Boban Nikolov
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.jpg) Nikolov with Vardar in 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Boban Nikolov | ||
| Date of birth | 28 July 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Štip, Macedonia | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2010 | Bregalnica Štip | ||
| 2010–2012 | Gheorghe Hagi Academy | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2015 | Viitorul Constanța | 38 | (2) |
| 2015–2018 | Vardar | 78 | (11) |
| 2018–2021 | Fehérvár | 106 | (7) |
| 2021 | Lecce | 15 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Sheriff Tiraspol | 22 | (4) |
| 2022–2023 | FCSB | 12 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Kisvárda | 26 | (2) |
| 2024–2025 | Borac Banja Luka | 42 | (0) |
| 2025–2026 | Farul Constanța | 6 | (0) |
| 2026– | Vardar | 10 | (3) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2010 | Macedonia U17 | 3 | (1) |
| 2011–2012 | Macedonia U19 | 9 | (0) |
| 2013–2017 | Macedonia U21 | 22 | (1) |
| 2016–2022 | North Macedonia | 49 | (4) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 7 December 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 20 November 2022 | |||
Boban Nikolov (Macedonian: Бобан Николов; born 28 July 1994) is a Macedonian professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for 1. MFL club Vardar.
Viitorul Constanța
On 8 March 2013, Nikolov made his debut for Viitorul Constanța in the Liga I, in a 4–1 defeat to Gaz Metan Mediaș.[1] On 19 May of the same year, he scored his first Liga I goal in a 5–2 win against Steaua București.[2]
Lecce
On 19 January 2021 he was signed by Italian Serie B club Lecce.[3]
Sheriff Tiraspol
Seven months later, on 20 August 2021, he signed for Moldovan National Division club Sheriff Tiraspol.[4]
FCSB
On 17 September 2022, Nikolov signed for Liga I club FCSB on a one-year deal, with an option to extend for a further year.[5]
International career
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.[6] He was also a regular in the U21 and U19 categories, where he also served as captain. As of April 2020,[update] he has earned a total of 22 caps, scoring 2 goals.[7][8] He represented the nation at UEFA Euro 2020, their first major tournament.
