Stefan Velev

Stefan Velev
Personal information
Full name Stefan Dimitrov Velev
Date of birth (1989-05-02) 2 May 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth Sofia, Bulgaria
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s) Central midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Botev Vratsa
Number 77
Youth career
1997–2007 Septemvri Sofia
2007–2008 Slavia Sofia
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2009 Lokomotiv StZ 26 (3)
2009–2010 Lyubimets 19 (1)
2010–2012 Beroe 70 (2)
2013–2015 Levski Sofia 43 (0)
2015–2016 Lokomotiv Plovdiv 26 (1)
2016 Dinamo Tbilisi 6 (0)
2017–2018 Slavia Sofia 39 (4)
2018–2020 Sepsi OSK 56 (1)
2020–2023 Cherno More 76 (4)
2023– Botev Vratsa 36 (0)
International career
2007–2008 Bulgaria U19 7 (0)
2012–2016 Bulgaria 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 September 2024

Stefan Velev (Bulgarian: Стефан Велев; born 2 May 1989) is a Bulgarian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Botev Vratsa.[2]

Club career

Born in Sofia, Velev played for Septemvri as a schoolboy, before joining Slavia Sofia. But he found it difficult to break into the first team due to the consistency of Slavčo Georgievski and Pavle Popara.

In June 2008 Velev signed a two-year contract with Lokomotiv Stara Zagora. He made his B PFG and Lokomotiv debut on 9 August in a home 1–0 against Shumen, scoring the goal of the win.

On 13 March 2017, Velev signed a 1+1⁄2-year contract with Slavia Sofia.[3] He left the club at the end of the 2017–18 season when his contract expired.[4]

On 15 June 2018, Velev signed with Sepsi OSK.[5]

International career

Velev earned his first cap for Bulgaria on 29 May 2012, after coming on as a second-half substitute in a 2–0 loss against Turkey in an exhibition game.

Career statistics

Bulgaria national team
Year Apps Goals
2012 1 0
2013 1 0
2015 1 0
2016 2 0
Total 5 0

Honours

Slavia Sofia

References

  1. ^ "Профил на Стефан Велев". topsport.bg. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
  2. ^ Stefan Velev at Soccerway
  3. ^ "Стефан Велев подписа със Славия до лятото на 2018 година" (in Bulgarian). pfcslavia.com. 13 March 2017.
  4. ^ "Славия представи трима нови играчи" (in Bulgarian). pfcslavia.com. 8 June 2018.
  5. ^ "Stefan Velev, primul transfer al verii la Sepsi OSK" (in Romanian). covasnamedia.ro. 15 June 2018.