Stefan Stanchev

Bulgarian footballer
Stefan Stanchev
Personal information
Full name Stefan Nikolaev Stanchev
Date of birth (1989-04-26) 26 April 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth Smolyan, Bulgaria
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10+12 in)[1]
Position(s) Right-back / Centre-back
Team information
Current team
Rodopa Smolyan
Number 5
Youth career
Levski Sofia
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2012 Levski Sofia 19 (0)
2009 → Pirin Blagoevgrad (loan) 10 (0)
2012 Botev Plovdiv 8 (0)
2013 Minyor Pernik 14 (0)
2013–2021 Cherno More 151 (2)
2021– Rodopa Smolyan 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 September 2020

Stefan Stanchev (Bulgarian: Стефан Станчев; born 26 April 1989) is a Bulgarian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Rodopa Smolyan.

Career

Levski Sofia

Stanchev with Levski in 2011

Stanchev comes directly from Levski Sofia's youth academy. After the establishment of the second team of Levski, he became a part of the new-formed PFC Levski Sofia B. During the first season of the Doubles League, Levski became a champion.

Stanchev made his official debut for Levski's senior team at 13 June 2009 in a match against Pirin Blagoevgrad. The result of the match was 1:1 with a guest draw for Levski.

On 7 January 2010, Stanchev started training with Levski again. On 20 March 2010, he was in the starting line-up for Levski and played the full 90 minutes, earning praise for his performance in the 3:0 home win against Slavia Sofia. On 27 March 2010, he played in his first Eternal Derby against CSKA Sofia, but was withdrawn in the 39th minute after sustaining an injury.[2]

Pirin loan

On 2 August 2009, Stanchev was loaned out for one year to Pirin Blagoevgrad together with his team-mate Ivan Tsachev. However, after half a season, Stanchev returned to Levski. For Pirin he earned 10 appearances, playing in the A PFG.

Botev Plovdiv

On 28 June 2012, he signed a contract with Botev Plovdiv for 1+1 years. His first appearance in an official match came on 11 August 2012, in the 3:0 home win over Slavia Sofia. Stanchev had difficulties securing a starting spot for himself. In January he was released.

Cherno More Varna

On 5 June 2013, Stanchev signed with Cherno More Varna.[3]

Career Stats

As of 15 December 2018[update]

Club Season League Cup Europe Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Levski Sofia 2008–09 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Pirin Blagoevgrad 2009–10 10 0 0 0 10 0
Levski Sofia 2009–10 6 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
2010–11 7 0 1 0 2 0 10 0
2011–12 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
Botev Plovdiv 2012–13 8 0 2 0 10 0
Minyor Pernik 2012–13 14 0 0 0 14 0
Cherno More 2013–14 25 0 1 0 26 0
2014–15 15 0 5 0 20 0
2015–16 13 0 1 0 2 0 16 0
2016–17 25 1 3 0 28 1
2017–18 23 0 1 0 24 0
2018–19 6 0 0 0 6 0
Career totals 158 1 14 0 4 0 176 1

Honours

Club

Levski Sofia
Cherno More

References

  1. ^ "Състав на "Черно море" за сезон 2016/2017" (in Bulgarian). Cherno More official website. Archived from the original on 22 April 2017. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
  2. ^ "Кръгли нули в (не) дербито между Левски и ЦСКА" (in Bulgarian). topsport.bg. 2010-03-27.
  3. ^ "Гонзо взе четирима, освободи Идалго" (in Bulgarian). gong.bg. 2013-06-05. Archived from the original on 2014-02-02.

External links

  • Stanchev at Levski's site
  • Stefan Stanchev at Soccerway