Andrei Aleksandrovich Nikolayev (Russian: ?????? ????????????? ????????; born 30 August 1982) is a Russian professional footballer, who last played for Skonto Riga in the Latvian Higher League.He made his debut in the Russian Premier League in 2002 for FC Zenit St.
Petersburg, and played 1 game, scoring 1 goal in the UEFA Cup 2002–03 for them.
In 2006, he was loaned to FK Riga, playing in the Latvian Higher League.
In 2011, he came back to Latvia, signing a contract with Skonto Riga.