Risto Jankov
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 Jankov in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 5 September 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Skopje, Macedonia | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Bregalnica Štip | ||
| Number | 24 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2015 | Rabotnički | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2022 | Rabotnički | 71 | (0) |
| 2017 | → Lokomotiva Skopje (loan) | ||
| 2022 | Caspiy Aktau | 2 | (0) |
| 2022–2024 | Politehnica Iași | 15 | (0) |
| 2024– | Bregalnica Štip | 12 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2014 | Macedonia U17 | 2 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Macedonia U18 | 3 | (0) |
| 2016 | Macedonia U19 | 5 | (0) |
| 2017–2020 | North Macedonia U21 | 17 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 1 June 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 20 May 2021 | |||
Risto Jankov (Macedonian: Ристо Јанков; born 5 September 1998) is a Macedonian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Bregalnica Štip.[1]
Jankov was promoted to the first team of Rabotnički in 2015. In August 2017, he was loaned to Lokomotiva Skopje in the Macedonian Second Football League, before returning to Rabotnički at the start of 2018.[2] He made his first senior appearance for the Rabotnički in the Macedonian First Football League on 24 February 2018, coming on as a substitute in the 89th minute for outfielder Andrej Lazarov, after starting goalkeeper Daniel Bozinovski was sent off. The match finished as a 2–1 win for Rabotnički.[3]
International career
In February 2021, Jankov was selected for a short training camp of the North Macedonia national team at the Petar Miloševski Training Centre.[4] The following month, Jankov received his first official call-up for the national team, as a member of the squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifying matches against Romania, Liechtenstein and Germany.[5] He was first included on the team bench in their match against Liechtenstein, a 5–0 home win.[6] On 20 May 2021, Jankov was called-up by manager Igor Angelovski to the country's squad for the delayed UEFA Euro 2020 finals,[7] the country's first major international tournament.[8]
