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Gjoko Zajkov
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Personal information
Date of birth (1995-02-10) 10 February 1995 (age 31)
Place of birth Skopje, Macedonia
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in)
Position Centre back
Team information
Current team
 Ajman
Number 5
Youth career
2003–2012 Rabotnički
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2014 Rabotnički 51 (3)
2014–2016 Rennes 0 (0)
2014–2016 Rennes B 15 (0)
2015–2016 → Charleroi (loan) 7 (0)
2016–2021 Charleroi 25 (0)
2021–2022 Levski Sofia 14 (1)
2022–2023 Vorskla Poltava 14 (0)
2022 → Slavia Sofia (loan) 6 (1)
2023–2025 Universitatea Craiova 59 (1)
2025– Ajman 5 (0)
International career‡
2011–2012 Macedonia U17 8 (1)
2012–2013 Macedonia U18 2 (0)
2012–2013 Macedonia U19 10 (1)
2014 Macedonia U20 1 (0)
2013–2017 Macedonia U21 21 (1)
2016– North Macedonia 39 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15:27, 29 September 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 15:27, 29 September 2025 (UTC)

Gjoko Zajkov (Macedonian: Ѓоко Зајков; born 10 February 1995) is a Macedonian professional footballer who plays as a centre back for UAE Pro League club Ajman and for the North Macedonia national team.

Early career

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Zajkov began his football career with FK Rabotnički.

Club career

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Born in Skopje into a family originally from Udovo, Gjoko Zajkov was playing in Macedonia for the youth team of Rabotnichki, until the summer in 2012 when he made his first appearance for the senior team of the club, competing in the Macedonian First League. He was voted best defender that year, at the age of 17.

On 23 June 2014 he left Macedonia for the French club Stade Rennais F.C., with whom he signed a three-year contract.[1] After his first season in France, where he spent the majority of the time playing for the youth team of Rennais only, in the summer of 2015 he was loaned for one year to Charleroi in Belgium.

After being released from Charleroi, Zajkov signed a one-year deal with Levski Sofia in August 2021.[2] In March 2022 he joined Slavia Sofia until the end of the season.[3]

In January 2023 he signed for Universitatea Craiova.[4]

International career

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He has been a member of Macedonian U-19 and U-21 national teams.

He made his senior debut for Macedonia in a June 2016 friendly match against Iran and has, as of May 2020, earned a total of 12 caps, scoring no goals.[5][6]

He represented the nation at UEFA Euro 2020, their first major tournament.

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 17 May 2025 [7]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Rabotnički 2011–12 1. MFL 4 0 0 0 0 0 — 4 0
2012–13 1. MFL 20 2 0 0 — — 20 2
2013–14 1. MFL 27 1 3 0 — — 30 1
Total 51 3 3 0 0 0 — 54 3
Rennes 2014–15 Ligue 1 0 0 0 0 — 1[b] 0 1 0
Rennes B 2014–15 CFA2 15 0 — — — 15 0
Charleroi (loan) 2015–16 Belgian Pro League 7 0 1 0 — — 8 0
Charleroi 2016–17 Belgian First Division A 1 0 2 0 — — 3 0
2017–18 Belgian First Division A 11 0 2 0 — — 13 0
2018–19 Belgian First Division A 12 0 0 0 — — 12 0
2019–20 Belgian First Division A 1 0 1 0 — — 2 0
2020–21 Belgian First Division A 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
Total 32 0 6 0 0 0 — 38 0
Levski Sofia 2021–22 First Professional Football League 14 1 2 0 — — 16 1
Slavia Sofia (loan) 2021–22 First Professional Football League 6 1 2 0 — — 8 1
Vorskla Poltava 2022–23 Ukrainian Premier League 14 0 0 0 2[c] 0 — 14 0
Universitatea Craiova 2022–23 Liga I 16 0 — — — 16 0
2023–24 Liga I 23 0 0 0 — 1[d] 0 24 0
2024–25 Liga I 20 1 3 0 2[c] 0 — 25 1
Total 59 1 3 0 2 0 1 0 65 1
Ajman 2025–26 UAE Pro League 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 0 0
Career total 191 6 16 0 4 0 2 0 213 6
  1. ^ Includes Macedonian Cup, Belgian Cup, Bulgarian Cup, Cupa României
  2. ^ Appearances in Coupe de la Ligue
  3. ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Conference League
  4. ^ Appearance in Liga I play-offs for UEFA Europa Conference League

International

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As of match played 7 September 2025
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
North Macedonia 2016 1 0
2017 4 0
2018 4 0
2019 3 0
2020 5 1
2021 2 0
2022 3 0
2023 5 0
2024 7 0
2025 5 0
Total 39 1
As of match played 11 October 2020. North Macedonia score listed first, score column indicates score after each Zajkov goal.[8]
List of international goals scored by Gjoko Zajkov
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 11 October 2020 A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn, Estonia 13 File:Flag of Estonia.svg Estonia 3–3 3–3 2020–21 UEFA Nations League

Honours

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Rabotnički

References

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