Nikolay Zlatev
Bulgarian footballer
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Nikolay Svetoslavov Zlatev (Bulgarian: Николай Светославов Златев; born 12 December 2004) is a Bulgarian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Cherno More Varna.[2]
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Nikolay Svetoslavov Zlatev | ||
| Date of birth | 12 December 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Varna, Bulgaria | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Cherno More | ||
| Number | 39 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2022 | Cherno More | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020– | Cherno More | 82 | (10) |
| 2022–2024 | → Cherno More II | 9 | (2) |
| 2024 | → Tabor Sežana (loan) | 10 | (3) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2020 | Bulgaria U17 | 2 | (0) |
| 2022 | Bulgaria U19 | 5 | (0) |
| 2022– | Bulgaria U21 | 15 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:22, 10 January 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 22:56, 10 September 2025 (UTC) | |||
Career
Zlatev made his senior debut for Cherno More on 11 July 2020, when he played in a league game against Botev Plovdiv at the age of 15 years and 7 months, making him the youngest player ever to have played for the club. On 9 June 2022, Zlatev signed his first professional contract with the club.[3]
On 4 August 2025, Zlatev scored his first hattrick. He came off the bench in a league match against Beroe Stara Zagora, before scoring three goals in the space of 18 minutes of an eventual 4–0 win.
Career statistics
Club
As of 24 September 2025[update]
| Club | League | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Cherno More II | Third League | 2022–23 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | 7 | 2 | |||||
| Total | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | ||
| Cherno More | First League | 2019–20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2021–22 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||||
| 2022–23 | 23 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 2 | ||||
| 2023–24 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 1 | ||||
| 2024–25 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 24 | 2 | |||
| 2025–26 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 11 | 5 | |||
| Total | 72 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 10 | ||
| Tabor Sežana (loan) | 2. SNL | 2024–25 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 3 | ||
| Career statistics | 82 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 94 | 13 | ||
National team
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bulgaria U17 | 2020 | 2 | 0 |
| Bulgaria U19 | 2022 | 5 | 0 |
| Bulgaria U21 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 6 | 0 | |
| Total | 22 | 0 | |
