Career
Nikolay Manchev started his career in his home town of Plovdiv, with local team Maritsa. In June 2007, he joined Botev Plovdiv. He had a contract with Botev to 30 June 2010.
Manchev made his official debut with Botev in a match against Spartak Varna on 11 August 2007.
He played for 90 minutes. The result of the match was 2-2.
On 24 November 2007, he scored his first goal for Botev against Vihren Sandanski. He netted in the 63rd minute.
The result of the match was 1-0.
He joined CSKA Sofia as a free agent with his teammate Todor Timonov on 15 July 2009. He terminated his contract with CSKA by mutual consent in October 2010 and returned to Botev Plovdiv.