Nikolay Zlatev

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.

Nikolay Zlatev

Best player for the 3rd round in the First bulgarian league 2024/25
Personal information
Full name	Nikolay Svetoslavov Zlatev
Date of birth	(2004-12-12) 12 December 2004 (age 20)
Place of birth	Varna, Bulgaria
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s)	Winger
Team information
Current team	Cherno More
Number	39
Youth career
2008–2022	Cherno More
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2020–	Cherno More	73	(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)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:22, 22 September 2025 (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.^[2]

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
			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

Appearances and goals by national team and year

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