Georgi_Nikolov_(footballer,_born_2002)
Georgi Nikolov (footballer, born 2002)
Bulgarian footballer (born 2002)
Georgi Nikolaev Nikolov (Bulgarian: Георги Николаев Николов; born 5 July 2002) is a Bulgarian footballer who plays as an forward for Bulgarian First League club Botev Plovdiv.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Georgi Nikolaev Nikolov | ||
| Date of birth | (2002-07-05) 5 July 2002 (age 21) | ||
| Place of birth | Vratsa, Bulgaria | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Botev Plovdiv | ||
| Number | 93 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 0000–2017 | Levski Sofia | ||
| 2017–2021 | Ludogorets Razgrad | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020 | Ludogorets Razgrad II | 1 | (0) |
| 2021 | Botev Vratsa | 15 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Sportist Svoge | 34 | (14) |
| 2023–2024 | Hebar | 17 | (8) |
| 2024– | Botev Plovdiv | 7 | (4) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021 | Bulgaria U19 | 1 | (0) |
| 2023– | Bulgaria U21 | 10 | (5) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:43, 4 April 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13:14, 5 April 2024 (UTC) | |||
Nikolov spent his youth years at the academy of Levski Sofia to 2017. Since January 2017, it has been part of the Ludogorets academy. In the summer of 2021, he moved to Botev Vratsa and recorded 15 matches in the top league, before moving to Sportist Svoge. On June 22, 2023, he signed with Hebar Pazardzhik.[2] On 25 August 2023, Nikolov scored three goals in the 3:4 home defeat against table leaders Lokomotiv Plovdiv in a league match.[3] On 18 January 2024 he completed his transfer to Botev Plovdiv for €200,000.[4] On 7 April he received an injury in the league match against CSKA 1948, that turned out to be torn cruciate ligaments and meniscus and rulled him out until end of season.[5]
In March 2023 Nikolov received his first call-up for the Bulgaria U21 team.[6] On 21 November 2023, he scored three goals in the 6:0 home win over Estonia U21 in a 2025 UEFA Euro qualifier.[7]
Club
- As of 2 March 2024[1]
| Club performance | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Club | League | Season | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |
| Ludogorets Razgrad II | Second League | 2020–21 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Botev Vratsa | First League | 2021–22 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 16 | 0 | |||
| Sportist Svoge | Second League | 2021–22 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 12 | 8 | |||
| 2022–23 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | 22 | 6 | ||||
| Total | 32 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 14 | |||
| Hebar | First League | 2023–24 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 18 | 8 | |||
| Botev Plovdiv | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 4 | 2 | |||||
| Career statistics | 68 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 73 | 24 | |||
- "Хебър взе младежки национал от Спортист (Своге)". sportal.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 22 June 2023.
- Karachorova, Marina (25 August 2023). "Хебър - Локомотив (Пловдив) 3:4 в efbet Лига" (in Bulgarian). topsport.bg. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
- "Обявиха състава на България U21 за мачовете със Словакия и Финландия" (in Bulgarian). dsport.bg. 17 March 2023. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
- "Младежите на България попиляха Естония с 6:0" (in Bulgarian). topsport.bg. 21 November 2023. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
- Georgi Nikolov at Soccerway