Risto Jankov

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Risto Jankov

| image = 20180327 UEFA Euro 2019 Qualifiers AUT-MKD Risto Jankov 850 5166.jpg

| caption = Jankov in 2018

| full_name =

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1998|9|5}}

| birth_place = Skopje, Macedonia

| height = 1.90 m

| position = Goalkeeper

| currentclub = Bregalnica Štip

| clubnumber = 24

| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2015

| youthclubs1 = Rabotnički

| years1 = 2015–2022

| clubs1 = Rabotnički

| caps1 = 71

| goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2017

| clubs2 = → Lokomotiva Skopje (loan)

| caps2 =

| goals2 =

| years3 = 2022

| clubs3 = Caspiy Aktau

| caps3 = 2

| goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2022–2024

| clubs4 = Politehnica Iași

| caps4 = 15

| goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2024–

| clubs5 = Bregalnica Štip

| caps5 = 12

| goals5 = 0

| nationalyears1 = 2014

| nationalteam1 = Macedonia U17

| nationalcaps1 = 2

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| nationalyears2 = 2015–2016

| nationalteam2 = Macedonia U18

| nationalcaps2 = 3

| nationalgoals2 = 0

| nationalyears3 = 2016

| nationalteam3 = Macedonia U19

| nationalcaps3 = 5

| nationalgoals3 = 0

| nationalyears4 = 2017–2020

| nationalteam4 = North Macedonia U21

| nationalcaps4 = 17

| nationalgoals4 = 0

| pcupdate = 1 June 2024

| ntupdate = 20 May 2021

}}

Risto Jankov ({{langx|mk|Ристо Јанков}}; born 5 September 1998) is a Macedonian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Bregalnica Štip.{{Soccerway}}

Club career

Jankov was promoted to the first team of Rabotnički in 2015. In August 2017, he was loaned to Lokomotiva Skopje in the Macedonian Second Football League, before returning to Rabotnički at the start of 2018.{{cite news |last=Tanaskovski |first=Martin |url=https://www.gol.mk/fudbal/rabotnichki-raskina-so-iliev-i-kadriu-a-go-vrakja-jankov |title=Работнички раскина со Илиев и Кадриу, а го враќа Јанков |trans-title=Rabotnicki parts ways with Iliev and Kadriu, and Jankov returns |website=Gol.mk |date=14 December 2017 |access-date=20 May 2021 |language=mk}} He made his first senior appearance for the Rabotnički in the Macedonian First Football League on 24 February 2018, coming on as a substitute in the 89th minute for outfielder Andrej Lazarov, after starting goalkeeper Daniel Bozinovski was sent off. The match finished as a 2–1 win for Rabotnički.{{cite web |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/report/1-mfl-2017-2018-fk-rabotnicki-vardar-skopje_2/ |title=North Macedonia » 1. MFL 2017/2018 » 21. Round » FK Rabotnički – Vardar Skopje 2:1 |work=WorldFootball.net |date=20 May 2021 |access-date=20 May 2021}}

International career

In February 2021, Jankov was selected for a short training camp of the North Macedonia national team at the Petar Miloševski Training Centre.{{cite news |url=https://ffm.mk/selektorot-igor-angelovski-i-negoviot-struchen-shtab-organiziraat-mini-trening-kamp-od-15-do-17-fevruari |title=Селекторот Игор Ангеловски и неговиот стручен штаб организираат мини тренинг камп од 15. до 17. февруари |trans-title=The selector Igor Angelovski and his professional staff organise a mini training camp from 15 to 17 February |work=Football Federation of Macedonia |date=10 February 2021 |access-date=20 May 2021 |language=mk}} The following month, Jankov received his first official call-up for the national team, as a member of the squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifying matches against Romania, Liechtenstein and Germany.{{cite news |url=https://ffm.mk/igor-angelovski-go-objavi-spisokot-na-fudbaleri-za-pochetokot-na-kvalifikaciite-za-sp-2022 |title=Игор Ангеловски го објави списокот на фудбалери за почетокот на квалификациите за СП 2022 |work=Football Federation of Macedonia |date=15 March 2021 |access-date=20 May 2021 |language=mk}} He was first included on the team bench in their match against Liechtenstein, a 5–0 home win.{{cite web |url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/preliminaries/europe/matches/match/400155750/#match-lineups |title=FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Qualifiers – Europe – Matches – North Macedonia v Liechtenstein |work=FIFA |date=28 March 2021 |access-date=20 May 2021 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210520105757/https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/preliminaries/europe/matches/match/400155750/%23match-lineups |archive-date=20 May 2021}} On 20 May 2021, Jankov was called-up by manager Igor Angelovski to the country's squad for the delayed UEFA Euro 2020 finals,{{cite news |url=https://ffm.mk/igor-angelovski-go-objavi-spisokot-za-euro-2020 |title=Игор Ангеловски го објави списокот за ЕУРО 2020 |trans-title=Igor Angelovski announced the squad for Euro 2020 |work=Football Federation of Macedonia |date=20 May 2021 |access-date=20 May 2021 |language=mk}} the country's first major international tournament.{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/54923164 |title=Georgia 0–1 North Macedonia: Visitors qualify for first major tournament |work=BBC Sport |date=12 November 2020 |access-date=12 November 2020}}