Ahmed Ahmedov

In this Bulgarian name, the patronymic is Yalmazov and the family name is Ahmedov.
Ahmed Ahmedov
Personal information
Full name Ahmed Yalmazov Ahmedov
Date of birth (1995-03-04) 4 March 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Planinitsa, Bulgaria
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Shimizu S-Pulse
Youth career
2007–2014 Chernomorets Burgas
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2014 Chernomorets Burgas 0 (0)
2014–2015 PFC Burgas 18 (2)
2015–2018 Pomorie 85 (25)
2018–2019 Dunav Ruse 53 (14)
2020–2022 CSKA Sofia 23 (1)
2021 → Neftçi Baku (loan) 9 (1)
2022–2023 Slavia Sofia 32 (4)
2023–2024 Spartak Varna 52 (37)
2025– Shimizu S-Pulse 0 (0)
International career‡
2024– Bulgaria 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 08:53, 10 December 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:13, 18 November 2024 (UTC)

Ahmed Yalmazov Ahmedov (Bulgarian: Ахмед Йълмъзов Ахмедов; born 4 March 1995) is a Bulgarian professional footballer who plays as a striker for J1 League club Shimizu S-Pulse and the Bulgaria national team.[2]

Club career

Dunav Ruse

On 18 June 2018 Ahmedov signed a contract with the Bulgarian First League team Dunav Ruse, after spending 3 seasons in OFC Pomorie.[3] He made his professional debut for the team in the first league match of the season against Vitosha Bistritsa on 20 July 2018, scoring the only goal for Dunav.[4]

Slavia Sofia

In June 2022 Ahmedov joined Slavia Sofia.[5]

International career

Born in Bulgaria, Ahmedov is of Turkish descent. In August 2024, he received his first call-up to the national team, being selected for the September UEFA Nations League matches against Belarus and Northern Ireland.[6] He debuted on 5 September 2024 against Belarus at the ZTE Arena in Hungary. He substituted Aleksandar Kolev in the 83rd minute of a 0–0 draw.[7]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 15 December 2024[2]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Chernomorets Burgas 2013–14 Bulgarian B Group 0 0 2 0 — — 2 0
PFC Burgas 2014–15 Bulgarian B Group 18 2 1 0 — — 19 2
OFC Pomorie 2015–16 Bulgarian B Group 29 7 0 0 – 1[b] 0 30 7
2016–17 Bulgarian Second League 30 10 1 0 – – 31 10
2017–18 Bulgarian Second League 26 8 1 1 – – 27 9
Total 85 25 2 1 0 0 1 0 88 26
Dunav Ruse 2018–19 Bulgarian First League 35 8 2 0 — — 37 8
2019–20 Bulgarian First League 18 6 1 0 — — 19 6
Total 53 14 3 0 0 0 0 0 56 14
CSKA Sofia 2019–20 Bulgarian First League 6 0 3 1 — — 9 1
2020–21 Bulgarian First League 11 1 1 1 7[c] 2 — 19 4
2021–22 Bulgarian First League 6 0 2 1 6[d] 0 0 0 14 1
Total 23 1 6 3 13 2 0 0 42 6
Neftçi Baku (loan) 2020–21 Azerbaijan Premier League 9 1 0 0 — — 9 1
Slavia Sofia 2022–23 Bulgarian First League 32 4 3 1 — — 35 5
Spartak Varna 2023–24 Bulgarian Second League 33 21 3 1 — — 36 22
2024–25 Bulgarian First League 19 16 2 2 — — 21 18
Total 51 37 5 3 0 0 0 0 57 40
Career total 272 83 22 8 13 2 1 0 308 94
  1. ^ Includes Bulgarian Cup, Azerbaijan Cup
  2. ^ Appearance in Bulgarian B Group promotion play-offs
  3. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  4. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

International

As of match played 18 November 2024[2]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Bulgaria 2024 4 0
Total 4 0

Honours

Neftchi Baku

Spartak Varna

References

  1. ^ "Профил на Ахмед Йълмъзов Ахмедов" (in Bulgarian). fpleague.bg. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
  2. ^ a b c Ahmed Ahmedov at Soccerway
  3. ^ "Дунав подписа с двама нови футболисти" (in Bulgarian). fcdunav.eu. 18 June 2018.
  4. ^ Витоша (Бистрица) победи Дунав (Русе) с 2:1 на старта на новия сезон в Първа лига
  5. ^ "Ахмед Ахмедов подписа със Славия, "белите" заминаха за Банско" (in Bulgarian). dsport.bg. 12 June 2022. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
  6. ^ "Пълен състав на България "А" за мачовете с Беларус и Северна Ирландия" (in Bulgarian). bfunion.bg. 27 August 2024. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  7. ^ "Belarus v Bulgaria game report". ESPN. 5 September 2024.