Nikola Sekulov (Macedonian: Никола Секулов; born 18 February 2002) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie C Group A club Juventus Next Gen. Born in Italy to Macedonian parents, Sekulov represented Macedonia internationally at youth level, before switching to Italy in 2018.
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Date of birth | (2002-02-18) 18 February 2002 (age 20) | |||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Piacenza, Italy | |||||||||||||||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Midfielder | |||||||||||||||
Club information | ||||||||||||||||
Current team | Juventus Next Gen | |||||||||||||||
Number | 7 | |||||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||||
2007–2012 | Piacenza | |||||||||||||||
2012–2015 | Parma | |||||||||||||||
2015–2016 | Pro Piacenza | |||||||||||||||
2016–2021 | Juventus | |||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||
2020– | Juventus Next Gen[lower-greek 1] | 41 | (5) | |||||||||||||
National team‡ | ||||||||||||||||
2017 | Macedonia U17 | 2 | (0) | |||||||||||||
2018–2019 | Italy U17 | 10 | (0) | |||||||||||||
2019–2020 | Italy U18 | 6 | (0) | |||||||||||||
2021–2022 | Italy U20 | 6 | (1) | |||||||||||||
Honours
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:00, 31 October 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:22, 18 April 2022 (UTC) |
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.[2] In 2015 he joined Pro Piacenza, before moving to Juventus in 2016.[2]
Sekulov made his Serie C debut for Juventus U23 – the reserve team of Juventus – on 21 October 2020 in a 1–0 defeat to Pro Vercelli.[3] On 22 September 2021, Sekulov scored his frist goal in his career in a 2–1 win against Triestina.[4] On 17 October, Sekulov scored a brace in a 2–1 win against Seregno.[5] On 29 October, Sekulov extended his contract with Juventus until 2025.[6]
Sekulov represented Macedonia internationally at youth level until the under-17s, switching allegiance to Italy in 2018.[2] 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.[7]
A half-winger (Italian: mezz'ala), Sekulov has been likened to former Juventus midfielder Claudio Marchisio for his technical qualities, movements, and height.[7]
Club | Season | League | Coppa Italia | Other | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Juventus Next Gen[lower-greek 1] | 2020–21 | Serie C | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
2021–22 | Serie C | 33 | 4 | — | 8[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 41 | 4 | ||
2022–23 | Serie C | 7 | 1 | — | 2[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 9 | 1 | ||
Total | 42 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 52 | 5 | ||
Career total | 42 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 52 | 5 |
Italy U17
Juventus Next Gen – current squad | |
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