Nikolay Georgiev Bodurov is a Bulgarian professional footballer who plays for Pirin Blagoevgrad and the Bulgaria national team.
14 Facts About Nikolay Bodurov
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Nikolay Bodurov started his professional career at his hometown club Pirin Blagoevgrad, playing five seasons before moving to Litex Lovech in 2009, with whom he won two league titles.
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Nikolay Bodurov made his way through the youth ranks at the club before making his first team debut on 8 August 2004 against Shumen, when he was only 18 years old.
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Nikolay Bodurov played in 125 matches at the club of Blagoevgrad until 2009.
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Nikolay Bodurov made his competitive debut for Litex on 1 August 2009, against Levski Sofia for the Bulgarian Supercup.
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On 20 December 2010, Nikolay Bodurov was named 2010 A PFG Defender of the Year.
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On 1 August 2014, Nikolay Bodurov signed a three-year contract with English side Fulham with an additional one-year option.
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Nikolay Bodurov's contract was cancelled by mutual consent on 26 August 2016.
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On 1 February 2016, Nikolay Bodurov signed on loan for Midtjylland for the remainder of the campaign.
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Nikolay Bodurov played 15 games in the Danish Superliga and helped his team finish third.
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Nikolay Bodurov participated in Europa League matches against Manchester United, scoring an own goal.
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On 23 January 2017, Nikolay Bodurov signed with CSKA Sofia until the end of the season.
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Nikolay Bodurov quickly established himself as a key player for the "redmen", but was frozen out of the first team in August 2019 by manager Ljupko Petrovic, reportedly for disciplinary reasons.
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Nikolay Bodurov has a daughter, named Nikol, who was born in 2017.