Aleksandar Kolev
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Aleksandar Lyubomirov Kolev | ||
Date of birth | 8 December 1992 | ||
Place of birth | Sofia, Bulgaria | ||
Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Levski Sofia | ||
Number | 9 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2007 | Levski Sofia | ||
2007–2010 | Dessel Sport | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2010–2013 | Dessel Sport | 63 | (5) |
2013–2014 | ASV Geel | 31 | (7) |
2014–2015 | Botev Plovdiv | 29 | (3) |
2016 | ASV Geel | 5 | (0) |
2016 | Beroe | 11 | (0) |
2017 | Stal Mielec | 15 | (7) |
2017–2018 | Sandecja | 32 | (7) |
2018–2019 | Arka Gdynia | 19 | (1) |
2019 | Raków Częstochowa | 8 | (0) |
2020 | Kaisar | 11 | (0) |
2021 | Stal Mielec | 22 | (3) |
2022–2023 | CSKA 1948 | 37 | (11) |
2022 | CSKA 1948 II | 2 | (1) |
2023–2024 | Krumovgrad | 33 | (15) |
2024– | Levski Sofia | 5 | (3) |
International career‡ | |||
2012–2015 | Bulgaria U21 | 10 | (5) |
2023– | Bulgaria | 6 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:15, 17 August 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 June 2024 |
Aleksandar Kolev (Bulgarian: Александър Колев; born 8 December 1992) is a Bulgarian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Levski Sofia and the Bulgaria national team.[2]
Career
[edit]Early career
[edit]Kolev began his career in the Levski Sofia youth academy. He moved to Belgium with his family when he was 15 years old and joined local side Dessel Sport.[3]
Kolev made his first team debut for Dessel Sport in a 2–1 home win over K.S.V. Oudenaarde on 12 February 2011.[4] One month later, he scored his first goal in a 2–2 away draw against Olsa Brakel.[5]
After good seasons in Dessel, Kolev joined Belgian Second Division team ASV Geel.[6] He made his debut for the team in a match against White Star Bruxelles[7]
Botev Plovdiv
[edit]2014–15
[edit]On 4 August 2014, Kolev signed a contract with the Bulgarian team Botev Plovdiv.[8] He made his debut five days later, when he came in as an 86-minute substitute at the dramatic 3–3 draw against Litex Lovech.[9] Kolev was included at the starting lineup of the match for the Bulgarian Supercup against Ludogorets Razgrad. Unfortunately, he received a red card at the end of the first half.
Kolev scored his first goal for Botev on 23 September 2014, when he came on as a substitute and scored the third goal in a 4–0 away win against Lokomotiv Mezdra in the first round of the Bulgarian Cup.[10] On 28 October Kolev scored again in the next round of the Bulgarian Cup tournament. He scored a late equaliser in the derby game against Lokomotiv Plovdiv.[11]
On 8 November, Kolev scored the winning goal in a 2–1 away win over Litex Lovech.[12]
Alex Kolev was seriously injured in the beginning of the away game with Slavia on 29 November.[13] Soon after that it was confirmed that the injury will rule him out for six months.[14]
On 23 May 2015, after a long absence due to an injury, Kolev was included is the squad for the 1–2 away defeat from Beroe Stara Zagora but remained an unused substitute.[15][16] A week later he came on as a substitute in the final minutes of the last game of the season, 0–2 defeat from Lokomotiv Sofia.[17]
2015–16
[edit]On 25 July 2015, Kolev missed a penalty in the first half of a 6–0 away defeat at Montana.[18] In the following game, the local derby with Lokomotiv Plovdiv, he scored a nice goal after an assist by Mariyan Ognyanov.[19]
On 9 August, Kolev scored the winning goal against Pirin Blagoevgrad.[20] He was selected for the man of the match and his goal was chosen for the best goal of the round.[21][22] Furthermore, Kolev won the award for the best player of the 4th round in A Grupa.[23]
Nikolay Kostov, the manager of Botev Plovdiv, decided that Aleksandar Kolev is no longer needed by the club. On 3 February 2016, after playing in 33 official games and scoring 5 goals, Kolev was released on a free transfer.[24]
Sandecja Nowy Sącz
[edit]Aleksandar Kolev was signed for free in the beginning of the 2017 summer transfer window and made his debut for the club on 16 July 2017, in a goalless draw against Lech Poznań. His first goal for the club came in a 3–1 away win against Jagiellonia Białystok on 6 August 2017. He scored a decisive brace against Pogoń Szczecin on 27 August 2017, leading his team to victory in a 2–1 home win.
Stal Mielec
[edit]On 5 January 2021, Kolev signed for Stal Mielec on a contract until the end of the 2020–21 season.[25] On 14 January 2022, he left the club by mutual consent.[26]
Krumovgrad
[edit]In June 2023, Kolev signed a contract with newly promoted Krumovgrad.[27] He finished the season as the top scorer in the league, having netted 15 goals.[28]
International career
[edit]In August 2012, Kolev was called up for the Bulgarian U21 squad.[29] He made his debut in a 1–1 friendly draw against Macedonia U21 on 14 November 2012.[30]
In September 2013 Kolev scored during the 1–3 away defeat of the Bulgarian U21 team from Russia U21.[31]
Kolev scored a goal for Bulgaria U21 in the 2–2 draw with Estonia U21 on 3 September 2014.[32]
While Aleksandar Kolev was playing for Botev Plovdiv, he was included twice in the Bulgaria national football team but he did not participate in any official games.[33][34] On 16 November 2023, he earned his first cap after coming on as a second half substitute for Martin Minchev in the 2:2 home draw with Hungary in a Euro 2024 qualifier.[35]
Honours
[edit]- Botev Plovdiv
- Bulgarian Supercup Runner-up: 2014
- Arka Gdynia
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 2 August 2024[36]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Dessel Sport | 2010–11 | Third Division | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 14 | 3 | ||
2011–12 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 27 | 1 | ||||
2012–13 | Second Division | 23 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 25 | 1 | |||
Total | 63 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 5 | ||
Geel | 2013–14 | Second Division | 30 | 7 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 31 | 7 | ||
2014–15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | ||||
Total | 31 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 7 | ||
Botev Plovdiv | 2014–15 | A Group | 14 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 17 | 3 |
2015–16 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 16 | 2 | ||||
Total | 29 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 5 | ||
Geel | 2015–16 | Second Division | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 5 | 0 | ||
Beroe | 2016–17 | First League | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4[b] | 0 | – | 15 | 0 | |
Stal Mielec | 2016–17 | I liga | 15 | 7 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 15 | 7 | ||
Sandecja Nowy Sącz | 2017–18 | Ekstraklasa | 32 | 7 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 33 | 8 | ||
Arka Gdynia | 2018–19 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 1[c] | 0 | 18 | 1 | ||
2019–20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 2 | 0 | ||||
Total | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 1 | ||
Raków Częstochowa | 2019–20 | Ekstraklasa | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 8 | 1 | ||
Kaisar | 2019 | Kazakhstan Premier League | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | 12 | 1 | |
2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | |||
Total | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
Stal Mielec | 2020–21 | Ekstraklasa | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 15 | 2 | ||
2021–22 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 7 | 1 | ||||
Total | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 3 | ||
CSKA 1948 | 2021–22 | First League | 13 | 9 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 13 | 9 | ||
2022–23 | 24 | 2 | 5 | 1 | – | – | 29 | 3 | ||||
Total | 37 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 12 | ||
CSKA 1948 II | 2022–23 | Second League | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 2 | 1 | ||
Krumovgrad | 2023–24 | First League | 33 | 15 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 34 | 15 | ||
Levski Sofia | 2024–25 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 3 | 1 | |||
Career statistics | 319 | 61 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 343 | 69 |
- ^ Appearance in the Bulgarian Supercup
- ^ Appearances in the Europa League
- ^ Appearance in the Polish Super Cup
References
[edit]- ^ "И Славия" се пробва за Алекс Колев" (in Bulgarian). sportal.bg. 3 June 2016. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
- ^ "Career Stats". footballdatabase.eu.
- ^ "Нападател от Белгия в младежкия тим" (in Bulgarian). viasport.bg. Retrieved 2012-08-12.
- ^ "Dessel Sport 2–1 Oudenaarde". soccerway.com. Retrieved 2011-02-12.
- ^ "Olsa Brakel 2–2 Dessel Sport". soccerway.com. Retrieved 2011-03-13.
- ^ "Александър Колев взе номер "9" в Геел" (in Bulgarian). Winner.bg. Archived from the original on 2014-08-15. Retrieved 2014-08-04.
- ^ "WHITE STAR BRUXELLES VS. GEEL 2 - 1". soccerway.com. Retrieved 2013-08-04.
- ^ ""Ботев" взе младежкия национал Александър Колев от "Геел"". Dnevnik.bg. Retrieved 2014-08-04.
- ^ "Ботев 3 : 3 Литекс". Archived from the original on 2014-09-03. Retrieved 2014-08-29.
- ^ Ботев с убедителен старт за Купата - 4 безответни гола в Мездра
- ^ Равенство в първия мач с Локомотив за Купата
- ^ "Литекс 1:2 Ботев, "А" група; 08.11.2014 17:30". Archived from the original on 2015-02-19. Retrieved 2015-05-23.
- ^ "Славия победи Ботев с 3:0". Archived from the original on 2015-07-06. Retrieved 2015-05-23.
- ^ Опасенията за тежка контузия на Алекс Колев се потвърдиха[permanent dead link]
- ^ Алекс Колев попадна в групата за мача с Берое
- ^ Ботев допусна обрат в Стара Загора
- ^ Ботев приключи сезона с домакинска загуба от Локо Сф
- ^ "СРАМ! Ботев допусна 6 гола в Монтана". Archived from the original on 2016-03-17. Retrieved 2015-08-03.
- ^ Ботев изпусна победата в пловдивското дерби
- ^ "Ботев с първа победа от началото на сезона след 1:0 срещу Пирин, "канарчетата" завършиха мача с 9 души". Archived from the original on 2015-10-04. Retrieved 2015-08-23.
- ^ Алекс Колев стана Играч на мача Пирин - Ботев
- ^ Гол на 4 кръг
- ^ Алекс Колев взе втори индивидуален приз за IV кръг
- ^ "Ботев се раздели с десети играч през зимната пауза, Александър Колев разтрогна с "канарчетата"". Archived from the original on 2016-02-13. Retrieved 2016-02-08.
- ^ "Mamy nowego napastnika! To Aleksandar Kolev". stalmielec.com/ (in Polish). Stal Mielec. 5 January 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
- ^ "Aleksandar Kolev odchodzi z PGE FKS Stali Mielec". stalmielec.com/ (in Polish). Stal Mielec. 14 January 2022. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
- ^ "Крумовград обяви трансфера на Алекс Колев" (in Bulgarian). topsport.bg. 29 June 2023. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
- ^ "Александър Колев е голмайстор на efbet Лига" (in Bulgarian). dsport.bg. 26 May 2024. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
- ^ "Младежкият национален се подсилва с нападател от Белгия" (in Bulgarian). gong.bg. Retrieved 2012-08-12.
- ^ "Младежите завършиха 1:1 с Македония" (in Bulgarian). viasport.bg. Retrieved 2012-11-14.
- ^ Under-21 2015 - Russia-Bulgaria Statistics – UEFA.com
- ^ Under-21 2015 - Estonia-Bulgaria Commentary – UEFA.com
- ^ Петев повика Алекс Колев за Норвегия и Италия
- ^ Петев викна Пламен Крумов и Алекс Колев в националния
- ^ Georgiev, Mihail (16 November 2023). "България - Унгария 2:2 (Развой на срещата по минути)" (in Bulgarian). topsport.bg. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
- ^ Aleksandar Kolev at Soccerway. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
External links
[edit]- Aleksandar Kolev at 90minut.pl (in Polish)
- Aleksandar Kolev at Soccerway
- 1992 births
- Living people
- Bulgarian men's footballers
- K.F.C. Dessel Sport players
- Botev Plovdiv players
- PFC Beroe Stara Zagora players
- Stal Mielec players
- Sandecja Nowy Sącz players
- Arka Gdynia players
- Raków Częstochowa players
- FC Kaisar players
- FC CSKA 1948 Sofia players
- FC Krumovgrad players
- First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players
- I liga players
- Ekstraklasa players
- Kazakhstan Premier League players
- Bulgarian expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium
- Expatriate men's footballers in Poland
- Expatriate men's footballers in Kazakhstan
- Bulgarian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
- Bulgarian expatriate sportspeople in Poland
- Bulgarian expatriate sportspeople in Kazakhstan
- Footballers from Sofia
- Men's association football forwards