Georgi Nikolaev Nikolov (; born 5 July 2002) is a Bulgarian professional footballer who plays as a forward for First League club Arda Kardzhali.
Career Nikolov spent his youth years at the academy of Levski Sofia to 2017. Since January 2017, it has been part of the Ludogorets academy. In the summer of 2021, he moved to Botev Vratsa and recorded 15 matches in the top league, before moving to Sportist Svoge. On June 22, 2023, he signed with Hebar Pazardzhik. On 25 August 2023, Nikolov scored three goals in the 3:4 home defeat against table leaders Lokomotiv Plovdiv in a league match. On 18 January 2024 he completed his transfer to Botev Plovdiv for €200,000.Георги Николов е играч на Ботев On 7 April he received an injury in the league match against CSKA 1948 that turned out to be torn cruciate ligaments and meniscus and ruled him out until the end of the season.Шок за Ботев! Георги Николов е със скъсани връзки In June 2025, Nikolov signed a three-year contract with Arda Kardzhali.
International career In March 2023 Nikolov received his first call-up for the Bulgaria U21 team. On 21 November 2023, he scored three goals in the 6:0 home win over Estonia U21 in a 2025 UEFA Euro qualifier.
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Club performanceLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotalClubLeagueSeasonAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsLudogorets Razgrad IISecond League2020–2110–––10Botev VratsaFirst League2021–2215010––160Sportist SvogeSecond League2021–2212800––1282022–2320610–10226 Total 32 14 1 0 0 0 1 0 34 14HebarFirst League2023–2417810––188Botev Plovdiv8420––1042024–252000––20 Total 10 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 12 4Botev Plovdiv IISecond League2024–2520–––20Arda KardzhaliFirst League2025–261020060–162Career statistics 88 28 5 0 6 0 1 0 100 28
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