Boban Nikolov

Boban Nikolov
Nikolov with Vardar in 2017
Personal information
Full name Boban Nikolov
Date of birth (1994-07-28) 28 July 1994
Place of birth Štip, Macedonia
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Vardar
Number 8
Youth career
–2010 Bregalnica Štip
2010–2012 Gheorghe Hagi Academy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2015 Viitorul Constanța 38 (2)
2015–2018 Vardar 64 (8)
2018–2021 Fehérvár 106 (7)
2021 Lecce 15 (0)
2021–2022 Sheriff Tiraspol 22 (4)
2022–2023 FCSB 12 (0)
2023–2024 Kisvárda 26 (2)
2024–2025 Borac Banja Luka 42 (0)
2025–2026 Farul Constanța 6 (0)
2026– Vardar 14 (3)
International career‡
2010 Macedonia U17 3 (1)
2011–2012 Macedonia U19 9 (0)
2013–2017 Macedonia U21 22 (1)
2016–2022 North Macedonia 49 (4)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 9 May 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 20 November 2022

Boban Nikolov (Macedonian: Бобан Николов; born 28 July 1994) is a Macedonian professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for 1. MFL club Vardar.

Club career

Viitorul Constanța

On 8 March 2013, Nikolov made his debut for Viitorul Constanța in the Liga I, in a 4–1 defeat to Gaz Metan Mediaș.[1] On 19 May of the same year, he scored his first Liga I goal in a 5–2 win against Steaua București.[2]

Lecce

On 19 January 2021 he was signed by Italian Serie B club Lecce.[3]

Sheriff Tiraspol

Seven months later, on 20 August 2021, he signed for Moldovan National Division club Sheriff Tiraspol.[4]

FCSB

On 17 September 2022, Nikolov signed for Liga I club FCSB on a one-year deal, with an option to extend for a further year.[5]

International career

On 29 May 2016, Nikolov made his international debut against Azerbaijan, and on 24 March 2017 he scored his first goal in the 2018 World Cup qualifier against Liechtenstein.[6] He was also a regular in the U21 and U19 categories, where he also served as captain. As of April 2020, he has earned a total of 22 caps, scoring 2 goals.[7][8] He represented the nation at UEFA Euro 2020, their first major tournament.

Personal life

Boban Nikolov is an ethnic Aromanian,[9] and he speaks Aromanian.[9][10]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 7 December 2025[11]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Viitorul Constanța 2012–13 Liga I 5100——51
2013–14 Liga I 18020——200
2014–15 Liga I 15110——161
Total 38230——412
Vardar 2015–16 1. MFL 201201[b]01[c]0241
2016–17 1. MFL 347321[b]0—389
2017–18 1. MFL 1000012[d]3—223
Total 64852143108413
Fehérvár 2017–18 Nemzeti Bajnokság I 133———133
2018–19 Nemzeti Bajnokság I 2928114[e]0—513
2019–20 Nemzeti Bajnokság I 221423[f]0—293
2020–21 Nemzeti Bajnokság I 91004[f]1—132
Total 737123211—10611
Lecce 2020–21 Serie B 15000——150
Sheriff Tiraspol 2021–22 Moldovan National Division 143107[g]1—224
FCSB 2022–23 Liga I 11020——130
Kisvárda 2023–24 Nemzeti Bajnokság I 22141——262
Borac Banja Luka 2024–25 Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina 270509[h]01[i]0420
Farul Constanța 2025–26 Liga I 6010——70
Vardar 2025–26 1. MFL 0000——00
Career total 257213365152034332
  1. ↑ Includes Cupa României, Magyar Kupa, Moldovan Cup, Bosnia and Herzegovina Cup
  2. 1 2 Appearance in UEFA Champions League
  3. ↑ Appearance in Macedonian Super Cup
  4. ↑ Four appearances and three goals in UEFA Champions League, eight appearances in UEFA Europa League
  5. ↑ Eight appearances in UEFA Champions League, six appearances in UEFA Europa League
  6. 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  7. ↑ Five appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League
  8. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Conference League
  9. ↑ Appearance in Supercup of Bosnia and Herzegovina

International

As of match played 20 November 2022[12]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
North Macedonia
201620
201741
201870
201991
202070
2021111
202281
Total484
As of match played 5 June 2022. North Macedonia score listed first, score column indicates score after each Nikolov goal.
International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition[13]
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 24 March 2017Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz, Liechtenstein3 Liechtenstein1–03–02018 FIFA World Cup qualification
2 19 November 2019Toše Proeski Arena, Skopje, North Macedonia22 Israel1–01–0UEFA Euro 2020 qualification
3 8 October 2021Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz, Liechtenstein37 Liechtenstein3–04–02022 FIFA World Cup qualification
4 5 June 2022Victoria Stadium, Gibraltar44 Gibraltar2–02–02022–23 UEFA Nations League C

Honours

Vardar[11]

Fehérvár[11]

Sheriff Tiraspol[11]

Borac Banja Luka[11]

References

  1. ↑ "Boban Nikolov made his pro debut". macedonianfootball.com. 9 March 2013. Retrieved 6 December 2013.
  2. ↑ "Boban Nikolov, primul străin din istorie care înscrie pentru Viitorul". Digi Sport. 19 May 2013. Retrieved 6 December 2013.
  3. ↑ "NIKOLOV IN GIALLOROSSO" (in Italian). Lecce. 19 January 2021.
  4. ↑ "Welcome, Boban". FC Sheriff Tiraspol. 20 August 2021. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  5. ↑ Mihaitalazarica (17 September 2022). "Bine ai venit, Boban Nikolov!" (in Romanian). FCSB. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
  6. ↑ UEFA
  7. ↑ Appearances for (North) Macedonia National Team - RSSSF
  8. ↑ "Player Database". eu-football.info. Retrieved 2020-04-26.
  9. 1 2 Luță, Christian (16 September 2022). "Gigi Becali a anunțat transferul momentului la FCSB! "Am vorbit cu el în aromână". Fostul căpitan Florin Tănase l-a recomandat". ProSport (in Romanian).
  10. ↑ Bocai, Marian (6 February 2015). "Macedoneanul Boban Nikolov și salvadorianul Nelson Bonilla i-au cântat și i-au urat lui Hagi în aromână (galerie foto + video)". Ziua de Constanța (in Romanian).
  11. 1 2 3 4 5 Boban Nikolov at Soccerway
  12. ↑ "Boban Nikolov". European Football. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
  13. ↑ Boban Nikolov at National-Football-Teams.com
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