Stefan Velev

Stefan Velev (Bulgarian: Стефан Велев; born 2 May 1989) is a Bulgarian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Botev Ihtiman.^[2]

Stefan Velev

Personal information
Full name	Stefan Dimitrov Velev
Date of birth	(1989-05-02) 2 May 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth	Sofia, Bulgaria
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s)	Central midfielder
Team information
Current team	Botev Ihtiman
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)
2023–2024	Botev Vratsa	46	(0)
2025–	Botev Ihtiman	0	(0)
International career
2007–2008	Bulgaria U19	7	(0)
2012–2016	Bulgaria	4	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:11, 27 January 2025 (UTC)

Club career

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]

On 15 June 2018, Velev signed with Sepsi OSK.^[5]

International career

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.

Career statistics

Bulgaria national team
Year	Apps	Goals
2012	1	0
2013	1	0
2015	1	0
2016	2	0
Total	5	0

Honours

Slavia Sofia

• Bulgarian Cup: 2017–18