Boban Nikolov

Boban Nikolov is a Macedonian professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder.

Club career

On 8 March 2013, Nikolov made his debut for Viitorul Constanța in the Liga I, in a 4–1 defeat to Gaz Metan Mediaș. On 19 May of the same year, he scored his first Liga I goal in a 5–2 win against Steaua București.

On 19 January 2021 he was signed by Italian Serie B club Lecce.

Seven months later, on 20 August 2021, he signed for Moldovan National Division club Sheriff Tiraspol.

On 17 September 2022, Nikolov signed for Liga I club FCSB on a one-year deal, with an option to extend for a further year.

On 29 May 2016, Nikolov made his international debut against Azerbaijan, and on 24 March 2017 he scored his first goal in the 2018 World Cup qualifier against Liechtenstein. He was also a regular in the U21 and U19 categories, where he also served as captain. he has earned a total of 22 caps, scoring 2 goals. He represented the nation at UEFA Euro 2020, their first major tournament.

Boban Nikolov is an ethnic Aromanian, and he speaks Aromanian.

No.	Date	Venue	Cap	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	24 March 2017	Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz, Liechtenstein	3		1–0	3–0	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
2	19 November 2019	Toše Proeski Arena, Skopje, North Macedonia	22		1–0	1–0	UEFA Euro 2020 qualification
3	8 October 2021	Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz, Liechtenstein	37		3–0	4–0	2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
4	5 June 2022	Victoria Stadium, Gibraltar	44		2–0	2–0	2022–23 UEFA Nations League C

Vardar

Fehérvár

Sheriff Tiraspol

Borac Banja Luka