Nikolay Pavlov (footballer)
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Nikolay Pavlov (born 12 November 1987 in Plovdiv
Plovdiv
Plovdiv is the second-largest city in Bulgaria after Sofia with a population of 338,153 inhabitants according to Census 2011. Plovdiv's history spans some 6,000 years, with traces of a Neolithic settlement dating to roughly 4000 BC; it is one of the oldest cities in Europe...

, Bulgaria
Bulgaria
Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...

) is a Bulgaria
Bulgaria
Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...

n footballer
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...

. He currently plays as a midfielder for Lyubimetz 2007
Lyubimetz 2007
FC Lyubimetz 2007 is a Bulgarian association football club based in the town of Lyubimets, Bulgaria, which currently competes in the East B PFG, the second division of Bulgarian football....

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Career

His first club was Spartak Plovdiv, where he always was one of the best players in the squad. Because of his good displays he caught eye of Lokomotiv
PFC Lokomotiv Sofia
PFC Lokomotiv Sofia is a Bulgarian football club from the capital city of Sofia, which currently competes in Bulgaria's top football league, the A PFG. It was founded on September 2, 1929 by a group of railway workers under the name Railway Sports Club . The club's home ground is the Lokomotiv...

 scouts and he signed for "Loko" in early 2007 for fee of 50 000 € together with Ivaylo Dimitrov
Ivaylo Dimitrov
Ivaylo Dimitrov is a Bulgarian footballer currently playing for Botev Plovdiv as a right back.-Career:...

 and Rumen Tinkov
Rumen Tinkov
Rumen Tinkov is a Bulgarian footballer. He currently plays as a goalkeeper for Botev Plovdiv.-Career:...

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After a match in UEFA Cup qualification against Borac Cacak on August 14, 2008, Pavlov was tested positive for testosterone
Testosterone
Testosterone is a steroid hormone from the androgen group and is found in mammals, reptiles, birds, and other vertebrates. In mammals, testosterone is primarily secreted in the testes of males and the ovaries of females, although small amounts are also secreted by the adrenal glands...

. Although he was substitute who did not play in that match, he was suspended from all official football competitions for a period of two years by UEFA
UEFA
The Union of European Football Associations , almost always referred to by its acronym UEFA is the administrative and controlling body for European association football, futsal and beach soccer....

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