Serkan Yusein

Serkan Yusein
Personal information
Full name Serkan Kadir Yusein
Date of birth (1996-03-31) 31 March 1996
Place of birth Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Botev Plovdiv
Number 10
Youth career
2004–2010 Botev 2002
2010–2013 Botev Plovdiv
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013– Botev Plovdiv 101 (6)
2013 → Rakovski (loan) 11 (1)
National team‡
2011–2013 Bulgaria U17 6 (0)
2014–2015 Bulgaria U19 2 (0)
2016– Bulgaria U21 11 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23 September 2018
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12 October 2018

Serkan Yusein (Bulgarian: Серкан Юсеин; born 31 March 1996 in Plovdiv) is a Bulgarian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Botev Plovdiv.[2]

Career

Botev Plovdiv

Early Career

Botev Plovdiv celebrating winning the Bulgarian Football Cup in 2017
Botev Plovdiv celebrating winning the Bulgarian Football Cup in 2017

Born in Plovdiv, Yusein started to play football in the Botev 2002 Academy, before joining the youth formations of Botev Plovdiv. He began his professional career in Botev Plovdiv on March 13, 2013, when he debuted as a substitute in an away match against Minyor Pernik in Sofia.[3] Serkan was included for the first time in the starting lineup of Botev Plovdiv during a goalless draw with CSKA Sofia on May 11, 2014.[4]

Yusein scored his first goal for Botev Plovdiv on September 23, 2014. He came on as a substitute during the match and scored the last goal for the 0-4 away win against Lokomotiv Mezdra in the first round of the Bulgarian Cup tournament.[5] A few days later, on 27 September, he came on as a substitute during the derby match with Lokomotiv Plovdiv which was won 2-0 by Botev Plovdiv.[6] On December 14, Serkan played 57 minutes and left good impression on the pitch during Botev's 1-0 defeat by Ludogorets Razgrad.[7]

2015-16

Serkan was injured for the first two rounds of the 2015-16 season of the A Group. Following recovery, he took part in the games against Lokomotiv Plovdiv, Pirin Blagoevgrad, Slavia Sofia and Cherno More Varna.[8][9][10][11] After being ruled out again due to injury, Serkan was included in the starting line-up on October 30, when Botev Plovdiv were defeated 2-0 by Slavia Sofia.[12]

2016-17

On 27 August Serkan scored his first goal in the First League during the 2-1 home victory over PFC Neftochimic Burgas.[13] On 17 September Serkan scored again, this time during the 4-0 home win over FC Lokomotiv Gorna Oryahovitsa.[14] On 22 October 2016 Serkan scored during the 2-3 home defeat from Cherno More Varna.[15]

On 24 May 2017 Serkan came on as a substitute in last minutes of the historical 2-1 win over Ludogorets Razgrad in the Bulgarian Cup final and won the cup with Botev Plovdiv.[16][17][18]

2017-18

On 13 July 2017 Serkan scored an important goal for the 1-1 away draw with Beitar Jerusalem in the 2nd qualifying round of UEFA Europe League.[19]

On 9 December 2017 Serkan scored a spectacular goal for the 3-0 win over Etar Veliko Tarnovo.[20] A few minutes after that he was sent off. His goal was highlighted as the best goal of the round in Parva Liga.[21]

Career statistics

Club

As of 22 September 2018
Club performanceLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotal
ClubLeagueSeasonAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
BulgariaLeagueBulgarian CupEuropeOther[lower-alpha 1]Total
Botev Plovdiv 2012–13 A Group 2000––20
Rakovski (loan) 2013–14 B Group 11130––141
Botev Plovdiv 2013–14 A Group 100000–10
2014–15 501140–101
2015–16 24010––250
2016–17 First League 32460––384
2017–18 301306110402
2018–19 7100––71
Total 1016111101101238
Career Total 1127141101101379
  1. ↑ Includes Bulgarian Supercup matches.

Honours

Botev Plovdiv

References

  1. ↑ "Профил на Серкан Кадир Юсеин" (in Bulgarian). fpleague.bg. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
  2. ↑ "Serkan Yusein Facts". academy.botevplovdiv.bg.
  3. ↑ "Пловдивският Ботев се справи лесно с предалия се Миньор на "Армията"". novsport.com.
  4. ↑ Ботев изпусна ЦСКА, приключи сезона с 0:0
  5. ↑ Ботев с убедителен старт за Купата - 4 безответни гола в Мездра
  6. ↑ Ботев взе 97-ото градско дерби с 2:0
  7. ↑ Ботев с минимална загуба от Лудогорец
  8. ↑ Ботев изпусна победата в пловдивското дерби
  9. ↑ Ботев с първа победа от началото на сезона след 1:0 срещу Пирин, "канарчетата" завършиха мача с 9 души
  10. ↑ Ботев загуби от Славия у дома
  11. ↑ Сърцат Ботев пречупи Черно море
  12. ↑ Ботев загуби от Славия с два късни гола
  13. ↑ Ботев удържа Нефтохимик за ценен успех след ерата "Костов"
  14. ↑ Ботев разгроми Локомотив ГО в най-добрия си мач от началото на сезона
  15. ↑ Ботев загуби от Черно море у дома
  16. ↑ Ботев (Пловдив) триумфира с Купата на България!
  17. ↑ ВИВА КАНАРИ!!! БОТЕВ Я ПРЕГЪРНА
  18. ↑ Ботев постигна мечтата, а клет Лудогорец сгъна платната!
  19. ↑ Ботев измъкна равенство при гостуването на Бейтар и всичко ще се решава на реванша
  20. ↑ Ботев завърши годината в Първа лига с класика над Етър
  21. ↑ Голът на кръга бе определен, гордостта е за Ботев
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