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Stefan Velev (Bulgarian: Стефан Велев; born 2 May 1989) is a Bulgarian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Botev Vratsa.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Stefan Dimitrov Velev | ||
| Date of birth | 2 May 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Sofia, Bulgaria | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Central midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Botev Vratsa | ||
| Number | 77 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1997–2007 | Septemvri Sofia | ||
| 2007–2008 | Slavia Sofia | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2009 | Lokomotiv StZ | 26 | (3) |
| 2009–2010 | Lyubimets | 19 | (1) |
| 2010–2012 | Beroe | 70 | (2) |
| 2013–2015 | Levski Sofia | 43 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 26 | (1) |
| 2016 | Dinamo Tbilisi | 6 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Slavia Sofia | 39 | (4) |
| 2018–2020 | Sepsi OSK | 56 | (1) |
| 2020–2023 | Cherno More | 76 | (4) |
| 2023– | Botev Vratsa | 36 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2007–2008 | Bulgaria U19 | 7 | (0) |
| 2012–2016 | Bulgaria | 4 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 September 2024 | |||
Born in Sofia, Velev played for Septemvri as a schoolboy, before joining Slavia Sofia. But he found it difficult to break into the first team due to the consistency of Slavčo Georgievski and Pavle Popara.
In June 2008 Velev signed a two-year contract with Lokomotiv Stara Zagora. He made his B PFG and Lokomotiv debut on 9 August in a home 1–0 against Shumen, scoring the goal of the win.
On 13 March 2017, Velev signed a 1+1⁄2-year contract with Slavia Sofia.[3] He left the club at the end of the 2017–18 season when his contract expired.[4]
Velev earned his first cap for Bulgaria on 29 May 2012, after coming on as a second-half substitute in a 2–0 loss against Turkey in an exhibition game.
| Bulgaria national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 5 | 0 |
Slavia Sofia
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