| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Georgi Nikolaev Nikolov | ||
| Date of birth | 5 July 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Vratsa, Bulgaria | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Hebar | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –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– | Hebar | 17 | (8) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021 | Bulgaria U19 | 1 | (0) |
| 2023– | Bulgaria U21 | 9 | (5) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:23, 3 December 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:50, 21 November 2023 (UTC) | |||
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 Hebar Pazardzhik.[1]
Career
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]
International career
In March 2023 Nikolov received his first call-up for the Bulgaria U21 team.[4] On 21 November 2023, he scored three goals in the 6:0 home win over Estonia U21 in a 2025 UEFA Euro qualifier.[5]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 18 May 2023[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 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 13 | 7 | |||
| Total | 13 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 7 | |||
| Career statistics | 61 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 64 | 21 | |||
References
- 1 2 "G. Nikolov - Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway.
- ↑ "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.
External links
- Georgi Nikolov at Soccerway