Viktor Nikolaev Popov (Bulgarian: Виктор Николаев Попов; born 5 March 2000) is a Bulgarian professional footballer[2] who plays as a right-back for Cherno More Varna and the Bulgaria national team.

Viktor Popov
Personal information
Full name Viktor Nikolaev Popov
Date of birth (2000-03-05) 5 March 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Varna, Bulgaria
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Right-back
Team information
Current team
Cherno More
Number 6
Youth career
2010–2019 Cherno More
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019– Cherno More 137 (1)
International career
2018 Bulgaria U19 4 (0)
2019–2022 Bulgaria U21 18 (0)
2019– Bulgaria 13 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:11, 10 December 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:12, 19 November 2023 (UTC)

Born and raised in Varna, Popov joined Cherno More's academy in 2010. He made his senior debut in May 2019, aged 19. Popov has also represented Bulgaria at various youth levels and made his senior debut in November 2019.

Career edit

Popov made his first team debut for Cherno More in a 1–0 home win against Botev Plovdiv on 18 May 2019, playing full 90 minutes.[3] Ten days later he signed his first professional contract with the club.[4] On 10 July 2022, he scored his first goal for the club in a 1–0 away win over Lokomotiv Sofia in the opening game of the 2022–23 season.

International career edit

On 14 November 2019, he earned his first cap for Bulgaria, coming on as a late second half substitute for Strahil Popov in the 0–1 home loss against Paraguay in a friendly match.[5]

Career statistics edit

Club edit

As of 8 October 2023

Club League Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Cherno More First League 2018–19 2 0 0 0 2 0
2019–20 26 0 1 0 27 0
2020–21 31 0 1 0 1[a] 0 33 0
2021–22 29 0 2 0 31 0
2022–23 30 1 5 0 35 1
2023–24 13 0 0 0 13 0
Career statistics 131 1 9 0 0 0 1 0 141 1
  1. ^ Europa League play-off

International edit

As of match played 19 November 2023
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Bulgaria 2019 1 0
2020 2 0
2022 3 0
2023 7 0
Total 13 0

References edit

  1. ^ "Профил на Виктор Николаев Попов" (in Bulgarian). fpleague.bg. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  2. ^ "Bulgarian squad announced". Macedonian Football. 2022-05-28. Retrieved 2022-05-31.
  3. ^ "Черно море излезе пети след победа над Ботев. Младок направи силен дебют" (in Bulgarian). arenavarna.com. 18 May 2019.
  4. ^ "Черно море подписа с двама свои юноши" (in Bulgarian). chernomorepfc.bg. 28 May 2019.
  5. ^ Vutov, Viktor (14 November 2019). "България загуби с 0:1 Парагвай". topsport.bg. Retrieved 16 November 2019.

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