Pelister’s talented youngster Riste Ilijovski has gone on trial with Finnish club HJK from the capital city of Helsinki.

Riste Ilijovski is currently on trial with the Finnish champions Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi or better known as HJK, MacedonianFootball.com has learned.  Ilijovski was born on 27.09.1994 and plays as an offensive midfielder.  Riste is a member of Pelister’s youth school.

Riste’s father is Gjoko Ilijovski, former Pelister player and coach who spent part of his career in Scandinavia.  One of Gjoko’s former coaches is now a coach at HJK, and that is how the Finnish champions got in contact with Riste.

HJK has won the league title for three consecutive times in Finland.  After six rounds in the 2012 season, HJK is currently placed second on the table.  The most popular player on the club is Finnish football legend Jari Litmanen. 

Riste Ilijovski has scored two goals directly from corner kicks and became somewhat famous in Macedonia after his videos were shared on popular websites such as youtube.