 Pandev with Inter Milan in 2010 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Goran Pandev[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 27 July 1983[2][3] | ||
| Place of birth | Strumica, SR Macedonia, Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Belasica | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999–2001 | Belasica | 18 | (6) |
| 2001–2004 | Inter Milan | 0 | (0) |
| 2002–2003 | → Spezia (loan) | 22 | (4) |
| 2003–2004 | → Ancona (loan) | 20 | (1) |
| 2004–2009 | Lazio | 159 | (48) |
| 2009–2012 | Inter Milan | 47 | (5) |
| 2011–2012 | → Napoli (loan) | 30 | (6) |
| 2012–2014 | Napoli | 62 | (13) |
| 2014–2015 | Galatasaray | 4 | (0) |
| 2015–2022 | Genoa | 176 | (28) |
| 2022 | Parma | 11 | (1) |
| Total | 549 | (112) | |
| International career | |||
| 1999 | Macedonia U16 | 2 | (0) |
| 2000–2001 | Macedonia U19 | 3 | (2) |
| 2001–2002 | Macedonia U21 | 7 | (2) |
| 2001–2021 | North Macedonia | 122 | (38) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Goran Pandev (Macedonian: Горан Пандев, pronounced [ˈɡɔran ˈpandɛf] ; born 27 July 1983) is a Macedonian former professional footballer who played as a forward.[4]
After a stint at Lazio, Pandev moved to Inter Milan in early 2010.[5] While playing for the Nerazzurri, Pandev collected a host of honours including winning the Serie A, the Coppa Italia and the UEFA Champions League in 2010 as part of a treble for the club.[6][7][8] On 22 April 2021, he became the first Macedonian to score 100 goals in one of the top five European football leagues.[9] He was the captain of the North Macedonia national team until deciding to retire from international football in 2021, following UEFA Euro 2020. He is the country's all-time top scorer with 38 goals.
- ^ "Goran Pandev". Turkish Football Federation. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
- ^ "Goran Pandev | Profile | News | Stats - Yahoo! Eurosport UK". Uk.eurosport.yahoo.com. 27 July 1983. Retrieved 31 March 2014.
- ^ UEFA.com. "Goran Pandev - Macedonia - European Qualifiers". UEFA.com. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
- ^ "Soccer-North Macedonian Pandev announces retirement". Reuters. 22 September 2022.
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