventurën me Tiranën". Panorama Sport. 10 July 2015. Archived from the original on 16 July 2015. Retrieved 11 September 2015.
^ "Mediat maqedonase: Ristevski lë Tiranën për Rabotnicki". Telesport.al. 17 June 2015. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 11 September 2015.
^ "Official statement: Kire Ristevski". fcpyunik.am. FC Pyunik. 13 September 2022. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
^ "Changes in the Pyunik squad". fcpyunik.am/. FC Pyunik. 16 June 2023. Retrieved 17 June 2023.
^ "Friendly: Macedonia – Latvia 2:1". Macedonian Football. 5 March 2015. Retrieved 11 September 2015.
^ Appearances for (North) Macedonia National Team – RSSSF
^ "Player Database". eu-football.info. Retrieved 2 May 2020.

External links[edit]

Profile at Macedonian Football (in English)
Kire Ristevski at Soccerway
Kire Ristevski at National-Football-Teams.com

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[1] "Kire Ristevski agrees to terms with Slavia Sofia". macedonianfootball.com. 27 December 2013.

[2] "Tirana, Zyrtarizohet afrimi i Ristevskit". Panorama Sport. 9 January 2015. Retrieved 11 September 2015.^{[permanent dead link]}

[3] "Vllaznia Shkodër vs. Tirana 0 – 1". Soccerway. 8 February 2015. Retrieved 11 September 2015.

[4] "Laçi mposht Tiranën dhe shkon në finalen e Kupës së Shqipërisë". Gazeta Dita. 22 April 2015. Archived from the original on 25 December 2015. Retrieved 23 April 2015.

[5] "Ristevski mbyll aventurën me Tiranën". Panorama Sport. 10 July 2015. Archived from the original on 16 July 2015. Retrieved 11 September 2015.

[6] "Mediat maqedonase: Ristevski lë Tiranën për Rabotnicki". Telesport.al. 17 June 2015. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 11 September 2015.

[7] "Official statement: Kire Ristevski". fcpyunik.am. FC Pyunik. 13 September 2022. Retrieved 4 October 2022.

[8] "Changes in the Pyunik squad". fcpyunik.am/. FC Pyunik. 16 June 2023. Retrieved 17 June 2023.

[9] "Friendly: Macedonia – Latvia 2:1". Macedonian Football. 5 March 2015. Retrieved 11 September 2015.

[10] Appearances for (North) Macedonia National Team – RSSSF

[11] "Player Database". eu-football.info. Retrieved 2 May 2020.

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