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Bulgarian footballer

Nikolay Minkov
Personal information
Full name Nikolay Minkov Minkov
Date of birth (1997-08-13) 13 August 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Silistra, Bulgaria
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder / Right winger / Right back
Team information
Current team Botev Plovdiv
Number 17
Youth career
0000–2011 Cherno More
2011–2013 Litex Lovech
2013 Spartak Varna
2013–2015 Cherno More
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2018 Cherno More 25 (1)
2016 → Dobrudzha (loan) 13 (3)
2018 CSKA 1948 6 (0)
2019 Dobrudzha 13 (2)
2019–2021 Montana 50 (5)
2021– Botev Plovdiv 102 (5)
International career
2013 Bulgaria U17 3 (0)
2015 Bulgaria U19 5 (0)
2018 Bulgaria U21 1 (0)
2024– Bulgaria 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 December 2024

Nikolay Minkov (Bulgarian: Николай Минков; born 13 August 1997) is a Bulgarian footballer who plays as a right winger and right back for Botev Plovdiv.

Career

Club

In January 2014, Minkov was included in Cherno More's 25-man squad for their training camp in Turkey. Nikolay made his full first team league début in a 1–2 home defeat against Lokomotiv Plovdiv on 26 May 2015, playing as striker. On 21 May 2017, he scored his first goal for Cherno More in a 1–2 away defeat by Lokomotiv Plovdiv. He won the Man of the match award despite the loss.

On 15 January 2016, Minkov joined Dobrudzha Dobrich on loan for the rest of the 2015–16 B Group season.

Minkov's contract expired at the end of the 2017–18 season and he left the club after refusing to sign an extension.

On 18 June 2018, Minkov signed with Second League club CSKA 1948.

On 1 July 2021, Minkov signed with First League club Botev Plovdiv.

International

In the autumn of 2024, he received his first call-up to the national team for the November UEFA Nations League matches against Luxembourg and Belarus, but did not make an appearance.

Career statistics

As of 28 April 2018

Club Season League Cup Continental Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Cherno More 2014–15 1 0 0 0 — 1 0
Dobrudzha Dobrich (loan) 2015–16 13 3 — — 13 3
Cherno More 2016–17 10 1 2 0 — 12 1
2017–18 14 0 1 0 — 15 0
Total 38 4 3 0 0 0 41 4

Honours

Botev Plovdiv

References

  1. "Профил на Николай Минков Минков" (in Bulgarian). fpleague.bg. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
  2. "Новата смяна в Черно море" (in Bulgarian). arenavarna.com. 28 January 2014.
  3. "25-има моряци пътуват за Алания" (in Bulgarian). arenavarna.com. 25 January 2014.
  4. "Lokomotiv Plovdiv vs. Cherno More 2–1". soccerway.com. 21 May 2017.
  5. "Локомотив Пд–Черно море, 21 май 2017, 20:00 - Играч на мача - Gong.bg" (in Bulgarian). gong.bg. 21 May 2017.
  6. "Черно море преотстъпи юноша на Добруджа" (in Bulgarian). arenavarna.com. 15 January 2016.
  7. "Николай Минков напусна Черно море" (in Bulgarian). chernomorepfc.bg. 4 June 2018.
  8. "Младежки национал подсили ЦСКА" (in Bulgarian). cska1948.bg. 18 June 2018.
  9. "Николай Минков с дебютна повиквателна за националния тим" (in Bulgarian). dcnews.bg. 5 November 2024. Retrieved 9 December 2024.
  10. "Купа на България 2023/24 - статистика Пети кръг (Финал)" (in Bulgarian). bulgarian-football.com. 15 May 2024. Retrieved 2 June 2024.

External links

PFC Botev Plovdiv – current squad


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