Boban Nikolov | |
Birth Date: | 28 July 1994 |
Birth Place: | Štip, Macedonia |
Height: | 1.82 m |
Position: | Midfielder |
Currentclub: | Kisvárda |
Clubnumber: | 5 |
Youthyears1: | –2010 |
Youthclubs1: | Bregalnica Štip |
Youthyears2: | 2010–2012 |
Youthclubs2: | Gheorghe Hagi Academy |
Years1: | 2012–2015 |
Caps1: | 38 |
Goals1: | 2 |
Years2: | 2015–2018 |
Clubs2: | Vardar |
Caps2: | 64 |
Goals2: | 8 |
Years3: | 2018–2021 |
Clubs3: | Fehérvár |
Caps3: | 73 |
Goals3: | 7 |
Years4: | 2021 |
Clubs4: | Lecce |
Caps4: | 15 |
Goals4: | 0 |
Years5: | 2021–2022 |
Caps5: | 14 |
Goals5: | 3 |
Years6: | 2022–2023 |
Clubs6: | FCSB |
Caps6: | 11 |
Goals6: | 0 |
Years7: | 2023– |
Clubs7: | Kisvárda |
Caps7: | 10 |
Goals7: | 1 |
Nationalyears1: | 2010 |
Nationalcaps1: | 3 |
Nationalgoals1: | 1 |
Nationalyears2: | 2011–2012 |
Nationalcaps2: | 9 |
Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
Nationalyears3: | 2013–2017 |
Nationalcaps3: | 22 |
Nationalgoals3: | 1 |
Nationalyears4: | 2016– |
Nationalcaps4: | 48 |
Nationalgoals4: | 4 |
Pcupdate: | 20 December 2023 |
Ntupdate: | 20 November 2022 |
Boban Nikolov (Macedonian: Бобан Николов; born 28 July 1994) is a Macedonian professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Nemzeti Bajnokság I club Kisvárda and the North Macedonia national team.
Boban Nikolov is an ethnic Aromanian,[1] and he speaks Aromanian.[2]
On 8 March 2013, Nikolov made his debut for Viitorul Constanța in the Liga I, in a 4–1 defeat to Gaz Metan Mediaș.[3] On 19 May of the same year, he scored his first Liga I goal in a 5–2 win against Steaua București.[4]
On 19 January 2021 he was signed by Italian Serie B club Lecce.[5]
Seven months later, on 20 August 2021, he signed for Moldovan National Division club Sheriff Tiraspol.[6]
On 17 September 2022, Nikolov signed for Liga I club FCSB on a one-year deal, with an option to extend for a further year.[7]
On 29 May 2016, Nikolov made his international debut against Azerbaijan, and on 24 March 2017 he scored his first goal in the 2018 World Cup qualifier against Liechtenstein.[8] He was also a regular in the U21 and U19 categories, where he also served as captain. he has earned a total of 22 caps, scoring 2 goals.[9] [10] He represented the nation at UEFA Euro 2020, their first major tournament.
Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
Viitorul Constanța | 2012–13 | Liga I | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 1 | |||
2013–14 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 0 | |||||
2014–15 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 1 | |||||
Total | 38 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 41 | 2 | |||||
Vardar | 2015–16 | Macedonian First Football League | 20 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 1 | |
2016–17 | 34 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 38 | 9 | ||||
2017–18 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | — | 22 | 3 | ||||
Total | 64 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 84 | 13 | |||
Fehérvár | 2017–18 | Nemzeti Bajnokság I | 13 | 3 | — | — | — | 13 | 3 | ||||
2018–19 | 29 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 14 | 0 | — | 51 | 3 | ||||
2019–20 | 22 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | 29 | 3 | ||||
2020–21 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | 13 | 2 | ||||
Total | 73 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 21 | 1 | — | 106 | 11 | ||||
Lecce | 2020–21 | Serie B | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 0 | |||
Sheriff Tiraspol | 2021–22 | Moldovan National Division | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | — | 22 | 4 | ||
FCSB | 2022–23 | Liga I | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 0 | |||
Kisvárda | 2023–24 | Nemzeti Bajnokság I | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
Career total | 215 | 20 | 23 | 5 | 42 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 281 | 30 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals | |
---|---|---|---|---|
North Macedonia | ||||
2016 | 2 | 0 | ||
2017 | 4 | 1 | ||
2018 | 7 | 0 | ||
2019 | 9 | 1 | ||
2020 | 7 | 0 | ||
2021 | 11 | 1 | ||
2022 | 8 | 1 | ||
Total | 48 | 4 |
As of match played 5 June 2022. North Macedonia score listed first, score column indicates score after each Nikolov goal.
scope=col | No. | scope=col data-sort-type=date | Date | scope=col | Venue | scope=col | Cap | scope=col | Opponent | scope=col | Score | scope=col | Result | scope=col | Competition |
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scope=row | 1 | 24 March 2017 | Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz, Liechtenstein | 3 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification | ||||||||
scope=row | 2 | 19 November 2019 | Toše Proeski Arena, Skopje, North Macedonia | 22 | 1–0 | 1–0 | UEFA Euro 2020 qualification | ||||||||
scope=row | 3 | 8 October 2021 | Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz, Liechtenstein | 37 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification | ||||||||
scope=row | 4 | 5 June 2022 | Victoria Stadium, Gibraltar | 44 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2022–23 UEFA Nations League C | ||||||||
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