Aleksandar Yakimov (Bulgarian: Александър Якимов; born 27 April 1989) is a Bulgarian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Vihren Sandanski.[1]
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Aleksandar Yakimov | ||
| Date of birth | 27 April 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Klyuch, Bulgaria | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Vihren Sandanski | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2011 | Pirin Blagoevgrad | 44 | (2) |
| 2009 | → Bansko (loan) | 14 | (1) |
| 2011–2013 | CSKA Sofia | 13 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | → Botev Vratsa (loan) | 28 | (3) |
| 2013–2015 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 42 | (0) |
| 2015 | Pirin Blagoevgrad | 9 | (0) |
| 2016 | Belasitsa Petrich | 12 | (3) |
| 2016 | Vereya | 4 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Tsarsko Selo | 19 | (1) |
| 2017– | Vihren Sandanski | 68 | (14) |
| International career | |||
| 2008 | Bulgaria U21 | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 August 2020 | |||
Career
editYakimov started to play football in local club Pirin. During 2007/2008 season he played with Pirin in the Bulgarian amateur division. Pirin took first place and won promotion to the "B" professional football group. On 9 August 2008 Yakimov made his debut in professional football in a match against Botev Krivodol.
On 4 July 2017, Yakimov joined Belasitsa Petrich[2] but was with the team only for pre-season training. On 1 August 2017, he signed with Vihren Sandanski.[3]
In October 2008 the Bulgarian national under-21 coach Ivan Kolev called Yakimov up to the Bulgaria national under-21 football team for friendly matches with Greece U21 and Macedonia U21.
References
edit- ^ "Aleksandar Yakimov Facts". Footballdatabase.eu.
- ^ "Още шестима се включиха в лятната подготовка на Беласица" (in Bulgarian). sportal.bg. 4 July 2017.
- ^ "Вихрен с трансферен удар - взе бивш футболист на Пирин и ЦСКА" (in Bulgarian). sportal.bg. 1 August 2017.
External links
edit- (in French) Footmercato profile
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