| Nicholas Penev | |
| Fullname: | Nicholas Lyuboslav Penev |
| Birth Date: | 2005 2, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Sofia, Bulgaria |
| Height: | 1.88 m[1] |
| Currentclub: | Lokomotiv Plovdiv |
| Clubnumber: | 17 |
| Position: | Forward |
| Youthclubs1: | Valencia |
| Youthclubs2: | Septemvri Sofia |
| Youthclubs3: | CSKA Sofia |
| Youthyears4: | –2022 |
| Youthclubs4: | Botev Plovdiv |
| Youthyears5: | 2022–2023 |
| Youthclubs5: | CSKA 1948 |
| Years1: | 2022–2023 |
| Clubs1: | CSKA 1948 III |
| Caps1: | 16 |
| Goals1: | 2 |
| Years2: | 2023 |
| Clubs2: | Septemvri Sofia II |
| Caps2: | 6 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2023–2024 |
| Clubs3: | Hebar |
| Caps3: | 31 |
| Goals3: | 4 |
| Years4: | 2024– |
| Clubs4: | Lokomotiv Plovdiv |
| Caps4: | 0 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2024– |
| Nationalteam1: | Bulgaria U20 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Pcupdate: | 08:16, 12 June 2024 (UTC) |
| Ntupdate: | 11:44, 22 June 2023 (UTC) |
Nicholas Penev (Bulgarian: Николас Пенев; born 16 February 2005) is a Bulgarian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Lokomotiv Plovdiv.[2]
Nicholas is the son of Lyuboslav Penev, grandson of Mladen Penev and his granduncle is Dimitar Penev.[3]
Born in Sofia in a football family, Nicholas joined CSKA Sofia academy at early age.[4] He then moved to Botev Plovdiv Academy before joining CSKA 1948 in July 2022, where his father, Lyuboslav Penev, become manager.[5] He spent a short time in the second team of Septemvri Sofia, before joining Hebar in July 2023.[6] He scored his debut goal on 18 August 2023, in a league match against Lokomotiv Sofia.[7]
| 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[8] | Total | ||||||||
| CSKA 1948 III | Third League | 2022–23 | 16 | 2 | – | – | – | 16 | 2 | ||||
| Septemvri Sofia II | 6 | 0 | – | – | – | 6 | 0 | ||||||
| Hebar | First League | 2023–24 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 13 | 3 | |||
| Total | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 | |||
| Career statistics | 35 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 5 | |||