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{{short description|Macedonian association football player (born 1983)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2021}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Goran Pandev
| image = Goran Pandev.JPG
| caption = Pandev with [[Inter Milan]] in 2010
| fullname = Goran Pandev<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.tff.org/Default.aspx?pageId=526&kisiId=1727481 |title=Goran Pandev |publisher=Turkish Football Federation |access-date=23 January 2020}}</ref>
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1983|7|27|df=y}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/football/goran-pandev.html |title=Goran Pandev|website=Yahoo Sport|location=United Kingdom|publisher=Yahoo|date=27 July 1983 |access-date=31 March 2014}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=UEFA.com|title=Goran Pandev - Macedonia - European Qualifiers|url=https://www.uefa.com/european-qualifiers/teams/players/52148--goran-pandev/|access-date=12 November 2020|website=[[UEFA]]}}</ref>
| birth_place = [[Strumica]], [[Socialist Republic of Macedonia|SR Macedonia]], [[Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia|Yugoslavia]]
| height = 1.84 m
| position = [[Forward (association football)|Forward]]
| currentclub = 
| clubnumber = 
| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}
| youthclubs1 = [[FK Belasica|Belasica]]
| years1 = 1999–2001
| clubs1 = [[FK Belasica|Belasica]]
| caps1 = 18
| goals1 = 6
| years2 = 2001–2004
| clubs2 = [[Inter Milan]]
| caps2 = 0
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2002–2003
| clubs3 = → [[Spezia Calcio|Spezia]] (loan)
| caps3 = 22
| goals3 = 4
| years4 = 2003–2004
| clubs4 = → [[Ancona Calcio|Ancona]] (loan)
| caps4 = 20
| goals4 = 1
| years5 = 2004–2009
| clubs5 = [[SS Lazio|Lazio]]
| caps5 = 159
| goals5 = 48
| years6 = 2009–2012
| clubs6 = [[Inter Milan]]
| caps6 = 47
| goals6 = 5
| years7 = 2011–2012
| clubs7 = → [[SSC Napoli|Napoli]] (loan)
| caps7 = 30
| goals7 = 6
| years8 = 2012–2014
| clubs8 = [[SSC Napoli|Napoli]]
| caps8 = 62
| goals8 = 13
| years9 = 2014–2015
| clubs9 = [[Galatasaray S.K. (football)|Galatasaray]]
| caps9 = 4
| goals9 = 0
| years10 = 2015–2022
| clubs10 = [[Genoa CFC|Genoa]]
| caps10 = 254
| goals10 = 28
| years11 = 2022
| clubs11 = [[Parma Calcio 1913|Parma]]
| caps11 = 11
| goals11 = 1
| totalcaps = 549
| totalgoals = 112
| nationalyears1 = 1999
| nationalteam1 = [[North Macedonia national under-17 football team|Macedonia U16]]
| nationalcaps1 = 2
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2000–2001
| nationalteam2 = [[North Macedonia national under-19 football team|Macedonia U19]]
| nationalcaps2 = 3
| nationalgoals2 = 2
| nationalyears3 = 2001–2002
| nationalteam3 = [[North Macedonia national under-21 football team|Macedonia U21]]
| nationalcaps3 = 7
| nationalgoals3 = 2
| nationalyears4 = 2001–2021
| nationalteam4 = [[North Macedonia national football team| North Macedonia]]
| nationalcaps4 = 122
| nationalgoals4 = 38
| club-update = 
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'''Goran Pandev''' ({{langx|mk|Горан Пандев}}, {{IPA|mk|ˈɡɔran ˈpandɛf|pron|Mk-Goran Pandev.ogg}}; born 27 July 1983) is a Macedonian-Italian former professional [[Association football|footballer]] who played as a [[Forward (association football)|forward]]. Known for his goal-scoring ability, consistency, and intelligence, he is regarded as one of the best Macedonian footballers of all time.

After a stint at [[SS Lazio|Lazio]], Pandev moved to [[Inter Milan]] in early 2010.<ref name="A"/> While playing for the ''Nerazzurri'', Pandev collected a host of honours including winning the [[2009–10 Serie A|Serie A]], the [[2009–10 Coppa Italia|Coppa Italia]] and the [[2009–10 UEFA Champions League|UEFA Champions League]] in 2010 as part of a [[Treble (association football)|treble]] for the club.<ref name="B"/><ref name="C"/><ref name="D"/> On 22 April 2021, he became the first Macedonian to score 100 goals in one of the [[Big Five (association football)|top five European football leagues]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Zullo |first=Leo |date=2021-04-21 |title=Pandev 100 gol in Serie A: che numeri per l'attaccante del Genoa |url=https://www.calciotoday.it/2021/04/21/genoa-benevento-pandev-record-100-gol-serie-a/ |access-date=2025-05-07 |website=CalcioToday.it |language=it}}</ref> He was the [[Captain (association football)|captain]] of the [[North Macedonia national football team|North Macedonia national team]] until deciding to retire from international football in 2021, following the [[UEFA Euro 2020]] tournament. He is the country's all-time top scorer with 38 goals.

==Club career==
===Early career===
Pandev was born in [[Strumica]], [[SR Macedonia]], which was part of [[Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia|Yugoslavia]] at the time, and began his football career with [[FK Belasica]], the club with which he progressed through the youth academy.<ref name="10 things">{{cite news|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/2009/05/19/no-headline-115875-21372372/|title=Goran Pandev profile: 10 things you need to know about the Tottenham target|newspaper=The Daily Mirror|publisher=Reach plc|first=Oliver|last=Pickup|date=19 May 2009|access-date=27 June 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090528083311/http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/2009/05/19/no-headline-115875-21372372/|archive-date=28 May 2009}}</ref> He only spent one season in the local [[Makedonska Prva Liga|Prva Liga]], however, before being signed by [[Serie A]] giants [[Inter Milan]] in the summer of 2001 when he was just 18 years old.<ref name="10 things"/>

Inter loaned Pandev to feeder club [[Spezia Calcio|Spezia]] in July 2002,<ref>{{cite press release |title=Cinque Ragazzi Del Vivaio Nerazzurro In Prestito Allo Spezia |date=22 July 2002 |publisher=FC Internazionale Milano |url=http://www.inter.it/it/news/9992/cinque-ragazzi-del-vivaio-nerazzurro-in-prestito-allo-spezia |language=it |access-date=31 July 2017 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170801003526/http://www.inter.it/it/news/9992/cinque-ragazzi-del-vivaio-nerazzurro-in-prestito-allo-spezia |archive-date=1 August 2017 |trans-title=Five youngsters from the Nerazzurri youth academy loaned to Spezia}}</ref> where he was a regular in [[Serie C1]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://macedoniaonline.eu/content/view/6284/50/|title=Hard to forget your first love, Pandev tied to Inter|website=Macedonia Online|date=8 April 2009|access-date=27 June 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100912173840/http://macedoniaonline.eu/content/view/6284/50|archive-date=12 September 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref> The following year, he was again sent on loan, this time to newly promoted Serie A club [[AC Ancona|Ancona]]. During his time at Ancona, the team had the worst season of any club in Serie A history.

===Lazio===
In January 2004, [[Serbia|Serbian]] player [[Dejan Stanković]] was signed by Inter from [[SS Lazio|Lazio]] and Pandev was sent to the capital in exchange on a [[Co-ownership (football)|co-ownership deal]], for a nominal fee of €500, but he remained at Ancona until the end of the [[2003–04 Serie A|2003–04 season]]. Pandev impressed in his first year at Lazio, as he made 29 appearances, scoring three goals, which included a memorable effort away to [[Juventus FC|Juventus]] where he beat [[Fabio Cannavaro]], [[Lilian Thuram]] and [[Gianluca Zambrotta]] before beating [[Gianluigi Buffon]] with an angled shot. In July 2005, 50 percent of his player registration rights were transferred to [[Udinese Calcio|Udinese]] in exchange for [[David Pizarro]]'s transfer to the Milanese club.

The following season, [[Delio Rossi]] was appointed manager of Lazio and Pandev began to form a deadly strike partnership with [[Tommaso Rocchi]]. In June 2006, Lazio bought the remaining 50 percent of his registration rights from Udinese for €4 million.

On 11 January 2009, Pandev scored his first [[hat-trick]] in Serie A against [[Reggina Calcio|Reggina]].<ref>{{cite news |author=Guida, Guido |date=11 January 2009 |title=Pandev rilancia la Lazio |trans-title=Pandev revives Lazio. |url=http://www.gazzetta.it/Calcio/SerieA/Squadre/Reggina/Primo_Piano/2009/01/11/regginalazio.shtml |access-date=20 October 2017 |newspaper=La Gazzetta dello Sport |language=it}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Bailey |first=Richard |date=11 January 2009 |title=Serie A round-up |url=https://www.skysports.com/football/news/4780945/serie-a-round-up |access-date=7 May 2025|website=Sky Sports}}</ref> On 24 March 2009, Pandev was awarded the Medal for Service to the Country by the then-[[President of the Republic of Macedonia|President]] [[Branko Crvenkovski]] in acknowledgement of his sporting achievements and his contribution to developing and popularizing sport in Macedonia as well as promoting the country abroad.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mia.com.mk/cgi-sys/suspendedpage.cgi?vId=63100329&lId=2|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090906003122/http://www.mia.com.mk/default.aspx?vId=63100329&lId=2|url-status=dead|title=Suspendiran hosting račun|archive-date=6 September 2009|website=www.mia.com.mk}}</ref>

====Contract dispute with Lazio====
In 2009, a dispute between Pandev and Lazio chairman [[Claudio Lotito]] erupted, resulting in a legal battle between Pandev and his club. The ruling was announced on 23 December 2009.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |last=Bandini |first=Nicky |date=23 December 2009|title=Lazio ordered to release Goran Pandev by Italy's Lega Calcio |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2009/dec/23/lazio-ordered-release-goran-pandev |access-date=7 May 2025|newspaper=The Guardian|issn=0261-3077}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goal.com/en/news/10/italy/2009/09/25/1522882/official-goran-pandev-applies-for-immediate-termination-of-lazio-|title=Pandev applies for contract termination|website=Goal|publisher=Platform Group|first=Adam|last=Scime|date=25 September 2009|access-date=27 July 2018}}</ref>

The dispute started with Pandev indicating his desire to leave Lazio during the summer of 2009. Chairman Lotito, apparently unhappy with Pandev's decision, froze him out of the squad.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Landolina |first=Salvatore |title=Goran Pandev & Cristian Ledesma Are In The Lazio Squad - Claudio Lotito|url=https://www.goal.com/en/news/11/transfer-zone/2009/09/03/1478190/goran-pandev-cristian-ledesma-are-in-the-lazio-squad-claudio|url-status=dead|website=Goal|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20220425072255/https://www.goal.com/en/news/11/transfer-zone/2009/09/03/1478190/goran-pandev-cristian-ledesma-are-in-the-lazio-squad-claudio |archive-date=25 April 2022|access-date=7 May 2025}}</ref> As a result, Pandev spent the remaining four months training on his own, without making a single appearance for his club. During this period, various clubs had indicated their interest in buying Pandev, most notably [[FC Zenit Saint Petersburg|Zenit Saint Petersburg]], which made an offer of €13 million for the player.<ref>{{cite web |first=Salvatore|last=Landolina |date=7 July 2009 |title=Lazio Reject Zenit St Petersburg Offer For Goran Pandev |url=http://www.goal.com/en/news/11/transfer-zone/2009/07/07/1369123/lazio-reject-zenit-st-petersburg-offer-for-goran-pandev |url-status=dead |access-date=27 July 2018|website=Goal|publisher=Platform Group}}</ref> Lazio chairman Lotito rejected the offer, demanding €15 million instead. The deal eventually fell through after both parties failed to agree on price.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Lazio Star Goran Pandev Nearing Zenit Switch|url=https://www.goal.com/en/news/11/transfer-zone/2009/07/07/1368029/lazio-star-goran-pandev-nearing-zenit-switch-report|url-status=dead|website=Goal|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20220808005327/https://www.goal.com/en/news/11/transfer-zone/2009/07/07/1368029/lazio-star-goran-pandev-nearing-zenit-switch-report |archive-date=8 August 2022|access-date=7 May 2025}}</ref>

On 26 September, Pandev officially filed for a termination of his contract with Lazio, having been frozen out of the squad and labelled a "rebel" by the club.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://m.goal.com/e/en-india/news/222/transfer-zone/2009/10/22/1575621/lazio-rebel-goran-pandev-will-sign-for-inter-in-january|title=Lazio 'Rebel' Goran Pandev Will Sign For Inter In January - Claudio Pasqualin|website=Goal|publisher=Platform Group|first=Anthony|last=Wright|date=29 October 2009|access-date=27 July 2018|archive-date=27 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180727145927/http://m.goal.com/e/en-india/news/222/transfer-zone/2009/10/22/1575621/lazio-rebel-goran-pandev-will-sign-for-inter-in-january|url-status=dead}}</ref> Pandev argued that by freezing him out of the squad, Lazio had violated the terms of their contract with him. On 23 December 2009, the [[Lega Nazionale Professionisti]] ruled in Pandev's favor, ordering Lazio to release Pandev from his contract and pay him €170,000 for emotional distress. Lotito indicated his desire to appeal the decision.<ref name=":0" />

===Inter Milan===
On 4 January 2010, Pandev signed a four-and-a-half-year contract with [[Inter Milan]],<ref name="A">{{cite news|url=http://www.inter.it/aas/news/reader?N=32976&L=en|title=Goran Pandev signs until 2014|publisher=inter.it|date=4 January 2010|access-date=21 December 2010|archive-date=15 August 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100815032134/http://www.inter.it/aas/news/reader?N=32976&L=en|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/01e1-0e73a04e8367-723ee7ad75dd-1000--pandev-settles-on-inter-return/|title=Pandev settles on Inter return|publisher=[[UEFA]]|date=4 January 2010|access-date=27 July 2018}}</ref> wearing the number 27 shirt. He made his Inter debut as a starter in the 1–0 away win against [[AC ChievoVerona|Chievo]] on 6 January.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.serpentsofmadonnina.com/2010/1/7/3211326/chievo-0-inter-1|title=Chievo 0 - Inter 1|publisher=Serprents of Madonnina|date=7 January 2010|access-date=27 July 2018}}</ref> His first two games for the ''Nerazzurri'' resulted in him contributing to both winners — setting up [[Mario Balotelli]] against Chievo and setting up [[Walter Samuel]] to score a last minute winner against [[Robur Siena|Siena]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.goal.com/en/news/10/italian-football/2010/01/09/1735489/inter-43-siena-late-samuel-strike-sinks-robur|title=Inter 4–3 Siena: Late Samuel Strike Sinks Robur|website=Goal|publisher=Platform Group|first=Stefano|last=Federici|date=9 January 2010|access-date=27 July 2018}}</ref> He opened his scoring account in his third appearance for the club, pulling a goal back for Inter in an eventual 2–2 draw at [[FC Bari 1908|Bari]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.rediff.com/sports/report/inter-rally-to-claim-2-2-draw-at-bari-serie-a/20100117.htm|title=Inter rally to claim 2-2 draw at Bari|work=Rediff.com|date=17 January 2010|access-date=27 July 2018}}</ref> Pandev was the main protagonist in the 2–0 victory against [[Derby della Madonnina|local rivals]] [[AC Milan|Milan]] as he first assisted [[Diego Milito]] with an overhead cross and scored a curling freekick to complete the win.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.inter.it/en/news/33106|title=Serie A: Inter 2–0 AC Milan|publisher=Inter Milan|date=24 January 2010|access-date=27 July 2018|archive-date=23 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170323143632/http://www.inter.it/en/news/33106|url-status=dead}}</ref> He continued with his solid performances throughout the season, being an important player in Inter's winning of the first [[Treble (association football)|treble]] in the history of Italian football. Inter won their fifth consecutive [[Serie A]] title by defeating Siena in the final match,<ref name="B">{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/european/7730828/Siena-0-Inter-Milan-1-match-report.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/european/7730828/Siena-0-Inter-Milan-1-match-report.html |archive-date=12 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=Siena 0 Inter Milan 1: match report|newspaper=The Telegraph|publisher=Future plc|date=16 May 2010|access-date=29 June 2018}}{{cbignore}}</ref> and also defeated [[AS Roma|Roma]] at [[Stadio Olimpico]] to win the [[Coppa Italia]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://edition.cnn.com/2010/SPORT/football/05/05/football.roma.inter.milan/|title=Inter claim first leg of possible treble|work=[[CNN]]|publisher=[[Turner Broadcasting System]]|date=5 May 2010|access-date=6 May 2010}}</ref> On 22 May 2010, Inter won the [[UEFA Champions League]] in the [[2010 UEFA Champions League final|final]] against [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]], with Pandev playing for 79 minutes and becoming the third Macedonian football player in history to ever win this championship.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/8697017.stm|title=Bayern Munich 0–2 Inter Milan|website=[[BBC Sport]]|publisher=[[BBC]]|first=Sam|last=Lyon|date=22 May 2010|access-date=24 May 2010}}</ref><ref name="C">{{cite news|url=http://macedonianfootball.com/pandev-wins-the-champions-league/|title=Pandev wins the Champions League|publisher=Macedonian Football|first=Filip|last=Zdraveski|date=23 May 2010|access-date=24 May 2010}}</ref>

He began the new season on 21 August by winning the [[2010 Supercoppa Italiana]] under [[Rafael Benítez]], scoring the equalizer versus Roma in an eventual 3–1 home win for the first silverware of the season.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.uefa.com/memberassociations/association=ita/news/newsid=1516658.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100823002856/http://www.uefa.com/memberassociations/association=ita/news/newsid=1516658.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=23 August 2010|title=Two-goal Eto'o fires Inter to more glory|publisher=[[UEFA]]|date=22 August 2010|access-date=27 July 2018}}</ref> Six days later, he made an appearance as substitute as Inter lost the [[2010 UEFA Super Cup]] to [[Atlético Madrid]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/european/7968572/Inter-Milan-0-Atletico-Madrid-2-match-report.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/european/7968572/Inter-Milan-0-Atletico-Madrid-2-match-report.html |archive-date=12 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=Inter Milan 0–2 Atletico Madrid : match report|newspaper=The Daily Telegraph|first=Henry|last=Winter|date=27 August 2010|access-date=27 July 2018}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Later in December 2010, Pandev was part of the team that competed at [[2010 FIFA Club World Cup]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.inter.it/en/news/35146|title=Inter squad for FIFA Club World Cup UAE 2010|publisher=Inter Milan|date=29 November 2010|access-date=27 July 2018|archive-date=27 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180727145755/https://www.inter.it/en/news/35146|url-status=dead}}</ref> He made his debut in the competition by playing full-90 minutes in the 3–0 victory against [[Seongnam FC|Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma]] in the semi-final.<ref>{{Cite news|date=16 December 2010|title=Internazionale ease past Seongnam Ilhwa to reach Club World Cup final |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2010/dec/15/seongnam-ilhwa-internazionale-club-world-cup|newspaper=The Guardian|access-date=7 May 2025|via=Association Press|issn=0261-3077}}</ref> On 18 December, in the [[2010 FIFA Club World Cup final|final]] against [[Democratic Republic of the Congo|Congo]]'s [[TP Mazembe]], Pandev netted inside 13 minutes to make it his first goal in a major final as Inter won 3–0 to lift the trophy.<ref name="D">{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/clubworldcup/matches/round=254488/match=300140542/summary.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101222013234/http://www.fifa.com/clubworldcup/matches/round=254488/match=300140542/summary.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=22 December 2010|title=Internazionale on top of the world|publisher=FIFA|date=18 December 2010|access-date=18 December 2010}}</ref> On 15 March 2011, in the second leg of [[2010–11 UEFA Champions League knockout phase#Bayern Munich v Internazionale|2010–11 UEFA Champions League round of 16]] tie against Bayern Munich, Pandev resulted decisive by scoring in the 88th minute following a [[Samuel Eto'o]] pass to make it 3–2 for Inter.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Starcevic |first=Nesha |date=15 March 2011|title=Goran Pandev strikes late as Inter leave Bayern Munich devastated again |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2011/mar/15/bayern-munich-internazionale-champions-league |access-date=7 May 2025|newspaper=The Guardian|issn=0261-3077}}</ref> Inter progressed to the quarter-finals on away goals rule, with Pandev describing his goal as the "most important" of his career.<ref>{{cite web |first=Rick|last=D'Andrea |date=15 March 2011 |title=Inter Striker Goran Pandev: Scoring Against Bayern Munich Was The Most Important Goal Of My Career |url=http://www.goal.com/en-us/news/174/uefa-champions-league/2011/03/15/2396627/inter-striker-goran-pandev-scoring-against-bayern-munich-was-the- |url-status=dead |access-date=27 July 2018 |website=Goal|publisher=Platform Group}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://sempreinter.com/2018/02/17/former-inter-striker-pandev-ill-never-forget-goal-bayern-munich/|title=Former Inter Striker Pandev: "I'll Never Forget My Goal Against Bayern Munich"|website=Sempre Inter|date=17 February 2018|access-date=27 July 2018}}</ref> Later on 29 May 2011, in the [[2011 Coppa Italia final]] match against [[US Città di Palermo|Palermo]], Pandev entered in the second half and provided the assist of [[Diego Milito]] goal in the 92nd minute for a 3–1 success.<ref>{{Cite news|date=29 May 2011|title=Samuel Eto'o fires Internazionale to Coppa Italia win over Palermo |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2011/may/29/samuel-etoo-internazionale-palermo |access-date=7 May 2025|newspaper=The Guardian|via=Associated Press|issn=0261-3077}}</ref> This turned out to be his last appearance for the club as he was removed during the summer transfer window.

===Napoli===
On 26 August 2011, Pandev joined [[SSC Napoli|Napoli]] on a season-long loan.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11860/7127813/Napoli-clinch-Pandev-loan|title=Napoli clinch Pandev loan|date=27 August 2011|website=[[Sky Sports]]|publisher=Sky Group}}</ref> On 10 September, Pandev came on as a substitute to make his Napoli debut against [[AC Cesena|Cesena]] in the 66th minute with the score tied at 1–1. Despite Napoli making it 2–1 in their favour right after the Macedonian striker came on, Pandev missed an open goal in the 85th minute, hitting the crossbar from six yards out after a square pass across the face of goal was played to him; Napoli managed to win the match 3–1. On 29 November, Pandev came in for an injured [[Edinson Cavani]] and started a home match against rivals [[Juventus FC|Juventus]]. He scored two goals, the first of which was his first for Napoli, and the second was a volley goal. The two goals put Napoli up 3–1 but Juventus came back to tie the game at 3–3, the final score.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report?id=327100&cc=5901 |title=Gamecast: Napoli v Juventus - Italian Serie A|website=ESPN FC|publisher=[[ESPN]]|via=Serie A|date=29 November 2011 |access-date=31 March 2014 |archive-date=26 December 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111226010725/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report?id=327100 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Pandev then went on to score his third Serie A goal for Napoli in their 6–1 pummeling of [[Genoa CFC|Genoa]] on 21 December.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Yarmolenko |first=Andriy |date=22 April 2024|title=69VN |url=https://69vncasino.org/ |access-date=7 May 2025|website=69vncasino.org}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goal.com/en-gb/match/63849/napoli-vs-genoa/report |title=Napoli 6-1 Genoa: Cavani at the double |website=Goal|publisher=Platform Group|date=21 December 2011 |access-date=31 March 2014}}</ref> Following the winter break, Pandev netted his side's opening goal in a 1–3 victory in [[Sicily]] against [[US Città di Palermo|Palermo]] on 8 January 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goal.com/en-us/match/64012/palermo-vs-napoli/report |title=Palermo 1-3 Napoli: Resounding win |website=Goal|publisher=Platform Group|date=8 January 2012 |access-date=31 March 2014}}</ref> On 20 May 2012, Pandev won another [[2012 Coppa Italia final|Coppa Italia]], setting up [[Marek Hamšík]]'s goal in a 2–0 win over Juventus in Rome, meaning that he had been on the tournament's winning side for the past four consecutive years.<ref name="Goran Pandev: My most beautiful Coppa Italia">{{cite news|url=http://www.macedonianfootball.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=4599:goran-pandev-my-most-beautiful-coppa-italia&catid=13:international&Itemid=64|title=Goran Pandev: My most beautiful Coppa Italia|website=Macedonian Football|first=Filip|last=Zdraveski|date=20 May 2012|access-date=21 May 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goal.com/en/match/78417/juventus-vs-ssc-napoli/report |title=Match Report: Juventus 0–2 Napoli |website=Goal|publisher=Platform Group|date = 20 May 2012|access-date=26 March 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120823225306/http://www.goal.com/en/match/78417/juventus-vs-ssc-napoli/report|archive-date=23 August 2012}}</ref> On 6 June 2012, Pandev made a permanent switch from Inter to Napoli.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://football-italia.net/19652/napoli-sign-pandev-inter|url-status=dead|title=Napoli sign Pandev from Inter |website=Football Italia |date=6 June 2012 |access-date=31 March 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141230015429/http://football-italia.net/19652/napoli-sign-pandev-inter|archive-date=30 December 2014}}</ref> Later, Napoli President Aurelio De Laurentiis noted on a radio interview that Pandev had taken a pay cut to join the Neapolitans, with the President noting this as a sign of commitment to the club and fans.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://football-italia.net/19654/pandev-cut-pay-join-napoli|url-status=dead|title=Pandev cut pay to join Napoli |website=Football Italia |date=6 June 2012 |access-date=31 March 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141230015303/https://football-italia.net/19654/pandev-cut-pay-join-napoli|archive-date=30 December 2014}}</ref>

On 28 September 2013, Pandev scored both goals in Napoli's win over [[Genoa CFC|Genoa]], sending the Neapolitans to the top of the league table.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://espnfc.com/us/en/report/377256/report.html?soccernet=true&cc=5901 |title=Pandev bags brace for Napoli|website=ESPN FC|publisher=ESPN|date=28 September 2013 |access-date=28 September 2013 }}</ref> Pandev came on in place of [[Gonzalo Higuaín]] for the last 20 minutes of the [[2014 Coppa Italia final]], which Napoli won 3–1 against [[ACF Fiorentina|Fiorentina]].<ref>{{cite web|url =http://www.goal.com/en-gb/match/130949/fiorentina-vs-napoli/report|url-status=dead|title= Partenopei come out on top in Coppa Italia final|date=3 May 2014|website=Goal|publisher=Platform Group|access-date=20 November 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150226033943/http://www.goal.com/en-gb/match/fiorentina-vs-napoli/1648200/report|archive-date=26 February 2015}}</ref>

===Galatasaray===
On 1 September 2014, Pandev signed a two-year contract with Turkish club [[Galatasaray S.K. (football)|Galatasaray]]<ref>{{cite web|url =https://www.sportsmole.co.uk/football/galatasaray/transfer-talk/news/pandev-signs-for-galatasaray_174201.html|title= Goran Pandev signs for Galatasaray|date=31 August 2014|website=Sportsmole|access-date=18 October 2016}}</ref> worth €2.4&nbsp;million a year.<ref>{{cite web |date=1 September 2014 |title=Profesyonel Futbolcu Goran Pandev'in Transferi Hakkında |trans-title=About the Transfer of Professional Footballer Goran Pandev |url=https://www.kap.org.tr/tr/Bildirim/382338 |access-date=7 May 2017 |website=Galatasaray |publisher=KAP |language=tr}}</ref> Pandev struggled for game time at Galatasaray and he was mainly used as a cup player.<ref name=Careerinfo>{{cite web|url=https://the18.com/en/soccer-entertainment/goran-pandev-profile-and-path-to-first-ever-euros|first=Liam|last=Hanley|title=The People's Captain: Goran Pandev And His Pivotal Role In North Macedonia's Footballing Resurgence|website=The 18|date=9 June 2021|access-date=15 June 2021}}</ref>

===Genoa===
Pandev signed a two-year contract with Italian club [[Genoa CFC|Genoa]] in 2015 after failing to get playing time at Galatasaray.<ref>{{cite web|url =http://www.espnfc.co.uk/story/2528698/goran-pandev-jumped-at-chance-to-sign-for-genoa|title= Goran Pandev jumped at chance to sign for Genoa from Galatasaray|website=ESPN FC|publisher=ESPN|date=20 July 2015|access-date=18 October 2016}}</ref> He planned on retiring at the end of the 2019–20 season, but extended his contract following the postponement of [[UEFA Euro 2020]] to 2021.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Ames |first=Nick |date=12 June 2021|title=Goran Pandev: leader of a nation, not just the North Macedonia team |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2021/jun/12/goran-pandev-north-macedonia-euro-2020 |access-date=7 May 2025|newspaper=The Guardian|issn=0261-3077}}</ref>

With a brace against [[Benevento Calcio|Benevento]] on 21 April 2021,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://football-italia.net/genoa-2-2-benevento-pandev-brace-decisive/|first=Susy|last=Campanale|title=Genoa 22 Benevento: Pandev brace decisive|website=Football Italia|date=21 April 2021|access-date=15 June 2021}}</ref> Pandev reached the 100-goal mark in his Serie A career.<ref name=Careerinfo /> He became the first Macedonian to reach the century mark in one of the "Big 5" European leagues.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://macedonianfootball.com/pandev-scores-100th-serie-a-goal-video/|title=Pandev scores 100th Serie A goal|website=Macedonian Football|date=21 April 2021|access-date=15 June 2021}}</ref> He ended the [[2020–21 Genoa CFC season|2020–21 season]] with his highest goals plus assists per 90 minutes since 2013–14.<ref name=Careerinfo />

On 13 August 2021, Pandev signed a contract with [[Genoa CFC|Genoa]] to stay in [[Serie A]] until 30 June 2022.<ref>{{Cite web|first=Simone|last=Lorini|title=Ufficiale: Genoa, Pandev ha rinnovato. Accordo fino al 30 giugno 2022 |url=https://www.tuttomercatoweb.com/serie-a/ufficiale-genoa-pandev-ha-rinnovato-accordo-fino-al-30-giugno-2022-1570455|website=TuttoMercatoWeb|date=13 August 2021|access-date=7 May 2025|language=it}}</ref>

===Parma and retirement===
On 31 January 2022, Pandev moved to [[Serie B]] club [[Parma Calcio 1913|Parma]].<ref>{{cite press release|publisher=[[Parma Calcio 1913|Parma]]|url=https://parmacalcio1913.com/2022/01/31/goran-pandev-is-a-crociati-player/?lang=en|title=Goran Pandev Joins the Crociati|date=31 January 2022|access-date=31 January 2022|archive-date=18 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230418065607/https://parmacalcio1913.com/2022/01/31/goran-pandev-is-a-crociati-player/?lang=en|url-status=dead}}</ref> On 22 September, at the age of 39, Pandev retired from professional football, ending his 22-year career with over 600 [[Cap (sport)|caps]] and 120 goals for club and country.<ref>{{Cite web |date=22 September 2022 |title=Parma midfielder Goran Pandev announces retirement |url=https://onefootball.com/en/news/parma-midfielder-goran-pandev-announces-retirement-35892124 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://onefootball.com/ |archive-date=22 September 2022 |access-date=24 September 2022 |website=OneFootball}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Campanale |first=Susy |date=22 September 2022 |title=Serie A veteran Pandev announces retirement |url=https://football-italia.net/serie-a-veteran-pandev-announces-retirement/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://football-italia.net/ |archive-date=22 September 2022 |access-date=22 September 2022 |website=Football Italia}}</ref>

==International career==
[[File:Горан Пандев.jpg|thumb|right|205px|Pandev playing for [[North Macedonia national football team|Macedonia]] in 2017]]
In June 2001, Pandev made his senior debut for [[North Macedonia national football team|North Macedonia]] during an away [[2002 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)|FIFA World Cup qualification]] match against [[Turkey national football team|Turkey]].<ref>{{Cite web|first1=Brian|last1=Homewood|first2=Toby|last2=Davis|title=After 19 years and 14 coaches, Pandev's persistence rewarded with North Macedonia|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/sports/after-19-years-and-14-coaches-pandevs-persistence-rewarded-with-north-macedoni-idUSKBN27T1GT/|website=[[Reuters]]|date=13 November 2020|access-date=7 May 2025}}</ref> With two goals against [[Spain national football team|Spain]] on 12 August 2009, he became the national team's all-time leading scorer, surpassing [[Georgi Hristov (footballer, born 1976)|Georgi Hristov]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Lyttleton|first=Ben|date=26 March 2011|title=Pandev's shot at redemption|url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/soccer/arid-20149467.html|access-date=11 June 2021|website=Irish Examiner}}</ref>

Pandev intended to retire from international football in 2015, but was persuaded to keep playing by national manager [[Igor Angelovski]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=12 June 2021|title=Soccer-Euro 2020 the pinnacle of Pandev's career, says coach|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/soccer-euro-aut-mkd-preview-idUKL5N2NT56E|website=Reuters|access-date=14 June 2021}}</ref> Pandev earned his [[List of men's footballers with 100 or more international caps|100th cap]] in a 3–1 home victory against [[Latvia national football team|Latvia]] in [[UEFA Euro 2020 qualification]] in March 2019.<ref>{{cite news |title=North Macedonia 3–1 Latvia |url=https://www.uefa.com/european-qualifiers/match/2026022--north-macedonia-vs-latvia/lineups/?iv=true&referrer=%2Feuropean-qualifiers%2Fseason%3D2020%2Fmatches%2Fround%3D2001086%2Fmatch%3D2026022%2Flineups%2Findex |access-date=6 May 2020 |publisher=UEFA |date=21 March 2019}}</ref> He scored the team's only goal in North Macedonia's 1–0 [[UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying play-offs|Euro 2020 play-off]] victory over [[Georgia national football team|Georgia]] in November 2020, which saw his nation qualify for a major international tournament for the very first time.<ref>{{cite news |title=North Macedonia qualify for Euro 2020, their first major tournament |url=https://www.beinsports.com/en/uefa-euro-2020-qualifying/news/north-macedonia-qualify-for-euro-2020-their-f/1582065/amp|url-status=dead|access-date=12 November 2020|website=BeIN Sports|publisher=BeIN Media Group|date=12 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210415162344/https://www.beinsports.com/en/uefa-euro-2020-qualifying/video/north-macedonia-qualify-for-euro-2020-their-f/1582065|archive-date=15 April 2021}}</ref> In the tournament he scored North Macedonia's first ever goal at a major tournament, pouncing on a mistake to score in an open net in a 3–1 defeat to [[Austria national football team|Austria]] at [[UEFA Euro 2020|Euro 2020]] in the nation's competition debut,<ref>{{cite web |last=Poole |first=Harry |date=13 June 2021 |title=Austria v North Macedonia|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/51197742 |access-date=22 May 2025|website=[[BBC Sport]]}}</ref> making him the second-oldest scorer in the finals of a European Championship, only behind [[Ivica Vastić]].<ref>{{Cite web|script-title=el:Στα ίσα με Πάντεφ η Βόρεια Μακεδονία: Δεύτερος γηραιότερος σκόρερ στην ιστορία του Euro!|trans-title=North Macedonia equalized with Pandev: 2nd oldest scorer in the history of Euro!|language=el|url=https://www.sport-fm.gr/article/podosfairo/highlights/austria-boreia-makedonia-to-1-0-me-ton-37xrono-padef/4184554|website=sport-fm.gr|date=13 June 2021|access-date=13 June 2021}}</ref> On 21 June 2021, he played his last match for his national team against the [[Netherlands national football team|Netherlands]] in the last group stage match of the Euro 2020.<ref>{{cite web |last=Vrablík|first=Lukáš|date=21 June 2021 |title=Euro 2020: A final hurrah for North Macedonia 'legend' Goran Pandev |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/57334322 |website=BBC Sport}}</ref>

== Style of play ==
Famed as one of the most skilled Macedonian forwards ever,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.calcionapoli24.it/zoom/anteprima-dalla-macedonia-pandev-sfida-uno-dei-pi-forti-della-storia-n62319.html |title=Anteprima Dalla Macedonia: "Pandev sfida uno dei più forti della storia: Ronaldo" |trans-title=Preview From Macedonia: "Pandeve challenges one of the greatest players of all time: Ronaldo"|website=CalcioNapoli24|language=it |date=26 May 2012 |access-date=4 November 2019 }}</ref> Pandev was a quick, creative, and hard-working left-footed forward with good technique, who was capable both of creating and scoring goals, due to his opportunism and shooting accuracy, as well as his vision and passing ability.<ref>{{cite web |title=Pandev, Punta o esterno. Può essere anche il vice-Hamsik e ottima visione di gioco |trans-title=Pandev, Striker or winger. He can also be Hamsik's backup and has excellent vision of the game. |url=http://www.ilnapolionline.com/pandev-punta-o-esterno-puo-essere-anche-il-vice-hamsik-e-ottima-visione-di-gioco/|url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20150121230240/http://www.ilnapolionline.com/pandev-punta-o-esterno-puo-essere-anche-il-vice-hamsik-e-ottima-visione-di-gioco/ |archive-date=21 January 2015 |access-date=21 January 2015 |website=Il Napoli Online|language=it}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.areanapoli.it/squadra/goran_pandev.html|title=Goran Pandev|website=Arena Napoli|language=it|access-date=21 January 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Napoli-Parma 3–1, Cavani, Pandev e Insigne: gli azzurri in vetta rispondono a Juventus e Lazio |trans-title=Napoli-Parma 3–1, Cavani, Pandev and Insigne: the Azzurri at the top respond to Juventus and Lazio |url=http://sport.ilmattino.it/sscnapoli/napoli_parma_3_1_cavani_pandev_e_insigne_gli_azzurri_in_vetta_rispondono_a_juventus_e_lazio/notizie/219767.shtml |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150220163824/http://sport.ilmattino.it/sscnapoli/napoli_parma_3_1_cavani_pandev_e_insigne_gli_azzurri_in_vetta_rispondono_a_juventus_e_lazio/notizie/219767.shtml |archive-date=20 February 2015 |access-date=21 January 2015 |newspaper=[[Il Mattino]]|publisher=[[Caltagirone Editore]]|language=it}}</ref> He was capable of playing in several offensive positions, either on the right or through the centre of the pitch, and was usually deployed in a supporting role, as a [[Forward (association football)#Winger|winger]], as a [[Forward (association football)#Second striker|second striker]], or as an [[Midfielder#Attacking midfielder|attacking midfielder]], although he had also been fielded as a [[Forward (association football)#Striker|striker]] or as a [[Forward (association football)#False 9|false nine]].<ref>{{cite web |date=1 August 2013 |title=Pandev, da trequartista a 'falso nueve': Goran pronto a riprendersi il Napoli |trans-title=Pandev, from attacking midfielder to 'false nine': Goran ready to reclaim his place at Napoli. |url=http://www.iamnaples.it/notizie-calcio-napoli/pandev-da-trequartista-a-falso-nueve-goran-pronto-a-riprendersi-il-napoli/ |access-date=21 January 2015 |website=I Am Naples|language=it |last1=Iamnaples. It |first1=Redazione }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=28 September 2013|first=Filippo|last=Grimaldi|title=Genoa 0–2 Napoli, doppietta di Pandev: notte in vetta per Benitez, Liverani rischia |trans-title=Genoa-Napoli 0-2, Pandev's brace: night at the top for Benitez, Liverani at risk |url=http://www.gazzetta.it/Calcio/Squadre/Genoa/28-09-2013/genoa-napoli-0-2-doppietta-pandev-notte-vetta-benitez-liverani-rischia-201252211543.shtml |access-date=21 January 2015 |newspaper=La Gazzetta dello Sport|publisher=[[RCS MediaGroup]]|language=it}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Pandev's younger brother [[Sashko Pandev|Sashko]] is also a footballer. In 2019, Pandev obtained [[Italian nationality law|Italian citizenship]] in [[Naples]].<ref>{{cite tweet |user=GenoaCFC |number=1100031232157597696 |date=25 February 2019 |title=🔴🔵 "Sono felicissimo, dopo quasi 18 anni in Italia mi sentivo da tempo italiano. 🇮🇹 Ringrazio tutti, per me è un bellissimo momento". ✍🏻 Oggi a #Napoli Goran #Pandev è diventato cittadino italiano firmando tutti i documenti dinanzi ai rappresentanti del Comune partenopeo. |language=it |access-date=23 June 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190623161500/https://twitter.com/GenoaCFC/status/1100031232157597696 |archive-date=23 June 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>{{User-generated source|date=May 2025}} One year later, he auctioned the shirt he wore in the match in which he gained his 100th cap for Macedonia for a hospital fighting the [[COVID-19 pandemic in North Macedonia|coronavirus pandemic]].<ref>{{cite news|date=1 May 2020|title=Goran Pandev donates the jersey he wore in his 100th game for Macedonia to help fight the coronavirus|newspaper=Republika|url=https://english.republika.mk/sport/goran-pandev-donates-the-jersey-he-wore-in-his-100th-game-for-macedonia-to-help-fight-the-coronavirus/|access-date=6 May 2020}}</ref> In 2010, Pandev founded a football academy in his native Macedonia, named [[Akademija Pandev]].<ref name="macedonianfootball">{{cite web|url=http://macedonianfootball.com/team/akademija-pandev/|title=Akademia Pandev|date=5 May 2017 |publisher=Football Federation of Macedonia|access-date=19 March 2018}}</ref>

== Career statistics ==

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|-
|[[FK Belasica|Belasica]]
|[[2000–01 Macedonian First Football League|2000–01]]
|[[Macedonian First Football League|Macedonian First League]]
|18||6||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||18||6
|-
|[[Inter Milan]]
|[[2001–02 Inter Milan season|2001–02]]
|[[Serie A]]
|colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||0||0
|- 
|[[Spezia Calcio|Spezia]] (loan)
|[[2002–03 Serie C1|2002–03]]
|[[Lega Pro Prima Divisione|Serie C1]]
|22||4||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||22||4
|- 
|[[US Ancona 1905|Ancona]] (loan)
|[[2003–04 Serie A|2003–04]]
|Serie A
|20||1||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||21||1
|-
|rowspan="6"|[[SS Lazio|Lazio]]
|[[2004–05 SS Lazio season|2004–05]]
|Serie A
|25||3||1||0||4{{efn|name=UC|Appearances in [[UEFA Cup]]}}||1||0||0||30||4
|-
|[[2005–06 SS Lazio season|2005–06]]
|Serie A
|35||11||3||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||38||12
|-
|[[2006–07 SS Lazio season|2006–07]]
|Serie A
|36||11||3||3||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||39||14
|-
|[[2007–08 SS Lazio season|2007–08]]
|Serie A
|32||14||5||0||8{{efn|name=UCL|Appearances in [[UEFA Champions League]]}}||5||colspan="2"|—||45||19
|-
|[[2008–09 SS Lazio season|2008–09]]
|Serie A
|31||9||6||6||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||37||15
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!159!!48!!18!!10!!12!!6!!colspan="2"|—!!189!!64
|-
|rowspan="4"|Inter Milan
|[[2009–10 Inter Milan season|2009–10]]
|Serie A
|19||3||2||0||6{{efn|name=UCL}}||0||colspan="2"|—||27||3
|-
|[[2010–11 Inter Milan season|2010–11]]
|Serie A
|27||2||4||0||7{{efn|name=UCL}}||1||4{{efn|One appearance and one goal in [[Supercoppa Italiana]], one appearance in [[UEFA Super Cup]], two appearances and one goal in [[FIFA Club World Cup]]}}||2||42||5
|-
|[[2011–12 Inter Milan season|2011–12]]
|Serie A
|1||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||1||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!47!!5!!6!!0!!13!!1!!4!!2!!70!!8
|-
|[[SSC Napoli|Napoli]] (loan)
|[[2011–12 SSC Napoli season|2011–12]]
|Serie A
|30||6||5||1||7{{efn|name=UCL}}||0||colspan="2"|—||42||7
|-
|rowspan="3"|Napoli
|[[2012–13 SSC Napoli season|2012–13]]
|Serie A
|33||6||1||0||6{{efn|name=UEL|Appearances in [[UEFA Europa League]]}}||0||1{{efn|Appearance in Supercoppa Italiana}}||1||41||7
|-
|[[2013–14 SSC Napoli season|2013–14]]
|Serie A
|29||7||3||0||9{{efn|Five appearances in UEFA Champions League, four appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League}}||1||colspan="2"|—||41||8
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!92!!19!!9!!1!!22!!1!!1!!1!!124!!22
|-
|[[Galatasaray S.K. (football)|Galatasaray]]
|[[2014–15 Galatasaray S.K. season|2014–15]]
|[[Süper Lig]]
|4||0||10||7||3{{efn|name=UCL}}||0||0||0||17||7
|-
|rowspan="8"|[[Genoa CFC|Genoa]]
|[[2015–16 Genoa CFC season|2015–16]]
|Serie A
|15||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||16||0
|-
|[[2016–17 Genoa CFC season|2016–17]]
|Serie A
|20||3||3||4||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||23||7
|-
|[[2017–18 Genoa CFC season|2017–18]]
|Serie A
|32||5||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||33||5
|-
|[[2018–19 Genoa CFC season|2018–19]]
|Serie A
|26||4||2||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||28||4
|-
|[[2019–20 Genoa CFC season|2019–20]]
|Serie A
|34||9||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||35||9
|-
|[[2020–21 Genoa CFC season|2020–21]]
|Serie A
|29||7||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||30||7
|-
|[[2021–22 Genoa CFC season|2021–22]]
|Serie A
|20||0||2||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||22||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!176!!28!!11!!4!!colspan="2"|—!!colspan="2"|—!!187!!32
|-
|[[Parma Calcio 1913|Parma]]
|[[2021–22 Parma Calcio 1913 season|2021–22]]
|[[Serie B]]
|11||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||11||1
|- 
!colspan="3"|Career total
!549!!112!!55!!22!!50!!8!!5!!3!!659!!145
|}
{{notelist}}

===International===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year<ref name="SW"/><ref name="NFT">{{NFT player|id=3992|name=Goran Pandev|access-date=27 July 2018}}</ref><ref name="Pandev Eu-football.info">{{cite news|url=https://eu-football.info/_player.php?id=15934|title=Goran Pandev - national football team player|website=EU-Football.info|access-date=27 July 2018}}</ref>
|-
!National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="21"|[[North Macedonia national football team|North Macedonia]]{{efn|[[North Macedonia]] was known as Macedonia until 2019}}
|2001||1||0
|-
|2002||3||1
|-
|2003||5||1
|-
|2004||8||4
|-
|2005||7||3
|-
|2006||5||1
|-
|2007||5||1
|-
|2008||8||3
|-
|2009||10||8
|-
|2010||4||1
|-
|2011||5||1
|-
|2012||7||1
|-
|2013||7||1
|-
|2014||0||0
|-
|2015||0||0
|-
|2016||8||1
|-
|2017||9||4
|-
|2018||7||2
|-
|2019||9||1
|-
|2020||6||2
|-
|2021||8||2
|-
!colspan="2"|Total!!122!!38
|}
{{noteslist}}

:''Scores and results list North Macedonia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Pandev goal''<ref name="SW">{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/goran-pandev/4072/|title=G. Pandev|publisher=Soccerway|access-date=5 September 2017}}</ref><ref name="NFT"/>

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of international goals scored by Goran Pandev
|-
!scope="col"|No.
!scope="col"|Date
!scope="col"|Venue
!scope="col"|Opponent
!scope="col"|Score
!scope="col"|Result
!scope="col"|Competition
|-
| align="center"|1 || 21 August 2002 || [[Philip II Arena]], [[Skopje]], Macedonia || {{fb|MLT}}<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.macedonianfootball.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=720:mystery-over-pandevs-goals-13-or-14&catid=16:misc|title=Mystery over Pandev's goals|publisher=Football Federation of Macedonia|first=Filip|last=Zdraveski|date=22 August 2008|access-date=25 June 2009}}</ref> || align="center"|5–0 || align="center"|5–0 || rowspan="4"|[[Exhibition game#Association football|Friendly]]
|-
| align="center"|2 || 20 August 2003 || [[Stadion Goce Delčev]], [[Prilep]], Macedonia || {{fb|ALB}}<ref>{{cite news|url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/match?id=115777&cc=5739|title=Macedonia 3–1 Albania|publisher=ESPN|date=20 August 2003|access-date=25 June 2009|archive-date=4 June 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604053348/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/match?id=115777&cc=5739|url-status=dead}}</ref> || align="center"|2–1 || align="center"|3–1
|-
| align="center"|3 || 18 February 2004 || Philip II Arena, Skopje, Macedonia || {{fb|BIH}}<ref>{{cite news|url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/match?id=139515&cc=5739|title=Macedonia 1–0 Bosnia-Herzegovina|publisher=ESPN|date=18 February 2004|access-date=25 June 2009|archive-date=4 June 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604053412/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/match?id=139515&cc=5739|url-status=dead}}</ref> || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|1–0
|-
| align="center"|4 || 11 June 2004 || [[A. Le Coq Arena]], [[Tallinn]], Estonia || {{fb|EST}}<ref>{{cite news|url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/match?id=151646&cc=5739|title=Estonia 2–4 Macedonia|publisher=ESPN|date=11 June 2004|access-date=25 June 2009|archive-date=4 June 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604053650/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/match?id=151646&cc=5739|url-status=dead}}</ref> || align="center"|3–0 || align="center"|4–2
|-
| align="center"|5 || 18 August 2004 || rowspan="2"|Philip II Arena, Skopje, Macedonia || {{fb|ARM}}<ref>{{cite news|url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/match?id=152102&cc=5739|title=Macedonia 3–0 Armenia|publisher=ESPN|date=18 June 2004|access-date=25 June 2009|archive-date=4 June 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604053745/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/match?id=152102&cc=5739|url-status=dead}}</ref> || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|3–0 || rowspan="5"|[[2006 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 1|2006 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|-
| align="center"|6 || 9 October 2004 || {{fb|NED}}<ref>{{cite news|url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/match?id=152817&cc=5739|title=Macedonia 2–2 Netherlands|publisher=ESPN|date=9 October 2004|access-date=25 June 2009|archive-date=4 June 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604054409/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/match?id=152817&cc=5739|url-status=dead}}</ref> || align="center"|1–1 || align="center"|2–2
|-
| align="center"|7 || rowspan="2"|4 June 2005 || rowspan="2"|[[Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium]], [[Yerevan]], Armenia || rowspan="2"|{{fb|ARM}}<ref>{{cite news|url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/match?id=155347&cc=5739|title=Armenia 1–2 Macedonia|publisher=ESPN|date=4 June 2005|access-date=25 June 2009|archive-date=4 June 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604054424/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/match?id=155347&cc=5739|url-status=dead}}</ref> || align="center"|1–0 || rowspan=2 align="center"|2–1
|-
| align="center"|8 || align="center"|2–0
|-
| align="center"|9 || 8 June 2005 || [[Na Stínadlech]], [[Teplice]], Czech Republic || {{fb|CZE}}<ref>{{cite news|url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/match?id=155368&cc=5739|title=Czech Republic 6–1 Macedonia|publisher=ESPN|date=8 June 2005|access-date=25 June 2009|archive-date=4 June 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604054611/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/match?id=155368&cc=5739|url-status=dead}}</ref> || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|1–6
|-
| align="center"|10 || 11 October 2006 || [[Camp d’Esports d’Aixovall]], [[Andorra La Vella]], Andorra || {{fb|AND}}<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www1.uefa.com/tournament/qualifying/matches/match=83926/index.html |title=Macedonians strengthen case |publisher=UEFA |date=11 October 2006 |access-date=25 June 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090901111937/http://www1.uefa.com/tournament/qualifying/matches/match%3D83926/index.html |archive-date=1 September 2009}}</ref> || align="center"|1–0 ||  align="center"|3–0 || rowspan="2"|[[UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying Group E|UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying]]
|-
| align="center"|11 || 17 October 2007 || Philip II Arena, Skopje, Macedonia || {{fb|AND}}<ref>{{cite news|url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/match?id=216806&cc=5739|title=Macedonia 3–0 Andorra|publisher=ESPN|date=17 October 2007|access-date=25 June 2009|archive-date=4 June 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604054636/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/match?id=216806&cc=5739|url-status=dead}}</ref> || align="center"|3–0 ||  align="center"|3–0
|-
| align="center"|12 || rowspan="2"|20 August 2008 || rowspan="2"|[[Stade Josy Barthel]], [[Luxembourg City]], Luxembourg || rowspan="2"|{{fb|LUX}}<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.uefa.com/footballeurope/news/kind=2/newsid=742544.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080828135411/http://www.uefa.com/footballeurope/news/kind=2/newsid=742544.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=28 August 2008|title=Pandev spearheads Macedonian charge|publisher=UEFA|author=Igor Panevski|date=27 August 2008|access-date=25 June 2009}}</ref> || align="center"|1–0 || rowspan=2 align="center"|4–1 || rowspan="2"|Friendly
|-
| align="center"|13 || align="center"|3–0
|-
| align="center"|14 || 10 September 2008 || Philip II Arena, Skopje, Macedonia || {{fb|NED}}<ref>{{cite news|url=https://int.soccerway.com/news/2008/September/10/quick-report-fyr-macedonia-1-2-netherlands/|title=Quick Report: FYR Macedonia 1–2 Netherlands|publisher=Soccerway|author=Jonathan Roorda|date=10 September 2008|access-date=25 June 2009}}</ref> || align="center"|1–2 ||  align="center"|1–2|| [[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 9|2010 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|-
| align="center"|15 || 11 February 2009 || [[Mardan Sports Complex]], [[Antalya]], Turkey || {{fb|MDA}}<ref>{{cite news|url=http://macedonianfootball.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1131:mda-mkd-match-report&catid=13:national-teams&Itemid=64|title=MDA – MKD match report|publisher=Macedonian Football|author=Filip Zdraveski|date=12 February 2009|access-date=25 June 2009}}</ref> || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|1–1 || rowspan=15 | Friendly
|-
| align="center"|16 || rowspan="2"|12 August 2009 || rowspan="4"|Philip II Arena, Skopje, Macedonia || rowspan="2"|{{fb|ESP}}<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/8239102.stm|title=Scotland fear Pandev, says Jonuz|publisher=BBC Sport|date=4 September 2009|access-date=27 September 2009}}</ref> || align="center"|1–0 ||  rowspan=2 align="center"|2–3 
|-
| align="center"|17 || align="center"|2–0
|-
|18 || rowspan="2"|11 October 2009 || rowspan="2"|{{fb|QAT}}<ref>{{cite news|url=http://macedonianfootball.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1624:mkd-qat-match-report&catid=1:domestic&Itemid=63|title=MKD – QAT match report |publisher=Macedonian Football|author=Filip Zdraveski|date=11 October 2009|access-date=11 October 2009}}</ref> || align="center"|1–1 || rowspan=2 align="center"|2–1
|-
| align="center"|19 || align="center"|2–1
|-
| align="center"|20 || rowspan="2"|14 November 2009 || rowspan="2"|[[Stadion Mladost, Strumica|Stadion Mladost]], [[Strumica]], Macedonia || rowspan="2"|{{fb|CAN}} || align="center"|2–0 || rowspan=2 align="center"|3–0 
|-
| align="center"|21 || align="center"|3–0
|-
| align="center"|22 || 18 November 2009 || [[Azadi Stadium]], [[Tehran]], Iran || {{fb|IRN}} || align="center"|1–1 ||  align="center"|1–1
|-
| align="center"|23 || 3 March 2010 || Philip II Arena, Skopje, Macedonia  || {{fb|MNE}} ||align="center"|2–0 ||  align="center"|2–1
|-
| align="center"|24 || 10 August 2011 || [[Dalga Arena]], [[Baku]], Azerbaijan || {{fb|AZE}} || align="center"|1–0 ||  align="center"|1–0
|-
| align="center"|25 || 15 August 2012 || rowspan="2"|Philip II Arena, Skopje, Macedonia || {{fb|LIT}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|1–0
|-
| align="center"|26 || 6 February 2013 || {{fb|DEN}} || align="center"|1–0 ||align="center"|3–0
|-
| align="center"|27 || 29 May 2016 || Sportplatz Bad Erlach, [[Bad Erlach]], Austria || {{fb|AZE}} || align="center"|2–0 || align="center"|3–1
|-
| align="center"|28 || rowspan="2"|28 March 2017 || rowspan="2"|Philip II Arena, Skopje, Macedonia || rowspan="2"|{{fb|BLR}} || align="center"|2–0 || rowspan=2 align="center"|3–0
|-
| align="center"|29 || align="center"|3–0
|-
| align="center"|30 || 2 September 2017 || [[Sammy Ofer Stadium]], [[Haifa]], Israel || {{fb|ISR}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|1–0|| [[2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group G|2018 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|-
| align="center"|31 || 11 November 2017 || rowspan="3"|Philip II Arena, Skopje, Macedonia || {{fb|NOR}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|2–0|| Friendly
|-
| align="center"|32 || 9 September 2018 || {{fb|ARM}} || align="center"|2–0 || align="center"|2–0|| rowspan="2"|[[2018–19 UEFA Nations League D]]
|-
| align="center"|33 || 13 October 2018 || {{fb|LIE}} || align="center"|3–0 || align="center"|4–1
|-
| align="center"|34 || 9 September 2019 || [[Daugava Stadium (Riga)|Daugava Stadium]], [[Riga]], Latvia || {{fb|LVA}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|2–0|| [[UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying Group G|UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying]]
|-
| align="center"|35 || 11 October 2020 || [[A. Le Coq Arena]], [[Tallinn]], Estonia || {{fb|EST}} || align="center"|2–3 || align="center"|3–3|| [[2020–21 UEFA Nations League C]]
|-
| align="center"|36 || 12 November 2020 || [[Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arena]], [[Tbilisi]], Georgia || {{fb|GEO}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|1–0|| [[UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying play-offs]]
|-
| align="center"|37 || 31 March 2021 || [[MSV-Arena]], [[Duisburg]], Germany || {{fb|GER}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|2–1|| [[2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group J|2022 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|-
| align="center"|38 || 13 June 2021 || [[Arena Națională]], [[Bucharest]], Romania || {{fb|AUT}} || align="center"|1–1 || align="center"|1–3|| [[UEFA Euro 2020 Group C|UEFA Euro 2020]]
|}

==Honours==
'''Lazio'''
* [[Coppa Italia]]: [[2009 Coppa Italia final|2008–09]]<ref name="SW"/>

'''Inter Milan'''<ref name="SW"/> 
* [[Serie A]]: [[2009–10 Serie A|2009–10]]
* Coppa Italia: [[2010 Coppa Italia final|2009–10]], [[2011 Coppa Italia final|2010–11]]
* [[Supercoppa Italiana]]: [[2010 Supercoppa Italiana|2010]]
* [[UEFA Champions League]]: [[2010 UEFA Champions League final|2009–10]]
* [[FIFA Club World Cup]]: [[2010 FIFA Club World Cup final|2010]]

'''Napoli'''
*Coppa Italia: [[2012 Coppa Italia final|2011–12]], [[2014 Coppa Italia final|2013–14]]<ref name="SW"/>

'''Galatasaray'''<ref name="SW"/> 
* [[Süper Lig]]: [[2014–15 Süper Lig|2014–15]]
* [[Turkish Cup]]: [[2014–15 Turkish Cup|2014–15]]

'''Individual'''
* [[Macedonian Footballer of the Year]]: 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/01ec-0e76bfb2569a-6697ba30a9d0-1000--pandev-and-bogatinov-take-fyrom-awards/ |title=Pandev and Bogatinov take FYROM awards |publisher=[[UEFA]] |last=Gasevski |first=Emil |date=26 December 2010 |access-date=4 November 2019 }}</ref>
* Coppa Italia top scorer: [[2008–09 Coppa Italia|2008–09]], [[2016–17 Coppa Italia|2016–17]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/italcuptops.html |title=Italy - Coppa Italia Top Scorers |first1=Roberto|last1=Di Maggio |first2=Davide|last2=Rota |date=4 June 2015 |website=[[RSSSF]] |access-date=15 June 2015 }}</ref>

==See also==
{{portal bar|Biography|Association football|North Macedonia}}
*[[List of men's footballers with 100 or more international caps]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{commons category}}
* {{NFT player}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20100126084815/http://pandev.ning.com/ Goran Pandev Fans Community] (archived 26 October 2010)
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070912141538/http://www.goranpandev.com/index.htm Official website (GoranPandev.com)] (archived 12 September 2007)

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