Nikolay Minkov

Nikolay Minkov

Personal information
Full name	Nikolay Minkov Minkov
Date of birth	(1997-08-13) 13 August 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth	Silistra, Bulgaria
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)[1]
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder / Right winger / Right back
Team information
Current team	Botev Plovdiv
Number	17
Youth career
0000–2011	Cherno More
2011–2013	Litex Lovech
2013	Spartak Varna
2013–2015	Cherno More
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015–2018	Cherno More	25	(1)
2016	→ Dobrudzha (loan)	13	(3)
2018	CSKA 1948	6	(0)
2019	Dobrudzha	13	(2)
2019–2021	Montana	50	(5)
2021–	Botev Plovdiv	102	(5)
International career
2013	Bulgaria U17	3	(0)
2015	Bulgaria U19	5	(0)
2018	Bulgaria U21	1	(0)
2024–	Bulgaria	0	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 December 2024

Nikolay Minkov (Bulgarian: Николай Минков; born 13 August 1997[2]) is a Bulgarian footballer who plays as a right winger and right back for Botev Plovdiv.

Career

Club

In January 2014, Minkov was included in Cherno More's 25-man squad for their training camp in Turkey.[3] Nikolay made his full first team league début in a 1–2 home defeat against Lokomotiv Plovdiv on 26 May 2015, playing as striker. On 21 May 2017, he scored his first goal for Cherno More in a 1–2 away defeat by Lokomotiv Plovdiv.[4] He won the Man of the match award despite the loss.[5]

On 15 January 2016, Minkov joined Dobrudzha Dobrich on loan for the rest of the 2015–16 B Group season.[6]

Minkov's contract expired at the end of the 2017–18 season and he left the club after refusing to sign an extension.[7]

On 18 June 2018, Minkov signed with Second League club CSKA 1948.[8]

On 1 July 2021, Minkov signed with First League club Botev Plovdiv.

International

In the autumn of 2024, he received his first call-up to the national team for the November UEFA Nations League matches against Luxembourg and Belarus,[9] but did not make an appearance.

Career statistics

As of 28 April 2018^[update]

Club	Season	League		Cup		Continental		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Cherno More	2014–15	1	0	0	0	—		1	0
Dobrudzha Dobrich (loan)	2015–16	13	3	—		—		13	3
Cherno More	2016–17	10	1	2	0	—		12	1
	2017–18	14	0	1	0	—		15	0
	Total	38	4	3	0	0	0	41	4

Honours

Botev Plovdiv

• Bulgarian Cup: 2023–24[10]

References

1. "Профил на Николай Минков Минков" (in Bulgarian). fpleague.bg. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
2. "Новата смяна в Черно море" (in Bulgarian). arenavarna.com. 28 January 2014.
3. "25-има моряци пътуват за Алания" (in Bulgarian). arenavarna.com. 25 January 2014.
4. "Lokomotiv Plovdiv vs. Cherno More 2–1". soccerway.com. 21 May 2017.
5. "Локомотив Пд–Черно море, 21 май 2017, 20:00 - Играч на мача - Gong.bg" (in Bulgarian). gong.bg. 21 May 2017.
6. "Черно море преотстъпи юноша на Добруджа" (in Bulgarian). arenavarna.com. 15 January 2016.
7. "Николай Минков напусна Черно море" (in Bulgarian). chernomorepfc.bg. 4 June 2018.
8. "Младежки национал подсили ЦСКА" (in Bulgarian). cska1948.bg. 18 June 2018.
9. "Николай Минков с дебютна повиквателна за националния тим" (in Bulgarian). dcnews.bg. 5 November 2024. Retrieved 9 December 2024.
10. "Купа на България 2023/24 - статистика Пети кръг (Финал)" (in Bulgarian). bulgarian-football.com. 15 May 2024. Retrieved 2 June 2024.

External links

• Nikolay Minkov at Soccerway