Nicholas Penev
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Full name
Nicholas Lyuboslav Penev
Date of birth
16 February 2005
Place of birth
Sofia, Bulgaria
Height
1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nicholas Lyuboslav Penev | ||
| Date of birth | 16 February 2005 | ||
| Place of birth | Sofia, Bulgaria | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | CSKA Sofia III | ||
| Number | 22 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Valencia | |||
| Septemvri Sofia | |||
| CSKA Sofia | |||
| –2022 | Botev Plovdiv | ||
| 2022–2023 | CSKA 1948 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022–2023 | CSKA 1948 III | 16 | (2) |
| 2023 | Septemvri Sofia II | 6 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Hebar | 31 | (4) |
| 2024 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 11 | (0) |
| 2025 | Pirin Blagoevgrad | 3 | (0) |
| 2026– | CSKA Sofia III | 5 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2024– | Bulgaria U20 | 1 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16:37, 16 April 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 11:44, 22 June 2023 (UTC) | |||
Nicholas Penev (Bulgarian: Николас Пенев; born 16 February 2005) is a Bulgarian footballer who plays as a forward for CSKA Sofia III.[2]
Nicholas is the son of Lyuboslav Penev, grandson of Mladen Penev and his granduncle is Dimitar Penev.[3]
Born in Sofia in a football family, Nicholas joined CSKA Sofia academy at early age.[4] He then moved to Botev Plovdiv Academy before joining CSKA 1948 in July 2022, where his father, Lyuboslav Penev, become manager.[5] He spent a short time in the second team of Septemvri Sofia, before joining Hebar in July 2023.[6] He scored his debut goal on 18 August 2023, in a league match against Lokomotiv Sofia.[7]
