Aleksandar Veselinov Vasilev (Bulgarian: Александър Веселинов Василев; born 27 April 1995) is a Bulgarian retired professional footballer who played as a left back/winger.[2]
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Aleksandar Veselinov Vasilev | ||
| Date of birth | 27 April 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Strazhitsa, Bulgaria | ||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Left back / Left winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Levski Strazhitsa | |||
| Vidima-Rakovski | |||
| –2012 | Chavdar Etropole | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2013 | Chavdar Etropole | 23 | (2) |
| 2013–2014 | Kaliakra Kavarna | 23 | (1) |
| 2014–2018 | Ludogorets Razgrad | 27 | (1) |
| 2015–2018 | Ludogorets Razgrad II | 28 | (4) |
| 2016 | → Beroe (loan) | 15 | (1) |
| 2018–2021 | Beroe | 93 | (1) |
| 2022 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 28 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Cherno More | 32 | (1) |
| Total | 269 | (11) | |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2011–2012 | Bulgaria U17 | 5 | (0) |
| 2012–2014 | Bulgaria U19 | 11 | (0) |
| 2013–2016 | Bulgaria U21 | 11 | (0) |
| 2020 | Bulgaria | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 December 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:50, 18 November 2020 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Early career
Aleksandar Vasilev started his career playing for his hometown club Levski Strazhitsa. He moved eventually to Vidima-Rakovski, before being invited to join Hristo Stoichkov's academy at Chavdar Etropole.[3] In 2012, he made his professional football debut for Chavdar in the B Group, providing the winning goal for the team in a 1-0 win against Akademik Sofia.[4] In the following season he made 22 appearances for the club, most of them as a substitute. In the summer of 2013 he moved to fellow B Group side Kaliakra Kavarna, where he established himself as a main squad player for the club in the 2013–14 B Group.
Ludogorets Razgrad
On 6 June 2014 he signed for Ludogorets together with his Bulgaria U19 teammate, Preslav Petrov.[5] On 2 August 2014 Vasilev made his official debut for Ludogorets in an A Group match against Marek Dupnitsa.[6] A year later, on 21 August 2015, he scored his first goal for the team in a 3-0 win against Pirin Blagoevgrad.[7]
Loan to Beroe
On 14 June 2016 Vasilev signed for Beroe Stara Zagora on a season long loan deal.[8] He made his debut on 7 August 2016 in a league match against Slavia Sofia, debuting with a goal in a 2-1 win for Beroe.[9] His good performances led him being called-up back by Ludogorets's main squad on 6 January 2017.[10]
Return to Ludogorets
Vasilev returned in play for Ludogorets II on 13 March 2017 in a match against Tsarsko Selo Sofia.[11] On 18 March 2017 he played his first match for the season for Ludogorets in a 2:2 draw against Dunav Ruse.[12] For the Bulgarian Cup match on 18 April 2017 against Litex Lovech, Vasilev played the full match and scored one goal for the 4:0 win.[13]
Beroe
On 1 June 2018, Vasilev signed with Beroe.[14]
Retirement
Vasilev surprisingly announced his retirement on 5 January 2024 at age of just 28 in order to start his own business, despite the fact he was a starter in Cherno More, which ended 2023 as First League leaders.[15][16]
International career
Senior level
On 14 March 2017 Vasilev received his first call up for Bulgaria main squad for the match against Netherlands on 25 March 2017.[17] He completed the match on the bench staying as unused substitute for the 2:0 win over Netherlands.[18] On 18 November 2020, Vasilev earned his first cap, coming on as a substitute for Cicinho and playing the last 30 minutes of the 0:0 away draw with Ireland in a Nations League match.[19]
Club statistics
- As of 21 February 2019
| Club performance | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Club | League | Season | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |
| Bulgaria | League | Bulgarian Cup | Europe | Other[a] | Total | ||||||||
| Chavdar Etropole | B Group | 2011–12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 1 | |||
| 2012–13 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 23 | 1 | |||||
| Total | 23 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 2 | |||
| Kaliakra Kavarna | B Group | 2013–14 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 24 | 1 | |||
| Ludogorets | A Group | 2014–15 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
| 2015–16 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | |||
| First League | 2016–17 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | 1 | |||
| 2017–18 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 27 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 2 | |||
| Ludogorets II | B Group | 2015–16 | 14 | 2 | – | – | – | 14 | 2 | ||||
| Second League | 2016–17 | 7 | 2 | – | – | – | 7 | 2 | |||||
| 2017–18 | 7 | 0 | – | – | – | 7 | 0 | ||||||
| Total | 28 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 4 | |||
| Beroe (loan) | First League | 2016–17 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | – | 26 | 2 | ||
| Beroe | First League | 2017–18 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 19 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 43 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 4 | |||
| Career statistics | 144 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 162 | 12 | |||
Honours
- Ludogorets
References
External links
- Aleksandar Vasilev at FootballDatabase.eu