Nik Tzanev
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Tzanev lining up for Potters Bar Town in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nikola Chivarov Tzanev | ||
| Date of birth | 23 December 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Wellington, New Zealand | ||
| Height | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Huddersfield Town | ||
| Number | 33 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Hampton & Richmond Borough | |||
| Crystal Palace | |||
| –2015 | Brentford | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2016 | Brentford | 0 | (0) |
| 2015 | → Lewes (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2017–2024 | AFC Wimbledon | 104 | (0) |
| 2019 | → Potters Bar Town (loan) | 15 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | → Sutton United (loan) | 20 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | Northampton Town | 17 | (0) |
| 2025–2026 | Newport County | 11 | (0) |
| 2026– | Huddersfield Town | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015 | New Zealand U20 | 3 | (0) |
| 2018– | New Zealand | 2 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:27, 2 February 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 18:41, 23 November 2025 (UTC) | |||
Nikola Chivarov Tzanev (born 23 December 1996) is a New Zealand professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for EFL League One club Huddersfield Town and the New Zealand national team.
Tzanev is a product of the Brentford Academy and began his professional career with the club. He began his senior career with AFC Wimbledon in 2017 and by 2021, had established himself as the club's first-choice goalkeeper. Following the loss of his first-choice status during the 2023–24 season and subsequent departure, Tzanev played for Northampton Town, Newport County and Huddersfield Town.