Vanče Šikov

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Vanče Šikov (Macedonian: Ванче Шиков; born 19 July 1985) is a former Macedonian footballer.

Vanče Šikov
Playing for Macedonia in 2011
Personal information
Full name Vanče Šikov
Date of birth (1985-07-19) 19 July 1985 (age 39)
Place of birth Kavadarci, SR Macedonia, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Centre Back
Youth career
0000–2002 Tikvesh
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2003 Tikvesh 16 (1)
2003–2006 Skoda Xanthi 55 (2)
2006–2007 Pobeda 10 (1)
2007–2008 Olympiacos 0 (0)
2007Kerkyra (loan) 12 (2)
2007–2008Apollon Kalamarias (loan) 22 (0)
2008–2011 Ethnikos Achna 77 (4)
2011–2014 Volyn Lutsk 68 (3)
2014–2016 Austria Wien 46 (2)
2016 Neftchi Baku 9 (0)
2017 Rabotnichki 15 (0)
2017–2018 Tobol 13 (0)
2018–2019 Akademija Pandev 12 (1)
2019–2021 Tikvesh 28 (2)
2021 Borec 4 (0)
International career
Macedonia U21 12 (1)
2005 Macedonia (unofficial) 2 (0)
2007–2017 Macedonia 56 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 December 2020

Club career

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Born in Kavadarci, Macedonia, Shikov started his football career at FK Tikvesh.

In 2002, he went to play for Greek side Skoda Xanthi where he has played 55 games and scored two goals. In 2006, he was bought by Olympiacos but was loaned out to Kerkyra F.C. for five months where he played 13 games scoring two goals, against Egaleo F.C. on 4 February 2007 and against Ergotelis F.C. on 29 April 2007. At the end of the loan deal between Olympiacos and Kerkyra, on 13 May, he was officially signed as a player of Olympiacos in Athens.

After spending three years in Cyprus with Ethnikos Achna, Šikov signed a three-year deal with Ukrainian club Volyn Lutsk in the summer of 2011.

Neftchi Baku

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On 20 June 2016, Santin signed with Neftchi Baku,[1] before having his contract terminated by mutual consent on 16 December 2016.[2]

International career

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He made his senior debut for Macedonia in a November 2005 friendly match against Iran and has earned a total of 58 caps, scoring 4 goals.[3] His final international was a June 2017 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Spain.[4]

Career statistics

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International

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As of match played 9 October 2016[5]
Macedonia
Year Apps Goals
2007 1 0
2008 0 0
2009 1 0
2010 7 2
2011 9 1
2012 8 0
2013 6 0
2014 5 0
2015 8 1
2016 7 0
Total 52 4

International goals

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# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 2 June 2010 Villach   Romania 1–0 1–0 Friendly
2 8 October 2010 Andorra la Vella   Andorra 0–2 0–2 UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying
3 7 October 2011 Hanrapetakan Stadium   Armenia 4–1 4–1 UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying
4 12 November 2015 Skopje   Montenegro 1–0 4–1 Friendly

References

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  1. ^ ""Neftçi"də 4 yeni futbolçu". neftchipfk.com. Neftchi Baku. 20 June 2016. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  2. ^ "Neftçi PFK Vançe Şıkovla müqaviləyə xitam verdi". neftchipfk.com (in Azerbaijani). Neftchi Baku. 16 December 2016. Retrieved 16 December 2016.
  3. ^ Appearances for (North) Macedonia National Team - RSSSF
  4. ^ "Player Database". eu-football.info. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  5. ^ "Vanče Šikov". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
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