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Ivan Nikolov (footballer)

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Ivan Nikolov
Personal information
Full name Ivan Nikolov
Иван Николов
Date of birth (2002-02-17) 17 February 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth Štip, Macedonia
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
SønderjyskE
Number 18
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)
2022–2023 Bregalnica 28 (5)
2023– SønderjyskE 36 (3)
International career
2018 North Macedonia U17 3 (1)
2018–2019 North Macedonia U18 6 (0)
2019–2020 North Macedonia U19 10 (0)
2022–2024 North Macedonia U21 23 (1)
2022– North Macedonia 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 December 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 October 2024

Ivan Nikolov (Macedonian: Иван Николов; born 17 February 2002) is a Macedonian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Danish Superliga club SønderjyskE.[1]

Career

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Club career

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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.

On 17 July 2023, Nikolov joined Danish 1st Division club SønderjyskE on a deal until June 2026.[3]

International

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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.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Иван Николов се врати во Брегалница" (in Macedonian). 22 July 2022. Retrieved 2022-10-23.
  2. ^ "'1 MFL 2019-20 Rabotnicki vs Akademija Pandev'". www.worldfootball.net. Retrieved 2022-10-23.
  3. ^ SØNDERJYSKE FODBOLD HENTER NORDMAKEDONER TIL MIDTBANEN, soenderjyskefodbold.dk, 17 July 2023
  4. ^ "Saudi Arabia vs. Macedonia". macedonianfootball. 22 October 2022. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
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