Boban Nikolov

Boban Nikolov (Macedonian: Бобан Николов; born 28 July 1994) is a Macedonian footballer who plays for Sheriff Tiraspol and North Macedonia as a central midfielder.

Boban Nikolov
Boban Nikolov
Personal information
Full name Boban Nikolov
Бобан Николов
Date of birth (1994-07-28) 28 July 1994
Place of birth Štip, Macedonia
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Sheriff Tiraspol
Number 20
Youth career
0000–2010 Bregalnica
2010–2012 Gheorghe Hagi Academy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2015 Viitorul 38 (2)
2015–2017 Vardar 64 (8)
2018–2021 Fehérvár 73 (7)
2021 Lecce 15 (0)
2021– Sheriff Tiraspol 11 (3)
National team‡
2010 Macedonia U-17 3 (1)
2011–2012 Macedonia U-19 8 (0)
2013–2017 Macedonia U-21 24 (2)
2016– North Macedonia 42 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 August 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 5 April 2022

Club career

On 8 March 2013, Nikolov made his debut for Viitorul Constanța in the Liga I, in a 4–1 defeat to Gaz Metan Mediaș.[1] On 19 May of the same year, he scored his first Liga I goal in a 5–2 win against Steaua București.[2]

On 19 January 2021 he was signed by Italian Serie B club Lecce.[3] Seven months later, on 20 August 2021, he signed for Moldovan National Division club Sheriff Tiraspol.[4]

International career

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.[5] He was also a regular in the U21 and U19 categories, where he also served as captain. As of April 2020, he has earned a total of 22 caps, scoring 2 goals.[6][7] He represented the nation at UEFA Euro 2020, their first major tournament.

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 20 May 2021[8]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Europe Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Viitorul 2012–13 Liga I 5100—51
2013–14 18020—200
2014–15 15110—161
Total 38230—412
Vardar 2015–16 Macedonian First Football League 2012010231
2016–17 3473210389
2017–18 10000123223
Total 648521438313
Fehérvár 2017–18 Nemzeti Bajnokság I 1330000133
2018–19 29281140513
2019–20 2214230293
2020–21 910041132
Total 73712321110611
Lecce 2020–21 Serie B 15000—150
Sheriff Tiraspol 2021–22 Moldovan National Division 00000000
Career total 1901720535424526

International goals
As of match played 8 October 2021. North Macedonia score listed first, score column indicates score after each Nikolov goal.
International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition[9]
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 24 March 2017Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz, Liechtenstein3 Liechtenstein1–03–02018 FIFA World Cup qualification
2 19 November 2019Toshe Proeski Arena, Skopje, North Macedonia22 Israel1–01–0UEFA Euro 2020 qualification
3 8 October 2021Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz, Liechtenstein37 Liechtenstein3–04–02022 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Club

Vardar[8]

Fehérvár[8]

References
  1. "Boban Nikolov made his pro debut". macedonianfootball.com. 9 March 2013. Retrieved 6 December 2013.
  2. "Boban Nikolov, primul străin din istorie care înscrie pentru Viitorul". Digi Sport. 19 May 2013. Retrieved 6 December 2013.
  3. "NIKOLOV IN GIALLOROSSO" (in Italian). Lecce. 19 January 2021.
  4. "Welcome, Boban". FC Sheriff Tiraspol. 20 August 2021. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  5. UEFA
  6. Appearances for (North) Macedonia National Team - RSSSF
  7. "Player Database". eu-football.info. Retrieved 2020-04-26.
  8. Boban Nikolov at Soccerway
  9. Boban Nikolov at National-Football-Teams.com


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