Viktor Nikolaev Popov (Bulgarian: Виктор Николаев Попов; born 5 March 2000) is a Bulgarian professional footballer[2] who plays as a right-back for Cherno More Varna and the Bulgaria national team.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Viktor Nikolaev Popov | ||
| Date of birth | 5 March 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Varna, Bulgaria | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Right-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Cherno More | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2019 | Cherno More | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019– | Cherno More | 162 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018 | Bulgaria U19 | 4 | (0) |
| 2019–2022 | Bulgaria U21 | 18 | (0) |
| 2019– | Bulgaria | 19 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:27, 10 November 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:51, 15 October 2024 (UTC) | |||
Born and raised in Varna, Popov joined Cherno More's academy in 2010. He made his senior debut in May 2019, aged 19. Popov has also represented Bulgaria at various youth levels and made his senior debut in November 2019.
Career
editPopov made his first team debut for Cherno More in a 1–0 home win against Botev Plovdiv on 18 May 2019, playing full 90 minutes.[3] Ten days later he signed his first professional contract with the club.[4] On 10 July 2022, he scored his first goal for the club in a 1–0 away win over Lokomotiv Sofia in the opening game of the 2022–23 season.
International career
editOn 14 November 2019, he earned his first cap for Bulgaria, coming on as a late second half substitute for Strahil Popov in the 0–1 home loss against Paraguay in a friendly match.[5]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of match played 30 October 2024
| Club | League | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Cherno More | First League | 2018–19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 0 | ||||
| 2020–21 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1[a] | 0 | 33 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22 | 29 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 0 | ||||
| 2022–23 | 30 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 35 | 1 | ||||
| 2023–24 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 0 | ||||
| 2024–25 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2[b] | 0 | — | 15 | 1 | |||
| Total | 160 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 173 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 160 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 173 | 2 | ||
- ^ Europa League play-off
- ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Conference League
International
edit- As of match played 15 October 2024
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bulgaria | 2019 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 6 | 0 | |
| Total | 19 | 0 | |
References
edit- ^ "Профил на Виктор Николаев Попов" (in Bulgarian). fpleague.bg. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
- ^ "Bulgarian squad announced". Macedonian Football. 28 May 2022. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
- ^ "Черно море излезе пети след победа над Ботев. Младок направи силен дебют" (in Bulgarian). arenavarna.com. 18 May 2019.
- ^ "Черно море подписа с двама свои юноши" (in Bulgarian). chernomorepfc.bg. 28 May 2019.
- ^ Vutov, Viktor (14 November 2019). "България загуби с 0:1 Парагвай". topsport.bg. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
External links
edit- Viktor Popov at Soccerway
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