Miki Orachev

In this Bulgarian name, the patronymic is Rumenov and the family name is Orachev.
Miki Orachev
Personal information
Full name Miki Rumenov Orachev
Date of birth (1996-03-19) 19 March 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Left-back / Winger
Team information
Current team
 Lokomotiv Sofia
Number 44
Youth career
0000–2011 Pirin Blagoevgrad
2011–2014 Levski Sofia
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2017 Levski Sofia 49 (1)
2017 → Lokomotiv Sofia (loan) 13 (0)
2018 Septemvri Sofia 3 (0)
2019 Holzwickeder SC 4 (0)
2019–2023 Lokomotiv Sofia 89 (1)
2023 CSKA 1948 5 (0)
2024– Lokomotiv Sofia 5 (0)
International career‡
2011–2013 Bulgaria U17 9 (0)
2013–2014 Bulgaria U19 8 (0)
2015–2016 Bulgaria U21 7 (0)
2022– Bulgaria 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 June 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:09, 29 March 2022 (UTC)

Miki Rumenov Orachev (Bulgarian: Мики Руменов Орачев; born 19 March 1996) is a Bulgarian footballer who currently plays as a defender for Lokomotiv Sofia.[1] Orachev prefers to play as a left-back but can also play as a left winger.

Career

Levski Sofia

First spell

Born in Blagoevgrad, Orachev began playing football for local side Pirin.[citation needed] On 19 July 2011, he joined Levski Sofia's academy.[2]

Orachev made his first team debut in a 2–1 league home loss against Litex Lovech on 12 April 2014, coming on as a substitute for Ricardo Nunes.[3] His first goal for the club came on 4 May 2015, a 17-metre strike in a 5–0 win at Haskovo.

On 14 July 2017 he made his Europa League debut for the team in a match against NK Maribor.[4]

Loan to Lokomotov Sofia

In January 2017, Orachev was loaned to Second League club Lokomotiv Sofia until the end of the season.[5] He made his debut for the team on 25 February 2017 in a league match against Spartak Pleven.[6]

Return to Levski

Although there was information that his loan would be extended,[7] Orachev returned in the beginning of June from his loan spell. He joined the first training of the team on 13 June 2017.[8]

Septemvri Sofia

On 22 December 2017 Levski's executive manager Asen Bukarev announced that Orachev would be transferred in Septemvri Sofia.[9] He officially signed a contract on 28 December for a year and a half.[10] He completed his debut for the team on 17 February 2018 in the first league match for the year, against Etar Veliko Tarnovo.[11]

On 7 March he left the field in the 32nd minute due to low blood pressure.[12] On 22 March it was announced that he would miss the rest of the season due to heart problems.[13]

Statistics

Club

As of 22 March 2018 [1]
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
Levski Sofia A Group 2013–14 6 0 1 0 0 0 – 7 0
2014–15 9 1 3 0 – – 12 1
2015–16 23 0 2 0 – – 17 0
First League 2016–17 3 0 1 0 1 0 — 4 0
Lokomotiv Sofia (loan) Second League 2016–17 13 0 0 0 – – 13 0
Levski Sofia First League 2017–18 8 0 2 0 1 0 – 11 0
Total 49 1 9 0 2 0 0 0 60 1
Septemvri Sofia First League 2017–18 3 0 0 0 – – 3 0
Career statistics 64 1 9 0 2 0 0 0 75 1
  1. ^ Includes Bulgarian Supercup matches.

Personal life

Miki is a cousin of the retired footballer and now manager Malin Orachev.[14]

References

  1. ^ a b Orachev Stats
  2. ^ "Школата на Левски се подсили с Мики Орачев" (in Bulgarian). viasport.bg. 19 July 2011.
  3. ^ "Levski 1–2 Litex". soccerway.com. 12 April 2014.
  4. ^ Maribor vs Levski
  5. ^ "Окончателно: Левски праща Орачев и Димитров в Локо Сф, Янев в Плевен" (in Bulgarian). gong.bg. 23 January 2017.
  6. ^ Loko Sofia vs Spartak Pleven
  7. ^ Левски връща Илия Димитров и Мики Орачев на Локо (София)
  8. ^ Левски започна подготовка с 22-ма, Йоргачевич и Нар на линия
  9. ^ Левски обяви раздяла с двама - Букарев: Атакуват ни отвсякъде
  10. ^ Мики Орачев подписа със "септемврийци"
  11. ^ Първа лига се завърна с гръм и трясък! Мечтано начало и тъжен край в дебюта на Балъков (видео)
  12. ^ Митов: Смених Орачев, защото му падна кръвното
  13. ^ Сърдечен проблем вади от терена Мики Орачев
  14. ^ https://www.blitz.bg/sport/intervyu/malin-orachev-iskakh-da-stana-borets-i-plakakh-tsyala-noshch-kogato-tatko-mi-zabrani-da-treniram_343469.html Малин Орачев: Исках да стана борец и плаках цяла нощ, когато татко ми забрани да тренирам]