Evdokiya Popadinova

Evdokiya Popadinova
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-10-26) 26 October 1996
Place of birth Hadzhidimovo, Bulgaria
Height 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current team
 Northwestern Ohio
Number 9
Youth career
Sportika Blagoevgrad
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016– Northwestern Ohio 21 (12)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2015 Sportika Blagoevgrad ? (?)
2015 Bristol Academy 4 (0)
2016 London Bees ? (?)
National team
2013– Bulgaria
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

Evdokiya Popadinova (Bulgarian: Евдокия Попадинова, born 26 October 1996) is a Bulgarian football forward for UNOH Racers Lima.

Club career

Popadinova (L) chasing after a ball while playing for London Bees

Popadinova has played for Sportika Blagoevgrad in her home country before moving to England to play for Bristol Academy. She is the first Bulgarian female footballer to make appearances in the English Premier League for women.[1] In March 2016 she signed with her current club London Bees.[2]

She was awarded with Bulgarian Women Footballer of the Year for 2016.[3]

International career

Popadinova made her debut for the senior national side on 20 August 2013, coming on as a substitute and scoring a goal in the 4:2 away win over Macedonia in a friendly match.[4]

Awards

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "Номинации за жена на годината в категория "Спорт" (in Bulgarian). graziaonline.bg. 2015. Retrieved 2015-10-17.
  2. ↑ "Seven players join the Bees!". London Bees. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
  3. ↑ Евдокия Попадинова най-добра сред жените в България
  4. ↑ "Жените победиха Македония с 4:2 насред Скопие" (in Bulgarian). Bulgarian Football Union. 2013-08-20. Retrieved 2015-10-17.


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