| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Stoyko Marinov Sakaliev | ||
| Date of birth | 25 March 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | Sofia, Bulgaria | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Neftochimic Burgas | ||
| Number | 21 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Neftochimic Burgas | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1996–2003 | Neftochimic Burgas | 136 | (48) |
| 2004–2008 | CSKA Sofia | 68 | (41) |
| 2007–2008 | → Lokomotiv Plovdiv (loan) | 14 | (4) |
| 2008–2009 | Spartak Varna | 12 | (3) |
| 2009–2010 | Arka Gdynia | 13 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Akademik Sofia | 31 | (8) |
| 2011– | Neftochimic Burgas | 11 | (5) |
| National team | |||
| 2004 | Bulgaria | 4 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of August 31, 2011. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Stoyko Sakaliev (Bulgarian: Стойко Маринов Сакалиев) (born 25 March 1979) is a Bulgarian footballer who currently plays for Neftochimic Burgas as a forward.
Sakaliev was born in Sofia. His first team was Naftex Burgas, where he rose to prominence as a quality forward, but he also spent some time on loan at Naftex Burgas. He was first loaned to CSKA Sofia during 2004, but bought in the summer of 2005.
He is one of the supporters' favourites because he often demonstrates his support for CSKA in public, most often by showing his CSKA fanshirt under his playing shirt after scoring a goal. Sakaliev has also scored some beautiful goals for CSKA - on his debut, he scored a bicycle-kick goal against Slavia Sofia and against Steaua on 30 September 2004 in a UEFA Cup match he got the ball into the back of the net with a powerful volley. In 2007, for a period of six months, Stoyko was loaned out to Lokomotiv Plovdiv. In August 2008, he went to play for Spartak Varna. On 5 March 2011, Sakaliev scored a last-minute goal against Vidima Rakovski in an A PFG match. In the summer of 2011 Sakaliev signed contract with Eastern B group side Neftochimic 1962. On 17 September 2011 he scored twice from penalties as Neftochimic finished 2:2 with Botev Plovdiv.
In 2004 Stoyko Sakaliev played in four matches for Bulgaria national football team.
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