Stefan Ristovski, born in 1992 in Skopje, Macedonia, started by training in his hometown club. In 2010, he went to Parma FC, a well-known Italian club that loaned him to other clubs including Crotone and Calcio.
In 2015, after Parma's bankruptcy, Ristovski went to play for the Croats of HNK Rijeka. Having entered the national team, the 26-year-old arrived at Sporting CP with a total of 16 games and won the League Cup with the club.