Nikolay Minkov

Nikolay Minkov Minkov (; born 13 August 1997 ) is a Bulgarian footballer who plays as a right winger and right back.

Career Club

In January 2014, Minkov was included in Cherno More's 25-man squad for their training camp in Turkey. Nikolay made his full first team league début in a 1–2 home defeat against Lokomotiv Plovdiv on 26 May 2015, playing as striker. On 21 May 2017, he scored his first goal for Cherno More in a 1–2 away defeat by Lokomotiv Plovdiv. He won the Man of the match award despite the loss.

On 15 January 2016, Minkov joined Dobrudzha Dobrich on loan for the rest of the 2015–16 B Group season.

Minkov's contract expired at the end of the 2017–18 season and he left the club after refusing to sign an extension.

On 18 June 2018, Minkov signed with Second League club CSKA 1948.

On 1 July 2021, Minkov signed with First League club Botev Plovdiv.

International

In the autumn of 2024, he received his first call-up to the national team for the November UEFA Nations League matches against Luxembourg and Belarus, but did not make an appearance.

Career statistics

Honours Botev Plovdiv Bulgarian Cup: 2023–24 Individual Botev Plovdiv Player of the Year: 2025 Plovdiv Footballer of the Year: 2025