Vladimir Nikolov

Following his move to Korona Kielce, Nikolov's current-season form is up 0% on last season (Season 0→4), while his Rating eased 35→31. That makes this his strongest season for form to date.

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2025/26	Korona Kielce · 11th	25	0	1	6.45	31	4
2024/25	Slavia Sofia	30	10	0	6.69	—	—
2023/24	Slavia Sofia	34	5	1	7.12	—	—
2022/23	Slavia Sofia	16	2	0	—	—	—
2022/23	Admira Wacker	6	0	0	—	—	—
2021/22	Admira Wacker	5	0	1	6.68	—	—
2021/22	Würzburger Kickers · 18th	8	0	0	—	35	0

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 4 earlier seasons and 2 youth-team spells in the full career.

Bulgaria · international

Side	Apps	G
Bulgaria	9	0
Bulgaria U21	9	5
Bulgaria U19	3	2
Bulgaria U17	2	1

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Squad depthWinger

V. Nikolov is a 25-year-old winger at Slavia Sofia, rated 31.1 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 45th of 207 on scout potential in the First League. In his prime years, he has been a fringe squad member this season (21.7% of available minutes). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Nikolov.

Judged on this season alone, Nikolov graded 4 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 5th of 6 of the 6 wingers in the First League, on 0 goals and 1 assist in 25 appearances (0.135 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 0 → 4). Across the 3 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 31, top 34% of the 6 wingers in the First League. At 25 Nikolov is in his prime years, and a market index of 3.6 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

Read the full career report →

Nikolov is operating at his career peak — the 2025/26 level is the level.

Peak: 2025/26Holding levelRemarkably consistentStepped up 2025/26

Current potential2nd of 6 wingers · First League · 25 apps Current season5th of 6 wingers · First League · 25 apps 5th-best winger in the First League 45th in the First League · potential 2nd-highest potential winger in the First League

31.1

Ratingi

2nd of 6 wingers

3.6

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

21.7%

Minutes

limited game time

0.14

Goal contrib / 90

low end product

Output in context · Slavia Sofia finished 9th of 16 · a mid-table side

Apps

Goals

Assists

G+A

Goals / app

0 goals in 25 appearances (0 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb. Add 1 assist for 1 goal contributions in all.

Watch points

Game time. Only 21.7% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Output. 0.14 contributions per 90 is light for an attacking role — end product needs to climb.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 31.1, Nikolov carries the 2nd-highest potential of the wingers in the First League of 6 — though on just 25 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. In the final third he profiles as a work-in-progress on end product (0.14 goal contributions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 2×) with the best seasons likely ahead.

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %21.7%

Available fixtures34 of 37

Goals / 900

Assists / 900.135

Goal contribution / 900.135

Defensive actions / 901.083

Player flow

Goal involvements1

Shot conversion %0

Shot accuracy %33.3

Pass accuracy %53

Dribble success %35.3

Cards / 900.812

Foul involvement / 904.06

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~4), then tapers with age. At 25, Nikolov sits on 3.6, at or near its peak. The blue line is Nikolov's projected Rating — 31.1 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among wingers in the First League with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0—

Shots on target2—

Shots6—

Passing

Assists1—

Chances created10—

Passes143—

Pass accuracy53%—

Possession

Successful dribbles6—

Dribble success35.3%—

Duels won57—

Duels won %37.3%—

Fouls won9—

Defending

Tackles4—

Interceptions3—

Blocks1—

Fouls committed21—

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards6

Red cards0

Transfer history

Slavia SofiaJun 2026 – nowFree

Korona KielceJun 2025 – Jun 2026

Slavia SofiaDec 2022 – Jun 2025Free

AAdmira Wackeruntil Dec 2022

WWürzburger KickersSept 2020 – Dec 2022Free

Septemvri Sofiauntil Sept 2020

About V. Nikolov

Vladimir Nikolaev Nikolov is a 25-year-old winger who plays for Slavia Sofia, born on February 7, 2001 in Sofia, standing 192 cm tall. He is from Bulgaria. Slavia Sofia currently sit 9th of 16 in the First League.

This season

In the current season, V. Nikolov has made 25 appearances with 0 goals and 1 assist across 665 minutes, averaging a 6.58 match rating over his last 8 rated games, with 6 yellow cards.

When V. Nikolov plays, Slavia Sofia's record this season is 8W-9D-8L — and his match ratings average 6.48 at home against 6.45 on the road.

Recent matches

May 23, 2026: 1-1 draw away at Cracovia Krakow (14 minutes, 6.5 rating)
May 15, 2026: 1-0 win at home vs Widzew Łódź (13 minutes, 6.5 rating)
May 8, 2026: 0-2 loss away at Raków Częstochowa (17 minutes, 6.7 rating)
May 1, 2026: 1-1 draw at home vs Piast Gliwice (22 minutes, 6.3 rating)
April 25, 2026: 1-1 draw at home vs GKS Katowice (10 minutes, 6.9 rating)
April 18, 2026: 0-1 loss away at Gornik Zabrze (12 minutes, 6.5 rating)
April 10, 2026: 1-1 draw at home vs Jagiellonia (1 minutes)
February 13, 2026: 2-0 win away at Radomiak Radom (14 minutes, 6.7 rating)
February 1, 2026: 2-1 win away at Legia Warszawa (1 minutes)
December 8, 2025: 1-1 draw at home vs Wisla Plock (31 minutes, 6.5 rating)

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates V. Nikolov at 31.1 with a Season form score of 3.6, ranking 45th of 207 wingers in the First League. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

Career

Across 9 recorded seasons, V. Nikolov has totalled 164 club appearances with 26 goals and 3 assists for 7 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2023/24, with 34 appearances for Slavia Sofia.

V. Nikolov's career has also included time at Korona Kielce, AAdmira Wacker, WWürzburger Kickers and Septemvri Sofia.

On the international stage, V. Nikolov has represented Bulgaria, Bulgaria U21, Bulgaria U19, Bulgaria U17 — 23 caps and 8 goals in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Performance data · by competition

Career

Scout report

Output in context · Slavia Sofia finished 9th of 16 · a mid-table side

Watch points