Dimitar Iliev (footballer, born 1999)

Dimitar Iliev
Personal information
Full name Dimitar Emilov Iliev
Date of birth (1999-06-22) 22 June 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Gorna Oryahovitsa, Bulgaria
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Left-back
Youth career
2008–2012 Lokomotiv GO
2012–2016 Litex Lovech
2016–2018 Ludogorets Razgrad
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2021 Ludogorets Razgrad II 73 (0)
2018–2021 Ludogorets Razgrad 1 (0)
2021 CSKA 1948 II 10 (1)
2021–2022 CSKA 1948 4 (0)
2022 Botev Vratsa 1 (0)
2022–2024 Ludogorets Razgrad II 68 (0)
2022–2024 Ludogorets Razgrad 1 (0)
International career‡
2014–2016 Bulgaria U17 3 (0)
2017–2018 Bulgaria U18 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 08:45, 1 November 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 March 2018

Dimitar Iliev (Bulgarian: Димитър Илиев; born 22 July 1999) is a Bulgarian footballer who plays as a defender.[1]

Youth career

Dimitar Iliev began playing football in the local team of Lokomotiv (GO). Later Iliev joined the youth academy of Litex (Lovech). He won the BFU cup two times. In 2016 Iliev joined the youth team of Ludogorets (Razgrad). He won the Bulgarian championship twice and he has got one BFU cup. Iliev has made many appearances for Ludogorets in the UEFA Youth League’s group stage.

Career

Ludogorets Razgrad

Iliev made his professional debut for the first team on 20 May 2018 in a league match against Botev Plovdiv, coming as a substitute of Lachezar Kovachev after he got injured in the 64th minute.[2] Iliev played mainly for the second team of Ludogorets and he made 6 assistances before he left the club.

CSKA 1948

In 2021 Iliev joined CSKA 1948.[3] He made his debut for the team against CSKA Sofia. Iliev played also for the second team and scored a goal against Neftochimic.

Botev Vratsa

At the end of 2021 Iliev signed with Botev Vratsa. After finding it difficult to establish himself as part of the first team, on 1 May 2022, it was confirmed that he had left by mutual consent.[4]

Return to Ludogorets

In 2022 Iliev returned to Ludogorets. He is mainly playing for the second team. In the second round of the Bulgarian Cup, Iliev scored his debut goal for the first team on 18 November 2022 against Rozova Dolina Kazanlak.

Career statistics

Club

As of 26 May 2024 [1]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Ludogorets Razgrad II 2016–17 Second League 1 0 – – – 1 0
2017–18 2 0 – – – 2 0
2018–19 23 0 – – – 23 0
2019–20 21 0 – – – 21 0
2020–21 26 0 – – – 26 0
Total 73 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 73 0
Ludogorets Razgrad 2017–18 First League 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
CSKA 1948 II 2021–22 Second League 10 1 – – – 10 1
CSKA 1948 2021–22 First League 4 0 0 0 – – 4 0
Botev Vratsa 1 0 0 0 – – 1 0
Ludogorets Razgrad II 2022–23 Second League 33 0 – – – 33 0
2023–24 30 0 – – – 30 0
Total 63 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 63 0
Ludogorets Razgrad 2022–23 First League 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1
2023–24 First League 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Total 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 1
Career total 153 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 154 2

References

  1. ^ a b "Bulgaria - L. Kovachev - Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
  2. ^ Талантите на Лудогорец надиграха мъжете на Ботев (Пловдив) за 2:2
  3. ^ "Димитър Илиев официално е футболист на ЦСКА 1948". Archived from the original on 3 June 2021. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
  4. ^ "Ботев Враца се раздели с двама футболисти". gong.bg (in Bulgarian). 1 May 2022. Retrieved 27 May 2022.


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