Nikolay Todorov (footballer, born 1996)

Nikolay Todorov
Personal information
Full name Nikolay Nikolaev Todorov
Date of birth (1996-08-24) 24 August 1996
Place of birth Pleven, Bulgaria
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Centre-forward
Team information
Current team
Hamilton Academical
Number 18
Youth career
2003–2011 FC Pleven
2011–2013 Brooke House College
2014–2015 Nottingham Forest
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2016 Nottingham Forest 0 (0)
2015Worcester City (loan) 2 (0)
2016Hemel Hempstead (loan) 9 (2)
2016–2018 Heart of Midlothian 0 (0)
2016–2017Cowdenbeath (loan) 19 (6)
2017–2018Livingston (loan) 32 (10)
2018Queen of the South (loan) 8 (1)
2018–2019 Rieti 18 (4)
2019 Falkirk 7 (0)
2019–2021 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 48 (12)
2021–2023 Dunfermline Athletic 47 (11)
2023–2024 Airdrieonians 32 (6)
2024– Hamilton Academical 28 (0)
International career
2017 Bulgaria U21 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:51, 5 April 2025 (UTC)

Nikolay Todorov (Bulgarian: Николай Тодоров; born 24 August 1996) is a Bulgarian footballer who plays as a centre-forward for Scottish League One club Hamilton Academical.

Todorov was a Bulgaria U21 international. Known for his physical presence, good in either box in defence or attack; a powerful player and very good in the air; good with both feet. At the age of 7, Todorov started his career with Spartak Pleven's youth system before winning a scholarship in England. In 2014, he joined Nottingham Forest in their Under-21s academy, loan spells followed at Hemel Hempstead and Worcester City in England.

Todorov joined Heart of Midlothian in 2016, loan spells followed at Cowdenbeath and Livingston where he was part of the 2017–18 promotion winning team finishing as champions. He spent the first half of the 2017–18 season back on loan at Livingston, before spending the second half of the season at Queen of the South. He subsequently had a short spell in Italy with Rieti, before returning to Scotland with Falkirk and then Inverness Caledonian Thistle. Todorov signed for Dunfermline in June 2021, winning the League One title in 2023. Todorov left Dunfermline at the end of his contract. He then joined Airdrieonians for a season, with whom he won the Scottish Challenge Cup.