Yordan Minchev (Bulgarian: Йордан Минчев; born 17 October 1998) is a Bulgarian professional basketball player for Rilski Sportist of the NBL. Standing at 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in), he plays both the shooting guard and small forward positions.
 Minchev with Fenerbahçe in 2017 | |
| No. 17 – BC Rilski Sportist | |
|---|---|
| Position | Shooting guard / small forward |
| League | NBL |
| Personal information | |
| Born | October 17, 1998 Sliven, Bulgaria |
| Nationality | Bulgarian |
| Listed height | 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) |
| Listed weight | 83 kg (183 lb) |
| Career information | |
| Playing career | 2014–present |
| Career history | |
| 2014–2016 | Levski Sofia |
| 2016–2019 | Fenerbahçe |
| 2017 | → Vršac |
| 2017–2018 | → MZT Skopje |
| 2018 | → PBC Academic |
| 2018–2019 | → İstanbul BŞB |
| 2019–2021 | Levski Lukoil |
| 2021–2022 | OSE Lions |
| 2022 | Levski Sofia |
| 2022 | Atomerőmű SE |
| 2022–present | Rilski Sportist |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Professional career edit
Minchev made his professional debut with Levski Sofia during the 2014–15 season of Bulgarian Basketball League and played in 5 games. Same season, he also played 5 times for the team in Adriatic League.[1] During the 2015–16 season, he played 27 times in Bulgarian League and also played 14 times in Balkan League.[2]
On November 2, 2016, Minchev signed a six-year (2+2+2) contract with Fenerbahçe.[3]
On 13 February 2017, Minchev was loaned to a Serbian club Vršac for the rest of the 2016–17 season.[4]
On October 1, 2017, Minchev was loaned to Macedonian club MZT Skopje for the 2017–18 season.[5] On March 9, 2018, he left MZT Skopje.[6] He finished the 2017–18 season playing with PBC Academic of the Bulgarian NBL.
In October 2018, he joined the İstanbul BŞB.[7]
On September 16, 2019, he has signed with Levski Lukoil of the NBL. [8]
On July 18, 2021, Minchev signed with OSE Lions of the Hungarian Nemzeti Bajnokság I/A.[9]
In 2022, he returned for a third stint at Levski Sofia.[10]
National team career edit
Minchev played with the junior national teams of Bulgaria. In 2017 he made his debut with the Bulgarian senior national team playing in the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualification.[11]
Career statistics edit
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | PIR | Performance Index Rating |
| Bold | Career high |
EuroLeague edit
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | PIR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016–17 | Fenerbahçe | 2 | 0 | 8.05 | .0 | .0 | .0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 |
| Career | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Yordan Minchev 2014-15 Season Player View by fiba.com
- ^ Yordan Minchev 2015-16 Season Player View by fiba.com
- ^ Fenerbahçe Men's Basketball signed with Yordan Minchev
- ^ "Fenerbahçe Yordan Minchev'i KK Vrsac'a kiraladı". f5haber.com. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
- ^ "Yordan Minchev to spend the season with MZT Skopje Aerodrom". aba-liga.com. 1 October 2017. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
- ^ "Јордан Минчев повеќе не е член на МЗТ Скопје Аеродром" (in Macedonian). mztskopjeaerodrom.mk. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
- ^ "Yordan Minchev (ex Academic Sofia) signs at Istanbul BBSK". Eurobasket.com. 12 October 2018. Retrieved 8 December 2018.
- ^ Skerletic, Dario (September 16, 2019). "Yordan Minchev signs with Levski Lukoil". Sportando. Retrieved September 17, 2019.
- ^ "Официално: Йордан Минчев продължава в чужбина" [Official: Yordan Minchev continues abroad]. sportal.bg. 18 July 2021. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
- ^ "БК Левски картотекира двама чужденци". bnr.bg. 9 March 2022. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
- ^ Yordan MINCHEV (BUL) participated in 3 FIBA / FIBA Zones events.
External links edit
- Yordan Minchev at draftexpress.com
- Yordan Minchev at eurobasket.com
- Yordan Minchev at euroleague.net
- Yordan Minchev at fiba.com
- Yordan Minchev at realgm.com