Dimitar Velkovski
Bulgarian footballer
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Dimitar Valentinov Velkovski | ||
Date of birth | (1995-01-22) 22 January 1995 (age 29) | ||
Place of birth | Vratsa, Bulgaria | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Position(s) | Left-back, winger | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Arda | ||
Number | 35 | ||
Youth career | |||
2001–2007 | Botev Vratsa | ||
2007–2008 | Vilafranca | ||
2008–2014 | Lokomotiv Sofia | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2013–2015 | Lokomotiv Sofia | 7 | (1) |
2015–2018 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 75 | (1) |
2018–2019 | Slavia Sofia | 41 | (2) |
2020–2023 | Cercle Brugge | 44 | (0) |
2023 | Miedź Legnica | 14 | (0) |
2023–2024 | Doxa | 32 | (3) |
2024– | Arda | 0 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2014 | Bulgaria U19 | 4 | (0) |
2015–2016 | Bulgaria U21 | 6 | (0) |
2020–2022 | Bulgaria | 9 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:09, 20 November 2022 (UTC) |
Dimitar Valentinov Velkovski (Bulgarian: Димитър Валентинов Велковски; born 22 January 1995) is a Bulgarian professional footballer who plays as a left-back or winger for Arda Kardzhali.[1][2]
Club career
Velkovski started his career at home-town club Botev Vratsa, joining their youth system as a six-year-old.[3]
In June 2018, Velkovski signed with Slavia Sofia.[4]
On 31 January 2020, he signed a three-and-a-half-year contract with Belgian First Division A side Cercle Brugge.[5]
On 14 February 2023, Velkovski moved to Polish Ekstraklasa side Miedź Legnica, signing a deal until the end of the season.[6]
International career
He made his national team debut on 11 October 2020 in a Nations League game against Finland.[7]
Club statistics
Club
- As of 1 February 2020
Club | Season | Division | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
Lokomotiv Sofia | 2013–14 | A Group | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||
2014–15 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 1 | ||||
Total | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | ||
Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 2015–16 | A Group | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 0 | ||
2016–17 | First League | 20 | 0 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 23 | 2 | |||
2017–18 | 33 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 35 | 1 | ||||
Total | 75 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 3 | ||
Slavia Sofia | 2018–19 | First League | 28 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4[a] | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 34 | 1 |
2019–20 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 1 | ||||
Total | 41 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 49 | 2 | ||
Cercle Brugge | 2019–20 | First Division A | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
Career Total | 124 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 139 | 6 |
- ^ Appearances in the UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearances in the Bulgarian Supercup
References
- ^ "Dimitar Velkovski Facts". Footballdatabase.eu.
- ^ Dimitar Velkovski at Soccerway
- ^ "В "Надежда" все още има надежда" (in Bulgarian). sportonline.bg. 31 October 2012. Archived from the original on 27 May 2014.
- ^ "Славия представя новите на 8 юни" (in Bulgarian). pfcslavia.com. 5 June 2018.
- ^ "Велковски ще играе в елита на Белгия". pfcslavia.com (in Bulgarian). 31 January 2020.
- ^ "Dimitar Velkovski piłkarzem Miedzi!" (in Polish). Miedź Legnica. 14 February 2023.
- ^ "Finland v Bulgaria game report". ESPN. 11 October 2020.