Original name: Николче Новески
Passport version: Nikolche Noveski
Alternative version: Nikolce Noveski
IPA: ˈnikɔltʃɛ ˈnɔvɛski
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Club shirt name: Noveski
Position: central defender
Born on 28.04.1979 in Bitola, Macedonia
Club: retired
Former clubs: FK Pelister Bitola , F.C. Hansa Rostock e.V. , FC Erzgebirge Aue e.V. , FSV Mainz 05 e.V. 

App/Gls: 64/5

First appearance: 17.11.2004, Skopje, Macedonia – Czech Rep. 0:2 (WC 2006 qual.)
First goal: 11.10.2006, Andorra La Vella, Andorra – Macedonia 0:3 (EURO 2008 qual.)

Other goals:
06.02.2008, Skopje, Macedonia – Serbia 1:1 (friendly)
11.10.2011, Skopje, Macedonia – Slovakia 1:1 (EURO 2012 qual.)
11.09.2012, Glasgow, Scotland – Macedonia 1:1 (WC 2014 qual.)
06.02.2013, Skopje, Macedonia – Denmark 3:0 (friendly)

Awards: /

Other facts:
– by being captain of Mainz captain he became the first and only Macedonian so far to have captained a Bundesliga side.
– together with Manfred Kaltz he holds the record for most own goals scored in the Bundesliga, 6.