Nikola Serafimov

Nikola Serafimov
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-08-11) 11 August 1999[1]
Place of birth Skopje, Macedonia
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Levski Sofia
Number 31
Youth career
2011–2017 Vardar
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2020 Vardar 15 (0)
2017 → Pelister (loan) 3 (0)
2018–2019 → Bregalnica (loan) 0 (0)
2020–2021 Akademija Pandev 25 (0)
2021–2022 Zalaegerszegi 31 (4)
2022–2025 Fehérvár 64 (3)
2025– Levski Sofia 17 (1)
International career‡
2019–2020 Macedonia U21 7 (0)
2022– North Macedonia 29 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 1 August 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 15:31, 4 July 2026 (UTC)

Nikola Serafimov (Macedonian: Никола Серафимов; born 11 August 1999) is a Macedonian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Bulgarian First League club Levski Sofia and the North Macedonia national team.

Club career

Serafimov started his football career at the Vardar academy. After being promoted to the senior team, Vardar loaned him out to Pelister in 2017 and Bregalnica in 2018, respectively.[2] He spent one season with Vardar, winning the 2019–20 Macedonian league title.

On 7 July 2020, he joined Akademija Pandev.[3]

On 21 June 2021, Serafimov transferred to Zalaegerszegi TE in the Hungarian NB I.[4] After impressing in his first season, on 11 July 2022, he signed with fellow NB I club Fehérvár FC for a fee of 400,000 €.[5] Serafimov scored his first goal for Fehérvár in the 66th minute of their 2–1 defeat to Újpest FC on 9 November 2022.[6]

On 15 August 2025, Serafimov joined Bulgarian First League club Levski Sofia on a three-year deal.[7]

International career

In August 2021, Serafimov received his debut call up for the senior North Macedonia national team in the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification games against Armenia, Iceland and Romania.[8]

He played throughout North Macedonia's 2022 UEFA Nations League campaign against Bulgaria, Gibraltar and Georgia.[9][10]

On 14 November 2024, Serafimov scored his first goal for the national team in a 1–0 win against Latvia.[11]

Career statistics

Club

As of 25 May 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Vardar 2017–18 1. MFL 300000—30
2018–19 000000—00
2019–20 12000——120
Total 1500000—150
Pelister (loan) 2017–18 1. MFL 3000——30
Bregalnica (loan) 2018–19 2. MFL East 0000——00
Akademija Pandev 2020–21 1. MFL 25000——250
Zalaegerszegi TE 2021–22 Nemzeti Bajnokság I 31420——334
Fehérvár 2022–23 111102[b]0—141
2023–24 30100——301
2024–25 231204[b]0—291
Total 6433060—733
Levski Sofia 2025–26 Bulgarian First League 151310000182
2026–27 0000000000
Total 151310000182
Career total 15388160001679

International

As of match played 1 June 2026[12]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
North Macedonia
202250
202370
202481
202560
202630
Total291
Scores and results list North Macedonia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Serafimov goal.
List of international goals scored by Nikola Serafimov
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
114 November 2024Toše Proeski Arena, Skopje, North Macedonia Latvia1–01–02024–25 UEFA Nations League C

Honours

Vardar

Levski Sofia

References

  1. ↑ Nikola Serafimov at WorldFootball.net
  2. ↑ "Никола Серафимов во новата сезона ќе игра за екипата на Брегалница" (in Macedonian). Vardar Fans.
  3. ↑ "Никола Серафимов прво летно засилување за Академија Пандев" (in Macedonian). jugoinfo. 7 July 2020.
  4. ↑ "Komoly erősítés a védelemben!" (in Hungarian). Zalaegerszegi TE. 21 June 2021.
  5. ↑ "Nikola Serafimov is the new signing of MOL Fehérvár FC". Fehérvár FC. 11 July 2022.
  6. ↑ "ВИДЕПО родолжи со добрата форма: Деби гол за Серафимов во МОЛ Фехервар" (in Macedonian). www.slobodenpecat.mk. 9 November 2022.
  7. ↑ "ПФК Левски подписа с Никола Серафимов" (in Bulgarian). levski.bg. 15 August 2025.
  8. ↑ "Благоја Милевски го објави списокот со фудбалери за септемвриските квалификациски натпревари" (in Macedonian). FFM.mk. 25 August 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  9. ↑ "Серафимов: Мака ни е за поразот од Грузија, но верувам дека можеме до првото место" (in Macedonian). 24fudbal.mk. 12 June 2022. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  10. ↑ "Nikola Serafimov: We have to be prepared, motivated and use the chance in the best way" (in Macedonian). FFM.mk. 28 March 2022. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  11. ↑ "North Macedonia 1–0 Latvia". UEFA. Retrieved 15 August 2025.
  12. ↑ "Nikola Serafimov". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 5 May 2026.
  13. ↑ "Levski Sofia crowned Bulgarian champions to end Ludogorets's long reign". reuters.com. 3 May 2026. Retrieved 4 May 2026.
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