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]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Dimitar Valentinov Velkovski | ||
| Date of birth | 22 January 1995 | ||
| 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) |
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*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) | |||
Club career
editVelkovski 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
editHe made his national team debut on 11 October 2020 in a Nations League game against Finland.[7]
Club statistics
editClub
edit- 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 | ||
- ^ Appearances in the UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearances in the Bulgarian Supercup
References
edit- ^ "Dimitar Velkovski Facts". Footballdatabase.eu.
- ^ Dimitar Velkovski at Soccerway
- ^ "В "Надежда" все още има надежда" (in Bulgarian). sportonline.bg. 31 October 2012. Archived from the original on 27 May 2014.
- ^ "Славия представя новите на 8 юни" (in Bulgarian). pfcslavia.com. 5 June 2018.
- ^ "Велковски ще играе в елита на Белгия". pfcslavia.com (in Bulgarian). 31 January 2020.
- ^ "Dimitar Velkovski piłkarzem Miedzi!" (in Polish). Miedź Legnica. 14 February 2023.
- ^ "Finland v Bulgaria game report". ESPN. 11 October 2020.