Georg Georgiev Iliev (Bulgarian: Георг Илиев; born 23 October 1994) is a Bulgarian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Georg Georgiev Iliev[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 23 October 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Sofia, Bulgaria | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2011 | CSKA Sofia | ||
| 2011–2014 | Bolton Wanderers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2015 | Bolton Wanderers | 0 | (0) |
| 2014 | → Carlisle United (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2016 | Slavia Sofia | 1 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2010 | Bulgaria U17 | 3 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Bulgaria U19 | 6 | (1) |
| 2013–2016 | Bulgaria U21 | 7 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 January 2017 | |||
Club career edit
Born in Sofia, Bulgaria, Iliev kicked off his youth career with the local club CSKA Sofia before being transferred to Bolton Wanderers youth academy in 2011. In 2014, he signed a professional contract with the club.[2]
On 17 October 2014, Iliev joined League Two side Carlisle United on a monthlong loan deal.[3] He made his debut against Plymouth Argyle playing the whole 90 minutes of the match.[4] He returned to Bolton at the end of the month loan, having made four appearances.[5]
On 15 May 2015, Bolton announced that Iliev had been released along with 12 other players.[6]
On 31 January 2016, it was announced that Slavia Sofia had signed Iliev as a free agent. He was released a year later.[7]
Career statistics edit
Club edit
- As of 18 November 2015 [8]
| Club performance | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Club | League | Season | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |
| England | League | FA Cup | Europe | Other[a] | Total | ||||||||
| Bolton Wanderers | Championship | 2013–14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | |||
| Carlisle United (loan) | League One | 2014–15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 4 | 0 | |||
| Bolton Wanderers | Championship | 2014–15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Bulgaria | League | Bulgarian Cup | Europe | Other[b] | Total | ||||||||
| Slavia Sofia | A Group | 2015–16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Career statistics | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||
- ^ Includes Football League Cup matches.
- ^ Includes Bulgarian Supercup matches.
References edit
- ^ "The Football League Retained List". The Football League. 12 June 2015. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
- ^ "Teenage striker Georg Iliev signs first professional contract at Bolton Wanderers". The Bolton News. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
- ^ "Bolton's Georg Iliev joins Hayden White at Carlisle United". BBC Sport. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
- ^ "Plymouth 1 - 0 Carlisle". BBC Sport. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
- ^ "Andy Kellett extends Plymouth stay - News - Bolton Wanderers".
- ^ "Matt Mills, Andy Lonergan, Craig Davies out as Bolton Wanderers announce retained list". Retrieved 15 May 2015.
- ^ "Славия се разделя с четирима футболисти" (in Bulgarian). pfcslavia.com. 9 January 2017.
- ^ Iliev Stats
External links edit
- Georg Iliev at Soccerway
- Georg Iliev at Soccerbase
- UEFA profile
