Kristijan Nikolov

Kristijan Nikolov
	Nikolov with Galatasaray in November 2014.
free agent
Position	Point guard
Personal information
Born	5 October 1996 (age 27); Skopje, Macedonia
Nationality	Macedonian / Turkish
Listed height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Listed weight	83 kg (183 lb)
Career information
Playing career	2014–present
Career history
2014–2016	Galatasaray
2015–2016	→Yeşilgiresun Belediye
2016	Trabzonspor
2016–2017	İstanbul BB
2017–2018	Yeşilgiresun Belediye
2018–2019	Socar Petkim S.K.
2019–2022	MZT Skopje
2022–2023	Konyaspor
2023	Rabotnički
Career highlights and awards
	Macedonian Cup winner (2021); 2× Macedonian League champion (2021,2022);

Kristijan Nikolov (born 5 October 1996) is a Macedonian-Turkish professional basketball player who last played for Rabotnički of the Macedonian First League.

Early years[edit]

Nikolov was born in Skopje, Macedonia, to Macedonian parents. He started playing basketball in Macedonia. In 2010, he moved to Galatasaray Liv Hospital where he signed a youth contract to play in it the club's youngster teams.

Professional career[edit]

Nikolov made his debut in Galatasaray's senior team in the 2014–15 season.

On 28 June 2015 he was sent on loan to Yeşilgiresun Belediye.^[1]

On 2 December 2016, he signed with İstanbul BB.^[2]

On 12 September 2017, Nikolov returned to Yeşilgiresun Belediye.^[3]

On 12 January 2018, he signed with Socar Petkim S.K.^[4]

On 24 July 2019, he signed with MZT Skopje.

On July 12, 2022, he has signed with Konyaspor of the Turkish Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL).^[5]

Personal[edit]

In 2014, Nikolov became a Turkish citizen at the age of 17.

References[edit]

^ "Yesilgiresun signs Kristijan Nikolov and rookie David Laury". sportando.com. 28 June 2015. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
^ ""Камбек" на Николов во Истанбул, но како играч на ИББ". sportmedia.mk. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
^ "Kristijan Nikolov Yeşilgiresun'a Geri Döndü" (in Turkish). 2017-09-12. Retrieved 2017-10-23.
^ "Kristijan Nikolov Petkim Spor'da" (in Turkish). 2018-01-12. Retrieved 2018-01-12.
^ "Nikolov Konya'da" (in Turkish). basketfaul. July 12, 2022. Retrieved July 12, 2022.

External links[edit]

Kristijan Nikolov at eurobasket.com
Kristijan Nikolov at euroleague.net
Kristijan Nikolov at fiba.com

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[1] "Yesilgiresun signs Kristijan Nikolov and rookie David Laury". sportando.com. 28 June 2015. Retrieved 29 June 2015.

[2] ""Камбек" на Николов во Истанбул, но како играч на ИББ". sportmedia.mk. Retrieved 2 December 2016.

[3] "Kristijan Nikolov Yeşilgiresun'a Geri Döndü" (in Turkish). 2017-09-12. Retrieved 2017-10-23.

[4] "Kristijan Nikolov Petkim Spor'da" (in Turkish). 2018-01-12. Retrieved 2018-01-12.

[5] "Nikolov Konya'da" (in Turkish). basketfaul. July 12, 2022. Retrieved July 12, 2022.

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