Market value
€125k
Rating · 25/26
4.6
Average
Goalkeeper
Career snapshot
4
clubs played for
16/17
debut season
0
goals / match
AFC Wimbledon
top club · 126 apps
Position rank · 25/26
#525
goals rank
#538
assists rank
0
season goals
1
season assists
Among 1,246 Goalkeepers · ≥200 mins
Career highs
€125k
peak value · 2024
—
top transfer fee
—
best season
3 / 0
int'l caps / goals
Born the same day
Shares 1996-12-23 · 6 players total
176Appearances
0Goals
1Assists
2Yellow cards
0Red cards
176Full matches (90′)
| Full name | Nik Tzanev |
|---|---|
| Name in home country | Nikola Chivarov Tzanev |
| Date of birth | 1996-12-23 (29 yrs) |
| Place of birth | Wellington, New Zealand |
| Citizenship | New Zealand England |
| Position | Goalkeeper |
| Foot | right |
| Height | 195.00 m |
| Current club | Newport County |
| Joined | 2025-07-01 |
| Contract expires | — |
| Agent | Refuel Performance ... |
Jul 2025
25/26 — Newport County
8 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2025
Transfer: Northampton → Newport County
25/26 · Transfer
Jul 2024
Transfer: AFC Wimbledon → Northampton
24/25 · Transfer
Jul 2024
24/25 — Northampton Town
23 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2023
23/24 — AFC Wimbledon
9 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2022
22/23 — AFC Wimbledon
41 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2021
21/22 — AFC Wimbledon
53 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2020
20/21 — AFC Wimbledon
19 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Apr 2020
Transfer: Sutton Utd → AFC Wimbledon
19/20 · Return from loan
Nov 2019
Transfer: AFC Wimbledon → Sutton Utd
19/20 · Loan
Jul 2019
19/20 — AFC Wimbledon, Sutton United
23 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 5 competitions
Apr 2019
Transfer: Potters Bar → AFC Wimbledon
18/19 · Return from loan
Jan 2019
Transfer: AFC Wimbledon → Potters Bar
18/19 · Loan
Jul 2018
18/19 — AFC Wimbledon
0 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2017
17/18 — AFC Wimbledon
0 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2016
16/17 — AFC Wimbledon
0 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2016
Transfer: Brentford U21 → AFC Wimbledon
16/17 · Transfer
Oct 2015
Transfer: Lewes → Brentford U21
15/16 · Return from loan
Sep 2015
Transfer: Brentford U21 → Lewes
15/16 · Loan
Jul 2014
Transfer: Brentford U18 → Brentford U21
14/15 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €125k
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
Percentile rank vs 388 other Goalkeepers with ≥500 minutes in 25/26. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).
Goals0 total · 0.00/90
Assists0 total · 0.00/90
G+A0 total · 0.00/90
Yellow cards0 total · 0.00/90
Clean sheets0 total · 0.00/90
Minutes played by club
Newport County
4.5%
Northampton Town
12.8%
AFC Wimbledon
71.8%
Sutton United
10.8%
| Club | Seasons | First | Last | Matches | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newport County | 1 | 25/26 | 25/26 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 720 |
| Northampton Town | 1 | 24/25 | 24/25 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 2,029 |
| AFC Wimbledon | 8 | 16/17 | 23/24 | 126 | 0 | 1 | 11,370 |
| Sutton United | 1 | 19/20 | 19/20 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 1,710 |
Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value
Goals by season
Assists by season
| Season | Competition | Club | Matches | Goals | Assists | YC | RC | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25/26 | EFL Cup | Newport County | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 25/26 | League Two | Newport County | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 630 |
| 24/25 | EFL Cup | Northampton Town | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 24/25 | EFL Trophy | Northampton Town | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 360 |
| 24/25 | FA Cup | Northampton Town | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 120 |
| 24/25 | League One | Northampton Town | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,459 |
| 23/24 | EFL Cup | AFC Wimbledon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 23/24 | EFL Trophy | AFC Wimbledon | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 540 |
| 23/24 | FA Cup | AFC Wimbledon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23/24 | League Two | AFC Wimbledon | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 180 |
| 22/23 | EFL Cup | AFC Wimbledon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22/23 | EFL Trophy | AFC Wimbledon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22/23 | FA Cup | AFC Wimbledon | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 180 |
| 22/23 | League Two | AFC Wimbledon | 39 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3,510 |
| 21/22 | EFL Cup | AFC Wimbledon | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 270 |
| 21/22 | EFL Trophy | AFC Wimbledon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 21/22 | FA Cup | AFC Wimbledon | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 270 |
| 21/22 | League One | AFC Wimbledon | 46 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4,140 |
| 20/21 | EFL Cup | AFC Wimbledon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20/21 | EFL Trophy | AFC Wimbledon | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 270 |
| 20/21 | FA Cup | AFC Wimbledon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 120 |
| 20/21 | League One | AFC Wimbledon | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,350 |
| 19/20 | EFL Cup | AFC Wimbledon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 19/20 | EFL Trophy | AFC Wimbledon | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 19/20 | FA Cup | AFC Wimbledon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19/20 | League One | AFC Wimbledon | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 180 |
| 19/20 | National League | Sutton United | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,710 |
| 18/19 | EFL Trophy | AFC Wimbledon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17/18 | EFL Trophy | AFC Wimbledon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17/18 | League One | AFC Wimbledon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16/17 | League One | AFC Wimbledon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Market value | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14/15 | 2014-07-01 | Brentford U18 | Brentford U21 | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 15/16 | 2015-09-09 | Brentford U21 | Lewes | Loan | 100000 | — |
| 15/16 | 2015-10-08 | Lewes | Brentford U21 | Return from loan | 100000 | — |
| 16/17 | 2016-07-01 | Brentford U21 | AFC Wimbledon | Transfer | 100000 | — |
| 18/19 | 2019-01-18 | AFC Wimbledon | Potters Bar | Loan | 100000 | — |
| 18/19 | 2019-04-28 | Potters Bar | AFC Wimbledon | Return from loan | 100000 | — |
| 19/20 | 2019-11-15 | AFC Wimbledon | Sutton Utd | Loan | 100000 | — |
| 19/20 | 2020-04-22 | Sutton Utd | AFC Wimbledon | Return from loan | 100000 | — |
| 24/25 | 2024-07-03 | AFC Wimbledon | Northampton | Transfer | 100000 | — |
| 25/26 | 2025-07-01 | Northampton | Newport County | Transfer | 125000 | — |
No recorded injuries.
Current€125k
Peak€125k
Low€100k
Δ since start+€25k
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1970 | €125k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €100k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €125k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €100k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €100k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €100k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €100k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €100k |
| Team | Shirt | Matches | Goals | Debut | Age at debut | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team #32207 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #27263 | — | 2 | 0 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #9171 | #12 | 1 | 0 | — | — | recent national player |
| Teammate | PPG played with | Joint goals | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luke McCormick | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Omar Bugiel | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dániel Csóka | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mitch Pinnock | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Aaron Pressley | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Henry Lawrence | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Harry Pell | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ollie Palmer | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Currie | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Osew | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Davison | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Ayoub Assal | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Hartigan | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| George Marsh | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Kalambayi | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Heneghan | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nesta Guinness-Walker | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Rudoni | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Will Nightingale | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ethan Chislett | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Every loan spell across this player's career.
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Fee | Value at transfer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19/20 | 2020-04-22 | Sutton Utd | AFC Wimbledon | Return from loan | — | €100k |
| 19/20 | 2019-11-15 | AFC Wimbledon | Sutton Utd | Loan | — | €100k |
| 18/19 | 2019-04-28 | Potters Bar | AFC Wimbledon | Return from loan | — | €100k |
| 18/19 | 2019-01-18 | AFC Wimbledon | Potters Bar | Loan | — | €100k |
| 15/16 | 2015-10-08 | Lewes | Brentford U21 | Return from loan | — | €100k |
| 15/16 | 2015-09-09 | Brentford U21 | Lewes | Loan | — | €100k |
Last 23 matches for Newport County while Nik Tzanev was at the club (joined 2025-07-01). The Availability column cross-references our injury database — matches inside a known injury window are flagged INJURED. Per-match goal attribution requires a paid feed (FBref/Sofascore) and isn't wired up yet.
| Date | Comp | Home | Score | Away | Availability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-29 | GB4 |
Newport County | 1–2 | Crewe Alexandra | Available |
| 2025-12-26 | GB4 |
Newport County | 2–0 | Barnet FC | Available |
| 2025-12-20 | GB4 |
Colchester United | 1–1 | Newport County | Available |
| 2025-12-13 | GB4 |
Newport County | 1–1 | Fleetwood Town | Available |
| 2025-12-09 | GB4 |
Crewe Alexandra | 2–1 | Newport County | Available |
| 2025-11-29 | GB4 |
Newport County | 1–2 | Barrow AFC | Available |
| 2025-11-22 | GB4 |
Oldham Athletic | 1–1 | Newport County | Available |
| 2025-11-15 | GB4 |
Shrewsbury Town | 1–1 | Newport County | Available |
| 2025-11-08 | GB4 |
Newport County | 1–2 | Walsall FC | Available |
| 2025-10-25 | GB4 |
Harrogate Town | 0–3 | Newport County | Available |
| 2025-10-18 | GB4 |
Newport County | 0–2 | Cheltenham Town | Available |
| 2025-10-11 | GB4 |
Accrington Stanley | 0–1 | Newport County | Available |
| 2025-10-04 | GB4 |
Newport County | 0–1 | Swindon Town | Available |
| 2025-09-27 | GB4 |
Chesterfield FC | 4–1 | Newport County | Available |
| 2025-09-20 | GB4 |
Newport County | 1–3 | Gillingham FC | Available |
| 2025-09-13 | GB4 |
Tranmere Rovers | 1–1 | Newport County | Available |
| 2025-09-06 | GB4 |
Newport County | 2–3 | Bristol Rovers | Available |
| 2025-08-30 | GB4 |
Cambridge United | 2–0 | Newport County | Available |
| 2025-08-23 | GB4 |
Newport County | 1–2 | Milton Keynes Dons | Available |
| 2025-08-19 | GB4 |
Newport County | 0–1 | Salford City | Available |
| 2025-08-16 | GB4 |
Grimsby Town | 2–1 | Newport County | Available |
| 2025-08-09 | GB4 |
Crawley Town | 1–2 | Newport County | Available |
| 2025-08-02 | GB4 |
Newport County | 1–1 | Notts County | Available |
Teams faced most often by Nik Tzanev's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).
| Opponent | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swindon Town | 33 | 13 | 3 | 17 | 47 | 53 | -6 | 39% |
| Walsall FC | 31 | 8 | 13 | 10 | 38 | 32 | +6 | 26% |
| Bradford City | 31 | 6 | 12 | 13 | 28 | 42 | -14 | 19% |
| Mansfield Town | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 30 | 36 | -6 | 30% |
| Salford City | 30 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 25 | 37 | -12 | 23% |
| Harrogate Town | 29 | 18 | 5 | 6 | 58 | 28 | +30 | 62% |
| Barrow AFC | 29 | 11 | 6 | 12 | 33 | 31 | +2 | 38% |
| Colchester United | 29 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 46 | 33 | +13 | 55% |
| Gillingham FC | 29 | 17 | 3 | 9 | 40 | 24 | +16 | 59% |
| Crawley Town | 28 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 36 | 39 | -3 | 39% |
| Crewe Alexandra | 28 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 39 | 36 | +3 | 29% |
| Doncaster Rovers | 28 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 37 | 33 | +4 | 43% |
Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.
| Season | Matches | Mins | YC | 2nd YC | RC | Cards / 90′ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22/23 | 41 | 3,690 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.02 |
| 21/22 | 53 | 4,770 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.02 |
Goalkeeper-specific aggregates: clean sheets and goals conceded by season.
| Season | Matches | Mins | Clean sheets | CS % | Goals conceded | GC / 90′ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25/26 | 8 | 720 | 0 | 0% | 14 | 1.75 |
| 24/25 | 23 | 2,029 | 7 | 30% | 39 | 1.73 |
| 23/24 | 9 | 810 | 2 | 22% | 12 | 1.33 |
| 22/23 | 41 | 3,690 | 13 | 32% | 53 | 1.29 |
| 21/22 | 53 | 4,770 | 8 | 15% | 84 | 1.58 |
| 20/21 | 19 | 1,740 | 8 | 42% | 18 | 0.93 |
| 19/20 | 23 | 2,070 | 6 | 26% | 25 | 1.09 |
Output by competition
Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.
EFL Trophy
15 apps
0 G
1 A
League Two
48 apps
0 G
0 A
EFL Cup
7 apps
0 G
0 A
League One
80 apps
0 G
0 A
FA Cup
7 apps
0 G
0 A
National League
19 apps
0 G
0 A
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Who is Nik Tzanev?
Nik Tzanev is a New professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Newport County.
How old is Nik Tzanev?
Nik Tzanev is 29 years old. He was born on December 23, 1996 in Wellington.
What position does Nik Tzanev play?
Nik Tzanev plays as a goalkeeper (Goalkeeper).
What club does Nik Tzanev play for?
Nik Tzanev currently plays for Newport County.
What is Nik Tzanev's market value?
Nik Tzanev's most recent reported market value is €125k.