Simeon Slavchev
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Simeon Nenchev Slavchev | ||
| Date of birth | 25 September 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Sofia, Bulgaria[1] | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team |
Lechia Gdańsk (on loan from Sporting CP) | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2007 | Septemvri Sofia[2] | ||
| 2007–2008 | Slavia Sofia[2] | ||
| 2008–2010 | Litex Lovech | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2014 | Litex Lovech | 52 | (15) |
| 2011 | → Chavdar Etropole (loan) | 14 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Sporting CP B | 3 | (0) |
| 2014– | Sporting CP | 0 | (0) |
| 2015 | → Bolton Wanderers (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | → Apollon Limassol (loan) | 21 | (1) |
| 2016– | → Lechia Gdańsk (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2009 | Bulgaria U17 | 3 | (0) |
| 2011 | Bulgaria U19 | 3 | (0) |
| 2013 | Bulgaria U21 | 4 | (0) |
| 2013– | Bulgaria | 7 | (0) |
|
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:42, 24 October 2016 (UTC). | |||
Simeon Slavchev (Bulgarian: Симеон Славчев; born 25 September 1993) is a Bulgarian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Lechia Gdańsk on loan from Portuguese club Sporting CP.[3][4]
Career
Early career
Slavchev started his career at home-town club Septemvri Sofia, joining their youth system as a six-year-old.[2] In the 2006–07 season, he became a goalscorer for their youth team. In 2007, Slavchev joined Slavia Sofia and was part of the side that won the Bulgarian U-15 Championship in the 2007–08 season.[5]
Litex Lovech
Slavchev joined the Litex's first team in October 2010.[6] He made his debut during the 2010–11 season, on 31 October 2010 in a 2–0 home win over Slavia Sofia, coming on as a substitute for Hristo Yanev.[7]
In July 2011, Slavchev joined Chavdar Etropole on a season-long loan deal. In the 2011–12 season, he earned 13 appearances in the B PFG(second division of Bulgarian football).
In the summer of 2012, he returned to Litex. On 4 November 2012, in the league match against Cherno More, he marked his first goal in the A PFG in a 4–1 victory.[8]
Sporting CP
On 19 May 2014, Slavchev signed with Portuguese side Sporting CP on a five-year deal, for a reported fee of 2,5 million euro.[9]
Loans to Bolton, Apollon and Lechia
On 2 February 2015 Slavchev joined Bolton Wanderers until the end of the season.[10] He made his debut for the team in the English Championship on 7 February 2015 in a match against Derby County. [11] It was his only match for Bolton after Slavchev got injured and was ruled out until the end of the season. [12]
On 11 August 2015, Slavchev joined the Cypriot team Apollon Limassol on loan for the 2015–16 season. [13] He made his debut on 23 August 2015, scoring the winning goal after added time. [14] On 19 May 2016 Apollon won the Cypriot Cup. [15]
Slavchev had an injury at the end of the 2015-2016 season. Sporting decided to loan him out in order for him to gain more experience and to reach full fitness . On 17 August 2016, Slavchev joined the Polish club Lechia Gdańsk ,on a season-long loan, where he will play with his teammate from Bulgaria, Milen Gamakov.[16] Slavchev made his debut for the team on 9 September 2016, playing the full 90 minutes in a 1-0 win against KS Cracovia.[17]
Statistics
Club
- As of 10 October 2016 [18]
| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Club | League | Season | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |
| Litex Lovech | 2010–11 | A Group | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Chavdar Etropole (loan) | 2011–12 | B Group | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | 16 | 0 | ||||
| Litex Lovech | 2011–12 | A Group | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13 | 17 | 1 | 6 | 0 | – | – | – | 23 | 1 | ||||||
| 2013–14 | 34 | 14 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 35 | 14 | ||||||
| Total | 52 | 15 | 7 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 15 | ||||
| Sporting CP | 2014–15 | Primeira Liga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | ||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| Bolton Wanderers (loan) | 2014–15 | Championship | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Apollon Limassol (loan) | 2015–16 | First Division | 21 | 1 | 5 | 1 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 26 | 2 | |||
| Lechia Gdańsk (loan) | 2016–17 | Ekstraklasa | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 4 | 0 | |||
| Career Total | 92 | 16 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 108 | 17 | |||
International
- As of 10 October 2016
| Team | Year | Tournament | Friendly | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Bulgaria Under-19 | 2011 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Bulgaria Under-21 | 2013 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Bulgaria | |||||||
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2014 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| Career total | 11 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 17 | 2 | |
- Notes
International career
In September 2009, he was called for Bulgaria U17 by coach Atanas Zhelev and took part in the UEFA U-17 European championship. In 2011, he was called up for the UEFA U-19 European Championship. In 2012 he got his first call-up for the national youth team by coach Michael Madanski.[19]
In 2013, he was called up for Bulgaria by Lyuboslav Penev for the 2014 World Cup qualification games against Malta and Denmark.[20] On 15 October 2013, in the last match for the qualifications for the 2014 FIFA World Cup against the Czech Republic, he made his debut for the first team as a substitute.
On 25 March 2016, Slavchev came on as a substitute during the magnificent 0-1 away win over Portugal.[21]
Honours
Club
- Litex Lovech
- Bulgarian A PFG (1): 2010–11
- Apollon Limassol
- Cypriot Cup (1): 2015-16
Individual
- Bulgarian Best Young Player of the Season (1): 2013[22]
- Lovech sportsman of the year (1): 2013[23]
References
- ↑ "Simeon Slavchev". winner.bg.
- 1 2 3 "Симеон Славчев – лидерът на третата вълна таланти от Литекс". winner.bg.
- ↑ "Simeon Slavchev Facts". Footballdatabase.eu.
- ↑ Sporting oficializa empréstimo de Slavchev ao Lechia Gdansk‚ desporto.sapo.pt, 17 August 2016
- ↑ "Славия стана шампион на България при децата" (in Bulgarian). topsport.bg. 10 July 2008.
- ↑ "Литекс попълва състава с юноши" (in Bulgarian). sportni.bg.
- ↑ "Литекс сам на върха след 2:0 над Славия" (in Bulgarian). sportni.bg. 31 October 2010.
- ↑ "Литекс се отпуши, гази Черно море с 4:1" (in Bulgarian). pfclitex.com. 4 November 2012.
- ↑ "Sporting sign promising Bulgaria midfielder Slavchev". eurosport.com. 19 May 2014.
- ↑ "Wanderers sign Simeon Slavchev on loan from Sporting Lisbon". bwfc.co.uk. 2 February 2015.
- ↑ Derby County VS. Bolton
- ↑ Симеон Славчев за Sport7: Връщам се в Спортинг
- ↑ ОФИЦИАЛНО: Симеон Славчев подсили кипърци
- ↑ APOLLON VS. ARIS
- ↑ Симеон Славчев ликува с Купата на Кипър
- ↑ Представиха Симеон Славчев в новия му отбор
- ↑ Победен дебют на Симеон Славчев в Полша
- ↑ "Slavchev Statistic". soccerway.com.
- ↑ "Младежите направиха равен с Македония в контрола". gong.bg.
- ↑ "Пенев извика играчи на Славия, Локо Пд и талант на Литекс в националния". sportal.bg.
- ↑ Браво, момчета! България наказа Португалия, а Кристиано ще запомни Владо Стоянов (видео)
- ↑ "Иван Иванов е футболист на годината" (in Bulgarian). sportni.bg. Retrieved 2013-12-28.
- ↑ "Вижте всички детайли по трансфера на Славчев, "Литекс" уреди контрола със "Спортинг" (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 2014-05-20.
External links
- Simeon Slavchev at theplayersagent.com