Simeon Slavchev

Simeon Slavchev
Personal information
Full name Simeon Nenchev Slavchev
Date of birth (1993-09-25) 25 September 1993
Place of birth Sofia, Bulgaria[1]
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Sporting CP
Youth career
0000–2007 Septemvri Sofia[2]
2007–2008 Slavia Sofia[2]
2008–2010 Litex Lovech
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2014 Litex Lovech 52 (15)
2011 → Chavdar Etropole (loan) 14 (0)
2014–2015 Sporting CP B 3 (0)
2014– Sporting CP 1 (0)
2015 → Bolton Wanderers (loan) 1 (0)
2015–2016 → Apollon Limassol (loan) 21 (1)
2016–2017 → Lechia Gdańsk (loan) 23 (0)
National team‡
2009 Bulgaria U17 3 (0)
2011 Bulgaria U19 3 (0)
2013 Bulgaria U21 4 (0)
2013– Bulgaria 10 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 08:59, 25 May 2017 (UTC).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22:13, 27 April 2017 (UTC)

Simeon Slavchev (Bulgarian: Симеон Славчев; born 25 September 1993) is a Bulgarian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Portuguese club Sporting CP.[3][4]

Career

Early career

Slavchev started his career at home-town club Septemvri Sofia, joining their youth system as a six-year-old.[2] In the 2006–07 season, he became a goalscorer for their youth team. In 2007, Slavchev joined Slavia Sofia and was part of the side that won the Bulgarian U-15 Championship in the 2007–08 season.[5]

Litex Lovech

Slavchev joined the Litex's first team in October 2010.[6] He made his debut during the 2010–11 season, on 31 October 2010 in a 2–0 home win over Slavia Sofia, coming on as a substitute for Hristo Yanev.[7]

In July 2011, Slavchev joined Chavdar Etropole on a season-long loan deal. In the 2011–12 season, he earned 13 appearances in the B PFG(second division of Bulgarian football).

In the summer of 2012, he returned to Litex. On 4 November 2012, in the league match against Cherno More, he marked his first goal in the A PFG in a 4–1 victory.[8]

Sporting CP

On 19 May 2014, Slavchev signed with Portuguese side Sporting CP on a five-year deal, for a reported fee of 2,5 million euro.[9]

Loans to Bolton, Apollon and Lechia

On 2 February 2015 Slavchev joined Bolton Wanderers until the end of the season.[10] He made his debut for the team in the English Championship on 7 February 2015 in a match against Derby County. [11] It was his only match for Bolton after Slavchev got injured and was ruled out until the end of the season. [12]

On 11 August 2015, Slavchev joined the Cypriot team Apollon Limassol on loan for the 2015–16 season. [13] He made his debut on 23 August 2015, scoring the winning goal after added time. [14] On 19 May 2016 Apollon won the Cypriot Cup. [15]

Slavchev had an injury at the end of the 2015-2016 season. Sporting decided to loan him out in order for him to gain more experience and to reach full fitness. On 17 August 2016, Slavchev joined Polish club Lechia Gdańsk, on a season-long loan, where he would play alongside fellow Bulgarian footballer, Milen Gamakov.[16] Slavchev made his debut for the team on 9 September 2016, playing the full 90 minutes in a 1-0 win against KS Cracovia.[17]

Slavchev spent a trial period at Birmingham City during the summer of 2017.[18]

Statistics

Club

As of 6 June 2017[19]
Club performanceLeagueCupLeague CupContinentalOtherTotal
ClubLeagueSeasonAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Litex Lovech 2010–11 A Group 1000–000010
Chavdar Etropole (loan) 2011–12 B Group 14020–––160
Litex Lovech 2011–12 A Group 0000–000000
2012–13 17160–––231
2013–14 341410–––3514
Total 521570–00005915
Sporting CP 2014–15 Primeira Liga 00002000–20
Total 000020000020
Bolton Wanderers (loan) 2014–15 Championship 10––––10
Apollon Limassol (loan) 2015–16 First Division 21151–00–262
Lechia Gdańsk (loan) 2016–17 Ekstraklasa 23000–00–230
Career Total 1101614120000012617

    International

    As of 10 October 2016
    Team Year Tournament Friendly Total
    AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
    Bulgaria Under-19 2011 300030
    Bulgaria Under-21 2013 400040
    Bulgaria
    2013 100010
    2014 002020
    2015 300030
    2016 001010
    Total 403070
    Career total 11062172
    Notes

      International career

      In September 2009, he was called for Bulgaria U17 by coach Atanas Zhelev and took part in the UEFA U-17 European championship. In 2011, he was called up for the UEFA U-19 European Championship. In 2012, he got his first call-up for the national youth team by coach Michael Madanski.[20]

      In 2013, he was called up for Bulgaria by Lyuboslav Penev for the 2014 World Cup qualification games against Malta and Denmark.[21] On 15 October 2013, in the last match for the qualifications for the 2014 FIFA World Cup against the Czech Republic, he made his debut for the first team as a substitute.

      On 25 March 2016, Slavchev came on as a substitute during the magnificent 0-1 away win over Portugal.[22] On 13 November 2016, he played the full 90 minutes in the 1:0 win over Belarus in a 2018 World Cup qualifier.[23]

      Honours

      Club

      Litex Lovech
      Apollon Limassol

      Individual

      References

      1. ↑ "Simeon Slavchev". winner.bg.
      2. 1 2 3 "Симеон Славчев – лидерът на третата вълна таланти от Литекс". winner.bg.
      3. ↑ "Simeon Slavchev Facts". Footballdatabase.eu.
      4. ↑ Sporting oficializa empréstimo de Slavchev ao Lechia Gdansk‚ desporto.sapo.pt, 17 August 2016
      5. ↑ "Славия стана шампион на България при децата" (in Bulgarian). topsport.bg. 10 July 2008.
      6. ↑ "Литекс попълва състава с юноши" (in Bulgarian). sportni.bg.
      7. ↑ "Литекс сам на върха след 2:0 над Славия" (in Bulgarian). sportni.bg. 31 October 2010.
      8. ↑ "Литекс се отпуши, гази Черно море с 4:1" (in Bulgarian). pfclitex.com. 4 November 2012.
      9. ↑ "Sporting sign promising Bulgaria midfielder Slavchev". eurosport.com. 19 May 2014.
      10. ↑ "Wanderers sign Simeon Slavchev on loan from Sporting Lisbon". bwfc.co.uk. 2 February 2015.
      11. ↑ Derby County VS. Bolton
      12. ↑ Симеон Славчев за Sport7: Връщам се в Спортинг
      13. ↑ ОФИЦИАЛНО: Симеон Славчев подсили кипърци
      14. ↑ APOLLON VS. ARIS
      15. ↑ Симеон Славчев ликува с Купата на Кипър
      16. ↑ Представиха Симеон Славчев в новия му отбор
      17. ↑ Победен дебют на Симеон Славчев в Полша
      18. ↑ "Birmingham City end interest in trialists Simeon Slavchev and Eddie Afonso". BBC Sport. 2 August 2017. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
      19. ↑ "Slavchev Statistic". soccerway.com.
      20. ↑ "Младежите направиха равен с Македония в контрола". gong.bg.
      21. ↑ "Пенев извика играчи на Славия, Локо Пд и талант на Литекс в националния". sportal.bg.
      22. ↑ Браво, момчета! България наказа Португалия, а Кристиано ще запомни Владо Стоянов (видео)
      23. ↑ "Bulgaria NT vs. Belarus NT 1:0". flashscore.com. 13 November 2016. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
      24. ↑ "Иван Иванов е футболист на годината" (in Bulgarian). sportni.bg. Retrieved 2013-12-28.
      25. ↑ "Вижте всички детайли по трансфера на Славчев, "Литекс" уреди контрола със "Спортинг" (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 2014-05-20.
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