Yordan Minchev

Yordan Minchev

Minchev with Fenerbahçe in 2017
No. 11 – Spirou
Position	Shooting guard / small forward
League	BNXT League
Personal information
Born	(1998-10-17) October 17, 1998 (age 26) Sliven, Bulgaria
Listed height	2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)
Listed weight	83 kg (183 lb)
Career information
Playing career	2014–present
Career history
2014–2016	Levski Sofia
2016–2019	Fenerbahçe
2017	→ Vršac
2017–2018	→ MZT Skopje
2018	→ PBC Academic
2018–2019	→ İstanbul BŞB
2019–2021	Levski Lukoil
2021–2022	OSE Lions
2022	Levski Sofia
2022	Atomerőmű SE
2022–2023	Rilski Sportist
2023	Sibiu
2023–2024	Balkan Botevgrad
2024–present	Spirou
Career highlights and awards
Macedonian Cup winner (2018)

Yordan Minchev (Bulgarian: Йордан Минчев; born 17 October 1998) is a Bulgarian professional basketball player for Spirou of the BNXT League. Standing at 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in), he plays both the shooting guard and small forward positions.

Professional career

Minchev made his professional debut with Levski Sofia during the 2014–15 season of Bulgarian Basketball League and played in 5 games. Same season, he also played 5 times for the team in Adriatic League.[1] During the 2015–16 season, he played 27 times in Bulgarian League and also played 14 times in Balkan League.[2]

On November 2, 2016, Minchev signed a six-year (2+2+2) contract with Fenerbahçe.[3]

On 13 February 2017, Minchev was loaned to a Serbian club Vršac for the rest of the 2016–17 season.[4]

On October 1, 2017, Minchev was loaned to Macedonian club MZT Skopje for the 2017–18 season.[5] On March 9, 2018, he left MZT Skopje.[6] He finished the 2017–18 season playing with PBC Academic of the Bulgarian NBL.

In October 2018, he joined the İstanbul BŞB.[7]

On September 16, 2019, he has signed with Levski Lukoil of the NBL. [8]

On July 18, 2021, Minchev signed with OSE Lions of the Hungarian Nemzeti Bajnokság I/A.[9]

In 2022, he returned for a third stint at Levski Sofia.[10]

On August 14, 2024, he signed with Spirou of the BNXT League.[11]

National team career

Minchev played with the junior national teams of Bulgaria. In 2017 he made his debut with the Bulgarian senior national team playing in the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualification.[12]

Career statistics

Legend

GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field-goal percentage	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	PIR	Performance Index Rating
Bold	Career high

EuroLeague

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG	PIR
2016–17	Fenerbahçe	2	0	8.05	.0	.0	.0	1	0	0	0	0	-3
Career		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

See also

• List of foreign basketball players in Serbia

References

1. Yordan Minchev 2014-15 Season Player View by fiba.com
2. Yordan Minchev 2015-16 Season Player View by fiba.com
3. Fenerbahçe Men's Basketball signed with Yordan Minchev
4. "Fenerbahçe Yordan Minchev'i KK Vrsac'a kiraladı". f5haber.com. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
5. "Yordan Minchev to spend the season with MZT Skopje Aerodrom". aba-liga.com. 1 October 2017. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
6. "Јордан Минчев повеќе не е член на МЗТ Скопје Аеродром" (in Macedonian). mztskopjeaerodrom.mk. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
7. "Yordan Minchev (ex Academic Sofia) signs at Istanbul BBSK". Eurobasket.com. 12 October 2018. Retrieved 8 December 2018.
8. Skerletic, Dario (September 16, 2019). "Yordan Minchev signs with Levski Lukoil". Sportando. Retrieved September 17, 2019.
9. "Официално: Йордан Минчев продължава в чужбина" [Official: Yordan Minchev continues abroad]. sportal.bg. 18 July 2021. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
10. "БК Левски картотекира двама чужденци". bnr.bg. 9 March 2022. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
11. "Communiqué Officiel:Yordan Minchev". spiroubasket.be (in French). August 14, 2024. Retrieved October 13, 2024.
12. Yordan MINCHEV (BUL) participated in 3 FIBA / FIBA Zones events.

External links

• Yordan Minchev at draftexpress.com
• Yordan Minchev at eurobasket.com
• Yordan Minchev at euroleague.net
• Yordan Minchev at fiba.com
• Yordan Minchev at realgm.com