Vladimir_Nikolov_(footballer)
Vladimir Nikolov (footballer)
Bulgarian footballer (born 2001)
Vladimir Nikolov (Bulgarian: Владимир Николов; born 7 February 2001) is a Bulgarian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Slavia Sofia.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Vladimir Nikolaev Nikolov | ||
| Date of birth | (2001-02-07) 7 February 2001 (age 23) | ||
| Place of birth | Sofia, Bulgaria | ||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Second striker / Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Slavia Sofia | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2011 | Slavia Sofia | ||
| 2011–2015 | Dit Sofia | ||
| 2015–2019 | Septemvri Sofia | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2020 | Septemvri Sofia | 33 | (6) |
| 2020–2022 | Würzburger Kickers | 18 | (0) |
| 2022– | Admira Wacker II | 2 | (3) |
| 2022–2023 | Admira Wacker | 11 | (0) |
| 2023– | Slavia Sofia | 40 | (5) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016–2017 | Bulgaria U17 | 4 | (1) |
| 2019 | Bulgaria U19 | 3 | (2) |
| 2020–2022 | Bulgaria U21 | 14 | (7) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:24, 13 March 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:08, 29 March 2022 (UTC) | |||
Nikolov began his career with Slavia Sofia where he spent three years. He then joined Dit Sofia at the age of 10.[3]
Septemvri Sofia
On 19 April 2018, Nikolov made his first-team debut in the league match against Etar Veliko Tarnovo.[4] He came off the bench in the 85th minute, replacing Georgi Stoichkov in a 4–2 away loss.[5]
Würzburger Kickers
On 10 September 2020 Nikolov moved to Germany to join the 2. Bundesliga team Würzburger Kickers.[6]
Admira Wacker
On 4 January 2022, Nikolov joined Admira Wacker in Austria from Würzburger Kickers, in exchange for Marco Hausjell moving in the opposite direction.[7]
Club
- As of 19 May 2021 [2]
| Club performance | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Club | League | Season | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |
| Bulgaria | League | Bulgarian Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||||
| Septemvri Sofia | First League | 2017–18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2018–19 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 17 | 0 | ||||
| Second League | 2019–20 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 1 | – | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 20 | 4 | |||
| 2020–21 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 4 | 3 | |||||
| Total | 33 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 42 | 7 | |||
| Würzburger Kickers | 2. Bundesliga | 2020–21 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 10 | 0 | |||
| Career statistics | 43 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 52 | 7 | |||
- Vladimir Nikolov at Soccerway
- "Владимир Николов – стъпка по стъпка към върха" (in Bulgarian). viasport.bg. 16 August 2018.
- "Юношески национал на Септември с шанс за дебют в Първа лига" (in Bulgarian). gong.bg. 18 April 2018.
- "Радост под Царевец, Етър спечели ново голово шоу" (in Bulgarian). blitz.bg. 19 April 2018.
- "SPIELER-ROCHADE: FC FLYERALARM ADMIRA ENGAGIERT VLADIMIR NIKOLOV, MARCO HAUSJELL GEHT NACH WÜRZBURG" (Press release) (in German). Admira Wacker. 4 January 2022. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
- Vladimir Nikolov at Soccerway
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