Nikolay Dimitrov (; born 15 October 1987) is a former Bulgarian professional footballer who played as a winger.
Born in Ruse, Nikolay Dimitrov started growing his football abilities in Levski Sofia's Youth academy. Dimitrov took his league bow for Levski in 2004âÂÂ05 season, making seven substitute appearances in his first campaign. He made his senior debut on 6 August 2004, in a 3âÂÂ1 win over Slavia Sofia, as an 89th-minute substitute for Emil Angelov.
In the following season Dimitrov scored his first and second goals for the club, during a 6âÂÂ1 win over Rodopa Smolyan on 30 April 2006. His first start came against Belasitsa Petrich in the final game of the A PFG season on 30 May.
Dimitrov became a regular starter during the 2007âÂÂ08 season. He ended that season with 8 league goals in 29 matches. With Levski Dimitrov has won three A PFG titles, two Bulgarian Cups and three Bulgarian Supercups.
On 17 May 2010, Dimitrov together with his teammate Georgi Sarmov signed for Kasñmpaà Âa S.K. for five years. He made his Süper Lig debut on 14 August 2010, in a 0âÂÂ0 away draw against Gaziantepspor. On 27 October, Dimitrov scored a penalty in a 4âÂÂ1 Turkish Cup win over Menemen Belediyespor. On 20 November, he scored his first Süper Lig goal against GençlerbirliÃÂi. During the season, he earned 23 league appearances and scored two goals. However, Dimitrov and his Kasñmpaà Âa team mates were relegated at the season's end.
During 2011âÂÂ12 season he scored 12 goals in the TFF First League. His goals helped the team reach the promotion playoffs for the Süper Lig. On 19 May 2012, Dimitrov scored in a 2âÂÂ0 away win against Konyaspor in the first leg of the play-offs semi-final. Four days later, en route to the play-off final, he scored the first goal, his fourteenth of the season, in Kasñmpaà Âa's 3âÂÂ0 home win over Konyaspor. On 27 May he played 120 minutes in the play-off Final against Adanaspor. Kasñmpaà Âa won the match 3âÂÂ2 after extra time with goals from Gökhan Güleç, Adem Büyük and Azar Karadas sending them back to the Süper Lig after a one season absence.
Dimitrov joined Slavia Sofia on 29 September 2016.
On 10 June 2020, his club FC Ural Yekaterinburg announced that his contract was terminated by mutual consent as Dimitrov decided to retire from playing.
He made his debut for Bulgaria national football team on 6 February 2008 in a friendly match against Northern Ireland, a game in which Bulgaria won with a score of 0âÂÂ1. Dimitrov came on as a substitute and played during the second half of the match. In November 2016, he was recalled to the national side (after a long absence from international duty) for a 2018 World Cup qualifier against Belarus, during which he remained on the bench.