Nikolay Mihaylov
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| Nikolay Mihaylov | ||
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| Personal information | ||
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| Date of birth | June 28, 1988 | |
| Place of birth | Sofia, Bulgaria | |
| Height | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | |
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | FC Twente (on loan from Liverpool) |
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| Number | 13 | |
| Youth career | ||
| 1998-2004 | Levski | |
| Senior career1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 2004-2007 2007- 2007- |
Levski Liverpool → FC Twente (loan) |
12 (0) 0 (0) 4 (0) |
| National team2 | ||
| 2005- 2006- |
Bulgaria U21 Bulgaria |
14 (1) 1 (0) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Nikolay Mihaylov (Bulgarian: Николай Михайлов, sometimes anglicised as Nikolay Mikhailov) (born 28 June 1988 in Sofia) is a Bulgarian footballer. He is currently playing as a goalkeeper for Twente (on a loan from Liverpool) and the Bulgaria national under-21 football team.
Mihaylov's father is Borislav Mikhailov, the player with the most international appearances for Bulgaria and head of the Bulgarian Football Union, and his grandfather was Bisser Mikhailov, who also played in goal for Levski in the 1960s. Mihaylov's cousin Dimitar Berbatov who plays for Manchester United is the Captain of Bulgaria. Mikhailov's poor performances in some matches last year, particularly his blunder in the Champions League game against Werder Bremen on 31 October 2006, provoked a negative campaign among Levski supporters who associated his career with protection from his influential father. In June 2007, he almost joined ACF Fiorentina,[1] but instead transferred to Liverpool on a three year contract, with an option for a further two years.[2] However, as of 14 July it was reported that the transfer has hit problems as Mihaylov is struggling to acquire a British work permit.[3]
Mihaylov was unlikely to have any first team chances after the purchase of Charles Itandje along with Liverpool's current number one José Reina, with this in mind the Bulgarian U-21 International joined FC Twente on a one year loan.[4] While at FC Twente Mihaylov is expected to compete with Sander Boschker and Cees Paauwe for first team action. His loan was extended during 2008 until the end of the 2008/09 season.
He made his Twente debut on 27 August 2008 in their 4-0 defeat to Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium in the second leg of the third qualifying round for the UEFA Champions League and went on to make his Eredivisie debut in a 1-1 draw at Roda on 30 August 2008. On 14 March 2009, Mihaylov made his second appearance for Twente in the Dutch league against Willem II, playing the full 90 minutes and earning himself a booking, managing to keep a cleen sheet in Twente's 2:0 away win.
Mihaylov dated Bulgarian 2006 Playmate of the Year Nikoleta Lozanova.[5]
[edit] Career
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Total | ||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
 Levski Sofia |
2004-05 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2005-06 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2006-07 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| Total | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 0 | |
 Liverpool |
2007-08 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
 Twente (loan) |
2007-08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Twente (loan) |
2008-09 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Career Totals | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 0 | |
[edit] References
- ^ "Serie A - Mihaylov set for Viola". Yahoo! Sport. 2007-06-08. http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/08062007/58/serie-mihaylov-set-viola.html. Retrieved on 2007-06-27.
- ^ "Liverpool capture keeper Mihaylov". BBC Sport. 2007-06-27. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/l/liverpool/6247150.stm. Retrieved on 2007-06-27.
- ^ "Passport holds key as Lucas Leiva waits to join up with Liverpool". Article in the Liverpool Echo. July 14, 2007. http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/liverpool-fc/liverpool-fc-news/tm_headline=passport-holds-key-as-lucas-leiva-waits-to-join-up-with-liverpool%26method=full%26objectid=19453423%26siteid=100252-name_page.html. Retrieved on July 14 2007.
- ^ "Mihaylov joins FC Twente on loan". BBC Sport. 23 August 2007. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/l/liverpool/6961038.stm. Retrieved on 3 June 2009.
- ^ "Ники Михайлов заби Мис Плейбой 2006" (in Bulgarian). 7 дни спорт. 2007-07-18. http://www.7sport.net/archive7ds/2007/06/18/forum/d4717_14.htm. Retrieved on 2007-07-29.
[edit] External links
- Official Liverpool profile
- Nikolay Mihaylov career stats at Soccerbase
- (Dutch) Player profile at Voetbal International
- Profile @ Levski.bg
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