Stefan Ristovski was born on 12 February 1992 in Macedonia. He stands at 5ft 11in tall (1.81m) and weighs in at 11st 6lb (73kg). The intricate defender chiefly plies his trade as a right back for Dinamo Zagreb.
Ristovski currently possesses a market value pegged at approximately £1m sourced from Transfermarkt. His exploit with the Croatian side Dinamo Zagreb is due for expiration on 30 June 2025 and has only 7 months left to run.
Looking back on his career trajectory, Ristovski kicked off his professional career with Crotone in Italy's Serie C in July 2011, making a single appearance in league matches in his debut season.
July 2012 saw him make a move to Bari in Italy's Serie B, where he logged 19 appearances in same season.
In 2013, Ristovski again made another move, this time to Latina in Italy's Prima Divisione Girone A. He left a modest mark at Latina, scoring two goals in 33 appearances in the 2013-2014 season, with 19 appearances to show in the subsequent season.
The next stop in his journey was Parma in the distinguished Serie A of Italy, a move which happened in July 2014. However, his stay was relatively short-lived and not so eventful, with Ristovski only making 6 appearances for the club.
His next adventure led him back to Latina, but this time it was in January 2015 and the move was on a loan basis. His performance at Latina during this period mirrored his previous stint, securing 33 appearances and racking up two goals in the 2013 - 2014 season, followed by 19 appearances the next season.
Parma subsequently let him proceed to Spezia, another Serie B side in Italy before granting him out on loan in July 2015 to Rijeka in the HNL in Croatia. His performance showed marked improvement during this spell, netting 32 appearances in his first season, followed by 33 the next year.
In due course, his loan term at Rijeka was made permanent, though the actual financial details of this transition remains undisclosed. Showing great consistency, Ristovski went on to make 32 and 33 appearances respectively in the 2015 - 2016 and 2016 - 2017 seasons.
In August 2017, Ristovski went on loan again to Sporting CP in Portugal's Liga Portugal. He demonstrated a clear flair for consistency, chalking up 8, 23, and 21 appearances in the 2017 - 2018, 2018 - 2019, and 2019 - 2020 seasons respectively.
February 2021 heralded Ristovski's next career move, this time with a transfer from Sporting CP to Dinamo Zagreb in Croatia for an undisclosed fee. He made an impressive 28 appearances and scored 4 goals in the 2022 - 2023 season, proceeded by 26 appearances in the next season and sporting 13 appearances and 2 goals in the current 2024 - 2025 season.
As a player of note, Ristovski tastefully exhibited his skills and composure in the Champions League Qualifiers 2024 - 2025, the Conference League 2023 - 2024, and the Champions League 2024 - 2025 all for Dinamo Zagreb, with one, eight and six starts respectively.
