Nikolče Noveski

Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox football biography Nikolče Noveski (Template:Langx; born 28 April 1979) is a Macedonian former professional footballer who played as a centre-back. He spent most of his career in Germany amassing over 300 league appearances with 1. FSV Mainz 05.

Club career

Noveski was born in Bitola, SR Macedonia, SFR Yugoslavia.

He scored two goals for Mainz in 2005–06 season and is a first team player. During Mainz's 2005–06 UEFA Cup run he also played six times.

Noveski played a big part in Mainz's ninth-place finish during the 2009–10 season as he played in 33 out of a possible 34 games. He was also a captain of Mainz's squad.

Noveski scored six own goals in the Bundesliga which made him the leading "own goal scorer" in the Bundesliga history, together with Manfred Kaltz.

International career

He made his senior debut for Macedonia in a November 2004 FIFA World Cup qualification match against the Czech Republic and has earned a total of 64 caps, scoring 5 goals making him one of the 10 most capped Macedonia players of all-time. His final international was an October 2013 World Cup qualifier against Serbia.

International goals

Scores and results list Macedonia's goal tally first.

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Minute	Competition
1.	11 October 2006	Estadi Comunal, Andorra la Vella, Andorra	{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Andorra	flag alias = Flag of Andorra.svg	flag alias-1806 = Flag of Andorra (1806–1866).svg	flag alias-1866 = Flag of Andorra (1866–1934).gif	flag alias-1934 = Flag of Andorra (1934–1939).svg	flag alias-civil = Flag of Andorra (civil).svg	var2 = 1866	var3 = 1934	var4 = civil	size =	name =	variant =	altlink = national football team }} || 3–0 || 16' || Euro 2008 Qualifying
2.	6 February 2008	Philip II Arena, Skopje, Republic of Macedonia	{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Serbia	flag alias = Flag of Serbia.svg	flag alias-civil = Civil Flag of Serbia.svg	flag alias-1835 = Flag of Serbia (1835-1882).svg	flag alias-1882 = State Flag of Serbia (1882-1918).svg	flag alias-1941 = Flag of Serbia, 1941-1944.svg	flag alias-1946 = Flag of SR Serbia.svg	flag alias-1991 = Flag of Serbia (1992–2004).svg	flag alias-2004 = Flag of Serbia (2004–2010).svg	flag alias-military = Standard of the Serbian Armed Forces (front).svg	link alias-military = Serbian Armed Forces	flag alias-air force = Flag of the Serbian Air Force.svg	link alias-air force = Serbian Air Force and Air Defence	flag alias-army = Flag of the Serbian Land Forces.svg	link alias-army = Serbian Army	flag alias-navy = Flag of the Serbian River Flotilla.png	link alias-navy = Serbian River Flotilla	flag alias-naval = Naval Ensign of Serbia.svg	link alias-naval = Serbian River Flotilla	size =	name =	altlink = national football team	variant = }} || 1–1 || 58' || Friendly
3.	11 October 2011	Philip II Arena, Skopje, Republic of Macedonia	{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Slovakia	flag alias = Flag of Slovakia.svg	flag alias-1939 = Flag of Slovakia (1939–1945).svg	flag alias-1990 = Flag of Slovakia (1939–1945).svg	Slovak Ground Forces	size =	name =	altlink = national football team	variant = }} || 1–1 || 79' || Euro 2012 Qualifying
4.	12 October 2012	Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland	{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Scotland	flag alias = Flag of Scotland.svg	flag alias-1542 = Flag of Scotland (traditional).svg	link alias-football = Scotland men's national football team	size =	name =	altlink = national football team	variant = }} || 1–1 || 11' || World Cup 2014 Qualifying
5.	6 February 2013	Philip II Arena, Skopje, Republic of Macedonia	{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Denmark	flag alias = Flag of Denmark.svg	flag alias-state = Flag of Denmark (state).svg	border-state =	flag alias-naval = Naval Ensign of Denmark.svg	link alias-naval = Royal Danish Navy	link alias-army = Royal Danish Army	flag alias-army = Flag of Denmark (state).svg	link alias-air force = Royal Danish Air Force	flag alias-air force = Flag of Denmark (state).svg	flag alias-navy = Naval Ensign of Denmark.svg	link alias-navy = Royal Danish Navy	border-army =	border-air force =	border-naval =	border-navy =	size =	name =	altlink = national football team	variant = }} || 3–0 || 24' || Friendly

External links

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• Nikolče Noveski at MacedonianFootball.com