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 | 1.94 m (6 ft 41⁄2 in) | |
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | FC Twente (on loan from Liverpool) |
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| Number | 13 | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| 1998-2004 | PFC Levski Sofia | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 2004-2007 2007- 2007-2008 |
PFC Levski Sofia Liverpool → FC Twente (loan) |
44 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) |
| National team2 | ||
| 2005- 2006- |
Bulgaria U21 Bulgaria |
14 (0) 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 Liverpool F.C. and the Bulgaria national under-21 football team. Mihaylov currently is on loan to FC Twente
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. 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. 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.
Nikolay Mihaylov currently dates Bulgarian 2006 Playmate of the Year Nikoleta Lozanova.[4]
[edit] Career
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Total | ||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
 Levski Sofia |
2004-05 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| 2005-06 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | |
| 2006-07 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 0 | |
| Total | 44 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 64 | 0 | |
 Liverpool |
2007-08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Twente (loan) |
2007-08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals | 44 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 64 | 0 | |
[edit] References
- ^ "Serie A - Mihaylov set for Viola", Yahoo! Sport, 2007-06-08. Retrieved on 2007-06-27.
- ^ "Liverpool capture keeper Mihaylov", BBC Sport, 2007-06-27. 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). Retrieved on July 14, 2007.
- ^ "Ники Михайлов заби Мис Плейбой 2006", 7 дни спорт, 2007-07-18. Retrieved on 2007-07-29. (Bulgarian)
Mihaylov Joins FC Twente on Loan [1]
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