Anton Nedyalkov

Anton Nedyalkov (Bulgarian: Антон Недялков; born 30 April 1993) is a Bulgarian professional footballer who plays as a left-back and centre-back for Ludogorets Razgrad and the Bulgarian national team.[2]

In this Eastern Slavic name, the patronymic is Mihaylov and the family name is Nedyalkov.

Anton Nedyalkov
Anton Nedyalkov in 2018
Personal information
Full name Anton Mihaylov Nedyalkov
Date of birth (1993-04-30) 30 April 1993
Place of birth Lovech, Bulgaria
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s) Left-back / Centre-back
Club information
Current team
 Ludogorets Razgrad
Number 3
Youth career
2002–2011 Litex Lovech
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2016 Litex Lovech 72 (0)
2011 → Chavdar Etropole (loan) 10 (0)
2012 → Svetkavitsa (loan) 13 (0)
2015–2016 Litex Lovech II 10 (1)
2016–2017 CSKA Sofia 53 (0)
2018 FC Dallas 9 (0)
2018– Ludogorets Razgrad 75 (1)
National team‡
2011 Bulgaria U19 3 (0)
2012–2014 Bulgaria U21 5 (0)
2016– Bulgaria 19 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17 December 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14 October 2020

Nedyalkov began his professional career at Litex Lovech in 2011. After loan spells at Chavdar Etropole and Svetkavitsa he became a regular in their team, playing 85 total games for Litex. In June 2016, he joined CSKA Sofia and became an integral member of the team. In December 2017, he briefly signed for Major League Soccer club FC Dallas before joining Ludogorets six months later.

Formerly an international at under-19 and under-21 level, Nedyalkov made his senior international debut for Bulgaria against Luxembourg on 6 September 2016.

Career

Litex Lovech
Nedyalkov with Litex in 2015

Nedyalkov joined the first team in 2012 after two loan spells at Chavdar Etropole and Svetkavitsa during the 2011/12 season.

CSKA Sofia

In June 2016, Nedyalkov joined CSKA Sofia. He made his debut on 29 July, in a 2–0 home win over Slavia Sofia which was also the season opener.[3] In his first season with CSKA, he appeared in 34 of 36 league matches; in 33 of them Nedyalkov played full 90 minutes. After a number of good games he was chosen as the best player of the 2016–17 season by the club's fans.[4]

FC Dallas

On 21 December 2017, Nedyalkov completed a move to Major League Soccer club FC Dallas for a fee of $1.5 million plus bonuses.[5][6] He was given the number 6 shirt. Nedyalkov made his league debut in a 3–0 home win at Toyota Stadium against Seattle Sounders on 18 March 2018, playing full 90 minutes as a left-back.[7] He assisted Roland Lamah for the third goal in the game.[8]

Ludogorets Razgrad

On 23 June 2018, after just 6 months in the United States, Dallas announced that Nedyalkov would return to Bulgaria and sign a contract with Bulgarian champions Ludogorets Razgrad for an undisclosed fee.[9] Later that day Ludogorets officially announced the transfer of Nedyalkov, signing with his favorite number 3 shirt.[10]

International career

In 2011, he was a member of Bulgaria U-19 team, playing three games in the qualifying round of U-19 European Championship.[11] Nedyalkov was called up to the senior Bulgaria team for friendlies against Portugal and Macedonia in March 2016.[12] On 6 September 2016, he made his debut for Bulgaria in a 4-3 2018 World Cup Qualifying victory over Luxembourg.[13]

Career statistics

Club
As of 24 December 2020[14]
Club Season Division League Cup[lower-alpha 1] Continental[lower-alpha 2] Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Litex Lovech 2010–11 A Group 0000000000
Chavdar Etropole (loan) 2011–12 B Group 10000–00100
Svetkavitsa (loan) 2011–12 A Group 13000–00130
Litex Lovech 2012–13 17020–00190
2013–14 19010–00200
2014–15 210402000270
2015–16 150400000190
Total 7201102000850
Litex Lovech II 2015–16 B Group 101––00101
CSKA Sofia 2016–17 First League 34010–00350
2017–18 19010–00200
Total 530200000550
Dallas 2018 MLS 90001000100
Total 90001000100
Ludogorets Razgrad 2018–19 First League 3511010000461
2019–20 2601015010430
2020–21 140008000220
Total 75120330101111
Career statistics2422150360102942
  1. Includes Bulgarian Cup, Bulgarian Supercup and Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup matches.
  2. Includes UEFA Europa League and CONCACAF Champions League matches.

National team
As of match played 14 October 2020}
Bulgaria national team
YearAppsGoals
201620
201730
201830
201960
202050
Total190

Honours
Ludogorets Razgrad

Individual

References
  1. "Профил на Антон Недялков" (in Bulgarian). winner.bg. Archived from the original on 22 October 2016. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
  2. "Anton Nedyalkov Facts". Footballdatabase.eu.
  3. "CSKA Sofia vs. Slavia Sofia". soccerway.com. 29 July 2016.
  4. "Феновете на ЦСКА решиха: Антон Недялков е №1 в отбора!" (in Bulgarian). topsport.bg. 13 June 2017.
  5. "FC Dallas Signs Defender Anton Nedyalkov". FC Dallas. 21 December 2017.
  6. "Антон Недялков ще играе в САЩ" (in Bulgarian). cska.bg. 21 December 2017.
  7. "FC Dallas vs. Seattle Sounders". soccerway.com. 18 March 2018.
  8. "Антон Недялков с асистенция при успех на Далас" (in Bulgarian). sportal.bg. 19 March 2018.
  9. FC Dallas Transfers Defender Anton Nedyalkov to Ludogorets
  10. "Лудогорец с пореден трансферен удар, подписа с български национал" (in Bulgarian). ludogorets.com. 23 June 2018.
  11. "Anton Nedyalkov". UEFA. Retrieved 22 March 2012.
  12. "Petev names Bulgarian squad for the friendly games against Portugal and Macedonia". bfunion.bg. 7 March 2016. Archived from the original on 3 August 2016. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
  13. http://www.uefa.com/worldcup/season=2018/matches/round=2000717/match=2017630/index.html
  14. "Anton Nedyalkov". Soccerway.com. 20 January 2018. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
  15. Petkov, Georgi (5 January 2020). "Димитър Илиев е "Футболист на годината", получи наградата си лично от Бербатов". topsport.bg. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
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