Orlin Starokin

Orlin Starokin
Personal information
Full name Orlin Ognyanov Starokin
Date of birth (1987-01-08) 8 January 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth Sofia, Bulgaria
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Left back / Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Kostinbrod
Number 5
Youth career
1997–2005 CSKA Sofia
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2008 Naftex 54 (3)
2006–2007 → Chernomorets Burgas (loan) 17 (1)
2009–2011 Chernomorets Burgas 69 (1)
2011–2014 Levski Sofia 71 (4)
2014 Irtysh Pavlodar 10 (0)
2015 Lokomotiv Sofia 10 (0)
2015 Dinamo București 1 (0)
2015–2016 Botev Plovdiv 15 (0)
2016–2017 Pirin Blagoevgrad 25 (3)
2017 Cherno More 16 (2)
2018 Vitosha Bistritsa 13 (1)
2018–2019 Alki Oroklini 24 (1)
2019–2020 Enosis Neon Paralimni 12 (0)
2020 Levski Sofia 11 (0)
2021–2022 Pirin Blagoevgrad 25 (2)
2022–2024 Rilski Sportist 33 (2)
2024– Kostinbrod 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Orlin Ognyanov Starokin (Bulgarian: Орлин Старокин; born 8 January 1987) is a former Bulgarian footballer of Russian origin[citation needed] who played mainly as a left wingback for Kostinbrod.

Career

Youth career

Starokin began his footballing career with the CSKA Sofia youth team. There he played as an offensive midfielder. He improved his skills at the academy until 2005.

Naftex

At the age of 18, in 2005, Starokin went to Burgas and signed his first professional contract with Naftex. At Naftex he played at first as a left winger and left back. In his first season in professional football, Starokin earned 19 appearances playing in the top division, scoring one goal.

Chernomorets Burgas

In the summer of 2006 Starokin was on loan to Chernomorets Burgas, with whom he became champion of the second division. Later he was bought and played there until 2011.

Levski Sofia

On 14 June 2011, he signed for Levski Sofia.[1] On 2 July 2011, Starokin made his unofficial debut for Levski in the 1:0 win against Loko Sofia in an exhibition match.[2]

In June 2014 Starokin refused to renew his contract with Levski and decided to leave the club after 3 years and 71 appearances in which he scored 4 goals.

Irtysh Pavlodar

Later he signed a contract with FC Irtysh Pavlodar in Kazakhstan.[3] Starokin left Irtysh in November 2014, following the conclusion of the season.[4]

Botev Plovdiv

After a short spell at FC Dinamo București, on 31 August 2015, Orlin Starokin joined Botev Plovdiv until the end of the season.[5] He made an official debut on 12 September during the 0–2 home defeat from Litex Lovech.[6]

Cherno More

On 14 June 2017, Starokin joined Cherno More.[7] On 21 July 2017, he made his debut in 4–0 away win over Vereya, playing as defensive midfielder.[8]

Alki Oroklini

On 30 June 2018, Starokin signed a one-year contract with Cypriot club Alki Oroklini.[9]

International career

In late August 2017, Starokin earned his first call-up to the national team, for the 2018 World Cup qualifiers against Sweden and the Netherlands,[10] but did not debut.

Career statistics

As of 12 December 2020[11]
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Naftex Burgas 2005–06 A Group 19 1 0 0 – 19 1
Chernomorets Burgas 2006–07 B Group 17 1 0 0 – 17 1
Naftex Burgas 2007–08 22 1 0 0 – 22 1
2008–09 13 1 0 0 – 13 1
Total 35 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 35 2
Chernomorets Burgas 2008–09 A Group 14 0 0 0 – 14 0
2009–10 25 1 0 0 – 25 1
2010–11 30 0 2 0 – 32 0
Total 69 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 71 1
Levski Sofia 2011–12 A Group 26 1 2 0 2 0 – 30 1
2012–13 16 1 5 0 2 0 – 23 1
2013–14 29 3 0 0 1 0 – 30 3
Total 71 5 7 0 5 0 0 0 83 5
Irtysh Pavlodar 2014 Kazakhstan Premier League 10 0 1 0 – 11 0
Lokomotiv Sofia 2014–15 A Group 10 0 1 0 – 11 0
Dinamo București 2015–16 Liga I 1 0 0 0 – 1 0
Botev Plovdiv 2015–16 A Group 15 0 1 0 – 16 0
Pirin Blagoevgrad 2016–17 First League 25 3 2 0 – 27 3
Cherno More 2017–18 16 2 1 0 – 17 2
Vitosha Bistritsa 2017–18 13 1 0 0 – 13 1
Alki Oroklini 2018–19 Cypriot First Division 24 1 0 0 – 24 1
Enosis Neon Paralimni 2019–20 12 0 1 0 – 13 0
Levski Sofia 2020–21 First League 11 0 1 0 – 12 0
Career total 348 15 15 0 5 0 0 0 368 15

References

  1. ^ "Левски уреди Орлин Старокин (Bulgarian)".
  2. ^ "Левски победи Локо (София) в бенефиса на Георги Марков". Footballdatabase.eu.
  3. ^ Старокин пое дългия път към Павлодар, бившият левскар отиде да подпише с "Иртиш". topsport.bg (in Bulgarian). Media Group. 11 June 2014. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
  4. ^ Орлин Старокин не будет выступать за Иртыш. www.fcirtysh.kz (in Russian). FC Irtysh Pavlodar. 22 November 2014. Retrieved 16 December 2014.
  5. ^ Ботев привлече Орлин Старокин
  6. ^ Ботев загуби от Литекс у дома
  7. ^ "Черно море започна подготовка с 19 футболисти" (in Bulgarian). chernomorepfc.bg. 14 June 2017.
  8. ^ "Vereya vs. Cherno More 0–4". soccerway.com. 21 July 2017.
  9. ^ "Έκλεισε και τον Όρλιν Στάροκιν – Ανακοίνωση" (in Greek). tothemaonline.com. 30 June 2018.
  10. ^ "Петър Хубчев обяви група от 25 футболисти за мачовете с Швеция и Холандия" (in Bulgarian). topsport.bg. 21 August 2017. Retrieved 2 October 2017.
  11. ^ "O.Starokin". Soccerway. Retrieved 14 June 2017.