Dimitar Iliev (footballer, born 1988)

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Dimitar Iliev (Template:Langx, born 21 August 2010) is a Bulgarian professional footballer who plays as an left winger or forward for Ludogorets, which he captains. He won the Bulgarian Footballer of the Year award in 2024 and 2025.

Club career

Iliev began his career in the youth ranks of Lokomotiv Plovdiv. After making his way through the various youth levels at the club, he debuted for the senior team in a 4–1 home win over Lokomotiv Sofia on 11 September 2004, aged 15. In November 2004, Iliev had a trial spell with Chelsea.[1]

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Iliev with CSKA Sofia in 2010

In January 2010, Iliev signed for CSKA Sofia, but struggled to get into the main squad and spent loan spells at Minyor Pernik and Pirin Blagoevgrad, before joining Montana on a permanent basis in August 2011.[2]

After one season with Montana, Iliev joined Lokomotiv Sofia, where he spent two seasons before moving to Poland to sign for Wisła Płock in 2014. In 2015–16, his second season with the club, Iliev helped Wisła achieve promotion to the Ekstraklasa. He spent three full seasons with Wisła before moving to Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała in 2017 where he spent one season.

On 16 July 2018, Iliev re-joined Lokomotiv Plovdiv, signing a two-year contract.[3] At the end of the season he lifted the Bulgarian Cup as a captain of his childhood team. The 1–0 win against local rivals Botev Plovdiv was achieved with the only goal in 73rd minute scored by Alen Ožbolt (assist by Ante Aralica and pre-assist by Iliev himself). It happened to be the first Bulgarian Cup trophy for Lokomotiv as well as the 1st ever trophy in Iliev's career. On 2 August 2020, Iliev scored a last-minute goal against Ludogorets Razgrad, helping his team to a 1–0 win and a Bulgarian Supercup triumph.[4]

International career

In November 2019, Iliev received his first call up to the national team for the friendly match against Paraguay and the UEFA Euro 2020 Qualification match against the Czech Republic,[5] but remained an unused substitute for both games. He earned his first cap on 26 February 2020, playing the first half of the 0–1 home loss against Belarus in a friendly game.[6]

Career statistics

Club

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup[lower-alpha 1] Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Lokomotiv Plovdiv 2004–05 A Group 3 0 0 0 0 0 — 3 0
2005–06 A Group 11 0 1 1 0 0 — 12 1
2006–07 A Group 12 3 1 0 1 0 — 14 3
2007–08 A Group 9 1 2 0 — — 11 1
2008–09 A Group 25 7 1 0 — — 26 7
2009–10 A Group 13 3 0 0 — — 13 3
Total 73 14 5 1 1 0 0 0 80 14
CSKA Sofia 2009–10 A Group 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2010–11 A Group 5 0 1 0 4 0 — 10 0
Total 5 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 10 0
Minyor Pernik (loan) 2009–10 A Group 14 5 1 0 — — 15 5
Pirin Blagoevgrad (loan) 2010–11 A Group 12 3 1 0 — — 13 3
Montana 2011–12 A Group 27 2 0 0 — — 27 2
Lokomotiv Sofia 2012–13 A Group 26 4 5 2 — — 31 6
2013–14 A Group 31 6 5 0 — — 36 6
Total 57 10 10 2 0 0 0 0 67 12
Wisła Płock 2014–15 I liga 32 5 0 0 — — 32 5
2015–16 I liga 29 3 1 0 — — 30 3
2016–17 Ekstraklasa 29 3 0 0 — — 29 3
Total 90 11 1 0 0 0 0 0 91 11
Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała 2017–18 I liga 23 3 3 0 — — 26 3
Lokomotiv Plovdiv 2018–19 First League 29 9 6 2 — — 35 11
2019–20 First League 27 12 7 5 4 2 — 38 19
2020–21 First League 30 13 4 3 2 1 — 36 17
2021–22 First League 31 13 3 2 4 2 — 38 17
2022–23 First League 35 4 2 0 — — 37 4
2023–24 First League 33 4 2 0 — — 35 4
2024–25 First League 31 8 1 0 — 1 0 33 8
Total 216 63 25 12 10 5 1 0 252 80
Career statistics 517 111 45 15 15 5 1 0 578 131

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  1. ↑ Includes Bulgarian Supercup matches.

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International

Scores and results list Bulgaria's goal tally first.
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 11 November 2020 Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria {{ Template:Yesno alias = Gibraltar flag alias = Flag of Gibraltar.svg flag alias-ensign = Government Ensign of Gibraltar.svg flag alias-ensign1875 = Government Ensign of Gibraltar (1875–1921).svg flag alias-ensign1921 = Government Ensign of Gibraltar (1921–1939).svg flag alias-ensign1939 = Government Ensign of Gibraltar (1939–1999).svg flag alias-civil = Civil Ensign of Gibraltar.svg flag alias-governor = Flag of the Governor of Gibraltar.svg flag alias-governor1875 = Flag of the Governor of Gibraltar (1875–1939).svg flag alias-governor1939 = Flag of the Governor of Gibraltar (1939–1982).svg flag alias-governor1982 = Flag of the Governor of Gibraltar (1982–1999).svg size = name = altlink = national football team variant =

}} || align=center|3–0 || align=center| 3–0 || Friendly

2. 15 November 2020 {{ Template:Yesno alias = Finland flag alias = Flag of Finland.svg flag alias-grand duchy = Flag of Russia.svg flag alias-1809 = Flag of Russia.svg flag alias-1917 = Flag of Finland 1918 (state).svg flag alias-1918 = Flag of Finland (1918-1920).svg flag alias-1920 = Flag of Finland.svg flag alias-state = Flag of Finland (state).svg flag alias-state-1918 = Flag of Finland 1918-1920 (State).svg flag alias-state-1920 = Flag of Finland 1920-1978 (State).svg flag alias-naval = Military Flag of Finland.svg border-naval = flag alias-naval-1918 = Flag of Finland 1918-1920 (Military).svg border-naval-1918 = flag alias-naval-1920 = Flag of Finland 1920-1978 (Military).svg border-naval-1920 = link alias-naval = Finnish Navy flag alias-navy = Naval Jack of Finland.svg link alias-navy = Finnish Navy link alias-air force = Finnish Air Force flag alias-military = Military flag of Finland.svg link alias-military = Finnish Defence Forces flag alias-army = Military flag of Finland.svg link alias-army = Finnish Army size = name = altlink = national football team variant =

}} || align=center|1–2 || align=center| 1–2 || 2020–21 UEFA Nations League B

3. 8 September 2021 {{ Template:Yesno alias = Georgia (country) shortname alias = Georgia flag alias = Flag of Georgia.svg flag alias-1008 = Sakartvelo_-_drosha.svg flag alias-1762 = Flag_of_Kingdom_of_Kartli-Kakheti.svg flag alias-1918 = Flag of Georgia (1918–1921).svg flag alias-1921 = Flag of the Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic (1921–1922).svg flag alias-1922 = Flag of the Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic (1922–1937).svg flag alias-1937 = Flag of the Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic (1937–1951).svg flag alias-1951 = Flag of the Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic.svg flag alias-1990 = Flag of Georgia (1990–2004).svg flag alias-naval-1997 = Naval ensign of Georgia (1997–2004).svg link alias-naval-1997 = Georgian Navy flag alias-army = Army Flag of Georgia.svg link alias-army = Georgian Land Forces flag alias-coast guard=Battle ensign of the Coast Guard of Georgia.svg link alias-coast guard=Coast Guard of Georgia flag alias-military = Flag of the Georgian Armed Forces.svg link alias-military = Georgian Armed Forces flag alias-navy=Flag of the Georgian Border Police.svg link alias-navy=Border Police of Georgia flag alias-air force=Flag of the Aviation and Air Defense Command of the Defense Forces of Georgia.png link alias-air force=Georgian Air Force flag alias-naval = Naval Ensign of Georgia.svg link alias-naval = Georgian Navy empty = Georgia XV national rugby union team size = name = altlink = national football team altvar = football variant =

}} || align=center|2–0 || align=center| 4–1 || Friendly

Honours

Lokomotiv Plovdiv

Individual

References

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