Atanas Iliev

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Atanas Iliev
Iliev with Cherno More in 2013
Personal information
Full name Atanas Petrov Iliev
Date of birth (1994-10-09) 9 October 1994 (age 29)
Place of birth Dobrich, Bulgaria
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2+12 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
Ascoli
Number 11
Youth career
2003–2009 Dobrudzha
2009–2013 Cherno More
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2014 Cherno More 15 (2)
2014–2015 Dobrudzha 28 (17)
2015–2020 Montana 127 (52)
2020–2021 Botev Plovdiv 33 (17)
2021– Ascoli 30 (2)
International career
2012 Bulgaria U19 2 (0)
2021– Bulgaria 16 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:23, 6 May 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:50, 12 June 2022 (UTC)

Atanas Petrov Iliev (Bulgarian: Атанас Петров Илиев; born 9 October 1994) is a Bulgarian footballer who plays as a striker for Serie B side Ascoli.[1]

Career

Born in Dobrich, Iliev began his career with the local club, Dobrudzha Dobrich, before he joined the Cherno More Academy in 2009.[2] He made his first team début in a 0-2 A PFG defeat at Beroe on 5 May 2012, coming on as a substitute for Ilian Kapitanov.

International career

Iliev was called up to the senior Bulgaria squad for the first time in March 2021 for the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification matches against Switzerland on 25 March 2021, Italy on 28 March 2021 and Northern Ireland on 31 March 2021.[3] He made his debut on 25 March 2021 against Switzerland.[4]

International goals

Scores and results list Bulgaria's goal tally first.[5]
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 1 June 2021 Keine Sorgen Arena, Ried im Innkreis, Austria 4  Slovakia 1–0 1–1 Friendly
2 2 September 2021 Stadio Artemio Franchi, Florence, Italy 7  Italy 1–1 1–1 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
3 5 June 2022 Huvepharma Arena, Razgrad, Bulgaria 14  Georgia 1–2 2–5 2022–23 UEFA Nations League C

Career statistics

As of 22 February 2022

Club performance League Cup Continental Other Total
Club League Season Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Cherno More A Group 2011–12 2 1 0 0 2 1
2012–13 4 0 3 1 7 1
2013–14 9 1 3 0 12 1
Total 15 2 6 1 0 0 0 0 21 3
Dobrudzha Dobrich B Group 2014–15 28 17 1 0 29 17
Montana A Group 2015–16 30 5 6 3 36 8
First League 2016–17 18 2 4 3 22 5
Second League 2017–18 28 11 1 1 29 12
2018–19 29 18 2 0 31 18
2019–20 19 13 1 1 20 14
Total 127 52 8 3 0 0 0 0 136 56
Botev Plovdiv First League 2020–21 28 16 2 1 30 17
2021–22 5 1 0 0 5 1
Ascoli Serie B 2021–22 20 2 0 0 20 2
Career Total 220 87 23 10 0 0 0 0 243 97

References

  1. ^ "Atanas Iliev Facts". Footballdatabase.eu.
  2. ^ "Атанас Илиев и Георги Китанов са бъдещето на Черно море" (in Bulgarian). arenavarna.com. Retrieved 2012-05-16.
  3. ^ "Атанас Илиев с повиквателна за националния отбор на България". botevplovdiv.bg. 17 March 2021.
  4. ^ "Bulgaria v Switzerland game report". FIFA. 25 March 2021. Archived from the original on January 29, 2021.
  5. ^ "Iliev, Atanas". National Football Teams. Retrieved 1 June 2021.

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