Stefan Velkov
Stefan Velkov (Bulgarian: Стефан Велков; born 12 December 1996) is a Bulgarian professional footballer who plays as a defender for German club MSV Duisburg.[2][3]
Velkov with Slavia Sofia in 2013 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Stefan Ivov Velkov | ||
Date of birth | 12 December 1996 | ||
Place of birth | Sofia, Bulgaria | ||
Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | MSV Duisburg | ||
Number | 14 | ||
Youth career | |||
2005–2013 | Slavia Sofia | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2013–2018 | Slavia Sofia | 86 | (2) |
2018–2020 | Den Bosch | 41 | (4) |
2020 | → RKC Waalwijk (loan) | 3 | (0) |
2020–2021 | KFC Uerdingen | 5 | (0) |
2021– | MSV Duisburg | 3 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2011–2012 | Bulgaria U16 | 5 | (0) |
2012–2013 | Bulgaria U17 | 21 | (1) |
2013 | Bulgaria U19 | 3 | (0) |
2013–2018 | Bulgaria U21 | 20 | (2) |
2020– | Bulgaria | 1 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13:54, 31 January 2021 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 20:33, 28 February 2020 (UTC) |
Career
Slavia Sofia
Born in Sofia, Velkov began his football career with Slavia Sofia in 2005.[4] He made his first-team debut on 27 July 2013, at 16 years 227 days, coming on as a substitute for Hristo Yanev in a 0–0 away league draw against Cherno More Varna. On 18 December 2013, it was reported that Velkov was on trial with Manchester United.[5] After the great debut season and a few trials in big European teams, Velkov got a serious injury, which took him out of football for a minimum of six months.[6]
In March 2015, Velkov extended his contract with Slavia for a further three years.[7] He returned to training in April, but he did not take part in any further matches, so he missed the entire 2014–15 season.[8]
Velkov returned to play in the first match of the 2015–16 season against Lokomotiv Plovdiv as a substitute in the 88th minute.[9]
Velkov scored his debut goal for Slavia in the league on 17 September 2016 in a match against Ludogorets Razgrad, lost by his team with 3–1.[10]
Den Bosch
On 10 August 2018, Velkov signed for the Dutch Eerste Divisie team Den Bosch. He made his debut a week later, playing the full 90 minutes in a 2–1 away win over FC Volendam.[11] He scored his first goal for the club on 25 September, in a 2–1 loss against Heracles Almelo in the KNVB Cup.
MSV Duisburg
After a short stint at KFC Uerdingen he moved to MSV Duisburg in January 2021.[12]
International career
Youth levels
Velkov represented Bulgaria at the under-16, under-17 and under-19 levels. On 1 June 2013, he made his debut for the Bulgaria under-21 side at the age of 16 years, 5 months and 22 days, making him the second-youngest player to debut for the team after Nikolay Mihaylov.[13][14] On 25 March 2016 Velkov was in the starting lineup for the goalless draw with Wales U21.[15][16] He is currently the team captain.
Senior level
On 14 March 2017, he received his first call-up for Bulgaria senior team for the match against the Netherlands on 25 March 2017,[17] in which he was an unused substitute.[18] Velkov earned his first cap on 26 February 2020, playing the first 75 minutes of the 1–0 home loss against Belarus in a friendly game.[19]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 31 January 2021
Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Slavia Sofia | 2013–14 | A Group | 21 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 23 | 1 | |||
2014–15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||||
2015–16 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 25 | 0 | |||||
2016–17 | First League | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 24 | 1 | |
2017–18 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 24 | 1 | |||||
Total | 86 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 96 | 3 | ||
Den Bosch | 2018–19 | Eerste Divisie | 20 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 2[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 23 | 3 | |
2019–20 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 22 | 2 | |||||
Total | 41 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 45 | 5 | ||
Waalwijk (loan) | 2019–20 | Eredivisie | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
KFC Uerdingen | 2020–21 | 3. Liga | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||
2020–21 | MSV Duisburg | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||||
Career total | 138 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 152 | 8 |
References
- "Профил на Стефан Ивов Велков" (in Bulgarian). fpleague.bg. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
- "Stefan Velkov Facts". footballdatabase.eu.
- Stefan Velkov at WorldFootball.net
- "Суперталантът Стефан Велков: Ходя на мачове с градския транспорт" [Supertalent Stefan Velkov: I go to games by public transport] (in Bulgarian). novsport.com. 19 October 2013. Retrieved 29 December 2013.
- "Transfer news: Manchester United eye teenage Bulgarian defender". The Independent. Independent Print. 18 December 2013. Retrieved 27 December 2013.
- "Стефан Велков ще бъде извън игра 6 месеца след нова тежка контузия". dnevnik.bg. dnevnik. 7 August 2014.
- "Стефан Велков преподписа със "Славия", възстановява се от тежка контузия". topsport.bg. topsport editorial board. 16 March 2015. Retrieved 17 March 2015.
- Стефан Велков се завърна в първия отбор на Славия
- „А” група започна с класическа „бяла” победа
- Звездата на Лудогорец започна да вкарва и в Първа лига
- Martens, Jan (17 August 2018). "Vernieuwd FC Den Bosch wint in Volendam na sterke tweede helft". bd.nl. de Persgroep Nederland. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
- ""Aggressiver, kopfballstarker Innenverteidiger": Velkov wird ein Zebra". msv-duisburg.de. 23 January 2021. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
- Младежки национал пред трансфер в Наполи
- Стефан Велков ще играе само за младежите
- България не успя да преклони Уелс
- Младежите не успяха да се справят с Уелс (видео)
- Много изненади и 6-ма от ЦСКА-София в състава на България за мача с Холандия
- "Bulgaria NT vs. Netherlands NT 2:0". flashscore.com. 25 March 2017. Retrieved 2 April 2017.
- "Експериментален състав на България отстъпи на Беларус (видео+галерия)". sportal.bg. 26 February 2020. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
- Stefan Velkov at National-Football-Teams.com