Atanas Iliev

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Atanas Iliev
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Iliev with Cherno More in 2013
Personal information
Full name Atanas Petrov Iliev
Date of birth (1994-10-09) 9 October 1994 (age 26)
Place of birth Dobrich, Bulgaria
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
 Ascoli
Number 11
Youth career
2003–2009 Dobrudzha
2009–2013 Cherno More
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2014 Cherno More 15 (2)
2014–2015 Dobrudzha 28 (17)
2015–2020 Montana 127 (52)
2020–2021 Botev Plovdiv 35 (18)
2021– Ascoli 0 (0)
National team‡
2012 Bulgaria U19 2 (0)
2021– Bulgaria 6 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:30, 23 May 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23:23, 8 June 2021 (UTC)

Atanas Iliev (Bulgarian: Атанас Илиев; born 9 October 1994) is a Bulgarian footballer who plays as a striker for Serie B side Ascoli.[1]

Career[]

Born in Dobrich, Iliev began his career with the local club, Dobrudzha Dobrich, before he joined the Cherno More Academy in 2009.[2] He made his first team début in a 0-2 A PFG defeat at Beroe on 5 May 2012, coming on as a substitute for Ilian Kapitanov.

International career[]

Iliev was called up to the senior Bulgaria squad for the first time in March 2021 for the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification matches against Switzerland on 25 March 2021, Italy on 28 March 2021 and Northern Ireland on 31 March 2021.[3] He made his debut on 25 March 2021 against Switzerland.[4]

International goals[]

Scores and results list Bulgaria's goal tally first.[5]
No Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 1 June 2021 Keine Sorgen Arena, Ried im Innkreis, Austria 4  Slovakia 1–0 1–1 Friendly

Career statistics[]

As of 21 August 2021

Club performance League Cup Continental Other Total
Club League Season Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Cherno More A Group 2011–12 2 1 0 0 — — 2 1
2012–13 4 0 3 1 — — 7 1
2013–14 9 1 3 0 — — 12 1
Total 15 2 6 1 0 0 0 0 21 3
Dobrudzha Dobrich B Group 2014–15 28 17 1 0 — — 29 17
Montana A Group 2015–16 30 5 6 3 — — 36 8
First League 2016–17 18 2 4 3 — — 22 5
Second League 2017–18 28 11 1 1 — — 29 12
2018–19 29 18 2 0 — — 31 18
2019–20 19 13 1 1 — — 20 14
Total 127 52 8 3 0 0 0 0 136 56
Botev Plovdiv First League 2020–21 26 16 2 1 — — 28 17
2021–22 5 1 0 0 — — 5 1
Career Total 198 85 23 10 0 0 0 0 221 95

References[]

  1. ^ "Atanas Iliev Facts". Footballdatabase.eu.
  2. ^ "Атанас Илиев и Георги Китанов са бъдещето на Черно море" (in Bulgarian). arenavarna.com. Retrieved 2012-05-16.
  3. ^ "Атанас Илиев с повиквателна за националния отбор на България". botevplovdiv.bg. 17 March 2021.
  4. ^ "Bulgaria v Switzerland game report". FIFA. 25 March 2021.
  5. ^ "Iliev, Atanas". National Football Teams. Retrieved 1 June 2021.

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