Nikola Jakimovski

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| name = Nikola Jakimovski

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| fullname = Nikola Jakimovski
Никола Jaкимoвcки

| height = {{height|m=1.87}}

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1990|02|26}}

| birth_place = Kriva Palanka, SR Macedonia, SFR Yugoslavia

| currentclub =

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| position = Left back

| youthyears1 =

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| years1 = 2009–2010

| clubs1 = Makedonija

| caps1 = 4

| goals1 = 1

| years2 = 2010–2011

| clubs2 = Ferencváros

| caps2 = 1

| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2011

| clubs3 = → Teteks (loan)

| caps3 = 8

| goals3 = 3

| years4 = 2011–2012

| clubs4 = Javor Ivanjica

| caps4 = 31

| goals4 = 2

| years5 = 2013

| clubs5 = Nagoya Grampus

| caps5 = 22

| goals5 = 1

| years6 = 2014

| clubs6 = Jagodina

| caps6 = 13

| goals6 = 0

| years7 = 2015

| clubs7 = Varese

| caps7 = 10

| goals7 = 1

| years8 = 2015

| clubs8 = Como

| caps8 = 14

| goals8 = 0

| years9 = 2016

| clubs9 = Bari

| caps9 = 5

| goals9 = 0

| years10 = 2016–2017

| clubs10 = Benevento

| caps10 = 10

| goals10 = 1

| years11 = 2017–2018

| clubs11 = Vicenza

| caps11 = 12

| goals11 = 0

| years12 = 2018

| clubs12 = Bisceglie

| caps12 = 17

| goals12 = 0

| years13 = 2019

| clubs13 = AEL

| caps13 = 16

| goals13 = 1

| years14 = 2019–2020

| clubs14 = Trapani

| caps14 = 9

| goals14 = 0

| years15 = 2021

| clubs15 = Monopoli

| caps15 = 1

| goals15 = 0

| years16 = 2021

| clubs16 = AEL

| caps16 = 11

| goals16 = 0

| years17 = 2022

| clubs17 = Apollon Smyrnis

| caps17 = 9

| goals17 = 0

| nationalyears1 = 2009–2010

| nationalteam1 = Macedonia U-17

| nationalcaps1 = 12

| nationalgoals1 = 3

| nationalyears2 = 2010–2011

| nationalteam2 = Macedonia U-19

| nationalcaps2 = 9

| nationalgoals2 = 4

| nationalyears3 = 2011–2012

| nationalteam3 = Macedonia U-21

| nationalcaps3 = 3

| nationalgoals3 = 0

| pcupdate = 21:30, 23 February 2022 (UTC)

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Nikola Jakimovski ({{langx|mk|Никола Jaкимoвcки}}, born 26 February 1990) is a Macedonian footballer who plays as a left back. He had previously played for Italian Serie B and C clubs such as Varese, Como, Bari, Vicenza, and Bisceglie.[https://www.tuttomercatoweb.com/serie-b/ufficiale-benevento-biennale-per-nikola-jakimovski-868970 UFFICIALE: Benevento, biennale per Nikola Jakimovski]‚ tuttomercatoweb.com, 24 August 2016

Club career

Born in Skopje (hometown Kriva Palanka), Jakimovski is a product of FK Makedonija Gjorče Petrov youth system. He joined their first team in the 2008–09 season, competing in the Macedonian First League.[http://macedonianfootball.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3247:nikola-jakimovski-signed-with-javor&catid=33:international&Itemid=223 Nikola Jakimovski signed with Javor] at Macedonianfootball In 2010, he signed with Hungarian Ferencvárosi TC but after not having many chances he ended up loaned in the second half of the 2010–11 season to Macedonian top league FK Teteks.[https://int.soccerway.com/players/nikola-jakimovski/84094/ Profile with stats] at Soccerway On 24 August 2011 he signed a contract with Serbian club FK Javor Ivanjica.[https://web.archive.org/web/20111005093440/http://www.fkjavor.com/index.php/News/Vesti/obiora-odita-i-nemanja-vidic-nova-pojacanja.html Obiora Odita i Nemanja Vidić nova pojačanja] at Javor official website

=Ferencvárosi TC=

Jakimovski only played one match on Ferencváros' side. He came in as a late substitute in a game against Győri ETO, that Ferencvárosi TC won by 3:0 .

=Nagoya Grampus=

On 12 December 2012 Nikola Jakimovski signed a contract with Japanese club Nagoya Grampus.[http://nagoya-grampus.jp/information/pressrelease/2012/1212post-680.php Nikola Jakimovski signed with Grampus] at Nagoya Grampus official website He made his debut on in Nagoya Grampus' one all draw against Júbilo Iwata on 2 March 2013.{{Cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2013/03/02/japan/j1-league/nagoya-grampus-eight/jubilo-iwata/1439324/|title = Nagoya Grampus vs. Júbilo Iwata - 2 March 2013 - Soccerway}}

=Jagodina=

At the end of 2013 he returned to Europe, after a year with Nagoya Grampus, Jakimovski moved to Serbian SuperLiga side FK Jagodina on loan.{{cite web|title=Jakimovski pens 2-year deal with Jagodina|url=http://www.macedonianfootball.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=6225:jakimovski-pens-2-year-deal-with-jagodina&catid=13:international&Itemid=64|publisher=macedonianfootball|access-date=21 March 2014}}

=Italian Serie B=

In January 2015 he signed a 6-months contract with Italian Serie B side Varese and got the shirt number 32.[https://archive.today/20150117231755/http://www.legaserieb.it/it/sala-stampa/archivio-dettaglio/-/news/VARESE__ARRIVA_JAKIMOVSKI/1130667 VARESE, ARRIVA JAKIMOVSKI] at Serie B official website, 13-1-2015 {{in lang|it}} Following the team bankruptcy in summer 2015 he remain unattached till

3 September 2015, when he was free to sign with Como, becoming first Macedonian player to play for the team.

International career

Nikola Jakimovski is eligible to represent North Macedonia and Bulgaria at international level. He represent Macedonia at under-17 and under-19 levels,[http://www.maticanaiselenici.com/en/?page=read_news&id=20693 Interview] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111001235959/http://www.maticanaiselenici.com/en/?page=read_news&id=20693 |date=1 October 2011 }} at House of immigrants of Macedonia and has been part of the Macedonian U-21 team from 2011 to 2012.[http://pt.uefa.com/teamsandplayers/players/player=250008482/profile/index.html Nikola Jakimovski] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304110057/http://pt.uefa.com/teamsandplayers/players/player=250008482/profile/index.html |date=4 March 2016 }} at UEFA.com (under U-21 stats, missing the friendly match against Italy U-20 played on 24-1-2012

On 1 October 2015 Bulgaria manager Ivaylo Petev prepare a call up for Jakimovski.[http://www.sportal.bg/news.php?news=569208] Петев готви изненада с македонец

Club statistics

rowspan=2 \| Season \|\| ! rowspan=2 \| Club \|\| ! rowspan=2 \| League \|\| ! colspan=2 \| League \|\| ! colspan=2 \| Cup \|\| ! colspan=2 \| League Cup \|\| ! colspan=2 \| Other ! colspan=3 \| Total
class="wikitable" \|+ Club statistics
App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals
colspan=3 \| Macedonia \|\| ! colspan=2 \| League \|\| ! colspan=2 \| Macedonian Cup \|\| ! colspan=2 \| League Cup \|\| ! colspan=2 \| Europe ! colspan=3 \| Total
align=center \|2009–10 \|Makedonija Gjorče Petrov \|Prva Liga \|4	1	0	0	colspan="2"
\|colspan="2"
\|4	1
colspan=3 \| Hungary \|\| ! colspan=2 \| League \|\| ! colspan=2 \| Hungarian Cup \|\| ! colspan=2 \| League Cup \|\| ! colspan=2 \| Europe ! colspan=3 \| Total
align=center \|2010–11 \|Ferencvárosi \|Nemzeti Bajnokság I \|1	0	2	0	colspan="2"
\|colspan="2"
\|1	0
colspan=3 \| Macedonia \|\| ! colspan=2 \| League \|\| ! colspan=2 \| Macedonian Cup \|\| ! colspan=2 \| League Cup \|\| ! colspan=2 \| Europe ! colspan=3 \| Total
align=center \|2010–11 \|Teteks (Loan) \|Prva Liga \|8	3	0	0	colspan="2"
\|colspan="2"
\|8	3
colspan=3 \| Serbia \|\| ! colspan=2 \| League \|\| ! colspan=2 \| Serbian Cup \|\| ! colspan=2 \| League Cup \|\| ! colspan=2 \| Europe ! colspan=3 \| Total
align=center \|2011–12 \|rowspan="2"\|Javor Ivanjica \|rowspan="2"\|Serbian SuperLiga \|15	0	2	0	colspan="2"
\|colspan="2"
\|17	0
align=center \| 2012–13 \|12	2	2	0	colspan="2"
\|colspan="2"
\|14	2
colspan=3 \| Japan \|\| ! colspan=2 \| League \|\| ! colspan=2 \| Emperor's Cup \|\| ! colspan=2 \| J.League Cup\|\| ! colspan=2 \| Asia ! colspan=3 \| Total
align=center \|2013 \|Nagoya Grampus \|J1 League \|15	0	1	0	6	1	colspan="2"
\|22	1
colspan=3 \| Serbia \|\| ! colspan=2 \| League \|\| ! colspan=2 \| Serbian Cup \|\| ! colspan=2 \| League Cup \|\| ! colspan=2 \| Europe ! colspan=3 \| Total
align=center \|2013–14 \|rowspan="2"\|Jagodina \|rowspan="2"\|Serbian SuperLiga \|10	0	0	0	colspan="2"
\|colspan="2"
\|10	0
align=center \| 2014–15 \|1	0	0	0	colspan="2"
\|2	0	3	0
align=center ! rowspan="4"\| Total	! colspan="2"\| Macedonia !38!!12!!0!!0!!colspan="2"
!colspan="2"
!38	12
align=center \| ! colspan="2"\| Hungary !3!!0!!2!!0!!colspan="2"
!colspan="2"
!5	0
align=center \| ! colspan="2"\| Serbia !38!!2!!4!!0!!colspan="2"
!2	0	44	2
align=center \| ! colspan="2"\| Japan !18!!2!!1!!0!!6!!1!!0!!0!!25!!3
align=center ! colspan="3"\| Total !97!!16!!7!!0!!6!!1!!2!!0!!111!!17