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Zoran Baldovaliev
Macedonian footballer
Zoran Baldovaliev (Macedonian: Зоран Балдовалиев; born 4 March 1983) is a Macedonian footballer who plays as a forward for Tikvesh Kavadarci.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Zoran Baldovaliev | ||
| Date of birth | (1983-03-04) 4 March 1983 (age 41) | ||
| Place of birth | Strumica, North Macedonia | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Tikvesh | ||
| Number | 26 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1993–2001 | Belasica | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001–2003 | Belasica | 53 | (29) |
| 2003–2005 | Publikum Celje | 26 | (4) |
| 2005–2006 | MKT Araz Imisli | 16 | (4) |
| 2006 | Ventspils | 5 | (0) |
| 2007 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 12 | (11) |
| 2007–2009 | Lokomotiv Sofia | 64 | (23) |
| 2010–2011 | Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 26 | (8) |
| 2011 | Enosis Neon Paralimni | 10 | (2) |
| 2011–2012 | Najran | 13 | (2) |
| 2012 | Al-Qadisiyah | 7 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Turnovo | 30 | (21) |
| 2013–2014 | Kerkyra | 36 | (14) |
| 2014–2015 | Chiasso | 14 | (1) |
| 2015 | Olympiacos Volou | 16 | (3) |
| 2015 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 18 | (5) |
| 2015–2017 | Kerkyra | 10 | (1) |
| 2017–2018 | Akademija Pandev | 32 | (14) |
| 2018–2019 | Belasica | 30 | (5) |
| 2019 | Giouchtas | ||
| 2020– | Tikvesh | 2 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 2003-2007 | North Macedonia | 4 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:08, 28 July 2020 (UTC) | |||
Baldovaliev started his career in the Macedonian club Belasica, and played for the Macedonian national team between 2002 and 2003. He subsequently played for the Slovenian club Publikum in 2003, for the Azerbaijanian club MKT Araz Imisli between 2003 and 2005, and for the Latvian champion Ventspils for six months in 2006.
In June 2007 he signed with the Bulgarian club Lokomotiv Sofia.
In 2010, Baldovaliev was bought by Israeli side Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona, which he helped obtain a spot in the first tier of Israeli football after in his first season there. He joined Cypriot club Enosis on 30 January 2011, but was released after the end of the season.
On 5 September 2011, he joined Saudi Professional League side Najran on a one-year plus an option year contract.[1] In early January, he was released by Najran and moved to another Saudi Arabian team Al-Qadisiyah.[2]
On 16 September 2012, Zoran made his debut for Turnovo, scoring a goal in his first game. He has since had a promising start for the club with his experience.
Baldovaliev rejoined his former club Lokomotiv Plovdiv in the summer of 2015.[3]
After a half year at Greece club Giouchtas, Baldovaliev returned to North Macedonia and signed with Tikvesh on 8 January 2020.[4]
He made his senior debut for North Macedonia in a February 2003 friendly match away against Croatia and has earned a total of 4 caps, scoring 1 goal. His final international was an August 2007 friendly match against Liechtenstein.[5]
- "Zoran Baldovaliev signed with Najran SC". Macedonianfootball.com. 5 September 2011.
- "Zoran Baldovaliev moved to Al-Qadisiyah". Macedonianfootball.com. 30 January 2012.
- ""Локо" (Пд) привлича Балдовалиев след 30 юни" (in Bulgarian). 7sport.net. 21 June 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
- Зоран Балдовалиев е второто засилување за Гфк Тиквеш во 2020година..., facebook.com, 8 January 2020
- "Player Database". eu-football.info. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
- MacedonianFootball.com
- Zoran Baldovaliev at National-Football-Teams.com
- Zoran Baldovaliev – Israel Football Association league player details