Darko Churlinov
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File:Czurlinow-Jagiellonia.png Churlinov in 2025 with Jagiellonia Białystok | |||
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name |
Darko Churlinov Дарко Чурлинов | ||
| Date of birth | 11 July 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Skopje, Macedonia | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Kocaelispor | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2003–2010 | FK Forca | ||
| 2010–2012 | FK Rabotnički | ||
| 2012–2014 | FK Vardar | ||
| 2014–2015 | Hansa Rostock | ||
| 2015–2016 | 1. FC Magdeburg | ||
| 2016–2018 | 1. FC Köln | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2019 | 1. FC Köln II | 10 | (7) |
| 2019 | 1. FC Köln | 1 | (0) |
| 2020–2022 | VfB Stuttgart | 21 | (1) |
| 2020 | VfB Stuttgart II | 1 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | → Schalke 04 (loan) | 22 | (2) |
| 2022–2025 | Burnley | 7 | (0) |
| 2024 | → Schalke 04 (loan) | 10 | (1) |
| 2024–2025 | → Jagiellonia Białystok (loan) | 26 | (5) |
| 2025– | Kocaelispor | 4 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015 | Macedonia U17 | 4 | (0) |
| 2017–2019 | Macedonia U19 | 14 | (3) |
| 2018–2021 | North Macedonia U21 | 16 | (5) |
| 2017– | North Macedonia | 33 | (4) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22:53, 26 May 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 19:57, 11 June 2025 (UTC) | |||
Darko Churlinov (Macedonian: Дарко Чурлинов; born 11 July 2000) is a Macedonian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Süper Lig club Kocaelispor and the North Macedonia national team.
Club career
[edit | edit source]Early career
[edit | edit source]Churlinov was born and raised in Skopje, Republic of Macedonia, where he also started playing football with local FK Forca. Subsequently, he went through the youth ranks of FK Rabotnički and FK Vardar until he was 14 years old. He moved to Germany and joined the youth setup of Hansa Rostock, where his friend and fellow Macedonian footballer Dimitar Mitrovski was already playing in the youth teams. Mitrovski had asked the club officials to sign Churlinov as he would like to have a fellow Macedonian as a teammate.[1] He finished his youth career at 1. FC Köln.
1. FC Köln
[edit | edit source]Churlinov started to play for the second team of 1. FC Köln before being promoted to the first team, where he made his debut on 17 August 2019 against VfL Wolfsburg, being subbed on in replacement of Florian Kainz in the 70th minute.[2] He remained on the bench for the rest of his stint with Köln.
VfB Stuttgart
[edit | edit source]On 8 January 2020, Churlinov joined VfB Stuttgart on a four-year deal.[3] He made his debut with Stuttgart on 22 February 2020 against SSV Jahn Regensburg, being subbed on in replacement of Silas Katompa in the 71st minute, creating a goal-scoring opportunity.[4] He featured primarily as a substitute throughout the rest of his career with Stuttgart.
Loan to Schalke 04
[edit | edit source]On 18 August 2021, Churlinov joined Schalke 04 on a loan deal until the end of the season.[5] He made his debut with Schalke 04 on 21 August 2021 against SSV Jahn Regensburg, being subbed on for Reinhold Ranftl in the 62nd minute, providing an assist to Simon Terodde's goal in the 81st minute.[6]
Burnley
[edit | edit source]On 19 August 2022, Churlinov joined Burnley on a four-year deal for an undisclosed fee.[7] He made his debut with Burnley the next day against Blackpool F.C., where he was subbed on for Vitinho in the 71st minute.[8] On June 1, 2023, he was hospitalized with suspected blood poisoning in Serbia, causing him to miss play for a month in domestic and international play.[9]
Loan to Schalke 04
[edit | edit source]On 23 January 2024, Churlinov returned to Schalke 04 again on loan until the end of the season, with the club having an option to make the move permanent.[10]
On 21 May 2024, Burnley said the player would return after the loan ended.[11]
Loan to Jagiellonia
[edit | edit source]On 7 August 2024, Churlinov joined Polish Ekstraklasa champions Jagiellonia Białystok on a season-long loan.[12]
Kocaelispor
[edit | edit source]On 1 September 2025, Churlinov moved to Süper Lig club Kocaelispor.[13]
International career
[edit | edit source]On 28 March 2017, at the age of 16 years and 8 months, Churlinov made his debut for the Macedonia national team in a friendly match against Belarus, becoming the youngest player who has ever played for Macedonia's national team.[14] Churlinov scored his first international goal on 4 June 2021, in a friendly match against Kazakhstan.[15]
Career statistics
[edit | edit source]Club
[edit | edit source]- As of match played 24 May 2025[16]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| 1. FC Köln II | 2018–19 | Regionalliga West | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2019–20 | Regionalliga West | 9 | 7 | — | — | — | 9 | 7 | ||||
| Total | 10 | 7 | — | — | — | 10 | 7 | |||||
| 1. FC Köln | 2019–20 | Bundesliga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| VfB Stuttgart II | 2019–20 | Oberliga Baden-Württ. | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| VfB Stuttgart | 2019–20 | 2. Bundesliga | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 1 | ||
| 2020–21 | Bundesliga | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22 | Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | |||
| 2022–23 | Bundesliga | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | |||
| Total | 21 | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 25 | 3 | ||||
| Schalke 04 (loan) | 2021–22 | 2. Bundesliga | 22 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 2 | ||
| Burnley | 2022–23 | Championship | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | |
| Schalke 04 (loan) | 2023–24 | 2. Bundesliga | 10 | 1 | — | — | — | 10 | 1 | |||
| Jagiellonia Białystok (loan) | 2024–25 | Ekstraklasa | 26 | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | 15[c] | 2 | 43 | 7 | |
| Career total | 98 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 126 | 20 | ||
- ^ Includes DFB-Pokal, FA Cup, Polish Cup
- ^ Includes EFL Cup
- ^ Two appearances in UEFA Europa League, twelve appearances and two goals in UEFA Conference League, one appearance in Polish Super Cup
International
[edit | edit source]| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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| North Macedonia | 2017 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 11 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 5 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 5 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 4 | 0 | |
| Total | 33 | 4 | |
Scores and results list North Macedonia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Čurlinov goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1 | 4 June 2021 | Toše Proeski Arena, Skopje, North Macedonia | File:Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kazakhstan | 4–0 | 4–0 | Friendly |
| 2 | 8 October 2021 | Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz, Liechtenstein | File:Flag of Liechtenstein.svg Liechtenstein | 4–0 | 4–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 3 | 12 June 2022 | Toše Proeski Arena, Skopje, North Macedonia | File:Flag of Gibraltar.svg Gibraltar | 4–0 | 4–0 | 2022–23 UEFA Nations League C |
| 4 | 23 March 2023 | File:Flag of Malta.svg Malta | 2–0 | 2–1 | UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying | |
| 5 | 7 September 2025 | File:Flag of Liechtenstein.svg Liechtenstein | 3–0 | 5–0 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Honours
[edit | edit source]Schalke 04
Burnley
Jagiellonia Białystok
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Darko Churlinov at Football Federation of Macedonia
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- 2000 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Skopje
- Men's association football midfielders
- Macedonian men's footballers
- 21st-century Macedonian sportsmen
- North Macedonia men's youth international footballers
- North Macedonia men's under-21 international footballers
- North Macedonia men's international footballers
- 1. FC Köln II players
- 1. FC Köln players
- VfB Stuttgart players
- VfB Stuttgart II players
- FC Schalke 04 players
- Burnley F.C. players
- Jagiellonia Białystok players
- Kocaelispor footballers
- Regionalliga players
- Bundesliga players
- 2. Bundesliga players
- Oberliga (football) players
- English Football League players
- Ekstraklasa players
- UEFA Euro 2020 players
- Macedonian expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Germany
- Macedonian expatriate sportspeople in Germany
- Expatriate men's footballers in England
- Macedonian expatriate sportspeople in England
- Expatriate men's footballers in Poland
- Macedonian expatriate sportspeople in Poland
- Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey
- Macedonian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey