Stefan Velkov

Stefan Velkov
Personal information
Full name Stefan Ivov Velkov
Date of birth (1996-12-12) 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
ClubSeasonDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Slavia Sofia 2013–14 A Group 21021—231
2014–15 0000—00
2015–16 24010—250
2016–17 First League 19110202[lower-alpha 1]0241
2017–18 22120—241
Total 862612020963
Den Bosch 2018–19 Eerste Divisie 6011—71
Career total 9227220201034
  1. ↑ Relegation Play-offs

Honours

Slavia Sofia

References

  1. ↑ "Профил на Стефан Ивов Велков" (in Bulgarian). fpleague.bg. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
  2. ↑ "Stefan Velkov Facts". footballdatabase.eu.
  3. ↑ "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.
  4. ↑ "Transfer news: Manchester United eye teenage Bulgarian defender". The Independent. Independent Print. 18 December 2013. Retrieved 27 December 2013.
  5. ↑ "Стефан Велков ще бъде извън игра 6 месеца след нова тежка контузия". dnevnik.bg. dnevnik. 7 August 2014.
  6. ↑ "Стефан Велков преподписа със "Славия", възстановява се от тежка контузия". topsport.bg. topsport editorial board. 16 March 2015. Retrieved 17 March 2015.
  7. ↑ Стефан Велков се завърна в първия отбор на Славия
  8. ↑ „А” група започна с класическа „бяла” победа
  9. ↑ Звездата на Лудогорец започна да вкарва и в Първа лига
  10. ↑ 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.
  11. ↑ Младежки национал пред трансфер в Наполи
  12. ↑ Стефан Велков ще играе само за младежите
  13. ↑ България не успя да преклони Уелс
  14. ↑ Младежите не успяха да се справят с Уелс (видео)
  15. ↑ Много изненади и 6-ма от ЦСКА-София в състава на България за мача с Холандия
  16. ↑ "Bulgaria NT vs. Netherlands NT 2:0". flashscore.com. 25 March 2017. Retrieved 2 April 2017.
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