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The Most Famous

SOCCER PLAYERS from North Macedonia

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This page contains a list of the greatest Macedonian Soccer Players. The pantheon dataset contains 16,880 Soccer Players, 52 of which were born in North Macedonia. This makes North Macedonia the birth place of the 55th most number of Soccer Players behind South Africa and Finland.

Top 10

The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the top 10 most legendary Macedonian Soccer Players of all time. This list of famous Macedonian Soccer Players is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity. Visit the rankings page to view the entire list of Macedonian Soccer Players.

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1. Dragoslav Šekularac (1937 - 2019)

With an HPI of 57.76, Dragoslav Šekularac is the most famous Macedonian Soccer Player.  His biography has been translated into 30 different languages on wikipedia.

Dragoslav Šekularac (Serbian Cyrillic: Драгослав Шекуларац, pronounced [drǎgoslaʋ ʃekulârats]; 8 November 1937 – 5 January 2019) was a Serbian professional footballer and coach. Nicknamed Šeki, he was quick and crafty with the ball, displaying creative skills which turned many heads. Possessing supreme self-confidence along with impeccable technical ability, he was one of the biggest showmen and crowd draws in the history of Yugoslav football. His enormous popularity throughout FPR Yugoslavia during the early 1960s transcended sports as he easily became one of the most recognizable individuals in the country. As a coach, he led several clubs in Canada, Colombia, Australia, Serbia, Mexico, and Spain, as well as the Guatemala national team in the 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification. Šekularac is considered one of the most important players in the history of Red Star Belgrade: he is the second (and one of only five players) to have been awarded the Zvezdina zvezda status.

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2. Darko Pančev (1965 - )

With an HPI of 52.84, Darko Pančev is the 2nd most famous Macedonian Soccer Player.  His biography has been translated into 35 different languages.

Darko Pančev (Macedonian: Дарко Панчев, Macedonian pronunciation: [ˈdarkɔ ˈpantʃɛf]; born 7 September 1965) is a Macedonian former professional footballer who played as a forward. He most notably played for FK Vardar and Red Star Belgrade. He was part of the Red Star Belgrade squad that won the European Cup in 1990–91, and was awarded the European Golden Boot in 1991.

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3. Goran Pandev (1983 - )

With an HPI of 49.55, Goran Pandev is the 3rd most famous Macedonian Soccer Player.  His biography has been translated into 45 different languages.

Goran Pandev (Macedonian: Горан Пандев, pronounced [ˈɡɔran ˈpandɛf] ; born 27 July 1983) is a Macedonian former professional footballer who played as a forward.After a stint at Lazio, Pandev moved to Inter Milan in early 2010. While playing for the Nerazzurri, Pandev collected a host of honours including winning the Serie A, the Coppa Italia and the UEFA Champions League in 2010 as part of a treble for the club. On 22 April 2021, he became the first Macedonian to score 100 goals in one of the top five European football leagues. He was the captain of the North Macedonia national team until deciding to retire from international football in 2021, following UEFA Euro 2020. He is the country's all-time top scorer with 38 goals.

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4. Boban Babunski (1968 - )

With an HPI of 47.23, Boban Babunski is the 4th most famous Macedonian Soccer Player.  His biography has been translated into 49 different languages.

Boban Babunski (Macedonian: Бобан Бабунски; born 5 May 1968) is a Macedonian retired footballer who played as a central defender, and a coach.

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5. Boško Gjurovski (1961 - )

With an HPI of 44.98, Boško Gjurovski is the 5th most famous Macedonian Soccer Player.  His biography has been translated into 35 different languages.

Boško Gjurovski (Macedonian: Бошко Ѓуровски; Serbian: Бошко Ђуровски, romanized: Boško Đurovski; born 28 December 1961) is a Macedonian professional football former player who played as a midfielder and a current manager. He is the elder brother of Milko Djurovski and the uncle of Mario Djurovski.

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6. Kiril Dojčinovski (1943 - 2022)

With an HPI of 43.68, Kiril Dojčinovski is the 6th most famous Macedonian Soccer Player.  His biography has been translated into 15 different languages.

Kiril Dojčinovski (Macedonian: Кирил Дојчиновски; 17 October 1943 – 10 August 2022) was a Macedonian football player and manager who played as a defender.

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7. Blerim Džemaili (1986 - )

With an HPI of 41.60, Blerim Džemaili is the 7th most famous Macedonian Soccer Player.  His biography has been translated into 44 different languages.

Blerim Džemaili (Albanian: Blerim Xhemaili, pronounced [blɛˈɾim dʒɛˈmaili]; Macedonian: Блерим Џемаили; born 12 April 1986) is a Swiss former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He began his career at FC Zürich, where he won the Swiss Super League twice. He subsequently spent most of his career in Italy, making 280 Serie A appearances for Torino, Parma, Napoli, Genoa and Bologna. Džemaili made his debut for the Switzerland national team in March 2006 and went on to make over 65 appearances. He was selected for their squads at the FIFA World Cup in 2006, 2014 and 2018, as well as UEFA Euro 2016.

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8. Goce Sedloski (1974 - )

With an HPI of 40.19, Goce Sedloski is the 8th most famous Macedonian Soccer Player.  His biography has been translated into 48 different languages.

Goce Sedloski (Macedonian: Гоце Седлоски; born 10 April 1974) is a Macedonian professional football manager who is current manager Macedonian First Football League club Rabotnički and former player. Playing as a central defender, he was the captain of the Macedonia national team, earning 100 caps for his country.

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9. Gjoko Hadžievski (1955 - )

With an HPI of 39.89, Gjoko Hadžievski is the 9th most famous Macedonian Soccer Player.  His biography has been translated into 23 different languages.

Gjoko Hadžievski (Macedonian: Ѓоко Хаџиевски; born 31 March 1955) is a Macedonian football coach. He is the current head coach of Saudi Arabian club Hajer. He coached teams from Bulgaria (CSKA Sofia, Vihren Sandanski), Greece (Kastoria, Doxa Drama), Azerbaijan (FC Baku), Japan (Júbilo Iwata), Saudi Arabia (Najran SC), and North Macedonia.

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10. Admir Mehmedi (1991 - )

With an HPI of 39.86, Admir Mehmedi is the 10th most famous Macedonian Soccer Player.  His biography has been translated into 42 different languages.

Admir Mehmedi (born 16 March 1991) is a Swiss former professional footballer who played as a second striker or centre forward. Born in North Macedonia, Mehmedi represented the Switzerland national team. He is the current sporting director of FC Schaffhausen.

Pantheon has 52 people classified as soccer players born between 1937 and 2000. Of these 52, 50 (96.15%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living soccer players include Darko Pančev, Goran Pandev, and Boban Babunski. The most famous deceased soccer players include Dragoslav Šekularac and Kiril Dojčinovski. As of April 2022, 18 new soccer players have been added to Pantheon including Stole Dimitrievski, Veljko Paunović, and Boban Nikolov.

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