Nikolay Minkov

Nikolay Minkov
Personal information
Full name Nikolay Minkov Minkov
Date of birth (1997-08-13) 13 August 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Silistra, Bulgaria
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)[1]
Position(s) Attacking midfielder / Right winger / Right back
Team information
Current team
 Botev Plovdiv
Number 17
Youth career
0000–2011 Cherno More
2011–2013 Litex Lovech
2013 Spartak Varna
2013–2015 Cherno More
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2018 Cherno More 25 (1)
2016 → Dobrudzha (loan) 13 (3)
2018 CSKA 1948 6 (0)
2019 Dobrudzha 13 (2)
2019–2021 Montana 50 (5)
2021– Botev Plovdiv 102 (5)
International career
2013 Bulgaria U17 3 (0)
2015 Bulgaria U19 5 (0)
2018 Bulgaria U21 1 (0)
2024– Bulgaria 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 December 2024

Nikolay Minkov (Bulgarian: Николай Минков; born 13 August 1997[2]) is a Bulgarian footballer who plays as a right winger and right back for Botev Plovdiv.

Career

Club

In January 2014, Minkov was included in Cherno More's 25-man squad for their training camp in Turkey.[3] Nikolay made his full first team league début in a 1–2 home defeat against Lokomotiv Plovdiv on 26 May 2015, playing as striker. On 21 May 2017, he scored his first goal for Cherno More in a 1–2 away defeat by Lokomotiv Plovdiv.[4] He won the Man of the match award despite the loss.[5]

On 15 January 2016, Minkov joined Dobrudzha Dobrich on loan for the rest of the 2015–16 B Group season.[6]

Minkov's contract expired at the end of the 2017–18 season and he left the club after refusing to sign an extension.[7]

On 18 June 2018, Minkov signed with Second League club CSKA 1948.[8]

On 1 July 2021, Minkov signed with First League club Botev Plovdiv.

International

In the autumn of 2024, he received his first call-up to the national team for the November UEFA Nations League matches against Luxembourg and Belarus,[9] but did not make an appearance.

Career statistics

As of 28 April 2018

Club Season League Cup Continental Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Cherno More 2014–15 1 0 0 0 — 1 0
Dobrudzha Dobrich (loan) 2015–16 13 3 — — 13 3
Cherno More 2016–17 10 1 2 0 — 12 1
2017–18 14 0 1 0 — 15 0
Total 38 4 3 0 0 0 41 4

Honours

Botev Plovdiv

References

  1. ^ "Профил на Николай Минков Минков" (in Bulgarian). fpleague.bg. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
  2. ^ "Новата смяна в Черно море" (in Bulgarian). arenavarna.com. 28 January 2014.
  3. ^ "25-има моряци пътуват за Алания" (in Bulgarian). arenavarna.com. 25 January 2014.
  4. ^ "Lokomotiv Plovdiv vs. Cherno More 2–1". soccerway.com. 21 May 2017.
  5. ^ "Локомотив Пд–Черно море, 21 май 2017, 20:00 - Играч на мача - Gong.bg" (in Bulgarian). gong.bg. 21 May 2017.
  6. ^ "Черно море преотстъпи юноша на Добруджа" (in Bulgarian). arenavarna.com. 15 January 2016.
  7. ^ "Николай Минков напусна Черно море" (in Bulgarian). chernomorepfc.bg. 4 June 2018.
  8. ^ "Младежки национал подсили ЦСКА" (in Bulgarian). cska1948.bg. 18 June 2018.
  9. ^ "Николай Минков с дебютна повиквателна за националния тим" (in Bulgarian). dcnews.bg. 5 November 2024. Retrieved 9 December 2024.
  10. ^ "Купа на България 2023/24 - статистика Пети кръг (Финал)" (in Bulgarian). bulgarian-football.com. 15 May 2024. Retrieved 2 June 2024.


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