Asen Chandarov

In this Bulgarian name, the patronymic is Rumenov and the family name is Chandarov.
Asen Chandarov
Personal information
Full name Asen Rumenov Chandarov
Date of birth (1998-11-13) 13 November 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Sofia, Bulgaria
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Septemvri Sofia
(on loan from Levski Sofia)
Number -
Youth career
Levski Sofia
–2015 DIT Sofia
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2016 Septemvri Sofia 8 (2)
2016 → Pirin Razlog (loan) 12 (3)
2016 Botev Plovdiv 5 (0)
2016–2020 Septemvri Sofia 66 (8)
2019 → Levski Sofia (loan) 3 (0)
2020–2022 Academica Clinceni 35 (3)
2022–2023 Septemvri Sofia 26 (5)
2023– Levski Sofia 43 (2)
2024– → Septemvri Sofia (loan) 9 (2)
International career‡
2014–2015 Bulgaria U17 7 (0)
2016–2017 Bulgaria U19 7 (2)
2019–2020 Bulgaria U21 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:03, 10 November 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 November 2020

Asen Rumenov Chandarov (Bulgarian: Асен Руменов Чандъров; born 13 November 1998) is a Bulgarian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bulgarian First League club Septemvri Sofia, on loan from Levski Sofia.

Career

DIT, Septemvri and Pirin

Chandarov bеgan his youth career in DIT Sofia academy. In 2015 DIT, which was owned by his father Rumen Chandarov, bought Septemvri Sofia and Chandarov was promoted to the first team. In the beginning of 2016 he was sent on loan to Pirin Razlog until the end of the season.

Botev Plovdiv

Chandarov begin the summer camp with Botev Plovdiv and later signed with the team.[2] On 30 July 2016 he made his debut for the team in Parva Liga in a match against Lokomotiv Plovdiv.[3]

Return to Septemvri

Soon after his father left Botev, Chandarov also left the club and returned to Septemvri Sofia.[4] He made his second debut for the team on 12 September 2016 in a match against Etar Veliko Tarnovo.[5] On 29 October he scored the first goal for the 3:0 win against Tsarsko Selo.[6]

On 29 March 2017 it was announced that due to injury got in the last match with Bulgaria U19, Chandarov would miss the end of season 2016-17 and the European Under-19 Championship in July 2017.[7]

Chandarov returned in play on 30 November 2017 in a league match against CSKA Sofia, coming on as a substitute.[8]

International career

Youth levels

Chandarov was called up for the Bulgaria U19 team for the 2017 European Under-19 Championship qualification from 22 to 27 March 2017.[9] With him playing in all three matches, Bulgaria qualified for the final tournament.[10]

Career statistics

Club

As of 26 May 2024
Club performance League Cup Continental Other Total
Club League Season Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Bulgaria League Bulgarian Cup Europe Other[a] Total
Septemvri Sofia V Group 2015–16 8 2 0 0 – – 8 2
Pirin Razlog (loan) B Group 2015-16 12 3 0 0 – – 12 3
Botev Plovdiv First League 2016–17 5 0 0 0 – – 5 0
Septemvri Sofia Second League 2016–17 15 3 2 0 – – 17 3
First League 2017–18 16 1 0 0 – – 16 1
2018–19 34 4 1 0 – – 35 4
Second League 2019–20 3 0 0 0 – – 3 0
2020–21 2 0 0 0 – – 2 0
2021–22 2 0 0 0 – – 2 0
Total 72 8 3 0 – – 75 8
Levski Sofia First League 2019–20 3 0 1 0 0 0 – 4 0
Academica Clinceni Liga I 2020–21 22 2 1 0 – – 23 2
2021–22 13 1 1 1 – – 14 2
Total 35 3 2 1 – – 37 4
Septemvri Sofia Second League 2021–22 13 4 1 0 – – 14 4
First League 2022–23 13 1 2 0 – – 15 1
Total 26 5 3 0 – – 29 5
Levski Sofia First League 2022–23 17 2 – – – 17 2
2023–24 26 0 2 0 3 0 – 31 0
Total 43 2 2 0 3 0 – 48 2
Career statistics 204 23 11 1 3 0 0 0 218 24
  1. ^ Includes Bulgarian Supercup matches.

References

  1. ^ Todorov, Nayden (6 May 2015). "Кои са те? Отборът на бъдещето!" (in Bulgarian). 24chasa.bg. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
  2. ^ Ботев стартира лятна подготовка с 23 играчи
  3. ^ Без победител в първото бургаско дерби на Пловдив - 1:1
  4. ^ Синът на Чандъров се върна в Септември
  5. ^ Septemvri vs Etar
  6. ^ Septemvri vs Tsarsko Selo
  7. ^ Жесток удар за България U19, основен халф пропуска Евро 2017
  8. ^ БЕЗПРОБЛЕМНА ПОБЕДА НА ЦСКА-СОФИЯ СРЕЩУ СЕПТЕМВРИ
  9. ^ Съставът на България (U19) за Елитния кръг във Франция
  10. ^ Футболът ни възкръсна! 19-годишните лъвове "изядоха" всички, България с нов грандиозен успех