Simeon Slavchev
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Simeon Nenchev Slavchev[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 25 September 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Sofia, Bulgaria[2] | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Lokomotiv Sofia | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2007 | Septemvri Sofia[3] | ||
| 2007–2008 | Slavia Sofia[3] | ||
| 2008–2010 | Litex Lovech | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2014 | Litex Lovech | 52 | (15) |
| 2011 | → Chavdar Etropole (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| 2014–2018 | Sporting CP | 0 | (0) |
| 2014–2018 | Sporting CP B | 3 | (0) |
| 2015 | → Bolton Wanderers (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | → Apollon Limassol (loan) | 21 | (1) |
| 2016–2018 | → Lechia Gdańsk (loan) | 50 | (1) |
| 2018–2019 | Qarabağ | 18 | (2) |
| 2020–2021 | Levski Sofia | 15 | (1) |
| 2021–2023 | Lokomotiv Sofia | 27 | (1) |
| 2023–2024 | Wieczysta Kraków | 12 | (0) |
| 2024– | Lokomotiv Sofia | 6 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2009 | Bulgaria U17 | 3 | (0) |
| 2011 | Bulgaria U19 | 3 | (0) |
| 2013 | Bulgaria U21 | 4 | (0) |
| 2013–2019 | Bulgaria | 25 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 01:00, 9 September 2024 (UTC) | |||
Simeon Nenchev Slavchev (Bulgarian: Симеон Ненчев Славчев; born 25 September 1993) is a Bulgarian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Lokomotiv Sofia.[4][5]
Slavchev began his professional career at Litex Lovech in 2010. After loan spell at Chavdar Etropole he became a regular in their team. In 2014, he signed for Sporting CP, but failed to break into the first team. After a loan spells with Bolton Wanderers, Apollon Limassol, and Lechia Gdańsk, he signed for Qarabağ in 2018.
Career
[edit]Early career
[edit]Slavchev started his career at home-town club Septemvri Sofia, joining their youth system as a six-year-old.[3] 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.[6]
Litex Lovech
[edit]Slavchev joined the Litex's first team in October 2010.[7] 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.[8]
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.[9]
Sporting CP
[edit]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.[10]
Loans to Bolton, Apollon, and Lechia
[edit]On 2 February 2015 Slavchev joined Bolton Wanderers until the end of the season.[11] He made his debut for the team in the English Championship on 7 February 2015 in a match against Derby County.[12] It was his only match for Bolton after Slavchev got injured and was ruled out until the end of the season.[13]
On 11 August 2015, Slavchev joined the Cypriot team Apollon Limassol on loan for the 2015–16 season.[14] He made his debut on 23 August 2015, scoring the winning goal after added time.[15] On 19 May 2016 Apollon won the Cypriot Cup.[16]
Slavchev had an injury at the end of the 2015–16 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 Polish club Lechia Gdańsk, on a season-long loan, where he would play alongside fellow Bulgarian footballer, Milen Gamakov.[17] Slavchev made his debut for the team on 9 September 2016, playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–0 win against Cracovia.[18] He scored his first goal for the team on 11 March 2018, in a 1–3 home loss against Legia Warsaw.
Slavchev spent a trial period at Birmingham City during the summer of 2017.[19]
Qarabağ
[edit]On 5 July 2018, Slavchev signed a three-year contract with Qarabağ FK.[20]
Levski Sofia
[edit]After agreeing to rescind his contract with the Azerbaijani side, Slavchev returned to his home country. On 22 December 2019, he signed a 3-year deal with Levski Sofia.[21] He made his debut on 15 February 2020, in the 0–0 league draw against CSKA Sofia in The Eternal Derby, coming on as an early substitute before being replaced himself towards the end of the match due to injury issues.[22] On 20 June 2020, Slavchev scored his first goal for the club in another Eternal derby that ended 3–3.
Lokomotiv Sofia
[edit]In December 2021, Slavchev signed a one-and-a-half-year contract with Lokomotiv Sofia.[23]
Wieczysta Kraków
[edit]On 3 January 2023, despite efforts from Lechia Gdańsk to re-sign him in the winter transfer window,[24] Slavchev joined Polish fourth division side Wieczysta Kraków on a two-and-a-half-year deal, with an extension option.[25] After playing a marginal role in winning promotion to the third division, Slavchev left the club by mutual consent on 19 June 2024.[26]
Return to Lokomotiv Sofia
[edit]On 3 July 2024, Slavchev re-joined Lokomotiv Sofia on a three-year deal.[27]
International career
[edit]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 Mihail Madanski.[28]
In 2013, he was called up for Bulgaria by Lyuboslav Penev for the 2014 World Cup qualification games against Malta and Denmark.[29] 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.[30] On 13 November 2016, he played the full 90 minutes in the 1:0 win over Belarus in a 2018 World Cup qualifier.[31]
Statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Lovech | 2010–11 | A Group | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2012–13 | A Group | 17 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 21 | 1 | ||
| 2013–14 | A Group | 34 | 14 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 35 | 14 | ||
| Total | 52 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 15 | ||
| Chavdar Etropole (loan) | 2011–12 | B Group | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 0 | ||
| Sporting CP | 2014–15 | Primeira Liga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Sporting CP B | 2014–15 | Segunda Liga | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| Bolton Wanderers (loan) | 2014–15 | Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Apollon Limassol (loan) | 2015–16 | Cypriot First Division | 21 | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 26 | 2 | |
| Lechia Gdańsk (loan) | 2016–17 | Ekstraklasa | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | Ekstraklasa | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 1 | |||
| Total | 50 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 1 | ||
| Qarabağ | 2018–19 | Azerbaijan Premier League | 16 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | 31 | 2 | |
| 2019–20 | Azerbaijan Premier League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Total | 18 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 39 | 2 | ||
| Levski Sofia | 2019–20 | First League | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 1 | ||
| 2020–21 | First League | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22 | First League | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||
| Total | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 | ||
| Lokomotiv Sofia | 2021–22 | First League | 11 | 1 | — | — | — | 11 | 1 | |||
| 2022–23 | First League | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 0 | |||
| Total | 27 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 1 | ||
| Wieczysta Kraków | 2022–23 | III liga, gr. IV | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24 | III liga, gr. IV | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 | |||
| Total | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
| Career totals | 212 | 21 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 250 | 22 | ||
International
[edit]- As of 14 December 2018
| Team | Year | Tournament | Friendly | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Bulgaria U19 | 2011 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Bulgaria U21 | 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 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 18 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 25 | 0 | |
| Career total | 25 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 32 | 0 | |
- Notes
Honours
[edit]Litex Lovech
Apollon Limassol
Qarabağ
Wieczysta Kraków
Individual
- Bulgarian Best Young Player of the Season: 2013[36]
- Lovech sportsman of the year: 2013[37]
References
[edit]- ^ "UEFA Nations League 2019: Booking List before League phase Matchday 5" (PDF). UEFA. 6 November 2018. p. 11. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
- ^ "Simeon Slavchev". winner.bg.
- ^ a b c "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
- ^ "Birmingham City end interest in trialists Simeon Slavchev and Eddie Afonso". BBC Sport. 2 August 2017. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
- ^ "Slavçev rəsmən "Qarabağ"ımızda!". qarabagh.com (in Azerbaijani). Qarabağ FK. 5 July 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
- ^ "Симеон Славчев подписа договор с ПФК "Левски"" (in Bulgarian). levski.bg. 22 December 2019. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
- ^ Dimitrov, Ivaylo (15 February 2020). "Левски - ЦСКА, на живо" (in Bulgarian). topsport.bg. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
- ^ "Симеон Славчев подписа с Локомотив (София)". topsport.bg. 17 December 2021. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
- ^ "Wieczysta przechytrzyła ekstraklasowicza. Pomocnik zagra w Krakowie". goal.pl (in Polish). 3 January 2023.
- ^ "Simeon Slavczev zawodnikiem Wieczystej" (in Polish). Wieczysta Kraków. 3 January 2023.
- ^ "Simeon Slavchev odchodzi z Wieczystej" (in Polish). Wieczysta Kraków. 19 June 2024. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
- ^ "Симеон Славчев подписа с Локомотив София" (in Bulgarian). Lokomotiv 1929. 3 July 2024. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
- ^ "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)
- ^ "Bulgaria NT vs. Belarus NT 1:0". flashscore.com. 13 November 2016. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
- ^ Simeon Slavchev at Soccerway. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
- ^ "Simeon Sławczew". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 9 June 2024.
- ^ Piegza, Michał (18 May 2024). "Zrobili to! Wieczysta Kraków z awansem". sportowefakty.wp.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 20 May 2024.
- ^ "Puchar Polski 2022/2023, grupa: Małopolski ZPN". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 9 June 2024.
- ^ "Иван Иванов е футболист на годината" (in Bulgarian). sportni.bg. Retrieved 28 December 2013.
- ^ "Вижте всички детайли по трансфера на Славчев, "Литекс" уреди контрола със "Спортинг" (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 20 May 2014.
External links
[edit]- Simeon Slavchev at Soccerway
- Simeon Slavchev at theplayersagent.com
- Simeon Slavchev at 90minut.pl (in Polish)
- Living people
- 1993 births
- Bulgarian men's footballers
- Bulgaria men's international footballers
- Bulgaria men's under-21 international footballers
- Bulgaria men's youth international footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- FC Lovech players
- FC Chavdar Etropole players
- Sporting CP footballers
- Bolton Wanderers F.C. players
- Apollon Limassol FC players
- Lechia Gdańsk players
- Qarabağ FK players
- PFC Levski Sofia players
- FC Lokomotiv 1929 Sofia players
- Wieczysta Kraków players
- First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players
- Second Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players
- English Football League players
- Cypriot First Division players
- Ekstraklasa players
- Azerbaijan Premier League players
- III liga players
- Bulgarian expatriate men's footballers
- Bulgarian expatriate sportspeople in Azerbaijan
- Bulgarian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal
- Bulgarian expatriate sportspeople in England
- Bulgarian expatriate sportspeople in Poland
- Bulgarian expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus
- Expatriate men's footballers in Azerbaijan
- Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal
- Expatriate men's footballers in England
- Expatriate men's footballers in Poland
- Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus