Ivan Nikolov (Macedonian: Иван Николов; born 17 February 2002) is a Macedonian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Bregalnica in the First Macedonian Football League.[1]
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name |
Ivan Nikolov Иван Николов | ||
| Date of birth | (2002-02-17) 17 February 2002 (age 20) | ||
| Place of birth | Shtip, Macedonia | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Bregalnica | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2014–2017 | Bregalnica | ||
| 2017–2019 | Akademija Pandev | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2021 | Akademija Pandev | 26 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Vardar | 22 | (2) |
| 2022– | Bregalnica | 9 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2018 | North Macedonia U17 | 3 | (1) |
| 2018–2019 | North Macedonia U18 | 6 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | North Macedonia U19 | 10 | (0) |
| 2022– | North Macedonia U21 | 5 | (0) |
| 2022– | North Macedonia | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 October 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23 October 2022 | |||
Nikolov made his senior football debut on 31 August 2019 at the age of 17, by playing the full match for Akademija Pandev against Rabotnichki in the fourth round of the 2019–20 Macedonian First Football League season.[2] That season he went on to play 7 games, throughout which he also assisted one goal.
Ever since 2018 Nikolov has been regular at most of North Macedonia's national youth teams.
He made his debut for North Macedonia national football team on 22 October 2022 in a friendly match against Saudi Arabia.[3]
FK Bregalnica Štip – current squad | |
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