Stanislav Shopov

Stanislav Shopov
	Shopov in 2022 with CSKA Sofia
Personal information
Full name	Stanislav Tihomirov Shopov
Date of birth	23 February 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth	Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	CSKA Sofia
Number	8
Youth career
2009–2018	Botev Plovdiv
Senior career*
Years	Team
2018–2020	Botev Plovdiv
2020–2022	Heerenveen
2022–	CSKA Sofia
2024–	CSKA Sofia II
International career‡
2017–2018	Bulgaria U16
2017–2018	Bulgaria U17
2019–2021	Bulgaria U19
2021–	Bulgaria U21
2023–	Bulgaria
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:35, 2 November 2024 (UTC); ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16:00, 15 October 2024 (UTC)

Stanislav Tihomirov Shopov (Bulgarian: Станислав Тихомиров Шопов; born 23 February 2002) is a Bulgarian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for CSKA Sofia.

Career

Club

Shopov began his youth career at Botev Plovdiv, at age seven.^[1] On 10 May 2018, Shopov signed his first professional contract with the club.^[2] He made his first-team debut on 15 May 2018 in a 2–0 win over Vereya Stara Zagora, coming on as a substitute in the latter minutes of the game.^[3]

On 6 October 2020, Shopov signed a two-year contract with the option of another season with Dutch Eredivisie club SC Heerenveen.^[4]^[1]

In June 2022, Shopov joined CSKA Sofia.^[5]

International

In March 2023, Shopov was called up to the Bulgaria national team as a replacement for the injured Dominik Yankov, becoming part of the squad for the Euro 2026 qualifiers against Montenegro and Hungary.^[6] He earned his first cap on 27 March 2023, in the 0:3 away loss against the latter, coming on as a late second half substitute for Ilia Gruev.^[7]

Career statistics

As of 2 November 2024

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			National Cup		Europe		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Botev Plovdiv	2017–18	First League	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	2018–19	First League	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
	2019–20	First League	27	1	5	0	0	0	0	0	31	1
	2020–21	First League	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0
	Total		39	1	6	0	0	0	0	0	45	1
Heerenveen	2020–21	Eredivisie	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2021–22	Eredivisie	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	Total		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
CSKA Sofia	2022–23	First League	29	1	3	0	5	0	0	0	37	1
	2023–24		26	3	4	0	2	0	1	0	33	3
	2024–25		7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	8	1
	Total		62	5	8	0	7	0	1	0	78	5
CSKA Sofia II	2024–25	Second League	2	0	0	0	–		–		2	0
Career total			105	6	14	0	7	0	1	0	126	6

International

As of match played 17 May 2023

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Bulgaria
Bulgaria	2023	2	0
Total		2	0

References

^ ^a ^b "Ботев продаде Слави Шопов на Хееренвеен". botevplovdiv.bg (in Bulgarian). 6 October 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
^ "Станислав Шопов подписа първи договор с Ботев". botevplovdiv.bg (in Bulgarian). 10 May 2018. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
^ "Ботев победи Верея, Стивън не спира да бележи". botevplovdiv.bg (in Bulgarian). 15 May 2018. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
^ "sc Heerenveen haalt Bulgaars talent Shopov (18)". sc-heerenveen.nl (in Dutch). sc Heerenveen. 6 October 2020. Archived from the original on 6 October 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
^ "Официално: Станислав Шопов е футболист на ЦСКА - София" (in Bulgarian). sportal.bg. 5 June 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
^ "14 футболисти на ЦСКА с повиквателни за различните национални гарнитури" (in Bulgarian). bntnews.bg. 21 March 2023. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
^ Dimitrov, Ivaylo (27 March 2023). "Унгария - България 3:0 (Развой на срещата по минути)" (in Bulgarian). topsport.bg. Retrieved 28 March 2023.

External links

Stanislav Shopov at Soccerway
Profile at the PFK Botev Plovdiv website

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[Shopov_Heerenveen-1] "Ботев продаде Слави Шопов на Хееренвеен". botevplovdiv.bg (in Bulgarian). 6 October 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2020.

[2] "Станислав Шопов подписа първи договор с Ботев". botevplovdiv.bg (in Bulgarian). 10 May 2018. Retrieved 6 October 2020.

[3] "Ботев победи Верея, Стивън не спира да бележи". botevplovdiv.bg (in Bulgarian). 15 May 2018. Retrieved 6 October 2020.

[4] "sc Heerenveen haalt Bulgaars talent Shopov (18)". sc-heerenveen.nl (in Dutch). sc Heerenveen. 6 October 2020. Archived from the original on 6 October 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2020.

[5] "Официално: Станислав Шопов е футболист на ЦСКА - София" (in Bulgarian). sportal.bg. 5 June 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2022.

[6] "14 футболисти на ЦСКА с повиквателни за различните национални гарнитури" (in Bulgarian). bntnews.bg. 21 March 2023. Retrieved 24 March 2023.

[7] Dimitrov, Ivaylo (27 March 2023). "Унгария - България 3:0 (Развой на срещата по минути)" (in Bulgarian). topsport.bg. Retrieved 28 March 2023.

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