Aleksandar Kostoski (Macedonian: Александар Костоски; born 5 March 1988) is a Macedonian professional basketball player. He currently plays for Pelister.[1] He is also a member of the Macedonian national team.

Aleksandar Kostoski
Kostoski with MZT in 2013
Pelister
PositionPoint guard
LeagueMacedonian First League
Personal information
Born (1988-03-05) 5 March 1988 (age 36)
Skopje, SR Macedonia, SFR Yugoslavia
NationalityMacedonian
Listed height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Career information
NBA draft2010: undrafted
Playing career2006–present
Career history
2006–2007Rabotnički
2007–2008BCM Gravelines
2008–2009Vardar
2009Brașov
2009–2010Vardar Osiguruvanje
2010–2011Torus
2011–2013Kumanovo
2013–2014MZT Skopje
2014–2016Kumanovo
2016–2018Pitești
2018–2021Gostivar
2021–2023TFT
2023–presentPelister
Career highlights and awards

Pro career

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Kostoski started his pro career with French team Pau Orthez in 2004.

National team

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Kostoski has also been a member of the Macedonian national basketball team since 2004, when he represented Macedonia at the FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship. He has competed with the team at all FIBA levels of U16, U18, U20, even the Senior team.[2] In the qualification games of the FIBA EuroBasket 2011 qualification, Kostoski was a member of the squad.[3] Aleksandar Kostoski was a candidate for the Macedonian national basketball team for the 2012 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Caracas, Venezuela.[4] According to the Coach Marjan Lazovski, Kostoski, along with Kiril Nikolovski and Bojan Trajkovski are likely to be the newest additions to the final team.[5] On 29 August 2018 he signed with Macedonian basketball club Gostivar.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Global Sports Plaza". Archived from the original on 2013-01-03. Retrieved 2012-05-09.
  2. ^ Aleksandar Kostoski Profile
  3. ^ "Archived copy". london2012.fiba.com. Archived from the original on 12 July 2012. Retrieved 6 June 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ^ "Euroleague Basketball, Teams, Scores, Stats, News, Standings - EUROBASKET".
  5. ^ "MKD – Lazovski: 'Respect for all opponents a must' | FIBA.COM". Archived from the original on 2013-12-24. Retrieved 2012-05-09.
  6. ^ "Трансфер-бомба: Гостивар се засили со репрезентативец на Македонија". sport1.mk. 29 August 2018. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
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