Veliče Šumulikoski
Šumulikoski with Macedonia in 2011
Personal information
Date of birth (1981-04-24) 24 April 1981
Place of birth Lozani, Strusko, SR Macedonia
(now North Macedonia)
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Position(s) Central midfielder
Team information
Current team
 1. FC Slovácko (director of football)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2001 Publikum Celje 56 (4)
2002–2003 Synot 55 (2)
2004–2006 Zenit Saint Petersburg 46 (1)
2006–2007 Bursaspor 30 (1)
2008–2009 Ipswich Town 42 (1)
2009–2010 Preston North End 15 (0)
2010–2012 Sibir Novosibirsk 43 (2)
2012 Tianjin Teda 28 (0)
2013–2018 Slovácko 114 (6)
Total 436 (17)
International career
Macedonia U21 9 (0)
2000–2013 Macedonia 84 (1)
Managerial career
2018– FC Slovácko (director of football)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Veliče Šumulikoski (Macedonian: Величе Шумуликоски; born 24 April 1981) is a Macedonian former football midfielder. He is the third most capped player of all time of the North Macedonia national football team. He is the director of football for Czech club Slovácko.

Club career

On 29 January 2008, Šumulikoski signed for Ipswich Town from Turkish club Bursaspor for a fee believed to be in the region of £650,000, potentially rising to over £1 million depending on appearances. Šumulikoski received his work permit on the following day but only received international clearance on 2 February 2008 after a delay by the Turkish FA. He made his debut later that day coming off the bench in Ipswich's 2–1 away win against Sheffield Wednesday.[1] On 16 February 2008, he scored his first goal for Ipswich in his first home start for the club, his fourth appearance overall, in a 2–1 win over Blackpool F.C.[2]

On 4 August 2009, he signed for Preston North End on a three-year deal for fee in the region of £400,000 by manager Alan Irvine. Šumulikoski only made 15 appearances for Preston, including nine starts, and failed to appear after Irvine was fired in December 2009 and replaced by Darren Ferguson. Preston agreed a settlement to release Šumulikoski from the remainder of his contract in May 2010. After his release, he briefly trained with newly promoted Championship side, Leeds United.

Crystal Palace manager George Burley decided not to permanently sign Šumulikoski after he played in two trial matches. In August 2010, he signed for Russian side Sibir Novosibirsk. He was voted to become captain of Sibir by his teammates prior to the start of the 2011 season.

In February 2012, Šumulikoski signed for Chinese club Tianjin Teda F.C.[3] He made his official debut for Tianjin on 25 February, in a 2-1 CFA Super Cup defeat against Guangzhou Evergrande. Tianjin Teda agreed a settlement to release Šumulikoski from the remainder of his contract in January 2013. Šumulikoski back in Czech Republic to sign for 1. FC Slovácko.

International career

He made his senior debut for Macedonia in a July 2000 friendly match against Azerbaijan and has earned a total of 84 caps, scoring 1 goal.[4] His final international was a June 2013 friendly against Norway.[5]

References

  1. ↑ BBC (2 February 2008). "Sheff Wed 1–2 Ipswich Town". BBC News. Retrieved 27 May 2010.
  2. ↑ Ipswich Town F.C. Official Website (16 February 2008). "Deserved win says boss". Archived from the original on 19 April 2008. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
  3. ↑ 天津泰达紧张备战超级杯 马其顿铁腰参训 (in Chinese)
  4. ↑ "Macedonia – Record International Players". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation.
  5. ↑ "Player Database". eu-football.info. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
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