Stefan Velkov
| |||
Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Full name | Stefan Ivov Velkov | ||
Date of birth | 12 December 1996 | ||
Place of birth | Sofia, Bulgaria | ||
Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1] | ||
Playing position | Centre-back | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Den Bosch | ||
Number | 13 | ||
Youth career | |||
2005–2013 | Slavia Sofia | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2013–2018 | Slavia Sofia | 86 | (2) |
2018– | Den Bosch | 6 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2011–2012 | Bulgaria U16 | 5 | (0) |
2012–2013 | Bulgaria U17 | 21 | (1) |
2013 | Bulgaria U19 | 3 | (0) |
2013– | Bulgaria U21 | 18 | (1) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 September 2018 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12 October 2018 |
Stefan Ivov Velkov (Bulgarian: Стефан Ивов Велков; born 12 December 1996) is a Bulgarian footballer who plays for Dutch club Den Bosch as a defender.[2]
Career
Slavia Sofia
Born in Sofia, Velkov began his football career with Slavia Sofia in 2005.[3] He made his first-team debut on 27 July 2013, at 16 years 227 days, coming on as a substitute for Hristo Yanev in a 0–0 away league draw against Cherno More Varna. On 18 December 2013, it was reported that Velkov was on trial with Manchester United.[4] After the great debut season and a few trials in big European teams, Velkov got a serious injury, which took him out of football for a minimum of 6 months.[5]
In March 2015, Velkov extended his contract with the "whites" for a further three years.[6] He returned to training in April, but he didn't take part in any further matches, so he missed the entire 2014–15 season.[7]
Velkov returned to play in the first match of the 2015-16 season against Lokomotiv Plovdiv as a substitute in the 88th minute.[8]
Velkov scored his debut goal for Slavia in the league on 17 September 2016 in a match against Ludogorets Razgrad, lost by his team with 3–1.[9]
Den Bosch
On 10 August 2018, Velkov signed for the Dutch Eerste Divisie team Den Bosch. He made his debut a week later, playing the full 90 minutes in a 2–1 away win over FC Volendam.[10] He scored his first goal for the club on September 25, in a 1–2 loss against Heracles Almelo, in a match for the KNVB Cup.
International career
Youth levels
Velkov represented Bulgaria at the under-16, under-17 and under-19 levels. On 1 June 2013, he made his debut for the Bulgaria under-21 side at the age of 16 years, 5 months and 22 days, making him the second-youngest player to debut for the team after Nikolay Mihaylov.[11][12] On 25 March 2016 Velkov was in the starting lineup for the goalless draw with Wales U21.[13][14]
Senior level
On 14 March 2017, he received his first call-up for Bulgaria senior team for the match against the Netherlands on 25 March 2017,[15] during which he remained on the bench.[16]
Career statistics
- As of 30 September 2018
Club performance | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
Slavia Sofia | 2013–14 | A Group | 21 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 23 | 1 | |||
2014–15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||||
2015–16 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 25 | 0 | |||||
2016–17 | First League | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 24 | 1 | |
2017–18 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 24 | 1 | |||||
Total | 86 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 96 | 3 | ||
Den Bosch | 2018–19 | Eerste Divisie | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 7 | 1 | |||
Career total | 92 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 103 | 4 |
Honours
- Slavia Sofia
- Bulgarian Cup (1): 2017–18
References
- ↑ "Профил на Стефан Ивов Велков" (in Bulgarian). fpleague.bg. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
- ↑ "Stefan Velkov Facts". footballdatabase.eu.
- ↑ "Суперталантът Стефан Велков: Ходя на мачове с градския транспорт" [Supertalent Stefan Velkov: I go to games by public transport] (in Bulgarian). novsport.com. 19 October 2013. Retrieved 29 December 2013.
- ↑ "Transfer news: Manchester United eye teenage Bulgarian defender". The Independent. Independent Print. 18 December 2013. Retrieved 27 December 2013.
- ↑ "Стефан Велков ще бъде извън игра 6 месеца след нова тежка контузия". dnevnik.bg. dnevnik. 7 August 2014.
- ↑ "Стефан Велков преподписа със "Славия", възстановява се от тежка контузия". topsport.bg. topsport editorial board. 16 March 2015. Retrieved 17 March 2015.
- ↑ Стефан Велков се завърна в първия отбор на Славия
- ↑ „А” група започна с класическа „бяла” победа
- ↑ Звездата на Лудогорец започна да вкарва и в Първа лига
- ↑ Martens, Jan (17 August 2018). "Vernieuwd FC Den Bosch wint in Volendam na sterke tweede helft". bd.nl. de Persgroep Nederland. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
- ↑ Младежки национал пред трансфер в Наполи
- ↑ Стефан Велков ще играе само за младежите
- ↑ България не успя да преклони Уелс
- ↑ Младежите не успяха да се справят с Уелс (видео)
- ↑ Много изненади и 6-ма от ЦСКА-София в състава на България за мача с Холандия
- ↑ "Bulgaria NT vs. Netherlands NT 2:0". flashscore.com. 25 March 2017. Retrieved 2 April 2017.
External links
- Stefan Velkov at Soccerway