Dimitar Iliev (footballer, born 1999)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Dimitar Emilov Iliev | ||
| Date of birth | 22 June 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Gorna Oryahovitsa, Bulgaria | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2012 | Lokomotiv GO | ||
| 2012–2016 | Litex Lovech | ||
| 2016–2018 | Ludogorets Razgrad | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2021 | Ludogorets Razgrad II | 73 | (0) |
| 2018–2021 | Ludogorets Razgrad | 1 | (0) |
| 2021 | CSKA 1948 II | 10 | (1) |
| 2021–2022 | CSKA 1948 | 4 | (0) |
| 2022 | Botev Vratsa | 1 | (0) |
| 2022–2024 | Ludogorets Razgrad II | 68 | (0) |
| 2022–2024 | Ludogorets Razgrad | 1 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2014–2016 | Bulgaria U17 | 3 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Bulgaria U18 | 5 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 08:45, 1 November 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 March 2018 | |||
Dimitar Iliev (Bulgarian: Димитър Илиев; born 22 July 1999) is a Bulgarian footballer who plays as a defender.[1]
Youth career
[edit]Dimitar Iliev began playing football in the local team of Lokomotiv (GO). Later Iliev joined the youth academy of Litex (Lovech). He won the BFU cup two times. In 2016 Iliev joined the youth team of Ludogorets (Razgrad). He won the Bulgarian championship twice and he has got one BFU cup. Iliev has made many appearances for Ludogorets in the UEFA Youth League’s group stage.
Career
[edit]Ludogorets Razgrad
[edit]Iliev made his professional debut for the first team on 20 May 2018 in a league match against Botev Plovdiv, coming as a substitute of Lachezar Kovachev after he got injured in the 64th minute.[2] Iliev played mainly for the second team of Ludogorets and he made 6 assistances before he left the club.
CSKA 1948
[edit]In 2021 Iliev joined CSKA 1948.[3] He made his debut for the team against CSKA Sofia. Iliev played also for the second team and scored a goal against Neftochimic.
Botev Vratsa
[edit]At the end of 2021 Iliev signed with Botev Vratsa. After finding it difficult to establish himself as part of the first team, on 1 May 2022, it was confirmed that he had left by mutual consent.[4]
Return to Ludogorets
[edit]In 2022 Iliev returned to Ludogorets. He is mainly playing for the second team. In the second round of the Bulgarian Cup, Iliev scored his debut goal for the first team on 18 November 2022 against Rozova Dolina Kazanlak.
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of 26 May 2024 [1]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Ludogorets Razgrad II | 2016–17 | Second League | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2017–18 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | 2 | 0 | |||||
| 2018–19 | 23 | 0 | – | – | – | 23 | 0 | |||||
| 2019–20 | 21 | 0 | – | – | – | 21 | 0 | |||||
| 2020–21 | 26 | 0 | – | – | – | 26 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 73 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 0 | ||
| Ludogorets Razgrad | 2017–18 | First League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| CSKA 1948 II | 2021–22 | Second League | 10 | 1 | – | – | – | 10 | 1 | |||
| CSKA 1948 | 2021–22 | First League | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 4 | 0 | ||
| Botev Vratsa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Ludogorets Razgrad II | 2022–23 | Second League | 33 | 0 | – | – | – | 33 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24 | 30 | 0 | – | – | – | 30 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 63 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 0 | ||
| Ludogorets Razgrad | 2022–23 | First League | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023–24 | First League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 153 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 154 | 2 | ||
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Bulgaria - L. Kovachev - Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
- ^ Талантите на Лудогорец надиграха мъжете на Ботев (Пловдив) за 2:2
- ^ "Димитър Илиев официално е футболист на ЦСКА 1948". Archived from the original on 3 June 2021. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
- ^ "Ботев Враца се раздели с двама футболисти". gong.bg (in Bulgarian). 1 May 2022. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
External links
[edit]- Dimitar Iliev at Soccerway
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- 1999 births
- Living people
- Bulgarian men's footballers
- Bulgaria men's youth international footballers
- PFC Ludogorets Razgrad II players
- PFC Ludogorets Razgrad players
- First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players
- Second Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players
- Men's association football defenders
- People from Gorna Oryahovitsa
- Sportspeople from Veliko Tarnovo Province
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