Nikolay Arabov

{{short description|Bulgarian footballer and manager}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2023}}

{{family name hatnote|Asenov|Arabov|lang=Bulgarian}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Nikolay Arabov

| image =

| fullname = Nikolay Asenov Arabov

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1953|11|14}}

| birth_place = Sliven, Bulgaria

| height = {{Height|m=1.76|precision=0}}

| position = Centre-back

| years1 = 1971–1986 | clubs1 = Sliven | caps1 = 391 | goals1 = 11

| years3 = 1987–1988 | clubs3 = Anagennisi Deryneia | caps3 = 23 | goals3 = 1

| years4 = 1988 | clubs4 = Lokomotiv Plovdiv | caps4 = 7 | goals4 = 0

| years5 = 1988–1990 | clubs5 = Spartak Pleven | caps5 = 45 | goals5 = 3

| years6 = 1990–1991 | clubs6 = Cherveno Zname Pavlikeni | caps6 = | goals6 =

| years7 = 1992–1993 | clubs7 = Sliven | caps7 = 14 | goals7 = 2

| years8 = 1993–1994 | clubs8 = KF Tirana | caps8 = 25 | goals8 = 0

| totalcaps = 505 | totalgoals = 17

| nationalyears1= 1976–1986 | nationalteam1 = Bulgaria

| nationalcaps1 = 42 | nationalgoals1 = 0

| manageryears1 = | managerclubs1 = Akademik Svishtov

| manageryears2 = | managerclubs2 = Tirana

| manageryears3 = 2001 | managerclubs3 = Partizani Tirana

| manageryears4 = 2002 | managerclubs4 = Flamurtari

| manageryears5 = 2009 | managerclubs5 = Botev Kozloduy

}}

Nikolay Asenov Arabov ({{langx|bg|Николай Aсенов Арабов}}; born 14 November 1953) is a Bulgarian former professional footballer and manager who played as a defender from 1971 to 1994, most notably for Sliven.

Arabov was capped 42 times for the Bulgaria national football team and represented the nation at the 1986 FIFA World Cup.{{cite web|url=https://eu-football.info/_player.php?id=736|title=Nikolay Arabov stats|publisher=eu-football.info}}