Nikola Serafimov (Macedonian: Никола Серафимов; born 11 August 1999) is a Macedonian professional footballer who plays for Fehérvár FC and the North Macedonia national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name |
Nikola Serafimov Никола Серафимов | ||
| Date of birth | 11 August 1999[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Skopje, Macedonia | ||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Fehérvár FC | ||
| Number | 31 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011–2017 | Vardar | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2020 | Vardar | 15 | (0) |
| 2017 | → Pelister (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2018–2020 | → Bregalnica (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Akademija Pandev | 25 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Zalaegerszegi TE | 31 | (4) |
| 2022– | Fehérvár FC | 55 | (3) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019–2020 | Macedonia U21 | 7 | (0) |
| 2022– | North Macedonia | 20 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 November 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 November 2024 | |||
Club career
editSerafimov, started his football career at the Vardar academy.Then he was promoted to the A team, but he could not find the chance to play. Vardar leased him to Pelister in 2017 and Bregalnica in 2018, respectively.[2] Returned from loan on June 30, 2019. On February 14, 2020.He terminated his contract with Vardar and parted ways.
After staying here for a short time like 4 months, he joined Akademija Pandev from his country Macedonia teams on July 7, 2020.[3]
On 21 June 2021, Serafimov transferred to Hungarian team Zalaegerszegi TE.[4] W On 11 July 2022, Serafimov joined Hungarian side Fehérvár FC for a fee of 400.000€.[5] Serafimov scored his first goal for Fehérvár FC in the 66th minute of their 2-1 defeat to Újpest FC on 9 November 2022.[6]
International career
editIn August 2021, Serafimov received his debut call up for the senior national team in the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification games against Armenia, Iceland and Romania.[7]
With national team in 2022 for the Uefa Nations League tournament Bulgaria, Gibraltar and Georgia.[8] played their matches.[9]
He played for national team in the friendly matches played with Finland on November 11, 2022 and Azerbaijan on November 20, 2022.[10]
Career statistics
editInternational
edit- As of match played 20 November 2022 [11]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Macedonia | |||
| 2022 | 5 | 0 | |
| Total | 5 | 0 | |
International goals
edit- Scores and results list North Macedonia's goal tally first.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 14 November 2024 | Toše Proeski Arena, Skopje, North Macedonia |  Latvia |
1–0 | 1-0 | 2024–25 UEFA Nations League C |
References
edit- ^ Nikola Serafimov at WorldFootball.net
- ^ "Никола Серафимов во новата сезона ќе игра за екипата на Брегалница" (in Macedonian). Vardar Fans.
- ^ "Никола Серафимов прво летно засилување за Академија Пандев" (in Macedonian). jugoinfo. 7 July 2020.
- ^ "Komoly erősítés a védelemben!" (in Hungarian). Zalaegerszegi TE. 21 June 2021.
- ^ "Nikola Serafimov is the new signing of MOL Fehérvár FC". Fehérvár FC. 11 July 2022.
- ^ "ВИДЕПО родолжи со добрата форма: Деби гол за Серафимов во МОЛ Фехервар" (in Macedonian). www.slobodenpecat.mk. 9 November 2022.
- ^ "Благоја Милевски го објави списокот со фудбалери за септемвриските квалификациски натпревари" (in Macedonian). FFM.mk. 25 August 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
- ^ "Серафимов: Мака ни е за поразот од Грузија, но верувам дека можеме до првото место" (in Macedonian). 24fudbal.mk. 12 June 2022. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
- ^ "Nikola Serafimov: We have to be prepared, motivated and use the chance in the best way" (in Macedonian). FFM.mk. 28 March 2022. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
- ^ "ВИДЕО: Македонските играчи само ремизираа со Финска во Скопје" (in Macedonian). www.slobodenpecat.mk. 17 November 2022. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
- ^ "Nikola Serafimov". footballdatabase.
External links
edit- Nikola Serafimov at Soccerway
- Nikola Serafimov at Fehérvár FC
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