Ilia Nikolov
Encyclopedia
Ilia Nikolov (born 14 July 1986) is a Bulgaria
n footballer
, currently playing for Botev Plovdiv
as a goalkeeper.
in the local team PFC Haskovo, before signing with Litex Lovech
. He then played for two seasons on loan at Svilengrad and Spartak Plovdiv respectively, before terminating his Litex contract in a mutual consent to move to Botev Plovdiv
. Nikolov also went on to play in Bulgaria U21
.
Bulgaria
Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...
n footballer
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
, currently playing for Botev Plovdiv
PFC Botev Plovdiv
PFC Botev Plovdiv , is the oldest Bulgarian football club from the city of Plovdiv, which currently competes in Bulgaria's second football league, the B PFG....
as a goalkeeper.
Career
Nikolov started his career in his home town HaskovoHaskovo
Haskovo , is a city, an administrative centre of the homonymous Haskovo Province in southern Bulgaria, not far from the borders with Greece and Turkey. As of February 2011, it has a population of 74,843 inhabitants....
in the local team PFC Haskovo, before signing with Litex Lovech
PFC Litex Lovech
PFC Litex Lovech or simply Litex is a Bulgarian football club from the town of Lovech, which currently competes in the Bulgarian A Professional Football Group, the top division of Bulgarian football...
. He then played for two seasons on loan at Svilengrad and Spartak Plovdiv respectively, before terminating his Litex contract in a mutual consent to move to Botev Plovdiv
PFC Botev Plovdiv
PFC Botev Plovdiv , is the oldest Bulgarian football club from the city of Plovdiv, which currently competes in Bulgaria's second football league, the B PFG....
. Nikolov also went on to play in Bulgaria U21
Bulgaria national under-21 football team
The Bulgaria national under-21 football team represents the under-21 football team of Bulgaria and is controlled by the Bulgarian Football Union. The team competes in the European Under-21 Football Championship, held every two years....
.