Dimitar Makriev

Dimitar Makriev
	Makriev with Bulgaria in 2011
Personal information
Full name	Dimitar Ivanov Makriev
Date of birth	7 January 1984 (age 40)
Place of birth	Gotse Delchev, Bulgaria
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team
2001–2002	Levski Sofia
2002	CSKA Sofia
2002–2005	Inter Milan
2003	→ AC Bellinzona (loan)
2003–2004	→ Górnik Zabrze (loan)
2004–2005	→ Chiasso (loan)
2005–2006	Dijon
2006–2007	Maribor
2008–2011	Ashdod
2011	Krylia Sovetov
2012	Oleksandriya
2012–2013	Ashdod
2013–2014	Levski Sofia
2014	South China
2015	Pécsi MFC
2015–2018	Nea Salamina
2018	Arda Kardzhali
2019	Ermis Aradippou
2019	PO Xylotymbou
2021–2022	Vihren Sandanski
International career
2009–2011	Bulgaria
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Dimitar Ivanov Makriev (Bulgarian: Димитър Иванов Макриев; born 7 January 1984) is a Bulgarian former professional footballer who played as a forward.

Club career

Youth career

Makriev was raised in Levski Sofia's youth teams. In 2002, he signed a contract with Levski's rival CSKA Sofia.

Inter Milan

Few days after signing Makriev, CSKA Sofia sold him to Internazionale. However, he spend the first part of 2002–03 season in CSKA, because Italian Federation froze transfers of foreigners from outside the European Union. After that he played on loan for Swiss AC Bellinzona, Polish Górnik Zabrze and Swiss FC Chiasso. In season 2005–06,he was a part of French Dijon FCO.

Maribor

In 2006, Makriev signed with NK Maribor. For two seasons, Makriev earned 48 appearances playing in the Slovenian PrvaLiga, scoring 23 goals.

Ashdod

In January 2008, Ashdod signed Makriev on a two-and-a-half-year deal. He was given the number 7 shirt. Makriev helped the team save themselves from relegation to the second league in Israel. In 18 games, he scored 11 goals. During the 2008–09 season, Makriev scored 11 goals.

Krylia Sovetov Samara

On 19 May 2011, Ashdod accepted an offer for Makriev from Russian Premier League club Krylia Sovetov Samara. On the next day, he passed his medical and signed a three-year deal that will keep him with the club until 2014.^[1]

Levski Sofia

In late August 2013, Makriev returned to Bulgaria and signed a one-year contract (with the option for an additional year) with Levski Sofia.^[2]

South China

On 22 August 2014, he moved to Hong Kong team South China AA on a free transfer. However, he had left the club on 10 October 2014 by mutual consent.

Nea Salamina

On 12 July 2015, Makriev signed a contract with Cypriot First Division club Nea Salamina.^[3] He appeared in all of Nea Salamina's league matches and scored 19 goals in the 2015–16 season, finishing as the league's top scorer alongside Fernando Cavenaghi and André Alves.^[4]

Arda Kardzhali

On 30 July 2018, Makriev signed a contract with the newly promoted Second League team Arda Kardzhali.^[5]

Vihren Sandanski

In August 2021, Makriev joined Vihren Sandanski.^[6]

International career

On 28 March 2009, Makriev received his first call-up to the Bulgarian national team for a 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Ireland. A few days later, on 1 April, he scored his first goal for Bulgaria against Cyprus.^[7]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played in January 2020^[8]^[9]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			National cup^[a]		Europe^[b]		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Levski Sofia	2000–01	A Group	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	2001–02	A Group	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	0
	Total		2	0	1	0	0	0	3	0
CSKA Sofia	2002–03	A Group	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inter Milan	2002–03	Serie A	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bellinzona (loan)	2002–03	Nationalliga B	14	4			—		14	4
Górnik Zabrze (loan)	2003–04	Ekstraklasa	22	2	1	0	—		23	2
Chiasso (loan)	2004–05	Swiss Challenge League	18	5			—		18	5
Dijon	2005–06	Ligue 2	6	0			—		6	0
Maribor	2006–07	Slovenian PrvaLiga	29	13	4	5	0	0	33	18
	2007–08	Slovenian PrvaLiga	19	10	2	2	4	3	25	15
	Total		48	23	6	7	4	3	58	33
Ashdod	2007–08	Israeli Premier League	18	11	1	0	—		19	11
	2008–09	Israeli Premier League	31	11	10	2	—		41	13
	2009–10	Israeli Premier League	34	13	9	5	—		43	18
	2010–11	Israeli Premier League	28	9	5	6	—		33	15
	Total		111	44	25	13	0	0	136	57
Krylia Sovetov	2011–12	Russian Premier League	5	0	0	0	—		5	0
Oleksandriya	2011–12	Ukrainian Premier League	7	0	0	0	—		7	0
Ashdod	2012–13	Israeli Premier League	22	9	3	0	—		25	9
Levski Sofia	2013–14	A Group	26	7	4	0	0	0	30	7
South China	2014–15	Hong Kong Premier League	1	1	0	0	—		1	1
Pécsi	2014–15	NB I	10	2	0	0	—		10	2
Nea Salamis	2015–16	Cypriot First Division	36	19	1	0	—		37	19
	2016–17	Cypriot First Division	35	10	2	1	—		37	11
	2017–18	Cypriot First Division	21	2	4	2	—		25	4
	Total		92	31	7	3	0	0	99	34
Arda Kardzhali	2018–19	Second League	11	6	1	0	—		12	6
Ermis Aradippou	2018–19	Cypriot First Division	14	0	3	3	—		17	3
P.O. Xylotymbou	2019–20	Cypriot Second Division	9	0	0	0	—		9	0
Career total			418	134	52	26	4	3	474	163