Stojanovski with MZT in 2012
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Free agent | |
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Position | Shooting guard |
Personal information | |
Born |
Skopje, SR Macedonia, SFR Yugoslavia |
December 9, 1987
Nationality | Macedonian |
Listed height | 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) |
Listed weight | 87 kg (192 lb) |
Career information | |
NBA draft | 2009 / Undrafted |
Playing career | 2005–present |
Career history | |
2005–2007 | Vardar |
2007–2009 | AMAK SP |
2009–2010 | Vardar Osiguruvanje |
2010–2012 | Lukoil Academic |
2012–2016 | MZT Skopje Aerodrom |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Damjan Stojanovski (Macedonian: Дамјан Стојановски; born December 9, 1987) is a Macedonian professional basketball player. He was under contract with MZT Skopje Aerodrom and plays for the Macedonian national basketball team. He is 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) in height and plays at the Shooting guard position.
He is a twin brother of Vojdan Stojanovski and the younger brother of Ognen Stojanovski.
Since beginning his professional career in 2005, Stojanovski has spent the majority of his career playing in the Macedonian First Basketball League. He started his basketball career in KK Vardar. In 2007 he signed with KK AMAK SP from Ohrid. In 2009 he won the Macedonian Basketball Cup with KK AMAK SP. Next year Stojanovski signed with PBC Lukoil Academic from Bulgaria. In the seasons 2010/11 and 2011/12 with PBC Lukoil Academic he won the Bulgarian Basketball League. In 2012 he returned to Macedonia, signing with MZT Skopje Aerodrom. He was MVP on the Macedonian Cup Final in 2013 and MVP on the Macedonian basketball Final in 2014. On 8 December 2014, during a match against Levski Sofia he injured his left knee while trying to jump. He was immediately helped off the court. An MRI later revealed that Damjan tore the ACL in his knee and would miss the rest of the season. Damjan returned to full contact practice in August 2015. In the meantime, he re-signed with MZT Skopje for another season, and as captain he led the team for another title, fifth in a row for MZT, and fourth in a row with him as a part of the team. On 3 September 2016, he got injured again during a EuroBasket 2017 qualifiers in the match between Macedonia and Great Britain