Original name: Бобан Николов
Passport version: Boban Nikolov
IPA: bɔˈban niˈkɔlɔf
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Club shirt name: Nikolov
Position: defensive midfielder / central midfielder
Born on 28.07.1994 in Shtip, Macedonia
Club: free agent
Former clubs: FK Bregalnica Shtip , Academia de fotbal Gheorghe Hagi , FC Viitorul Constanța , FK Vardar AD Skopje , MOL Fehérvár FC , US Lecce S.p.A. , FC Sheriff Tiraspol , FCSB , Kisvárda FC

App/Gls: 48/4

First appearance: 29.05.2016, Bad Erlach, Azerbaijan – Macedonia 1:3 (friendly)
First goal: 24.03.2017, Vaduz, Liechtenstein – Macedonia 0:3 (WC 2018 qual.)

Other goals:
19.11.2019, Skopje, Macedonia – Israel 1:0 (EURO 2020 qual.)
08.10.2021, Vaduz, Liechtenstein – Macedonia 0:4 (WC 2022 qual.)
05.06.2022, Gibraltar, Gibraltar – Macedonia 0:2 (NL 22/23)

Awards:
Macedonian League: 2015/16, 2016/17 (Vardar)
Macedonian Super Cup: 2015 (Vardar)
Hungarian League: 2017/18 (Vidi)
Hungarian Cup: 2018/19 (Vidi)
Moldovan League: 2021/22 (Sheriff)
Moldovan Cup: 2021/22 (Sheriff)

Other facts:
– he was part of the U21 national team that competed at the 2017 UEFA U21 EURO in Poland. He played all the 3 group stage matches and served as captain on the second.