| Vladislav Zhikov | |
| Fullname: | Vladislav Valeriev Zhikov |
| Birth Date: | 1999 1, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Vidin, Bulgaria |
| Height: | 1.93 m |
| Currentclub: | ASD Volterrana 2016 |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Youthyears1: | –2013 |
| Youthclubs1: | Club Napoli |
| Youthyears2: | 2013–2017 |
| Youthclubs2: | Milan |
| Youthyears3: | 2017–2018 |
| Youthclubs3: | Livorno |
| Years1: | 2017–2018 |
| Caps1: | 1 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2019 |
| Caps2: | 0 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2019–2020 |
| Clubs3: | Atletico Cenaia |
| Years4: | 2020– |
| Clubs4: | Volterrana 2016 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2015–2016 |
| Nationalteam1: | Bulgaria U17 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 6 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2016–2017 |
| Nationalteam2: | Bulgaria U18 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2017 |
| Nationalteam3: | Bulgaria U19 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 17:30, 8 May 2018 (UTC) |
Vladislav Zhikov (Bulgarian: Владислав Жиков; born 19 January 1999) is a Bulgarian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Italian lower-league side ASD Volterrana 2016.[1]
Zhikov was born in Vidin, but at age of 5 he moved with his family in Castellammare di Stabia, Italy. He started his career in Club Napoli together with Gianluigi Donnarumma. In 2013 he and Dunnarumma were spotted by Milan scouts and were both transferred in the Rossoneri's academy.[2] In 2016 he was listed by The Guardian in the Next Generation 2016 of the best young talents in world football.[3] Same year Vincenzo Montella took him to train with the first team of Milan.[4] In October he was watched by Chelsea.[5]
On 10 August 2017, Livorno announced that Zhikov is now player of Labronici.[6] Zhikov himself said that he preferred to move to Livorno in order to get more first team chances over playing for Primavera teams.[7] He completed his professional debut for the team in the last league match for the season on 8 May 2018 against Piacenza.[8]
On 16 January 2019, Portuguese club Olhanense announced the signing of Zhikov.[9]
Zhikov joined Italian lower-league side ASD Volterrana 2016 in August 2020.[5]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Livorno | Serie C | 2017–18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
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