Boban Nikolov
Boban Nikolov (Macedonian: Бобан Николов; born 28 July 1994) is a Macedonian footballer who plays for Lecce and North Macedonia as a central midfielder.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name |
Boban Nikolov Бобан Николов | ||
| Date of birth | 28 July 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Štip, Macedonia | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Lecce | ||
| Number | 16 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –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 | 1 | (0) |
| 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 | 29 | (2) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 24 January 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19 November 2020 | |||
Club career
Viitorul Constanța
On March 8, 2013, Nikolov made his debut for Viitorul Constanța in the Liga I, in the 4-1 defeat to Gaz Metan Mediaș.[1] On May 19, Boban scored his first Liga I goal in the shock 5-2 win against Steaua București.[2]
On January 19, 2021 he was signed by Lecce.
Club statistics
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Viitorul | |||||||||
| 2012–13 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 5 | 1 | |
| 2013–14 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 20 | 0 | |
| 2014–15 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 16 | 1 | |
| Total | 38 | 2 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 41 | 2 | |
| Vardar | |||||||||
| 2015–16 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 1 | |
| 2016–17 | 34 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 9 | |
| 2017–18 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 22 | 3 | |
| Total | 64 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 3 | 83 | 13 | |
| Fehérvár | |||||||||
| 2017–18 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 | |
| 2018–19 | 29 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 51 | 3 | |
| 2019–20 | 22 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 29 | 3 | |
| 2020–21 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 2 | |
| Total | 73 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 21 | 1 | 106 | 11 | |
| Career Total | 175 | 17 | 20 | 5 | 35 | 4 | 230 | 26 | |
Updated to games played as of 6 December 2020.
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.[3] 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.[4][5]
International goals
- As of match played 19 November 2019. North Macedonia score listed first, score column indicates score after each Nikolov goal.[6]
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 24 March 2017 | Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz, Liechtenstein | 3 |  Liechtenstein | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 2 | 19 November 2019 | Toshe Proeski Arena, Skopje, North Macedonia | 22 |  Israel | 1–0 | 1–0 | UEFA Euro 2020 qualification |
Honours
References
- "Boban Nikolov made his pro debut". macedonianfootball.com. 9 March 2013. Retrieved 6 December 2013.
- "Boban Nikolov, primul străin din istorie care înscrie pentru Viitorul". Digi Sport. 19 May 2013. Retrieved 6 December 2013.
- UEFA
- Appearances for (North) Macedonia National Team - RSSSF
- "Player Database". eu-football.info. Retrieved 2020-04-26.
- Boban Nikolov at Soccerway
External links
- Profile at Macedonian Football (in English)
- Boban Nikolov at Soccerway
- Boban Nikolov at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian) and StatisticsFootball.com
- Boban Nikolov at National-Football-Teams.com