Nikola Sekulov

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Nikola Sekulov
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-02-18) 18 February 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth Piacenza, Italy
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Juventus Next Gen
Number 44
Youth career
2007–2012 Piacenza
2012–2015 Parma
2015–2016 Pro Piacenza
2016–2021 Juventus
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020– Juventus 1 (0)
2020– → Juventus Next Gen[α] (res.) 76 (12)
2023–2024 → Cremonese (loan) 1 (0)
International career‡
2017 Macedonia U17 2 (0)
2018–2019 Italy U17 10 (0)
2019–2020 Italy U18 6 (0)
2021–2022 Italy U20 6 (1)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Italy
UEFA European Under-17 Championship
Silver medal – second place 2019 Republic of Ireland
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:25, 30 March 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:22, 18 April 2022 (UTC)

Nikola Sekulov (Macedonian: Никола Секулов; born 18 February 2002) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie C Group B club Juventus Next Gen. Born in Italy to Macedonian parents, Sekulov represented Macedonia internationally at youth level, before switching to Italy in 2018.

Club career[edit]

Born in Piacenza, Italy, to North Macedonian parents, Sekulov began his youth career at Piacenza in 2007, remaining there until 2012 when he moved to Parma.[2] In 2015 he joined Pro Piacenza, before moving to Juventus in 2016.[2]

Sekulov made his Serie C debut for Juventus U23 – the reserve team of Juventus – on 21 October 2020 in a 1–0 defeat to Pro Vercelli.[3] On 22 September 2021, Sekulov scored his first goal in his career in a 2–1 win against Triestina.[4] On 17 October, Sekulov scored a brace in a 2–1 win against Seregno.[5] On 29 October, Sekulov extended his contract with Juventus until 2025.[6]

On 7 December 2022, Sekulov scored Juventus Next Gen's 2–0 in their victory against Padova in Coppa Italia Serie C after carrying the ball from his own half.[7] On 15 July 2023, he joined Serie B side Cremonese on loan.[8] On 12 January 2024, the loan was terminated early.[9]

International career[edit]

Sekulov represented North Macedonia internationally at youth level until the under-17s, switching allegiance to Italy in 2018.[2] He represented the under-17s at the 2019 UEFA European Under-17 Championship, reaching the final of the competition where Italy lost to the Netherlands.[10]

Style of play[edit]

A half-winger (Italian: mezz'ala), Sekulov has been likened to former Juventus midfielder Claudio Marchisio for his technical qualities, movements, and height.[10]

Career statistics[edit]

Club[edit]

As of match played 30 March 2024[11]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Coppa Italia Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Juventus Next Gen[α] 2020–21 Serie C 3 0 — 0 0 3 0
2021–22 Serie C 33 4 — 8[a] 0 41 4
2022–23 Serie C 28 4 — 8[b] 2 36 6
2023–24 Serie C 12 4 — — 12 4
Total 76 12 0 0 16 2 92 14
Cremonese (loan) 2023–24 Serie B 1 0 2 0 — 3 0
Juventus 2023–24 Serie A 1 0 0 0 — 1 0
Career total 78 12 2 0 16 2 96 14
  1. ^ Three appearances in Coppa Italia Serie C, five appearances in Serie C promotion play-offs
  2. ^ Appearances in Coppa Italia Serie C

Honours[edit]

Italy U17

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ a b The team's name was changed from Juventus U23 to Juventus Next Gen in August 2022.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "From Under 23 to Next Gen – a new identity at Juventus". Juventus FC. 26 August 2022. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
  2. ^ a b c Attanasio, Christian (3 July 2020). "Juve Primavera: Nikola Sekulov, il talento dai Balcani tra bianconeri e Italia". Juventus News 24 (in Italian). Retrieved 12 December 2020.
  3. ^ "Pro Vercelli vs. Juventus II - 21 October 2020 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
  4. ^ Ferrero, Giorgio (22 September 2021). "Juventus U23 Triestina 2-1: termina al Moccagatta, decide Akè". Juventus News 24 (in Italian). Retrieved 22 September 2021.
  5. ^ Ferrero, Giorgio (17 October 2021). "Juventus U23 Seregno 2-1: fischio finale, Sekulov ribalta la partita". Juventus News 24 (in Italian). Retrieved 17 October 2021.
  6. ^ JuventusNews24, Redazione (29 October 2021). "Rinnovo Sekulov Juve: è ufficiale! I dettagli per l'attaccante dell'Under 23". Juventus News 24 (in Italian). Retrieved 29 October 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  7. ^ JuventusNews24, Redazione (7 December 2022). "Gol Sekulov, una meraviglia dell'attaccante per il 2-0 Next Gen – VIDEO". Juventus News 24 (in Italian). Retrieved 7 December 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  8. ^ JuventusNews24, Redazione (15 July 2023). "Sekulov alla Cremonese: UFFICIALE il prestito dalla Juventus Next Gen. Il comunicato". Juventus News 24 (in Italian). Retrieved 17 July 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  9. ^ "Sekulov rientra alla Juventus" [Sekulov returns to Juventus] (in Italian). Cremonese. 12 January 2024. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  10. ^ a b c "Nikola Sekulov, l'azzurro dei Balcani fa faville con Juve e Under - TUTTOmercatoWEB.com". www.tuttomercatoweb.com (in Italian). Retrieved 12 December 2020.
  11. ^ Nikola Sekulov at Soccerway. Retrieved 4 February 2024.

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