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Dimitar Velkovski

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Dimitar Velkovski
Personal information
Full name Dimitar Valentinov Velkovski
Date of birth (1995-01-22) 22 January 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Vratsa, Bulgaria
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Left-back, winger
Team information
Current team
Arda
Number 35
Youth career
2001–2007 Botev Vratsa
2007–2008 Vilafranca
2008–2014 Lokomotiv Sofia
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2015 Lokomotiv Sofia 7 (1)
2015–2018 Lokomotiv Plovdiv 75 (1)
2018–2019 Slavia Sofia 41 (2)
2020–2023 Cercle Brugge 44 (0)
2023 Miedź Legnica 14 (0)
2023–2024 Doxa 32 (3)
2024– Arda 0 (0)
International career
2014 Bulgaria U19 4 (0)
2015–2016 Bulgaria U21 6 (0)
2020–2022 Bulgaria 9 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 May 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:09, 20 November 2022 (UTC)

Dimitar Valentinov Velkovski (Bulgarian: Димитър Валентинов Велковски; born 22 January 1995) is a Bulgarian professional footballer who plays as a left-back or winger for Arda Kardzhali.[1][2]

Club career

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Velkovski started his career at home-town club Botev Vratsa, joining their youth system as a six-year-old.[3]

In June 2018, Velkovski signed with Slavia Sofia.[4]

On 31 January 2020, he signed a three-and-a-half-year contract with Belgian First Division A side Cercle Brugge.[5]

On 14 February 2023, Velkovski moved to Polish Ekstraklasa side Miedź Legnica, signing a deal until the end of the season.[6]

International career

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He made his national team debut on 11 October 2020 in a Nations League game against Finland.[7]

Club statistics

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Club

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As of 1 February 2020
Club Season Division League Cup Europe Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Lokomotiv Sofia 2013–14 A Group 4 0 0 0 4 0
2014–15 3 1 2 0 5 1
Total 7 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 9 1
Lokomotiv Plovdiv 2015–16 A Group 22 0 0 0 22 0
2016–17 First League 20 0 3 2 23 2
2017–18 33 1 2 0 35 1
Total 75 1 5 2 0 0 0 0 80 3
Slavia Sofia 2018–19 First League 28 1 1 0 4[a] 0 1[b] 0 34 1
2019–20 13 1 2 0 15 1
Total 41 2 3 0 4 0 1 0 49 2
Cercle Brugge 2019–20 First Division A 1 0 0 0 1 0
Career Total 124 4 10 2 4 0 1 0 139 6
  1. ^ Appearances in the UEFA Europa League
  2. ^ Appearances in the Bulgarian Supercup

References

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  1. ^ "Dimitar Velkovski Facts". Footballdatabase.eu.
  2. ^ Dimitar Velkovski at Soccerway
  3. ^ "В "Надежда" все още има надежда" (in Bulgarian). sportonline.bg. 31 October 2012. Archived from the original on 27 May 2014.
  4. ^ "Славия представя новите на 8 юни" (in Bulgarian). pfcslavia.com. 5 June 2018.
  5. ^ "Велковски ще играе в елита на Белгия". pfcslavia.com (in Bulgarian). 31 January 2020.
  6. ^ "Dimitar Velkovski piłkarzem Miedzi!" (in Polish). Miedź Legnica. 14 February 2023.
  7. ^ "Finland v Bulgaria game report". ESPN. 11 October 2020.