| Valentin Nikolov | |
| Full Name: | Valentin Valentinov Nikolov |
| Birth Date: | 15 October 2003 |
| Birth Place: | Sofia, Bulgaria |
| Height: | 1.82 m[1] |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Lokomotiv Sofia |
| Clubnumber: | 10 |
| Youthclubs1: | Lokomotiv Sofia |
| Years1: | 2017– |
| Caps1: | 100 |
| Goals1: | 6 |
| Years2: | 2023 |
| Clubs2: | → Minyor Pernik (loan) |
| Caps2: | 11 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2019–2021 |
| Nationalteam1: | Bulgaria U17 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2020–2021 |
| Nationalteam2: | Bulgaria U19 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 9 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 1 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2022– |
| Nationalteam3: | Bulgaria U21 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 5 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 20 June 2024 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 08:00, 3 October 2023 (UTC) |
Valentin Nikolov (bg|Валентин Николов; born 15 October 2003) is a Bulgarian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Lokomotiv Sofia.[2]
Nikolov joined Lokomotiv Sofia academy at young age. He become the youngest debutant for the team, making his league debut on 27 October 2018 at the age of just 15 years and 12 days.[3] In January 2023 he was loaned to Minyor Pernik until the end of season.[4]
| Club | Season | League | Bulgarian Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Lokomotiv Sofia | 2018–19 | Second League | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 7 | 0 | |||
| 2019–20 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 9 | 1 | |||||
| 2020–21 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 22 | 3 | |||||
| 2021–22 | First League | 26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 27 | 1 | ||||
| 2022–23 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 8 | 0 | |||||
| 2023–24 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 24 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 96 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 97 | 5 | |||
| Minyor Pernik (loan) | 2022–23 | Second League | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 11 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 107 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 108 | 5 | |||