Personal information | |||
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Full name | Boban Nikolov | ||
Date of birth | 28 July 1994 | ||
Place of birth | Štip, Republic of Macedonia | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Playing position | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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Vardar | ||
Number | 20 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2010 | Bregalnica | ||
2010–2012 | Gheorghe Hagi football academy | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2012–2015 | Viitorul | 38 | (2) |
2015– | Vardar | 47 | (6) |
National team‡ | |||
2010 | Macedonia U-17 | 3 | (1) |
2011–2012 | Macedonia U-19 | 8 | (0) |
2013– | Macedonia U-21 | 21 | (2) |
2016– | Macedonia | 3 | (1) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17 August 2015. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 28 March 2017 |
Boban Nikolov (Macedonian: Бобан Николов; born 28 July 1994 in Štip) is a Macedonian footballer who plays for Vardar as a central midfielder.
On March 8, 2013, Nikolov made his debut for Viitorul Constanța in the Liga I, in the 4-1 defeat to Gaz Metan Mediaș. On May 19, Boban scored his first Liga I goal in the shock 5-2 win against Steaua București.
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. He was also a regular in the U21 and U19 cathegories, where he also served as captain.