Nikola Sekulov

Nikola Sekulov (Macedonian: Никола Секулов; born 18 February 2002) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie C Group A club Juventus U23. Born in Italy to Macedonian parents, Sekulov represented Macedonia internationally at youth level, before switching to Italy in 2018.

Nikola Sekulov
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-02-18) 18 February 2002
Place of birth Piacenza, Italy
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Juventus U23
Number 7
Youth career
2007–2012 Piacenza
2012–2015 Parma
2015–2016 Pro Piacenza
2016–2021 Juventus
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020– Juventus U23 35 (4)
National team‡
2017 Macedonia U17 2 (0)
2018–2019 Italy U17 10 (0)
2019–2020 Italy U18 6 (0)
2021– Italy U20 6 (1)
Honours
Men's football
Representing  Italy
UEFA European Under-17 Championship
2019 Republic of Ireland
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:52, 16 April 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21:22, 18 April 2022 (UTC)

Club career

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.[1] In 2015 he joined Pro Piacenza, before moving to Juventus in 2016.[1]

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.[2] On 22 September 2021, Sekulov scored his frist goal in his career in a 2–1 win against Triestina.[3] On 17 October, Sekulov scored a brace in a 2–1 win against Seregno.[4] On 29 October, Sekulov extended his contract with Juventus until 2025.[5]

International career

Sekulov represented Macedonia internationally at youth level until the under-17s, switching allegiance to Italy in 2018.[1] 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.[6]

Style of play

A half-winger (Italian: mezzala), Sekulov has been likened to former Juventus midfielder Claudio Marchisio for his technical qualities, movements, and height.[6]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 1 May 2022[7]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Coppa Italia Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Juventus U23 2020–21 Serie C 30—0030
2021–22 Serie C 324—4[lower-alpha 1]0364
Total 3540040394
Career total 3540040394
  1. Three appearances in Coppa Italia Serie C, one appearance in Serie C promotion play-offs

Honours

Italy U17

Personal life

On 30 December 2021, he tested positive for COVID-19 amid its pandemic in Italy;[8] he fully recovered by 10 January 2022.[9]

References
  1. 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.
  2. "Pro Vercelli vs. Juventus II - 21 October 2020 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
  3. Ferrero, Giorgio (22 September 2021). "Juventus U23 Triestina 2-1: termina al Moccagatta, decide Akè". Juventus News 24 (in Italian). Retrieved 22 September 2021.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. "Nikola Sekulov, l'azzurro dei Balcani fa faville con Juve e Under - TUTTOmercatoWEB.com". www.tuttomercatoweb.com (in Italian). Retrieved 12 December 2020.
  7. Nikola Sekulov at Soccerway. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  8. JuventusNews24, Redazione (30 December 2021). "Juventus U23, altri quattro positivi al Covid: il comunicato ufficiale". Juventus News 24 (in Italian). Retrieved 31 December 2021.
  9. JuventusNews24, Redazione (10 January 2022). "Juventus U23, sei giocatori guariti dal Covid! Il comunicato". Juventus News 24 (in Italian). Retrieved 11 January 2022.


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