Nikita Stoinov
Israeli footballer
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Nikita Stoinov (Hebrew: ניקיטה סטוינוב, Bulgarian: Никита Стойнов, romanized: Nikita Stoynov; born 24 August 2005) is an Israeli professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Liga I club Dinamo București and the Israel national team.[1]
Date of birth
24 August 2005
Place of birth
Kiryat Motzkin, Israel
Height
1.92 m (6 ft 3+1⁄2 in)
Position
Centre-back
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 24 August 2005 | ||
| Place of birth | Kiryat Motzkin, Israel | ||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 3+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Dinamo București | ||
| Number | 15 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2014–2018 | Maccabi Haifa | ||
| 2018–2020 | Neve Yosef | ||
| 2020–2024 | Maccabi Netanya | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2024–2025 | Maccabi Netanya | 20 | (1) |
| 2025– | Dinamo București | 41 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022 | Israel U17 | 3 | (0) |
| 2022 | Israel U18 | 3 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Israel U19 | 11 | (0) |
| 2024– | Israel U21 | 9 | (0) |
| 2026– | Israel | 2 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 8 August 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 3 June 2026 | |||
Career
Stoinov was raised in Haifa. He started to play for Maccabi Haifa, F.C. Neve Yosef and in 2020, he signed for Maccabi Netanya. On 23 January 2023, he signed for 3.5 years in the senior team.[2]
On 24 August 2024, Stoinov made his senior debut in the 3–4 loss to Maccabi Bnei Reineh.[3] On 21 October 2024, Stoinov scored his debut career goal in the 2–2 draw against Maccabi Netanya.[4]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 8 August 2026[5]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Maccabi Netanya | 2024–25 | Israeli Premier League | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 3[b] | 0 | 24 | 0 | |
| Dinamo București | 2025–26 | Liga I | 37 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | 1[c] | 0 | 43 | 1 | |
| 2026–27 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 41 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 47 | 1 | |||
| Career total | 61 | 1 | 6 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | 71 | 1 | |||
- Includes Cupa României, Israel State Cup
- Appearances in Liga I European play-offs
International
- As of match played 3 June 2026
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Israel | |||
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 2 | 0 | |
