Nikolay Dimitrov (footballer, born 1987)
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nikolay Emilov Dimitrov | ||
| Date of birth | 15 October 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Ruse, Bulgaria | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position | Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Slavia Sofia | ||
| Number | 77 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2000–2004 | Levski Sofia | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2010 | Levski Sofia | 89 | (18) |
| 2010–2012 | Kasımpaşa | 58 | (16) |
| 2013 | Samsunspor | 17 | (5) |
| 2013–2014 | Boluspor | 25 | (2) |
| 2014–2015 | Manisaspor | 32 | (11) |
| 2015–2016 | Skoda Xanthi | 23 | (2) |
| 2016– | Slavia Sofia | 1 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2007–2008 | Bulgaria U-21 | ||
| 2008– | Bulgaria | 8 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 October 2016. | |||
Nikolay Dimitrov (Bulgarian: Николай Димитров; born 15 October 1987 in Ruse) is a Bulgarian footballer who currently plays as a winger for Slavia Sofia.
Career
Levski Sofia
Born in Ruse, Nikolay Dimitrov started growing his football abilities in Levski Sofia's Youth academy. Dimitrov took his league bow for Levski in 2004–05 season, making seven substitute appearances in his first campaign. He made his senior debut on 6 August 2004, in a 3–1 win over Slavia Sofia, as an 89th-minute substitute for Emil Angelov.[1]
In the following season Dimitrov scored his first and second goals for the club, during a 6–1 win over Rodopa Smolyan on 30 April 2006. His first start came against Belasitsa Petrich in the final game of the A PFG season on 30 May.[2]
Dimitrov became a regular starter during the 2007–08 season. He ended that season with 8 league goals in 29 matches. With Levski Dimitrov has won three A PFG titles, two Bulgarian Cups and three Bulgarian Supercups.
Kasımpaşa S.K.
On 17 May 2010, Dimitrov together with his teammate Georgi Sarmov signed for Kasımpaşa S.K. for five years.[3] He made his Süper Lig debut on 14 August 2010, in a 0–0 away draw against Gaziantepspor. On 27 October, Dimitrov scored a penalty in a 4–1 Turkish Cup win over Menemen Belediyespor. On 20 November, he scored his first Süper Lig goal against Gençlerbirliği. During the season, he earned 23 league appearances and scored two goals. However, Dimitrov and his Kasımpaşa team mates were relegated at the season's end.
During 2011–12 season he scored 12 goals in the TFF First League. His goals helped the team reach the promotion playoffs for the Süper Lig. On 19 May 2012, Dimitrov scored in a 2–0 away win against Konyaspor in the first leg of the play-offs semi-final. Four days later, en route to the play-off final, he scored the first goal, his fourteenth of the season, in Kasımpaşa's 3–0 home win over Konyaspor. On 27 May he played 120 minutes in the play-off Final against Adanaspor.[4] Kasımpaşa won the match 3–2 after extra time with goals from Gökhan Güleç, Adem Büyük and Azar Karadas sending them back to the Süper Lig after a one season absence.
Slavia Sofia
Dimitrov joined Slavia Sofia on 29 September 2016.[5]
International career
He made his debut for Bulgaria national football team on 6 February 2008 in a friendly match against Northern Ireland, a game in which Bulgaria won with a score of 0–1.[6] Dimitrov came on as a substitute and played during the second half of the match.
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | League | Cup | Europe | Other1 | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Levski Sofia | 2004–05 | A Group | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 2005–06 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | ||
| 2006–07 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | ||
| 2007–08 | 29 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 8 | ||
| 2008–09 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 2 | ||
| 2009–10 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 4 | ||
| Levski Sofia Total | 89 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 110 | 19 | ||
| Kasımpaşa | 2010–11 | Süper Lig | 23 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 3 |
| 2011–12 | TFF First League | 30 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 33 | 14 | |
| 2012–13 | Süper Lig | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | |
| Kasımpaşa Total | 55 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 66 | 19 | ||
| Samsunspor | 2012–13 | TFF First League | 17 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 5 |
| Samsunspor Total | 17 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 5 | ||
| Boluspor | 2013–14 | TFF First League | 25 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 2 |
| Boluspor Total | 25 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 2 | ||
| Manisaspor | 2014–15 | TFF First League | 32 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 12 |
| Manisaspor Total | 32 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 12 | ||
| Skoda Xanthi | 2015–16 | Superleague Greece | 13 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2 |
| Skoda Xanthi Total | 13 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2 | ||
| Career Total | 231 | 52 | 27 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 277 | 59 | ||
- 1 Includes Bulgarian Supercup and promotion playoffs for the Süper Lig
Honours
Club
- Levski Sofia
References
- ↑ "Levski Sofia 3-1 Slavia Sofia". levskisofia.info. Retrieved 6 August 2004.
- ↑ "Belasitsa Petrich 2-1 Levski Sofia". Guardian.co.uk. Retrieved 30 May 2006.
- ↑ Kasimpasa S.K. Scouts Come for Levski Players, standartnews.com, 13 May 2010
- ↑ "Adanaspor 2-3 Kasımpaşa". tff.org. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
- ↑ "Славия подписа с бивш играч на Левски" (in Bulgarian). gong.bg. 29 September 2016.
- ↑ Jackson, Lyle (6 February 2008), Northern Ireland 0–1 Bulgaria, BBC News Online, retrieved 29 April 2008
- ↑ "Nikolay Dimitrov Career Statistics". levskisofia.info.
- ↑ "Nikolay Dimitrov Career Statistics". tff.org.
External links
- Nikolay Dimitrov at National-Football-Teams.com
- Profile at LevskiSofia.info