Lachezar Kovachev (Bulgarian: Лъчезар Ковачев; born 24 March 1999) is a Bulgarian footballer who plays as a defender for Spartak Pleven.[1]

Lachezar Kovachev
Personal information
Full name Lachezar Svetlozarov Kovachev
Date of birth (1999-03-24) 24 March 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Pleven, Bulgaria
Position(s) Left-back
Team information
Current team
Spartak Pleven
Number 23
Youth career
2011–2018 Ludogorets Razgrad
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2019 Ludogorets Razgrad II 27 (0)
2018–2019 Ludogorets Razgrad 1 (0)
2019–2020 Spartak Pleven 22 (0)
2021 Levski Lom 10 (2)
2021– Spartak Pleven 54 (2)
International career
2018 Bulgaria U19 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 June 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 March 2018

Kovachev's older brother Svetoslav is playing for Arda Kardzhali.

Career edit

Ludogorets Razgrad edit

Kovachev made his debut for Ludogorets Razgrad II on 16 September 2017 in a league match against Tsarsko Selo Sofia.[2] He completed his professional debut on 20 May 2018, in the last league match for the season for Ludogorets against Botev Plovdiv, as a started together with his brother, but was substituted by another debutant Dimitar Iliev at the 64th minute after a light injury.[3]

Lokomotiv Gorna Oryahovitsa edit

On 8 January 2019 Kovachev was set to join the Third League team Spartak Pleven,[4] but just two days later the manager of the Second League team Lokomotiv Gorna Oryahovitsa announced that Kovachev will join his team instead.[5]

Career statistics edit

Club edit

As of 20 May 2018 [1]
Club performance League Cup Continental Other Total
Club League Season Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Bulgaria League Bulgarian Cup Europe Other[a] Total
Ludogorets Razgrad II Second League 2017–18 16 0 16 0
Total 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0
Ludogorets Razgrad First League 2017–18 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Total 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Career statistics 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 0
  1. ^ Includes Bulgarian Supercup matches.

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Bulgaria - L. Kovachev - Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway. Retrieved 2017-08-06.
  2. ^ Ludogorets II vs Tsarsko Selo
  3. ^ Талантите на Лудогорец надиграха мъжете на Ботев (Пловдив) за 2:2
  4. ^ "Спартак (Плевен) се подсили с дуо от Лудогорец" (in Bulgarian). sportal.bg. 7 January 2019.
  5. ^ Двама играчи от втория отбор на Лудогорец не се появиха в Плевен

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