In 1929, he began his playing career in the team works S. Khalturin Factory in Leningrad.

On 24 May 1952, he debuted in the representation of the Soviet Union in an unofficial match against Hungary (1–1).

In the USSR championships held 273 matches and scored 89 goals.

Pyotr (Peka) Dementyev, also a footballer, was a brother of Nikolay.

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