Nikolay Bodurov
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Nikolay Georgiev Bodurov | ||
| Date of birth | 30 May 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position | Right-back, Centre-back | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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CSKA Sofia | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2009 | Pirin Blagoevgrad | 104 | (1) |
| 2009–2014 | Litex Lovech | 109 | (8) |
| 2014–2016 | Fulham | 41 | (1) |
| 2016 | → Midtjylland (loan) | 15 | (0) |
| 2017– | CSKA Sofia | 10 | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2010– | Bulgaria | 35 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 25 April 2017. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22:03, 19 August 2016 (UTC) |
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Nikolay Bodurov (Bulgarian: Николай Бодуров; born 30 May 1986) is a Bulgarian professional footballer who plays for CSKA Sofia and the Bulgarian national team. Bodurov plays mainly as a centre back but has also played as a right back on some occasions.
He started his professional career at his hometown club Pirin Blagoevgrad, playing five seasons before moving to Litex Lovech in 2009, with whom he won two league titles. In 2014, he signed with Fulham for a fee in the region of €1 million. Internationally, Bodurov made his debut for Bulgaria in 2010.
Born in Blagoevgrad, Bodurov started to play football at early age with Pirin 1922. He made his way through the youth ranks at the club before making his first team debut on 8 August 2004 against Shumen, when he was only 18 years old. Bodurov quickly established himself in the Pirin 1922 first-team. He earned 29 league appearances in 2004–05 season and helped the team to win promotion to A Group.
Bodurov scored his only goal for Pirin during a 2007–08 season. On 27 October 2007, he scored a last-minute goal to secure a 1–0 away win over Vidima-Rakovski.
In the 2008–09 season with the team, he qualified for the final of Bulgarian Cup. Bodurov played in 125 matches at the club of Blagoevgrad until 2009.
In July 2009, Litex Lovech signed Bodurov on a four-year deal. He was given the number 33 shirt. He made his competitive debut for Litex on 1 August 2009, against Levski Sofia for the Bulgarian Supercup. Bodurov made his league debut against Montana on 30 August, playing the full 90 minutes. The game ended with a 3–0 victory to Litex. On 25 March 2010, he netted his first goal for the club, scoring header in the 1–0 home win against Sliven 2000. In his first season playing for Litex, he made 18 appearances in the A PFG and ended the season winning his first league golden medal. During a campaign, he was mainly used as a right-back.
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