Original name: Дарко Велковски
Passport version: Darko Velkovski
IPA: darˈkɔ vɛlˈkɔfski
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Nickname: Dare
Club shirt name: Velkovski
Position: central defender / defensive midfielder
Born on 21.06.1995 in Skopje, Macedonia
Club: HŠK Zrinjski Mostar, Bosnia-Herzegovina
Former clubs: FK Makedonija Gjorche Petrov Skopje , FK Rabotnichki AD Skopje , FK Vardar AD Skopje , HNK Rijeka , Al-Ettifaq , FC Dinamo București

App/Gls: 60/3

First appearance: 18.06.2014, Shenyang, China – Macedonia 2:0 (friendly)
First goal: 08.10.2020, Skopje, Macedonia – Kosovo 2:1 (play-off)

Other goals:
05.09.2021, Reykjavík, Iceland – Macedonia 2:2 (WC 2022 qual.)
08.10.2021, Vaduz, Liechtenstein – Macedonia 0:4 (WC 2022 qual.)

Awards:
 Macedonian League: 2013/14 (Rabotnichki), 2015/16, 2016/17 (Vardar)
Macedonian Cup: 2013/14, 2014/15 (Rabotnichki)
Macedonian Super Cup: 2015 (Vardar)
Croatian Cup: 2019/20 (Rijeka)

Other facts:
– he was part of the U21 national team that competed at the 2017 UEFA U21 EURO in Poland. He played the whole first two group stage matches against Spain and Serbia, while was at the bench in the last against Portugal.