Tihomir Kostadinov
Personal information
Full name Tihomir Kostadinov
Тихомир Костадинов
Date of birth (1996-03-04) 4 March 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Valandovo, Macedonia[1]
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Piast Gliwice
Number 96
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013-2014 Tiverija 26 (1)
2014 Moravac Mrštane 7 (0)
2015 Teteks 8 (0)
2015–2016 Dukla Banská Bystrica 25 (4)
2016–2017 ViOn Zlaté Moravce 20 (1)
2017–2021 Ružomberok 109 (11)
2022– Piast Gliwice 14 (0)
International career‡
2012 Macedonia U17 2 (0)
2014 Macedonia U19 3 (0)
2015–2018 Macedonia U21 17 (4)
2019– North Macedonia 22 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 March 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 March 2024

Tihomir Kostadinov (Macedonian: Тихомир Костадинов; born 4 March 1996) is a Macedonian professional midfielder who plays for Ekstraklasa club Piast Gliwice and the North Macedonia national team.

Club career

Moravac

Born in Macedonian town of Valandovo,[2] Kostadinov made his professional debut by playing in neighboring Serbia, with Moravac Mrštane in the 2014–15 Serbian First League, Serbian second level.[3]

ViOn Zlaté Moravce

Kostadinov made his Fortuna Liga debut for ViOn Zlaté Moravce in a 1–2 loss against Spartak Myjava on 16 July 2016. He debuted directly in the starting line-up.[4]

Piast Gliwice

On 23 December 2021, Kostadinov was transferred to Polish club Piast Gliwice, signing a three-and-a-half-year contract.[5] On 9 April that year, he suffered an ACL tear in his right knee during a 1–0 home win over Górnik Łęczna.[6] He resumed playing in November 2023, and made his first appearance since his injury on 24 November in a goalless draw against Jagiellonia Białystok.[7]

International career

He made his senior debut for North Macedonia in a November 2019 European Championship qualification match against Austria.[8]

References

  1. ^ FC ViOn pred štartom jari: hráčske profily a zaujímavosti 17.02.2017, nasanitra.sme.sk
  2. ^ FC ViOn pred štartom jari: hráčske profily a zaujímavosti 17.02.2017, nasanitra.sme.sk
  3. ^ Tihomir Kostadinov at Soccerway
  4. ^ FC ViOn Zlaté Moravce - Vráble - Spartak Myjava 1–2 (0:1) 16.07.2016, futbalnet.sk
  5. ^ "Tihomir Kostadinov nowym zawodnikiem Piasta!" (in Polish). Piast Gliwice. 23 December 2021. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
  6. ^ "Tihomir Kostadinov i Rauno Sappinen kontuzjowani". 90minut.pl (in Polish). 13 April 2022. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
  7. ^ "Sezon 2023/24". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 4 March 2024.
  8. ^ "Player Database". eu-football.info. Retrieved 2020-04-15.

External links

Piast Gliwice – current squad
North Macedonia squad – UEFA Euro 2020
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