- Ivelin Popov
Football player infobox
playername = Ivelin Popov
| fullname = Ivelin Popov
nickname =
dateofbirth = Birth date and age|1987|10|26|df=y
cityofbirth =Sofia
countryofbirth =Bulgaria
height = height|m=1.82
currentclub = Litex
clubnumber = 32
position =Midfielder
youthyears = 1997-2004 2005
youthclubs = LevskiFeyenoord |
years = 2005-
clubs = Litex
caps(goals) = 59 (17)
nationalyears = 2006-2007 2007-
nationalteam = Bulgaria U21 Bulgaria
nationalcaps(goals) = 9 (0) 5 (2)
pcupdate = May 31, 2008
ntupdate = August 28, 2008Ivelin Popov ( _bg. Ивелин Попов) (born 26 October 1987) is a
Bulgaria n footballer, currently playing forPFC Litex Lovech as a right midfielder/supporting striker.Career
Born in
Sofia Popov started to play football in local club Levski. In 2005 he trained for four months withFeyenoord but did not sign with the team because he was not 18-years old. In september 2005 he returned inBulgaria and played three months for Beroe's youth team. Popov signed his first professional contract withLitex Lovech in december 2005. He made his official debut in bulgarian top division in a match againstCSKA Sofia on12 March 2006 . He played for 59 minutes. The result of the match was a 1:1 draw. On9 April 2006 he scored his first goal in professional football againstLokomotiv Sofia . He scored goal in 86th minute. The result of the match was a 3:1 win for Litex. The midfielder played 11 matches in season 2005-06 and scored 5 goals. Then he made debut and forBulgaria national under-21 football team .On the 13th of November 2007 he was linked with English Premiership side Manchester City and more recently with Blackburn Rovers.
On the 18th of September 2008, Popov scored a goal in the
Uefa Cup First Round, First Leg against Aston Villa, and according to a commentator, was being watched by scouts fromSunderland AFC .Club Career Statistics
Last update: 1 Aug 2008
International career
In august 2007 the Bulgarian national coach
Dimitar Penev called Ivelin inBulgaria national football team for friendly match with Wales.Awards
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Bulgarian Cup - 1 time - 2008
*UEFA Cup 2005-06 : Group-stage
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