Viktor Popov
Viktor Popov (Bulgarian: Виктор Попов; born 5 March 2000) is a Bulgarian footballer who plays as a right-back for Cherno More Varna.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Viktor Nikolaev Popov | ||
| Date of birth | 5 March 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Varna, Bulgaria | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Right-back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Cherno More | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2019 | Cherno More | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019– | Cherno More | 44 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2018 | Bulgaria U19 | 4 | (0) |
| 2019– | Bulgaria U21 | 6 | (0) |
| 2019– | Bulgaria | 3 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 24 December 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11 November 2020 | |||
Born and raised in Varna, Popov joined Cherno More's academy in 2010. He made his senior debut in May 2019, aged 19. Popov has also represented Bulgaria at various youth levels and made his senior debut in November 2019.
Career
Popov made his first team debut for Cherno More in a 1–0 home win against Botev Plovdiv on 18 May 2019, playing full 90 minutes.[2] Ten days later he signed his first professional contract.[3]
International career
On 14 November 2019, he earned his first cap for Bulgaria, coming on as a late second half substitute for Strahil Popov in the 0–1 home loss against Paraguay in a friendly match.[4]
Career statistics
Club
As of 24 December 2020
| Club | League | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Cherno More | First League | 2018–19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
| 2019–20 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 27 | 0 | |||
| 2020–21 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 16 | 0 | |||
| Career statistics | 44 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 0 | ||
References
- "Профил на Виктор Николаев Попов" (in Bulgarian). fpleague.bg. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
- "Черно море излезе пети след победа над Ботев. Младок направи силен дебют" (in Bulgarian). arenavarna.com. 18 May 2019.
- "Черно море подписа с двама свои юноши" (in Bulgarian). chernomorepfc.bg. 28 May 2019.
- Vutov, Viktor (14 November 2019). "България загуби с 0:1 Парагвай". topsport.bg. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
External links
- Viktor Popov at Soccerway
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