Kamen Hadzhiev

Kamen Hadzhiev (Bulgarian: Камен Хаджиев; born 22 September 1991) is a Bulgarian international footballer who currently plays as a defender or defensive midfielder for Hungarian club Puskás Akadémia.[1]

This name uses Eastern Slavic naming customs; the patronymic is Galabov and the family name is Hadzhiev.
Kamen Hadzhiev
Personal information
Full name Kamen Galabov Hadzhiev
Date of birth (1991-09-22) 22 September 1991
Place of birth Kochan, Bulgaria
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 1 1⁄2 in)
Playing position(s) Centre back
Club information
Current team
 Puskás Akadémia
Number 26
Youth career
2000–2008 Rodopa Smolyan
2008–2009 Wattenscheid 09
2009–2010 Schalke 04
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2008 Rodopa Smolyan 1 (0)
2010–2011 Pirin GD 30 (1)
2011–2013 Minyor Pernik 12 (0)
2014–2015 Lokomotiv Sofia 41 (1)
2015–2016 VfB Oldenburg 34 (6)
2016–2017 Fortuna Sittard 32 (2)
2017–2018 Beroe Stara Zagora 46 (1)
2019– Puskás Akadémia 37 (0)
National team‡
2007 Bulgaria U17 3 (0)
2019– Bulgaria 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14 March 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14 October 2019

Career

Born in Kochan, Hadzhiev began his football career playing for club Rodopa. He was included in the 18-man squad to face CSKA Sofia in a A Group match on 19 May 2007. Hadzhiev, subsequently, made his professional debut in the match, at the age of 15 years and 8 months, coming on as a substitute in the 88th minute.[2]

In 2008 Hadzhiev joined the Wattenscheid 09 Academy in Germany. In the 2008–09 season, he made 18 appearances for the U-19 squad, scoring 5 goals. In 2009, he joined Schalke 04's youth academy.[3]

In July 2010, Hadzhiev signed with Pirin Gotse Delchev. He made his league debut against Botev Krivodol on 31 July, playing the full 90 minutes.[4] Hadzhiev has been a regular starter during the season in the second division, playing 30 matches. On 18 September 2010, he netted Pirin's only goal in their 2–1 loss against Sportist Svoge.[5]

In December 2011, Hadzhiev joined Minyor Pernik.[6]

On 1 June 2017, Hadzhiev signed with Beroe.[7]

International

He was first called up to the Bulgaria national football team in March 2018 for friendlies against Bosnia and Herzegovina and Kazakhstan, but remained on the bench. He made his debut on 14 October 2019 in a Euro 2020 qualifier against England. He started the game and played the whole match, making many mistakes as Bulgaria lost 0–6.[8]

Career statistics
As of 14 March 2020
Club Season League Cup Europe Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Rodopa Smolyan 2006–07 1000—10
2007–08 0000—00
Pirin Gotse Delchev 2010–11 30100—301
Minyor Pernik 2011–12 4000—40
2012–13 8031—111
Total 1203100151
Lokomotiv Sofia 2013–14 15140—191
2014–15 26030—290
Total 4117000481
VfB Oldenburg 2015–16 34600—346
Fortuna Sittard 2016–17 32210—332
Beroe 2017–18 27122—293
2018–19 19020—210
Total 4614200503
Puskás Akadémia 2018–19 15020—170
2019–20 22030—250
Total 3705000420
Career total 229112030024914

References
  1. "Stats Centre: Kamen Hadzhiev Facts". Guardian.co.uk.
  2. "ЦСКА излезе втори след грозна победа" (in Bulgarian). sportal.bg. 19 May 2007.
  3. "Камен Хаджиев: Дебютирах в А група на 15 г. и 8 месеца, сега искам да пробия в Германия" (in Bulgarian). novsport.com. 24 February 2016.
  4. "Pirin 2–0 Botev Krivodol". soccerway.com. 2010-07-31.
  5. "Sportist Svoge 2–1 Pirin". soccerway.com. 2010-09-18.
  6. "Юноша на Шалке 04 подписва с Миньор" (in Bulgarian). livesport.bg. 2011-12-11. Archived from the original on 2013-04-10. Retrieved 2013-03-09.
  7. "Берое привлече Камен Хаджиев" (in Bulgarian). beroe.bg. 1 June 2017.
  8. "Bulgaria v England game report". ESPN. 14 October 2019. Retrieved 15 October 2019.


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