Martin

Nikolov

LB Etar #77

Left-Back – Defender

Martin Nikolov

Etar Second League

Date of birth / Age: 10 Oct 1993 (33)
Citizenship: Bulgaria
Foot: Left
Height / Weight: 1.72 m / 64 kg
Main position: Left-Back
Contract until: 2027

Key numbers

vs all defenders in First League 2023/24 · 137 players in the comparison

Defensive duels won63.8%P43
Aerial duels won36.8%P9
Interceptions5.68 /90P86
Progressive passes7.09 /90P42

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Season 2025/26

AppsAppearances: 1
StartsStarting eleven: 1
GoalsGoals: 0
AssistsAssists: 0
YellowYellow cards: 0
2nd yellowSecond yellows: 0
RedRed cards: 0
MinutesMinutes: 90

Starting eleven100%

1 of 1 appearances

Minutes played90

90 per appearance

Goal involvement0

0 goals · 0 assists

Positions played

109 matches · since 2016/17

AMLWCBRBLB

Position	Apps	G	A
Left-Back	100	2	2
Right-Back	4	0	0
Centre-Back	2	0	0
Left Winger	2	0	0
Attacking Midfield	1	0	1

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Competitions

Club

Season	Competition	Club	Apps	Starts	G	A	Yellow cards	Second yellow	Red cards	Min
2025/2625/26	Second LeagueSecond League	Etar	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	90
2024/2524/25	Second LeagueSecond League	Etar	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	90
2023/2423/24	First LeagueFirst League	Etar	23	15	1	0	2	0	0	1,480
2023/2423/24	CupCup	Etar	2	2	0	–	1	–	0	197
2022/2322/23	First LeagueFirst League	Septemvri Sofia	24	17	0	–	4	–	0	1,458
2022/2322/23	CupCup	Septemvri Sofia	2	2	0	–	1	–	0	166
2021/2221/22	First LeagueFirst League	Botev Vratsa	31	29	0	2	4	0	0	2,600
2021/2221/22	Play-offs 1/2Play-offs 1/2	Botev Vratsa	1	1	0	–	0	–	0	90
2020/2120/21	First LeagueFirst League	Botev Vratsa	15	15	1	0	0	0	0	1,306
2020/2120/21	Second LeagueSecond League	Kariana Erden	15	15	0	0	3	0	0	1,350
2020/2120/21	CupCup	Kariana Erden	1	1	0	–	0	–	0	90
2020/2120/21	CupCup	Botev Vratsa	1	1	0	–	0	–	0	90
2020/2120/21	Play-offs 1/2Play-offs 1/2	Botev Vratsa	1	1	0	–	1	–	0	90
2019/2019/20	Second LeagueSecond League	Kariana Erden	18	18	0	0	2	0	0	1,620
2019/2019/20	CupCup	Kariana Erden	2	2	0	–	1	–	0	180
2018/1918/19	Second LeagueSecond League	Lokomotiv G. Oryahovitsa	21	16	1	1	5	0	0	1,467
2018/1918/19	CupCup	Lokomotiv G. Oryahovitsa	1	1	0	–	0	–	0	120
2017/1817/18	Second LeagueSecond League	Lokomotiv G. Oryahovitsa	29	29	0	0	4	0	0	2,610
2016/1716/17	Second LeagueSecond League	Etar	14	12	0	0	0	0	0	1,129
2015/1615/16	CupCup	Etar	1	1	0	–	0	–	0	120

No rows match these filters.
Career total · all competitions			204	180	3	3^*	28	0^*	0	16,343

By competition

Competition	Apps	G	A
Second League	99	1	1
First League	93	2	2
Cup	10	0	–
Play-offs 1/2	2	0	–

* Assists and second yellows are counted where the data has them, mostly league games from 2014/15; cups and internationals show “–”. Friendlies are excluded. Data as of 2 Nov 2026.

Clubs and transfers

DateMoveFee
Jul 2023 Jul 2023 · Transfer Septemvri Sofia Etar Transfer
Jul 2022 Jul 2022 · Transfer Botev Vratsa Septemvri Sofia Transfer
Jan 2021 Jan 2021 · Transfer Kariana Erden Botev Vratsa Transfer
Jul 2019 Jul 2019 · Transfer Lokomotiv G. Oryahovitsa Kariana Erden Transfer
Jun 2017 Jun 2017 · Transfer Etar Lokomotiv G. Oryahovitsa Transfer
Jul 2016 Jul 2016 · Free Transfer – Etar Free Transfer Free

Clubs

ClubAppsGoals
Etar 2015–2026 42 1
Septemvri Sofia 2022 26 0
Botev Vratsa 2020–2022 49 1
Kariana Erden 2019–2021 36 0
Lokomotiv G. Oryahovitsa 2017–2019 51 1

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