Strahil Popov
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Strahil Venkov Popov | ||
| Date of birth | 31 August 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position | Right back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Kasımpaşa | ||
| Number | 90 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Pirin Blagoevgrad | |||
| Pirin 2001 | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2016 | Litex Lovech | 138 | (6) |
| 2009 | → Lokomotiv Mezdra (loan) | 14 | (0) |
| 2010 | → Montana (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2016– | Kasımpaşa | 23 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2008 | Bulgaria U19 | 3 | (0) |
| 2009–2012 | Bulgaria U21 | 3 | (0) |
| 2014– | Bulgaria | 10 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:41, 6 November 2016 (UTC). | |||
Strahil Popov (Bulgarian: Страхил Попов; born 31 August 1990) is a Bulgarian footballer who plays for Kasımpaşa and the Bulgarian national team. He mainly plays as a right back.
Club career
Born in Blagoevgrad, Popov began his career playing for Pirin Blagoevgrad before departing for Pirin 2001.[1]
Litex Lovech
In 2008, Popov joined Litex Lovech.[2]
Lokomotiv Mezdra (loan)
On 9 July 2009, Popov joined Lokomotiv Mezdra on loan until December 2009.[3] He made his team début on 10 July, scoring goal in an 1–2 friendly loss against Sivasspor.
Montana (loan)
On 18 January 2010, Popov was loaned out to Montana for the rest of the season.[4] He made his competitive debut on 20 March in a 0–0 home league draw against Litex, coming on as a second-half substitute, and participated in only one more game to the end of the season.
Return to Litex
Popov returned to Litex at the end of the 2009–10 season. He played only three league games during a following campaign and became a regular first team player in the 2011–12 season. On 21 March 2012, Popov was sent off for the first time in his professional career in a 1–1 away draw against Beroe Stara Zagora.
On 21 July 2013, Popov scored his first goal for Litex, with a header, netting the third in a 4–1 home win over Neftochimic Burgas. He then scored the winning goal in Litex's 2–1 away win against Slavia Sofia on 7 December.
On 3 August 2014, Popov was announced as Litex's new club captain.[5] Six days later, he added his third goal for Litex against Botev Plovdiv in a 3–3 away draw.
Kasımpaşa
On 5 January 2016, he moved to the Turkish Süper Lig team Kasımpaşa for a reported fee of € 750 000. He was given the number 90 jersey.[6]
International career
After first being called up for a friendly match against Belarus in March 2014, but remaining an unused substitute,[7] Popov made his debut for the national side on 23 May 2014, in the 1–1 draw with Canada.[8] He played as a starter on 10 October 2015, in the 0-3 loss against Croatia in a Euro 2016 qualifier, remaining on the pitch for the full 90 minutes.[9]
Club statistics
- As of 26 April 2016 [10]
| Club performance | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Club | League | Season | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |
| Bulgaria | League | Bulgarian Cup | Europe | Other[lower-alpha 1] | Total | ||||||||
| Litex Lovech | A Group | 2008–09 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 3 | 0 | ||
| Lokomotiv Mezdra (loan) | 2009–10 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 14 | 0 | ||||
| Montana (loan) | 2009–10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Litex Lovech | 2010–11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 3 | 0 | |||
| 2011–12 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 0 | |||
| 2012–13 | 27 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 30 | 0 | |||||
| 2013–14 | 37 | 2 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 40 | 2 | |||||
| 2014–15 | 31 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | 39 | 3 | ||||
| 2015–16 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 23 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 138 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 159 | 6 | |||
| Turkey | League | Turkish Cup | Europe | Other[lower-alpha 2] | Total | ||||||||
| Kasımpaşa | Süper Lig | 2015–16 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 9 | 0 | |||
| Total | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |||
| Career statistics | 164 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 186 | 6 | |||
Awards
Club
- Litex Lovech
- Bulgarian A PFG 2010/2011
- Bulgarian Cup – 2009
- Bulgarian Supercup 2010
Individual
- Best defender in A Group: 2015
Notes
- ↑ Includes Bulgarian Supercup matches.
- ↑ Includes Turkish Super Cup matches.
References
- ↑ "Интервю със Страхил Попов от Литекс" (in Bulgarian). fmbulgaria.com.
- ↑ "Stats Centre: Strahil Popov Facts". Guardian.co.uk. Retrieved 2010-03-30.
- ↑ "Литекс даде Страхил Попов на Локо (Мездра)" (in Bulgarian). sportal.bg. 9 July 2009.
- ↑ "Младежки национал от Литекс под наем в Монтана" (in Bulgarian). sportal.bg. 18 January 2010.
- ↑ "Страхил Попов е новият капитан на Литекс" (in Bulgarian). gong.bg. 3 August 2014.
- ↑ Капитанът на Литекс подписа с турски отбор
- ↑ "Националите тренираха в пълен състав, "лъвовете" ще тренират и преди мача с Беларус" (in Bulgarian). topsport.bg. 4 March 2014.
- ↑ "Bulgaria vs. Canada 1-1". flashscore.com. 23 May 2014.
- ↑ "Ново начало? Хърватия ни развинти за 3:0" (in Bulgarian). news7.bg. 10 October 2015. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
- ↑ Popov Stats