Anton Mihaylov Nedyalkov (Bulgarian: Антон Михайлов Недялков; born 30 April 1993) is a Bulgarian professional footballer who plays as a left-back and centre-back for Ludogorets Razgrad and the Bulgarian national team.[2]
 Anton Nedyalkov in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Anton Mihaylov Nedyalkov | ||
| Date of birth | 30 April 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Lovech, Bulgaria | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Left-back / Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Ludogorets Razgrad | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2002–2011 | Litex Lovech | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2016 | Litex Lovech | 72 | (0) |
| 2011 | → Chavdar Etropole (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2012 | → Svetkavitsa (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Litex Lovech II | 10 | (1) |
| 2016–2017 | CSKA Sofia | 53 | (0) |
| 2018 | FC Dallas | 9 | (0) |
| 2018– | Ludogorets Razgrad | 116 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2011 | Bulgaria U19 | 3 | (0) |
| 2012–2014 | Bulgaria U21 | 5 | (0) |
| 2016– | Bulgaria | 29 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 August 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 November 2023 | |||
Nedyalkov began his professional career at Litex Lovech in 2011. After loan spells at Chavdar Etropole and Svetkavitsa he became a regular in their team, playing 85 total games for Litex. In June 2016, he joined CSKA Sofia and became an integral member of the team. In December 2017, he briefly signed for Major League Soccer club FC Dallas before joining Ludogorets six months later.
Formerly an international at under-19 and under-21 level, Nedyalkov made his senior international debut for Bulgaria against Luxembourg on 6 September 2016.
Career
editLitex Lovech
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Nedyalkov joined the first team in 2012 after two loan spells at Chavdar Etropole and Svetkavitsa during the 2011/12 season.
CSKA Sofia
editIn June 2016, Nedyalkov joined CSKA Sofia. He made his debut on 29 July, in a 2–0 home win over Slavia Sofia which was also the season opener.[3] In his first season with CSKA, he appeared in 34 of 36 league matches; in 33 of them Nedyalkov played full 90 minutes. After a number of good games he was chosen as the best player of the 2016–17 season by the club's fans.[4]
FC Dallas
editOn 21 December 2017, Nedyalkov completed a move to Major League Soccer club FC Dallas for a fee of $1.5 million plus bonuses.[5][6] He was given the number 6 shirt. Nedyalkov made his league debut in a 3–0 home win at Toyota Stadium against Seattle Sounders FC on 18 March 2018, playing full 90 minutes as a left-back.[7] He assisted Roland Lamah for the third goal in the game.[8]
Ludogorets Razgrad
editOn 23 June 2018, after just 6 months in the United States, Dallas announced that Nedyalkov would return to Bulgaria and sign a contract with Bulgarian champions Ludogorets Razgrad for an undisclosed fee.[9] Later that day Ludogorets officially announced the transfer of Nedyalkov, signing with his favorite number 3 shirt.[10] On 23 June 2021 Nedyalkov was announced as the new captain of the team, after Svetoslav Dyakov left the club.[11] On 12 March 2023, he sustained an injury in the 3–2 home win over Cherno More in a league match, which necessitated an operation[12] and kept him out of action until 22 October 2023 when he played in the 0:0 away draw with Arda Kardzhali.[13]
International career
editIn 2011, he was a member of Bulgaria U-19 team, playing three games in the qualifying round of U-19 European Championship.[14] Nedyalkov was called up to the senior Bulgaria team for friendlies against Portugal and Macedonia in March 2016.[15] On 6 September 2016, he made his debut for Bulgaria in a 4-3 2018 World Cup Qualifying victory over Luxembourg.[16]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of 26 August 2024[17]
| Club | Season | Division | League | Cup[a] | Continental[b] | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Litex Lovech | 2010–11 | A Group | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chavdar Etropole (loan) | 2011–12 | B Group | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| Svetkavitsa (loan) | 2011–12 | A Group | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | |
| Litex Lovech | 2012–13 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | |||
| 2014–15 | 21 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | ||
| Total | 72 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 0 | ||
| Litex Lovech II | 2015–16 | B Group | 10 | 1 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | ||
| CSKA Sofia | 2016–17 | First League | 34 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 35 | 0 | |
| 2017–18 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | |||
| Total | 53 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 0 | ||
| Dallas | 2018 | MLS | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Total | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Ludogorets Razgrad | 2018–19 | First League | 35 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 1 |
| 2019–20 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 1 | ||
| 2022–23 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | ||
| 2024–25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Total | 116 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 66 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 196 | 3 | ||
| Career statistics | 283 | 3 | 23 | 0 | 69 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 378 | 4 | ||
- ^ Includes Bulgarian Cup, Bulgarian Supercup and Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup matches.
- ^ Includes UEFA Europa League and CONCACAF Champions League matches.
National team
edit- As of match played 16 November 2023
| Bulgaria national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 |
| 2018 | 3 | 0 |
| 2019 | 6 | 0 |
| 2020 | 5 | 0 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 |
| 2022 | 7 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 29 | 0 |
Honours
edit- Ludogorets Razgrad
- Bulgarian First League (6): 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24
- Bulgarian Cup: 2022–23
- Bulgarian Supercup (4): 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023
Individual
edit- Best defender in the Bulgarian First League: 2019[18]
- 2nd place in the Bulgarian Footballer of the Year ranking - 2019[18]
References
edit- ^ "Профил на Антон Недялков" (in Bulgarian). winner.bg. Archived from the original on 22 October 2016. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
- ^ "Anton Nedyalkov Facts". Footballdatabase.eu.
- ^ "CSKA Sofia vs. Slavia Sofia". soccerway.com. 29 July 2016.
- ^ "Феновете на ЦСКА решиха: Антон Недялков е №1 в отбора!" (in Bulgarian). topsport.bg. 13 June 2017.
- ^ "FC Dallas Signs Defender Anton Nedyalkov". FC Dallas. 21 December 2017.
- ^ "Антон Недялков ще играе в САЩ" (in Bulgarian). cska.bg. 21 December 2017.
- ^ "FC Dallas vs. Seattle Sounders". soccerway.com. 18 March 2018.
- ^ "Антон Недялков с асистенция при успех на Далас" (in Bulgarian). sportal.bg. 19 March 2018.
- ^ FC Dallas Transfers Defender Anton Nedyalkov to Ludogorets
- ^ "Лудогорец с пореден трансферен удар, подписа с български национал" (in Bulgarian). ludogorets.com. 23 June 2018.
- ^ Лудогорец има нов капитан
- ^ "Край на сезона за Антон Недялков" (in Bulgarian). topsport.bg. 12 May 2023. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
- ^ ""Арда" спря "Лудогорец" в мач без голове" (in Bulgarian). dnevnik.bg. 22 October 2023. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
- ^ "Anton Nedyalkov". UEFA. Retrieved 22 March 2012.
- ^ "Petev names Bulgarian squad for the friendly games against Portugal and Macedonia". bfunion.bg. 7 March 2016. Archived from the original on 3 August 2016. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
- ^ "The official website for European football".
- ^ "Anton Nedyalkov". Soccerway.com. 20 January 2018. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
- ^ a b Petkov, Georgi (5 January 2020). "Димитър Илиев е "Футболист на годината", получи наградата си лично от Бербатов". topsport.bg. Retrieved 8 January 2020.