Plamen Nikolov (footballer, born 1985)
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Plamen Venelinov Nikolov | ||
| Date of birth | 12 June 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Pleven, Bulgaria | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre-back | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Cherno More | ||
| Number | 22 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Spartak Pleven | |||
| Levski Sofia | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2006 | Spartak Pleven | 51 | (1) |
| 2006–2012 | Litex Lovech | 107 | (4) |
| 2012 | → Tom Tomsk (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Tom Tomsk | 30 | (1) |
| 2014 | Litex Lovech | 5 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Botev Plovdiv | 42 | (0) |
| 2016– | Cherno More | 41 | (2) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2009–2011 | Bulgaria | 5 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 May 2017. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12 May 2011 |
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Plamen Venelinov Nikolov (Bulgarian: Пламен Венелинов Николов; born 12 June 1985 in Pleven) is a Bulgarian footballer who currently plays as a defender for Cherno More Varna.
After emerging through Levski Sofia's youth system, Plamen Nikolov made his professional debut in the second level with Spartak Pleven, the club from his home town. He made his team début on 7 August 2004, in an 0–0 draw against Rilski Sportist Samokov. On 6 October 2004 Nikolov scored his first goal in an 6–0 drubbing of amateur side Botev Lukovit of Bulgarian Cup.
Plamen quickly became part of the main team and for two seasons earned 53 appearances, scoring two goals.
In June 2006, Nikolov agreed a deal to sign for Litex Lovech for an undisclosed fee. He has made his debut for Litex in Rilski Sportist match on 13 August 2006 as an 85th-minute substitute. During his first season in Litex, Nikolov found regular starting positions in defence hard to find. He played only 5 matches in the domestic league.
In 2007–08 A PFG season coach of Litex Miodrag Ješić decided to put Nikolov into the starting line-up as center back. In this season, he earned 22 appearances playing in the A PFG, scored one goal. In the Bulgarian Cup, he played three matches, and in the UEFA Cup, he played 6 matches. Nikolov also won his first trophy in his career - Bulgarian Cup. In the final against Cherno More he played 90 minutes.
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