Goran Nikolajev

Goran Nikolajev (, born 25 January 1980) is a Serbian-Swedish former professional footballer who played as a forward.

Career Goran Nikolajev originates from a family with an established tradition in football in the Pančevo region, in Vojvodina, Serbia. His grandfather, Vasa, was footballer of the local clubs, the tradition was followed by his son, Vasa junior, who played with FK Dinamo Pančevo, FK Mogren, clubs at time competing in Yugoslav Second League, before moving abroad to Germany. It was in 1980, when Vasa jr. signed with Mogren that his son Goran was born. Inevitably, Goran started playing football very young. First he started playing in the youngest levels at Serbian power-house FK Partizan coached by Florijan Matekalo and Sava Paunović. Then he returned for a period to Pančevo and played in the youth teams of PSK Pančevo and FK Dinamo Pančevo before returning to Belgrade and continuing his youth career first at FK Čukarički and then signing with the other Serbian power-house, Red Star Belgrade.

After playing in youth team of Red Star Belgrade from where he moved to his ambitions were high, and he moves abroad, joining Veria F.C. playing with them the second half of the 1997–98 Alpha Ethniki.

Since 1999 he plays in Sweden. and in 2002 Superettan. Next, he played with Vasalund/Essinge IF and has been playing with them in 2016 season as well.

In Sweden his name is sometimes displayed as Goran Nikolayev.