Kosta Manev

Kosta Manev
Manev in 2015
Personal information
Date of birth (1993-04-07) 7 April 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Radoviš, Macedonia
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 AP Brera Strumica
Number 26
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2012 Klubi-04 28 (0)
2013–2014 PK-35 Vantaa 32 (0)
2014 Viikingit 3 (0)
2014 Honka 11 (0)
2015–2016 PK-35 Vantaa 33 (2)
2016–2017 Inter Turku 33 (1)
2018 PS Kemi 14 (0)
2018–2019 Vardar 29 (0)
2019–2020 Velež Mostar 19 (0)
2021–2023 Akademija Pandev 41 (3)
2023 Al-Khaldiya
2023–2024 Makedonija GP 26 (0)
2024– AP Brera Strumica 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 October 2024

Kosta Manev (Macedonian: Коста Манев; born 7 April 1993) is a Macedonian professional footballer who plays as a defender for AP Brera Strumica.[2]

Career

Manev has played for Klubi-04, PK-35 Vantaa, Viikingit, Honka, Inter Turku and PS Kemi.[3]

After spending his entire senior career in Finland, Manev returned to Macedonia in summer 2018 and signed a one-year contract with FK Vardar.[4]

On 27 July 2019, he signed a one-year contract with Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina club FK Velež Mostar.[5] Manev made his official debut for Velež on 10 August 2019, in a 0–0 away league draw against FK Sloboda Tuzla.[6] He left Velež after his contract with the club expired in June 2020.[7]

After playing for Al-Khaldiya, he signed for FK Makedonija G.P. for the 2023–24 season.[8]

Personal life

Originally from Radoviš,[4] Manev moved to Finland in 2009.[9] He has also acquired a Finnish citizenship.[10][11]

Career statistics

As of 2 October 2024.[12][2]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Other Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Klubi 04 2011 Kakkonen 4 0 – – – 4 0
2012 Kakkonen 24 0 2 0 – – 26 0
Total 28 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 30 0
PK-35 Vantaa 2013 Ykkönen 20 0 3 0 – – 23 0
2014 Ykkönen 12 0 1 0 – – 13 0
Total 32 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 36 0
Viikingit 2014 Ykkönen 3 0 – – – 3 0
Honka 2014 Veikkausliiga 11 0 – – – 11 0
PK-35 Vantaa 2015 Ykkönen 24 2 4 1 – – 28 3
2016 Veikkausliiga 9 0 4 0 4[b] 0 – 17 0
Total 33 2 8 1 4 0 0 0 45 3
Inter Turku 2016 Veikkausliiga 12 2 0 0 0 0 – 12 2
2017 Veikkausliiga 21 1 7 0 – – 28 1
Total 33 3 7 0 0 0 0 0 40 3
PS Kemi 2018 Veikkausliiga 14 0 – – – 14 0
Vardar 2018–19 Macedonian First League 27 0 0 0 – 2[c] 0 29 0
Velež Mostar 2019–20 Bosnian Premier League 19 0 – – – 19 0
Akademija Pandev 2020–21 Macedonian First League 11 1 2 0 – – 13 1
2021–22 Macedonian First League 24 2 0 0 – – 24 2
2022–23 Macedonian First League 5 0 0 0 – – 5 0
Total 40 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 42 2
Al-Khaldiya 2022–23 Bahraini Premier League – –
FK Makedonija G.P. 2023–24 Macedonian First League 25 0 3 0 – 0[d] 0 28 3
AP Brera Strumica 2024–25 Macedonian First League 4 0 0 0 – – 4 0
Career total 269 7 26 1 4 0 2 0 301 8
  1. ^ Includes Suomen Cup, Macedonian Cup
  2. ^ Includes Finnish League Cup
  3. ^ Includes UEFA Europa League
  4. ^ Includes UEFA Europa Conference League

References

  1. ^ "Kosta Manev". Elite Football. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
  2. ^ a b Kosta Manev at Soccerway
  3. ^ Kosta Manev at Soccerway. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
  4. ^ a b Kosta Manev joins Vardar at FK Vardar official website, 4 July 2018, Retrieved 16 August 2018
  5. ^ R. Pašić (27 July 2019). "Kosta Manev novi igrač Veleža!" (in Bosnian). sportsport.ba. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
  6. ^ E.B. (10 August 2019). "Sloboda i Velež podijelili bodove u susretu bez pogodaka" (in Bosnian). Klix.ba. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
  7. ^ E. Čaušević (22 June 2020). "Ništa od dogovora: Kosta Manev neće ostati u Veležu!" (in Bosnian). sportsport.ba. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
  8. ^ "Македонија ЃП се пофали со трансферот на Коста Манев". Gol.mk. 12 August 2023.
  9. ^ "Kosta Manev jatkosopimukseen PK-35 Vantaan kanssa" (in Finnish). Suomen Palloliitto. 29 January 2014. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
  10. ^ "KOSTA MANEV". Palloliitto.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 1 April 2019.
  11. ^ "Manev, Kosta". Veikkausliiga.com (in Finnish). Retrieved 1 April 2019.
  12. ^ Kosta Manev, Finnish FA