Strahil Popov
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Strahil Venkov Popov | ||
| Date of birth | 31 August 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position | Right back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Litex Lovech | ||
| Number | 16 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Pirin Blagoevgrad | |||
| Pirin 2001 | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2008– | Litex Lovech | 104 | (3) |
| 2009 | → Lokomotiv Mezdra (loan) | 14 | (0) |
| 2010 | → Montana (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2008 | Bulgaria U19 | 3 | (0) |
| 2009–2012 | Bulgaria U21 | 3 | (0) |
| 2014– | Bulgaria | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:09, 13 December 2014 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Strahil Popov (Bulgarian: Страхил Попов; born 31 August 1990) is a Bulgarian footballer who plays for Litex Lovech and the Bulgarian national team. He mainly plays as a right back and serves as captain for Litex.
Club career
Born in Blagoevgrad, Popov began his career playing for Pirin Blagoevgrad before departing for the Pirin 2001.[1]
Litex Lovech
In 2008, Popov joined Litex Lovech.[2]
Lokomotiv Mezdra (loan)
On 9 July 2009, Popov joined Lokomotiv Mezdra on loan until December 2009.[3] He made his team début on 10 July, scoring goal in an 1–2 friendly loss against Sivasspor.
Montana (loan)
On 18 January 2010, Popov was loaned out to Montana for the rest of the season.[4] He made his competitive debut on 20 March in a 0–0 home league draw against Litex, coming on as a second-half substitute, and participated in only one more game to the end of the season.
Return to Litex
Popov returned to Litex at the end of the 2009–10 season. He played only three league games during a following campaign and became a regular first team player in the 2011–12 season. On 21 March 2012, Popov was sent off for the first time in his professional career in a 1–1 away draw against Beroe Stara Zagora.
On 21 July 2013, Popov scored his first goal for Litex, with a header, netting the third in a 4–1 home win over Neftochimic Burgas. He then scored the winning goal in Litex's 2–1 away win against Slavia Sofia on 7 December.
On 3 August 2014, Popov was announced as Litex's new club captain.[5] Six days later, he added his third goal for Litex against Botev Plovdiv in a 3–3 away draw.
International career
After first being called up for a friendly match against Belarus in March 2014, but remaining an unused substitute,[6] Popov made his debut for the national side on 23 May 2014, in the 1–1 draw with Canada.[7]
Club statistics
- As of 13 December 2014
| Club | Season | Division | League | Cup | Europe | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Litex Lovech | 2008–09 | A Group | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Lokomotiv Mezdra (loan) | 2009–10 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 14 | 0 | ||
| Montana (loan) | 2009–10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | ||
| Litex Lovech | 2010–11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2011–12 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13 | 27 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 30 | 0 | |||
| 2013–14 | 37 | 2 | 3 | 0 | – | 40 | 2 | |||
| 2014–15 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 24 | 1 | ||
| Total | 104 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 118 | 3 | ||
| Career statistics | 120 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 134 | 3 | ||
Awards
- Litex Lovech
- Bulgarian A PFG 2010/2011
- Bulgarian Cup – 2009
- Bulgarian Supercup 2010
References
- ↑ "Интервю със Страхил Попов от Литекс" (in Bulgarian). fmbulgaria.com.
- ↑ "Stats Centre: Strahil Popov Facts". Guardian.co.uk. Retrieved 2010-03-30.
- ↑ "Литекс даде Страхил Попов на Локо (Мездра)" (in Bulgarian). sportal.bg. 9 July 2009.
- ↑ "Младежки национал от Литекс под наем в Монтана" (in Bulgarian). sportal.bg. 18 January 2010.
- ↑ "Страхил Попов е новият капитан на Литекс" (in Bulgarian). gong.bg. 3 August 2014.
- ↑ "Националите тренираха в пълен състав, "лъвовете" ще тренират и преди мача с Беларус" (in Bulgarian). topsport.bg. 4 March 2014.
- ↑ "Bulgaria vs. Canada 1-1". flashscore.com. 23 May 2014.
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