17 Facts About Nikolay Mihaylov

Nikolay Borislavov Mihaylov is a Bulgarian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Talented Nikolay Mihaylov started as a youngster with home country top team Levski Sofia, making his full 90 minutes debut at the age of just 17 in the UEFA cup match against Auxerre.

Nikolay Mihaylov was acquired by Liverpool as a talent, who might become their first team keeper in the future, as at that time Liverpool's first choice keeper was Pepe Reina, with Charles Itandje as back up.

At FC Twente 19-year-old Nikolay Mihaylov was to compete with Sander Boschker and Cees Paauwe for first team action.

On 29 July 2009, Nikolay Mihaylov came on as a substitute for midfielder Kenneth Perez, following the dismissal of starting keeper Sander Boschker in the 27th minute of Twente's away game against Sporting CP in the first leg of the UEFA Champions League third qualifying round.

Nikolay Mihaylov played the full 90 minutes in the return leg and was not at fault for the Portuguese side's last-minute equalizing goal, which allowed Sporting CP to advance on the away goals rule.

Nikolay Mihaylov signed a contract for three years with the Dutch club.

Nikolay Mihaylov only conceded one goal in the two matches played against Werder.

Nikolay Mihaylov was quoted saying that Liverpool now had retained an option to buy him back from Twente, as he had played enough games for his native country's national team to qualify for a work permit.

On 23 December 2011, Nikolay Mihaylov attended a ceremony in Sofia, where he was honoured with the Bulgarian Footballer of the Year award.

Nikolay Mihaylov signed for Turkish club Mersin Idmanyurdu on 1 September 2014 on a two-year contract as a free agent.

In December 2017, Nikolay Mihaylov signed a contract with Cypriot club Omonia until the end of the season.

On 26 November 2018, Nikolay Mihaylov returned to Levski Sofia, signing a contract till the end of the season with an option to be extended for two more years.

Nikolay Mihaylov quickly became the first choice goalkeeper, but lost his status shortly after the arrival of Milan Mijatovic.

Nikolay Mihaylov did well to parry a dangerous Vitalijs Astafjevs shot in the second half, but was hardly tested during the game.

Nikolay Mihaylov was the starting goalkeeper for Bulgaria during the country's first two reasonably unsuccessful Euro 2012 qualifiers.

Nikolay Mihaylov played as the main custodian for Bulgaria during the 2014 World Cup qualifiers, while Vladislav Stoyanov was selected for the last two matches - against Armenia and the Czech Republic.