Daniel Dimov
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Daniel Svetoslavov Dimov | ||
| Date of birth | 21 January 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Dobrich, Bulgaria | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defensive midfielder / Centre-back | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Levski Sofia | ||
| Number | 25 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2006–2010 | Cherno More | 54 | (3) |
| 2011– | Levski Sofia | 62 | (6) |
| National team | |||
| 2007 | Bulgaria U21 | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18 December 2013. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Daniel Svetoslavov Dimov (Bulgarian: Даниел Димов; born 21 January 1989 in Shabla) is a Bulgarian football midfielder, who currently plays for Levski Sofia.
Club career
Cherno More
Dimov made his debut during the 2006–07 season on 15 September 2006, in the 6–0 away win against Chernomorets Burgas Sofia, coming on as a substitute for Slavi Zhekov.[1] On 14 July 2007, Dimov scored his first goal for a 3-0 home win against Makedonija Gjorče Petrov in the second round of the Intertoto Cup.[2]
In the 2009–10 A PFG season he earned 17 appearances in the A PFG. On 1 March 2010 Dimov scored his first A PFG goal for the Sailors in the 2–0 home win against Chernomorets Burgas. On 4 April, Dimov hit his second goal of the season against Sportist Svoge in a 3–0 win.
On 2 October 2010, Dimov scored his third goal for Cherno More, netting in the 40th minute of their 1–3 away loss against Litex Lovech. On 23 October, he made his 50th appearance for the team in A PFG in a 0–4 loss against Montana.
Levski Sofia
After weeks of speculation, the transfer saga of Dimov finally ended on 26 December 2010 when Levski Sofia announced on the official website that Cherno More and Levski had reached an agreement for the transfer of Dimov. In Sofia, Daniel signed a three-a-half-year contract with Levski, keeping him there until 30 June 2014.[3]
Career statistics
- As of 8 December 2012
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Cherno More | 2006–07 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2007–08 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 1 | |
| 2008–09 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | |
| 2009–10 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 2 | |
| 2010–11 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 | |
| Levski Sofia | 2010–11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| 2011–12 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 3 | |
| 2012–13 | 19 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 1 | |
| 2013–14 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 2 | |
| Career totals | 87 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 99 | 7 | |
International career
On 1 October 2010, Dimov received his first call-up to the Bulgaria national team for the Euro 2012 qualifying match against Wales and the friendly match against Saudi Arabia from Lothar Matthäus.[4] However, he did not feature in any of these games.
References
- ↑ "Stats Centre: Daniel Dimov Facts". Guardian.co.uk. Retrieved 2010-01-07.
- ↑ "Cherno More 3–0 Makedonija Gjorče Petrov". macedonianfootball.com. Retrieved 2007-07-15.
- ↑ "Левски" привлече Даниел Димов от "Черно море" (in Bulgarian). dariknews.bg. Retrieved 2010-12-26.
- ↑ "Ще запали ли ПроМатеус огъня на националния, Лотар е свикнал на нападки по балкански" (in Bulgarian). topsport.bg. Retrieved 2013-08-22.
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