Vladimir Nikolaev Nikolov (; born 7 February 2001) is a Bulgarian professional footballer who plays as a forward for First League club Slavia Sofia and the Bulgaria national team.

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

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

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

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.

Career statistics Club

+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupEuropeOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsSeptemvri Sofia2017–18First League1000——102018–19First League13040—001702019–20Second League17321—102042020–21Second League4300——43 Total356610010427Würzburger Kickers2020–212. Bundesliga10000——1002021–223. Liga8000——80 Total180100000190Admira Wacker II2021–22Austrian Regionalliga East23———23Admira Wacker2021–22Austrian Bundesliga5000——502022–232. Liga6010——70 Total110100000120Slavia Sofia2022–23First League16210——1722023–24First League33411——3452024–25First League301020——3210 Total79164100008317Korona Kielce2025–26Ekstraklasa25031——281Career total 170 25 15 3 0 0 1 0 186 28

International

+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsBulgaria202590202663Total153

Scores and results list Bulgaria's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Nikolov goal.

+ List of international goals scored by Vladimir Nikolov No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition127 March 2026 Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia 10 6–1 10–2 2026 FIFA Series29–2310–2

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