| Nikola Sekulov | |
| Birth Date: | 18 February 2002 |
| Birth Place: | Piacenza, Italy |
| Height: | 1.85 m |
| Currentclub: | Sampdoria |
| Clubnumber: | 84 |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Youthyears1: | 2007–2012 |
| Youthclubs1: | Piacenza |
| Youthyears2: | 2012–2015 |
| Youthclubs2: | Parma |
| Youthyears3: | 2015–2016 |
| Youthclubs3: | Pro Piacenza |
| Youthyears4: | 2016–2021 |
| Youthclubs4: | Juventus |
| Years1: | 2020– |
| Clubs1: | Juventus |
| Caps1: | 1 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2020–2023 |
| Clubs2: | → Juventus Next Gen |
| Caps2: | 81 |
| Goals2: | 14 |
| Years3: | 2023–2024 |
| Clubs3: | → Cremonese (loan) |
| Caps3: | 1 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2024– |
| Clubs4: | → Sampdoria (loan) |
| Caps4: | 0 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2017 |
| Nationalteam1: | Macedonia U17 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2018–2019 |
| Nationalteam2: | Italy U17 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 10 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2019–2020 |
| Nationalteam3: | Italy U18 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 6 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
| Nationalyears4: | 2021–2022 |
| Nationalteam4: | Italy U20 |
| Nationalcaps4: | 6 |
| Nationalgoals4: | 1 |
| Pcupdate: | 4 May 2024 |
| Ntupdate: | 21:22, 18 April 2022 (UTC) |
Nikola Sekulov (; born 18 February 2002) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for club Sampdoria on loan from Juventus. Born in Italy to Macedonian parents, Sekulov represented North Macedonia internationally at youth level, before switching to Italy in 2018.
Born in Piacenza, Italy, to North Macedonian parents, Sekulov began his youth career at Piacenza in 2007, remaining there until 2012 when he moved to Parma.[1] In 2015 he joined Pro Piacenza, before moving to Juventus in 2016.
Sekulov made his Serie C debut for Juventus U23 – the reserve team of Juventus – on 21 October 2020 in a 1–0 defeat to Pro Vercelli.[2] On 22 September 2021, Sekulov scored his first goal in his career in a 2–1 win against Triestina.[3] On 17 October, Sekulov scored a brace in a 2–1 win against Seregno.[4] On 29 October, Sekulov extended his contract with Juventus until 2025.[5]
On 7 December 2022, Sekulov scored Juventus Next Gen's 2–0 in their victory against Padova in Coppa Italia Serie C after carrying the ball from his own half.[6] On 15 July 2023, he joined Serie B side Cremonese on loan.[7] On 12 January 2024, the loan was terminated early.[8]
On 14 August 2024, Sekulov joined Sampdoria on loan with an obligation to buy.[9]
Sekulov represented Macedonia internationally at youth level until the under-17s, switching allegiance to Italy in 2018. He represented the under-17s at the 2019 UEFA European Under-17 Championship, reaching the final of the competition where Italy lost to the Netherlands.[10]
A half-winger, Sekulov has been likened to former Juventus midfielder Claudio Marchisio for his technical qualities, movements, and height.
| Season | League | Coppa Italia | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Juventus Next Gen | 2020–21 | Serie C | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | Serie C | 33 | 4 | — | 8 | 0 | 41 | 4 | |||
| 2022–23 | Serie C | 28 | 4 | — | 8 | 2 | 36 | 6 | |||
| 2023–24 | Serie C | 12 | 4 | — | — | 12 | 4 | ||||
| Total | 76 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 92 | 14 | |||
| Cremonese (loan) | 2023–24 | Serie B | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| Juventus | 2023–24 | Serie A | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 78 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 96 | 14 | |||
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