Nikola Gjorgjev Explained

Nikola Gjorgjev
Birth Date:1997 8, df=yes
Birth Place:Zürich, Switzerland
Height:1.74m
Currentclub:Aarau
Clubnumber:23
Position:Right winger
Youthyears1:2006–2008
Youthclubs1:Wettingen
Youthyears2:2008–2015
Youthclubs2:Grasshoppers
Years1:2014–2019
Clubs1:Grasshoppers II
Caps1:42
Goals1:8
Years2:2015–2022
Clubs2:Grasshoppers
Caps2:111
Goals2:15
Years3:2017–2018
Clubs3:FC Twente (loan)
Caps3:2
Goals3:0
Years4:2018
Clubs4:Aarau (loan)
Caps4:15
Goals4:1
Years5:2022
Clubs5:Schaffhausen (loan)
Caps5:16
Goals5:4
Years6:2022–
Clubs6:Aarau
Caps6:69
Goals6:14
Nationalyears1:2012
Nationalteam1:Switzerland U15
Nationalcaps1:1
Nationalgoals1:2
Nationalyears2:2012–2013
Nationalteam2:Switzerland U16
Nationalcaps2:8
Nationalgoals2:0
Nationalyears3:2014
Nationalteam3:Switzerland U17
Nationalcaps3:1
Nationalgoals3:0
Nationalyears4:2014–2015
Nationalteam4:Switzerland U18
Nationalcaps4:6
Nationalgoals4:1
Nationalyears5:2015–2016
Nationalteam5:Switzerland U19
Nationalcaps5:7
Nationalgoals5:2
Nationalyears6:2016–2018
Nationalteam6:Macedonia U21
Nationalcaps6:12
Nationalgoals6:2
Nationalyears7:2016–
Nationalteam7:North Macedonia
Nationalcaps7:5
Nationalgoals7:0
Pcupdate:28 May 2024
Ntupdate:16 October 2018

Nikola Gjorgjev (Macedonian: Никола Ѓорѓев; born 22 August 1997) is a footballer who plays as a right winger for Aarau. Born in Switzerland, he plays for the North Macedonia national team.

Club career

Grasshopper Club Zürich

Gjorgjev is a youth exponent from Grasshoppers. He made his Swiss Super League debut at 14 March 2015 against FC Thun. He replaced Yoric Ravet after 77 minutes.[1] He was loaned out to Eredivisie side FC Twente Enschede on a two-year deal in July 2017.[2] As he only got two caps in the first half of that season, he was loaned to FC Aarau in the Swiss Challenge League in February 2018, with an option to buy.[3] This option was not taken at the end of the season and Gjorgjev returned to Grasshoppers at the end of the season.[4]

At Grasshoppers, he became a mainstay in the first squad and eventually became instrumental in securing their promotion back to the Swiss Super League in 2021, with seven goals and ten assists.[5] However, in their first season back in the top Swiss league, he barely got playtime anymore. On 12 February 2022, Gjorgjev moved to Schaffhausen on loan until the end of the season.[6] He quickly established himself in the starting lineup. In 16 games, he supplied four goals and five assists, helping Schaffhausen qualify for the Promotion Play-offs, where they lost to FC Luzern.

FC Aarau

Following his loan spell at Schaffhausen and his subsequent return to Grasshoppers, his contract was not renewed and he instead signed a two-year deal with his former employer FC Aarau.[5]

International career

Born in Switzerland to Macedonian parents, Gjorgjev originally represented various Swiss youth football teams.[7] However, he switched to the Macedonia national football team and made his debut for them in a friendly 3–1 win over Azerbaijan on 29 May 2016.[8]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Thun vs. Grasshoppers - 14 March 2015 - Soccerway. soccerway.com. 2015-08-29.
  2. Web site: Nikola Gjorgjev op huurbasis naar FC Twente. fctwente.nl. 9 July 2017. 8 July 2018. nl.
  3. Web site: Gjorgjev kommt von Twente, Siegfried zu United Zürich. fcaarau.ch . 15 February 2018 . 8 July 2018. de.
  4. Web site: Gjorgjev zählt nicht mehr zum Kader des FC Aarau . fcaarau.ch . 8 June 2018 . 8 July 2018. de.
  5. News: Zwei-Jahres-Vertrag für Nikola Gjorgjev. German. FC Aarau. 2022-06-26.
  6. Schaffhausen. Nikola Gjorgjev beim FCS. 12 February 2022. 14 February 2022. de.
  7. Web site: Nikola Gjorgjev – UEFA.com . www.uefa.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20170202113033/http://www.uefa.com/teamsandplayers/players/player=250068980/profile/index.html . 2017-02-02.
  8. Web site: Live Commentary - Macedonia vs Azerbaijan 29 May 2016 . www.skysports.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160630033303/http://www.skysports.com/football/macedonia-vs-azerbaijan/live/355112 . 2016-06-30.