 The defender gave a glowing tribute to the club upon the announcement saying, “I’ve met some great people, the owners Nick and Dario are probably the best people I’ve met in football so it is a tough decision but obviously I have to secure my future and look after my family so that was the main reason that I took up the offer.”

Ognenovski was voted the second best Macedonian footballer of 2008, behind Inter Milan's Goran Pandev.In 2010, in his second season with Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma, Ognenovski captained the team to victory in the AFC Champions League.He scored the opening goal of the match as Seongnam defeated Zob Ahan 3–1 in the final.