Vladimir Nikolov (footballer)

This article is about the Bulgarian footballer. For other people named Vladimir Nikolov, see Vladimir Nikolov (disambiguation).

In this Bulgarian name, the patronymic is Nikolaev and the family name is Nikolov.

Vladimir Nikolaev Nikolov (Bulgarian: Владимир Николов; born 7 February 2001) is a Bulgarian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ekstraklasa club Korona Kielce and the Bulgaria national team.^[2]

Vladimir Nikolov

Personal information
Full name	Vladimir Nikolaev Nikolov
Date of birth	(2001-02-07) 7 February 2001 (age 24)
Place of birth	Sofia, Bulgaria
Height	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)[1]
Position(s)	Second striker, forward
Team information
Current team	Korona Kielce
Number	11
Youth career
2008–2011	Slavia Sofia
2011–2015	Dit Sofia
2015–2019	Septemvri Sofia
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2018–2020	Septemvri Sofia	35	(6)
2020–2022	Würzburger Kickers	18	(0)
2022	Admira Wacker II	2	(3)
2022	Admira Wacker	11	(0)
2023–2025	Slavia Sofia	79	(16)
2025–	Korona Kielce	0	(0)
International career‡
2016–2017	Bulgaria U17	4	(1)
2019	Bulgaria U19	3	(2)
2020–2022	Bulgaria U21	14	(7)
2025–	Bulgaria	4	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 12:08, 19 June 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 10 June 2025

Club career

Nikolov began his career with Slavia Sofia where he spent three years. He then joined Dit Sofia at the age of 10.^[3]

Septemvri Sofia

On 19 April 2018, Nikolov made his first-team debut in the league match against Etar Veliko Tarnovo.^[4] He came off the bench in the 85th minute, replacing Georgi Stoichkov in a 4–2 away loss.^[5]

Würzburger Kickers

On 10 September 2020 Nikolov moved to Germany to join the 2. Bundesliga team Würzburger Kickers.^[6]

Admira Wacker

On 4 January 2022, Nikolov joined Admira Wacker in Austria from Würzburger Kickers, in exchange for Marco Hausjell moving in the opposite direction.^[7]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 19 May 2025^[2]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup[a]		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Septemvri Sofia	2017–18	First League	1	0	0	0	—		—		1	0
	2018–19	First League	13	0	4	0	—		0	0	17	0
	2019–20	Second League	17	3	2	1	—		1[b]	0	20	4
	2020–21	Second League	4	3	0	0	—		—		4	3
	Total		35	6	6	1	0	0	1	0	42	7
Würzburger Kickers	2020–21	2. Bundesliga	10	0	0	0	—		—		10	0
	2021–22	3. Liga	8	0	0	0	—		—		8	0
	Total		18	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	19	0
Admira Wacker II	2021–22	Austrian Regionalliga East	2	3	—		—		—		2	3
Admira Wacker II	2021–22	Austrian Bundesliga	5	0	0	0	—		—		5	0
	2022–23	2. Liga	6	0	1	0	—		—		7	0
	Total		11	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	12	0
Slavia Sofia	2022–23	First League	16	2	1	0	—		—		17	2
	2023–24	First League	33	4	1	1	—		—		34	5
	2024–25	First League	30	10	2	0	—		—		32	10
	Total		79	16	4	1	0	0	0	0	83	17
Career total			145	25	12	2	0	0	1	0	158	27

1. Includes Bulgarian Cup, Austrian Cup
2. Appearances in promotion play-offs

International

As of match played 10 June 2025^[8]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Bulgaria	2025	4	0
Total		4	0