Stefan Velev
Stefan Velev (Bulgarian: Стефан Велев; born 2 May 1989) is a Bulgarian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Cherno More Varna.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Stefan Dimitrov Velev | ||
Date of birth | 2 May 1989 | ||
Place of birth | Sofia, Bulgaria | ||
Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Central midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Cherno More | ||
Number | 70 | ||
Youth career | |||
1997–2007 | Septemvri Sofia | ||
2007–2008 | Slavia Sofia | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2008–2009 | Lokomotiv Stara Zagora | 26 | (3) |
2009–2010 | Lyubimets | 19 | (1) |
2010–2012 | Beroe | 70 | (2) |
2013–2015 | Levski Sofia | 43 | (0) |
2015–2016 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 26 | (1) |
2016 | Dinamo Tbilisi | 6 | (0) |
2017–2018 | Slavia Sofia | 39 | (4) |
2018–2020 | Sepsi OSK | 56 | (1) |
2020– | Cherno More | 16 | (2) |
National team‡ | |||
2007–2008 | Bulgaria U19 | 7 | (0) |
2012– | Bulgaria | 5 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 24 December 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 30 May 2013 |
Career
Born in Sofia, Velev played for Septemvri as a schoolboy, before joining Slavia Sofia. But he found it difficult to break into the first team due to the consistency of Slavčo Georgievski and Pavle Popara.
In June 2008 Velev signed a two-year contract with Lokomotiv Stara Zagora. He made his B PFG and Lokomotiv debut on 9 August in a home 1–0 against Shumen, scoring the goal of the win.
On 13 March 2017, Velev signed a 1 1⁄2-year contract with Slavia Sofia.[2] He left the club at the end of the 2017–18 season when his contract expired.[3]
International career
Velev earned his first cap for Bulgaria on 29 May 2012, after coming on as a second-half substitute in the 0–2 loss against Turkey in an exhibition game.
National team
Bulgaria national team | ||
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Year | Apps | Goals |
2012 | 1 | 0 |
2013 | 1 | 0 |
2015 | 1 | 0 |
2016 | 2 | 0 |
Total | 5 | 0 |
References
- "Профил на Стефан Велев". topsport.bg. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
- "Стефан Велев подписа със Славия до лятото на 2018 година" (in Bulgarian). pfcslavia.com. 13 March 2017.
- "Славия представи трима нови играчи" (in Bulgarian). pfcslavia.com. 8 June 2018.
- "Stefan Velev, primul transfer al verii la Sepsi OSK" (in Romanian). covasnamedia.ro. 15 June 2018.
External links
- Stefan Velev at National-Football-Teams.com
- Stefan Velev at FootballDatabase.eu