Atanas Petrov Iliev (Bulgarian: Атанас Петров Илиев; born 9 October 1994) is a Bulgarian footballer who plays as a striker for Cherno More Varna.[2]
 Iliev with Cherno More in 2013 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Atanas Petrov Iliev | ||
| Date of birth | 9 October 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Dobrich, Bulgaria | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Cherno More | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| 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 | 33 | (17) |
| 2021–2023 | Ascoli | 30 | (2) |
| 2023– | Cherno More | 44 | (15) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2012 | Bulgaria U19 | 2 | (0) |
| 2021– | Bulgaria | 16 | (3) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 April 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:50, 12 June 2022 (UTC) | |||
Career edit
Born in Dobrich, Iliev began his career with the local club, Dobrudzha Dobrich, before he joined the Cherno More Academy in 2009.[3] 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.
On 27 January 2023, Iliev's contract with Ascoli was terminated by mutual consent.[4]
On 31 January 2023, Iliev returned to Cherno More.[5]
International career edit
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.[6] He made his debut on 25 March 2021 against Switzerland.[7]
International goals edit
- Scores and results list Bulgaria's goal tally first.[8]
| 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 |
| 2 | 2 September 2021 | Stadio Artemio Franchi, Florence, Italy | 7 |  Italy |
1–1 | 1–1 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 3 | 5 June 2022 | Huvepharma Arena, Razgrad, Bulgaria | 14 |  Georgia |
1–2 | 2–5 | 2022–23 UEFA Nations League C |
Career statistics edit
As of 22 September 2023[update]
| 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 | 28 | 16 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 30 | 17 | |||
| 2021–22 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 1 | |||||
| Total | 33 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 18 | |||
| Ascoli | Serie B | 2021–22 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 2 | |||
| Cherno More Varna | First League | 2022–23 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 19 | 4 | |||
| 2023–24 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 6 | |||||
| Total | 25 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 10 | |||
| Career Total | 255 | 96 | 26 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 281 | 107 | |||
References edit
- ^ "Какво значи името Атанас? "Човек, който обича да залага на хазартни игри"" (in Bulgarian). fpleague.bg. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
- ^ "Atanas Iliev Facts". Footballdatabase.eu.
- ^ "Атанас Илиев и Георги Китанов са бъдещето на Черно море" (in Bulgarian). arenavarna.com. Retrieved 2012-05-16.
- ^ "#CALCIOMERCATO: RISOLTO IL CONTRATTO CON ILIEV" (in Italian). Ascoli. 27 January 2023. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
- ^ "Черно море привлече Атанас Илиев" (in Bulgarian). PFC Cherno More Varna. 31 January 2023. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
- ^ "Атанас Илиев с повиквателна за националния отбор на България". botevplovdiv.bg. 17 March 2021.
- ^ "Bulgaria v Switzerland game report". FIFA. 25 March 2021. Archived from the original on January 29, 2021.
- ^ "Atanas Iliev". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann.
External links edit
- Atanas Iliev at Soccerway