Kristijan Boskovski
 Boskovski playing for Nike in 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kristijan Boskovski[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 14 June 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Skopje, Macedonia SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Great Yarmouth Town FC | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1997–1998 | FK Metalurg Skopje | ||
| 2001–2002 | FK Skopje | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001–2003 | FK Madzari Solidarnost | 33 | (17) |
| 2003–2008 | FK Rabotnički | 25 | (24) |
| 2008 | Northampton Town | 0 | (0) |
| 2011–2011 | FK Sloga Jugomagnat | 4 | (1) |
| 2014–2015 | → Leicester Futsal | ||
| 2015–2016 | Great Yarmouth Town FC | 9 | (4) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2002–2003 | Macedonia U17 | ||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 June 2016 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 27 May 2016 | |||
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Kristijan Boskovski (mac. Кристијан Бошковски (Macedonian pronunciation: [kriˈstijan boʃˈkofski] (Audio file "Mk-Kristijan Boskovski.ogg " not found) born 14 June 1987 in Skopje) is a Macedonian footballer of Polish origin who plays as a striker for English club Great Yarmouth Town FC. Boskovski is known for his skills and ability to play with both feet perfectly. A fast-dribbling striker with a large overview of the field, creativity, ability to improvise, and high efficiency allowed him to gain recognition from leading teams in Europe.[2] Boskovski attracted the attention of clubs such as FC Bayern Munich, Manchester City, and Aston Villa.[3][4] In August 2009, Boskovski officially declared that he wanted to play for Poland under Leo Beenhakker.[5]
Early life
Boskovski comes from a sporting family. Before turning to football, Boskovski learned to play tennis alongside his sister as a young child. His father, Dicho Boskovski, is a former athlete who competed in Yugoslavia as a marathon and sprint runner. He was also a former chairman of a Macedonian handball team, RK Zelezarka, where his mother played handball for the Opole University. Recognising his son's talents and skills were more suited to football, as Kristijan Boskovski had immense skills handling the tennis ball with his feet and head. His younger brother, Mario, played as a promising goalkeeper for the local rival FK Vardar, taking part in Macedonian youth international games.
Career
Club career
Boskovski started his career at FK Metalurg Skopje, and later also played for the adjoining club FK Skopje, winning the junior Macedonian Football Cup. In 2002, he played for FK Madžari Solidarnost and then was loaned to FK Skopje.
On 1 July 2003, Boskovski moved to Macedonian football giant FK Rabotnicki and later scored an impressive 21 goals in 18 games.
A year later, Jerzy Engel invited him to Polonia Warsaw, which was approved by FK Rabotnicki. After a short time, under agreement with Jerzy Engel, Boskovski decided to return to his homeland and played for FK Rabotnicki, where he developed into a young player with high-level skills.
In June 2008, Boskovski went for pre-season with Polish Ekstraklasa GKS Belchatow, but the two sides did not reach an agreement.[6][7] In 2008, he briefly played at Znicz Pruszkow alongside the well-known Robert Lewandowski and also sharing the same football agent Cezary Kucharski. In September 2009, Boskovski suffered a severe knee injury, and in 2010 officially unveiled the information about the end of his career.[8] In 2010, Boskovski underwent successful knee operations. In 2011, Boskovski returned to professional football, making a full recovery and trained with National Conference team Kettering Town FC before making a reappearance for FK Sloga Jugomagnat. After leaving the club, his name was linked to Polonia Warsaw.[9][10] In 2013–2014, he trained with several professional teams, Baltyk Gdynia and CD Tenerife from Spanish Segunda División. He received invitations and attended open trials sponsored by BT Sport and Budweiser to rebuild his career and to create further opportunities post-injury, where he impressed top football association coaches, i.e., Ray Houghton, Graeme Le Saux, Ray Parlour, Peter Shilton, and David Ginola, with his commitment, attitude, and talent.[11]
In 2014, Boskovski became an athlete for Nike Football,[12] and joined Leicester City Futsal[13] to improve his technical performance, which he successfully achieved.
In 2015–2016, he signed up for Great Yarmouth Town FC[14] as a striker and appeared in 9 games, scoring 4 goals.
Personal life
In July 2016, Boskovski married Aneesa Boskovski and has a son named Adam.
References
- ↑ "Kristijan Boskovski player information". eurosport. Retrieved 31 July 2011.
- ↑ "Polski talent nowego pokolenia Boskovski" (in Polish). sport1. Retrieved 12 Dec 2008.CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link)
- ↑ "Macedonska nadzieja polskiej pilki" (in Polish). balkan-football. Retrieved 31 July 2011.CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link)
- ↑ "Macedonczykiem interesowal sie m.in. Bayern, ManCity i Aston Villa" (in Polish). balkan-football. Retrieved 31 July 2011.CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link)
- ↑ "Kristijan Boskovski: Desire to play for Poland" (in Polish). sportowefakty. Retrieved 10 June 2012.CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link)
- ↑ "Bełchatowianie wyjechali na obóz" (in Polish). sport24.pl. Retrieved 31 July 2011.CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link)[permanent dead link]
- ↑ "Boskovski i GKS Bełchatów wyjechali do Gutowa Małego" (in Polish). 90minut.pl. Retrieved 31 July 2011.CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link)
- ↑ "Kristijan Boskovski kończy przygodę z piłką" (in Polish). infosport. Archived from the original on 10 August 2013. Retrieved 26 March 2010.CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link)
- ↑ "Kristijan Boskovski na celowniku Polonii Warszawa" (in Polish). sportowefakty. Retrieved 15 Dec 2011.CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link)
- ↑ "Ekstraklasa: Sezon ogórkowy czas zacząć" (in Polish). newsfix. Retrieved 15 Dec 2011.CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link)
- ↑ Boskovski at BT Sport it's never too late. youtube. Retrieved 10 March 2014.
- ↑ Kristijan Boskovski an Nike Athlete representing Mercurial Speed Revolution. youtube. Retrieved 22 Sep 2015.
- ↑ "Boskovski made spell at Leicester Futsal". pitchero. Retrieved 7 Jul 2015.
- ↑ "Boskovski player record season 2016". 7msport. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
External links
- Kristijan Boskovski at Eurosport
- Kristijan Boskovski at 7msport
- Kristijan Boskovski at WorldFootball[permanent dead link]
- Kristijan Boskovski at Football-Lineups
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- 1987 births
- Association football forwards
- Polish footballers
- Polish expatriate footballers
- Macedonian footballers
- Macedonian expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in England
- FK Madžari Solidarnost players
- FK Metalurg Skopje players
- FK Rabotnički players
- FK Skopje players
- Sportspeople from Skopje
- Macedonian futsal players
- Great Yarmouth Town F.C. players
