Valentin Nikolov (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Valentin Valentinov Nikolov | ||
| Date of birth | 15 October 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Sofia, Bulgaria | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Lokomotiv Sofia | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Lokomotiv Sofia | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017– | Lokomotiv Sofia | 96 | (5) |
| 2023 | → Minyor Pernik (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019–2021 | Bulgaria U17 | 3 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Bulgaria U19 | 9 | (1) |
| 2022– | Bulgaria U21 | 5 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:33, 2 January 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 08:00, 3 October 2023 (UTC) | |||
Valentin Nikolov (Bulgarian: Валентин Николов; born 15 October 2003) is a Bulgarian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Lokomotiv Sofia.[2]
Club career
Nikolov joined Lokomotiv Sofia academy at young age. He become the youngest debutant for the team, making his league debut on 27 October 2018 at the age of just 15 years and 12 days.[3] In January 2023 he was loaned to Minyor Pernik until the end of season.[4]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 18 March 2024 [2]
| Club | Season | League | Bulgarian Cup | Continental | Other[a] | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Lokomotiv Sofia | 2018–19 | Second League | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 7 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 9 | 1 | ||||
| 2020–21 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 22 | 3 | ||||
| 2021–22 | First League
|
26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 27 | 1 | |||
| 2022–23 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 8 | 0 | ||||
| 2023–24 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 24 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 96 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 97 | 5 | ||
| Minyor Pernik (loan) | 2022–23 | Second League | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 11 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 107 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 108 | 5 | ||
- ^ Includes Bulgarian Supercup
References
- ^ "ФУТБОЛИСТИ". efbet Лига. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
- ^ a b "Bulgaria - V. Nikolov - Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
- ^ "Влязъл в историята на родния футбол пред БЛИЦ TV: Връщам се в отбора на сърцето ми". Blitz.bg/sport. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
- ^ "Миньор привлече още един талант от Локомотив (София)". Sportal.bg. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
External links
- Valentin Nikolov at Soccerway
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