NiKo
| NiKo | |
|---|---|
NiKo in 2020 | |
| Current team | |
| Team | Team Falcons |
| Role | Rifler |
| Games | Counter-Strike 2 |
| Personal information | |
| Name | Nikola Kovač |
| Born | February 16, 1997 Brčko, Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Career information | |
| Playing career | 2015–present |
| Role | Rifler, Secondary AWPer |
| Team history | |
| 2012–2013; 2015 | iNation |
| 2015–2017 | mousesports |
| 2017–2020 | FaZe Clan |
| 2020–2025 | G2 Esports |
| 2025–present | Team Falcons |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Nikola Kovač, better known as NiKo, is a Bosnian professional Counter-Strike 2 player who plays for Team Falcons. NiKo is often cited by many professionals and analysts alike as one of the greatest Counter-Strike players of all time and the best rifler in the history of Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. He has been named a Top 20 Player Of The Year by HLTV nine times, tying dev1ce for the most top 20 player appearances in counter strike history. NiKo is widely considered as one of the most mechanically skilled players in Counter-Strike and has been in contention for the title of the best player in the world at multiple periods throughout his career. NiKo is also known to be the best professional CS player to have never won a major despite appearing in 15 of them.