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| Date of birth | 18 February 2002 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Piacenza, Italy | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
| Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | Sampdoria | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 84 | ||||||||||||||||
| 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) | ||||||||||||||
| 2020–2023 | → Juventus Next Gen[α] (res.) | 81 | (14) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | → Cremonese (loan) | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024– | → Sampdoria (loan) | 0 | (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
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 May 2024 ‡ 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 B club Sampdoria on loan from Juventus. 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 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]
On 14 August 2024, Sekulov joined Sampdoria on loan with an obligation to buy.[10]
International career
[edit]Sekulov represented 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.[11]
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.[11]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]| 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 | ||
- ^ Three appearances in Coppa Italia Serie C, five appearances in Serie C promotion play-offs
- ^ Appearances in Coppa Italia Serie C
Honours
[edit]Italy U17
- UEFA European Under-17 Championship runner-up: 2019[11]
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "From Under 23 to Next Gen – a new identity at Juventus". Juventus FC. 26 August 2022. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Pro Vercelli vs. Juventus II - 21 October 2020 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
- ^ Ferrero, Giorgio (22 September 2021). "Juventus U23 Triestina 2-1: termina al Moccagatta, decide Akè". Juventus News 24 (in Italian). Retrieved 22 September 2021.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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) - ^ 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) - ^ 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) - ^ "Sekulov rientra alla Juventus" [Sekulov returns to Juventus] (in Italian). Cremonese. 12 January 2024. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
- ^ "ekulov è blucerchiato: temporaneo con obbligo dalla Juve" [Sekulov is a Blucerchiato: temporary with obligation from Juve] (in Italian). Sampdoria. 14 August 2024. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Nikola Sekulov at Soccerway. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
External links
[edit]- Nikola Sekulov at Soccerway
- Nikola Sekulov at Global Sports Archive
- "Nikola Sekulov". FIGC U18 profile (in Italian).
- "Nikola Sekulov". FIGC U19 profile (in Italian).
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