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Aco Stojkov (Macedonian: Ацо Стојков; born 29 April 1983) is a Macedonian former professional footballer who played as a striker.

Club career

In his early years, he played with his compatriot Goran Pandev for Inter Milan youth teams. He was then loaned to lower-level teams in Italy and Polish top flight to gain some experience but failed to impress Inter and his contract with them expired. Stojkov has since played in Belgium, Serbia, Hungary and Switzerland. He joined Partizan in summer of 2006 and played with the club during the first half of the 2006–07 season. Although he did not made any league appearance, he played one match in the Serbian Cup.^[1] He was renowned for his speed and dribbling abilities.

International career

He has represented his country on all youth levels before making his senior debut for Macedonia in an August 2002 friendly match against Malta in Skopje. He has earned a total of 42 caps, scoring 5 goals.^[2] His final international was a November 2014 European Championship qualification match against Slovakia.^[3]

International goals

**Aco Stojkov: International Goals**
#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	7 June 2003	Skopje, Macedonia	Liechtenstein	3–1	Win	Euro 2004 qualifying
2	11 June 2003	Istanbul, Turkey	Turkey	2–3	Loss	Euro 2004 qualifying
3	9 October 2004	Skopje, Macedonia	Netherlands	2–2	Draw	World Cup 2006 qualifying
4	2 June 2007	Skopje, Macedonia	Israel	1–2	Loss	Euro 2008 qualifying
5	10 June 2009	Skopje, Macedonia	Iceland	1–0	Win	World Cup 2010 qualifying