Kamen Hadzhiev

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In this Eastern Slavic naming convention, the patronymic is Galabov and the family name is Hadzhiev.
Kamen Hadzhiev
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Personal information
Full name Kamen Galabov Hadzhiev
Date of birth (1991-09-22) 22 September 1991 (age 30)
Place of birth Kochan, Bulgaria
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Club information
Current team
 Pakhtakor
Number 21
Youth career
2000–2008 Rodopa Smolyan
2008–2009 Wattenscheid 09
2009–2010 Schalke 04
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2008 Rodopa Smolyan 1 (0)
2010–2011 Pirin GD 30 (1)
2011–2013 Minyor Pernik 12 (0)
2014–2015 Lokomotiv Sofia 41 (1)
2015–2016 VfB Oldenburg 34 (6)
2016–2017 Fortuna Sittard 32 (2)
2017–2018 Beroe 46 (1)
2019–2021 Puskás Akadémia 49 (0)
2021 Beroe 14 (0)
2022– Pakhtakor 0 (0)
National team‡
2007 Bulgaria U17 3 (0)
2019 Bulgaria 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10 February 2022
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14 October 2019

Kamen Hadzhiev (Bulgarian: Камен Хаджиев; born 22 September 1991) is a Bulgarian international footballer who currently plays as a defender or defensive midfielder for Pakhtakor.[1]

Career[]

Born in Kochan, Hadzhiev began his football career playing for club Rodopa. He was included in the 18-man squad to face CSKA Sofia in an A Group match on 19 May 2007. Hadzhiev, subsequently, made his professional debut in the match, at the age of 15 years and 8 months, coming on as a substitute in the 88th minute.[2]

In 2008 Hadzhiev joined the Wattenscheid 09 Academy in Germany. In the 2008–09 season, he made 18 appearances for the U-19 squad, scoring 5 goals. In 2009, he joined Schalke 04's youth academy.[3]

In July 2010, Hadzhiev signed with Pirin Gotse Delchev. He made his league debut against Botev Krivodol on 31 July, playing the full 90 minutes.[4] Hadzhiev has been a regular starter during the season in the second division, playing 30 matches. On 18 September 2010, he netted Pirin's only goal in their 2–1 loss against Sportist Svoge.[5]

In December 2011, Hadzhiev joined Minyor Pernik.[6]

On 1 June 2017, Hadzhiev signed with Beroe.[7]

International[]

He was first called up to the Bulgaria national football team in March 2018 for friendlies against Bosnia and Herzegovina and Kazakhstan, but remained on the bench. He made his debut on 14 October 2019 in a Euro 2020 qualifier against England. He started the game and played the whole match, making many mistakes as Bulgaria lost 0–6.[8]

Career statistics[]

As of 7 June 2021
Club Season League Cup Europe Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Rodopa Smolyan 2006–07 1 0 0 0 — 1 0
2007–08 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
Pirin Gotse Delchev 2010–11 30 1 0 0 — 30 1
Minyor Pernik 2011–12 4 0 0 0 — 4 0
2012–13 8 0 3 1 — 11 1
Total 12 0 3 1 0 0 15 1
Lokomotiv Sofia 2013–14 15 1 4 0 — 19 1
2014–15 26 0 3 0 — 29 0
Total 41 1 7 0 0 0 48 1
VfB Oldenburg 2015–16 34 6 0 0 — 34 6
Fortuna Sittard 2016–17 32 2 1 0 — 33 2
Beroe 2017–18 27 1 2 2 — 29 3
2018–19 19 0 2 0 — 21 0
Total 46 1 4 2 0 0 50 3
Puskás Akadémia 2018–19 15 0 2 0 — 17 0
2019–20 28 0 3 0 — 31 0
2020–21 6 0 1 0 1 0 8 0
Total 49 0 6 0 1 0 56 0
Career total 241 11 21 3 1 0 263 14

References[]

  1. ^ "Stats Centre: Kamen Hadzhiev Facts". Guardian.co.uk.
  2. ^ "ЦСКА излезе втори след грозна победа" (in Bulgarian). sportal.bg. 19 May 2007.
  3. ^ "Камен Хаджиев: Дебютирах в А група на 15 г. и 8 месеца, сега искам да пробия в Германия" (in Bulgarian). novsport.com. 24 February 2016.
  4. ^ "Pirin 2–0 Botev Krivodol". soccerway.com. 2010-07-31.
  5. ^ "Sportist Svoge 2–1 Pirin". soccerway.com. 2010-09-18.
  6. ^ "Юноша на Шалке 04 подписва с Миньор" (in Bulgarian). livesport.bg. 2011-12-11. Archived from the original on 2013-04-10. Retrieved 2013-03-09.
  7. ^ "Берое привлече Камен Хаджиев" (in Bulgarian). beroe.bg. 1 June 2017.
  8. ^ "Bulgaria v England game report". ESPN. 14 October 2019. Retrieved 15 October 2019.

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