Kristijan Nikolov

Kristijan Nikolov (born 5 October 1996) is a Macedonian-Turkish professional basketball player who plays for Cedi Osman Basketbol Spor Kulubu of the Türkiye Basketbol Ligi.

Kristijan Nikolov

Nikolov with Galatasaray in November 2014.
Cedi Osman Basketbol Spor Kulubu
Position	Point guard
League	Türkiye Basketbol Ligi
Personal information
Born	(1996-10-05) 5 October 1996 (age 28) Skopje, Macedonia
Nationality	Macedonian / Turkish
Listed height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Listed weight	83 kg (183 lb)
Career information
Playing career	2014–present
Career history
2014–2016	Galatasaray
2015–2016	→Yeşilgiresun Belediye
2016	Trabzonspor
2016–2017	İstanbul BB
2017–2018	Yeşilgiresun Belediye
2018–2019	Socar Petkim S.K.
2019–2022	MZT Skopje
2022–2023	Konyaspor
2023	Rabotnički
2024	Kapakli Spor
2024–present	Cedi Osman Basketbol Spor Kulubu
Career highlights
Macedonian Cup winner (2021) 2× Macedonian League champion (2021,2022)

Early years

Nikolov was born in Skopje, Macedonia, to Macedonian parents. He started playing basketball in Macedonia. In 2010, he moved to Galatasaray Liv Hospital where he signed a youth contract to play in it the club's youngster teams.

Professional career

Nikolov made his debut in Galatasaray's senior team in the 2014–15 season.

On 28 June 2015 he was sent on loan to Yeşilgiresun Belediye.^[1]

On 2 December 2016, he signed with İstanbul BB.^[2]

On 12 September 2017, Nikolov returned to Yeşilgiresun Belediye.^[3]

On 12 January 2018, he signed with Socar Petkim S.K.^[4]

On 24 July 2019, he signed with MZT Skopje.

On July 12, 2022, he has signed with Konyaspor of the Turkish Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL).^[5]

Personal

In 2014, Nikolov became a Turkish citizen at the age of 17.