Nikola Sekulov

Nikola Sekulov (Macedonian: Никола Секулов; born 18 February 2002) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Italian club Juventus U23. Born in Italy to Macedonian parents, Sekulov represented Macedonia internationally at youth level, before switching to Italy in 2018.

Nikola Sekulov
Personal information
Full name Nikola Sekulov
Date of birth (2002-02-18) 18 February 2002
Place of birth Piacenza, Italy
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Juventus U23
Number 31
Youth career
2007–2012 Piacenza
2012–2015 Parma
2015–2016 Pro Piacenza
2016– Juventus
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020– Juventus U23 3 (0)
National team‡
2017 Macedonia U17 2 (0)
2018–2019 Italy U17 10 (0)
2019– Italy U18 6 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:44, 12 December 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12 February 2020

Club career

Born in Piacenza, Italy, to 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.[1]

Sekulov made his Serie C debut for Juventus U23, the reserve team of Juventus, on 28 October 2020, in a 2–1 defeat to Como.[2]

International career

Sekulov represented Macedonia internationally at youth level until the under-17s, switching allegiance to Italy in 2018.[1] 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.[3]

Style of play

A half-winger (Italian: mezzala), Sekulov has been likened to former Juventus midfielder Claudio Marchisio for his technical qualities, movements, and height.[3]

Honours

International

Italy U17

References
  1. Attanasio, Christian (3 July 2020). "Juve Primavera: Nikola Sekulov, il talento dai Balcani tra bianconeri e Italia". Juventus News 24 (in Italian). Retrieved 12 December 2020.
  2. Nikola Sekulov at Soccerway
  3. "Nikola Sekulov, l'azzurro dei Balcani fa faville con Juve e Under - TUTTOmercatoWEB.com". www.tuttomercatoweb.com (in Italian). Retrieved 12 December 2020.
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