Plamen Iliev (footballer, born 1991)

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In this Bulgarian name, the patronymic is Ivanov and the family name is Iliev.
Plamen Iliev
Iliev with Ludogorets Razgrad in 2019
Personal information
Full name Plamen Ivanov Iliev[1]
Date of birth (1991-11-30) 30 November 1991 (age 32)
Place of birth Botevgrad, Bulgaria
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Universitatea Cluj
Number 23
Youth career
2000–2006
Balkan Botevgrad
2006–2009 Vidima-Rakovski
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2010 Vidima-Rakovski 35 (0)
2011–2015 Levski Sofia 104 (0)
2015–2017 Botoșani 44 (0)
2017–2019 Astra Giurgiu 49 (0)
2019–2021 Ludogorets Razgrad 37 (0)
2021–2022 Dinamo București 10 (0)
2022 Hermannstadt 15 (0)
2022– Universitatea Cluj 25 (0)
International career‡
2010–2012 Bulgaria U21 9 (0)
2012–2021 Bulgaria 19 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 February 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 March 2021

Plamen Ivanov Iliev (Bulgarian: Пламен Иванов Илиев; born 30 November 1991) is a Bulgarian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Romanian Liga I club Universitatea Cluj.

Iliev spent his early years with his hometown club Balkan Botevgrad, before joining Vidima-Rakovski's youth academy in 2006. He made his professional debut in 2009 at the age of 17 and quickly became a regular starter. In December 2010, Iliev moved to Levski Sofia for an undisclosed fee. Four and a half years later he signed for Romanian club Botoșani. In February 2017, he moved to Astra Giurgiu where he stayed two years before he returned to Bulgaria to join up with Ludogorets Razgrad.

A former regular for Bulgaria at Under-21 level, Iliev made his senior international debut in May 2012.

Club career

Vidima-Rakovski

In his youth years in

Balkan.[3] He joined Vidima-Rakovski
when he was fourteen years old and signed his first professional contract in 2009.

At the beginning of the 2009–10 season, Iliev was added to Vidima's senior squad by manager

A Group.[4] Iliev was also the first choice keeper for the team from Sevlievo
in the first half of the 2010–11 season and earned praise for his performances.

Levski Sofia

Iliev playing for Levski Sofia in 2011

On 17 December 2010, Iliev was sold to

clean sheet.[5] On 6 April 2012, Iliev was appointed as Levski's captain, but became vice-captain for the 2012–13 season, as new coach Ilian Iliev decided to give the captain's armband to Stanislav Angelov
.

On 14 September 2012, Iliev signed a new contract keeping him at the club until 2016.[6]

Botoșani

On 5 June 2015, Iliev moved abroad for the first time, agreeing to a three-year deal with Romanian Liga I club FC Botoșani.[7]

Astra Giurgiu

Following his good display at Botoșani, Iliev was signed by defending champions Astra Giurgiu on 1 February 2017.[8]

He kept a clean sheet in his competitive debut against Politehnica Iași, with Astra conceding two goals before his substitution. On 3 April, Iliev saved two penalties in six minutes, but in an eventual 1–2 home loss to Viitorul Constanța.

After the departure of Silviu Lung Jr. to Kayserispor in the summer of 2017, Iliev became the starting goalkeeper for Astra.

Ludogorets Razgrad

On 7 January 2019, Ludogorets Razgrad confirmed that Iliev had signed a preliminary contract under the Bosman ruling and is set to join the team as a free agent in June 2019 if the negotiations between Astra and Ludogorets in January didn't end with a transfer agreement,[9] but on 12 January the teams reached an agreement and Iliev joined the team for an undisclosed fee.[10]

Dinamo București

After being released from Ludogorets, Iliev returned to Romania, signing a contract with local giants Dinamo București.[11]

International career

Since 2010 Iliev has been a regular with the

2013 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship qualifier after an altercation with Tom Laterza.[12]
Iliev was subsequently banned for 3 matches.

Iliev received his first call-up to the

clean sheet, with Bulgaria conceding after his replacement.[15]

On 31 August 2017, he saved a

Sweden. Iliev established himself as the first choice goalkeeper during Petar Hubchev
's tenure as manager.

Personal life

Iliev has two children with his wife Anna - daughter Isabella and son Vladi.[16]

Career statistics

Club

As of 4 February 2024[17]
Club statistics
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Vidima-Rakovski 2009–10 23 0 0 0 – 23 0
2010–11 12 0 1 0 – 13 0
Total 35 0 1 0 0 0 36 0
Levski Sofia 2010–11 13 0 1 0 0 0 14 0
2011–12 30 0 2 0 2 0 34 0
2012–13 26 0 5 0 2 0 33 0
2013–14 18 0 3 0 2 0 23 0
2014–15 17 0 2 0 – 19 0
Total 104 0 13 0 6 0 123 0
Botoșani 2015–16 24 0 0 0 4 0 28 0
2016–17 20 0 0 0 – 20 0
Total 44 0 0 0 4 0 48 0
Astra Giurgiu 2016–17 8 0 3 0 0 0 11 0
2017–18 33 0 2 0 4 0 39 0
2018–19 8 0 0 0 – 8 0
Total 49 0 5 0 4 0 58 0
Ludogorets Razgrad 2018–19 12 0 0 0 – 12 0
2019–20 16 0 2[a] 0 13 0 31 0
2020–21 9 0 1[b] 0 6 0 16 0
2021–22 0 0 0[c] 0 0 0 0 0
Total 37 0 3 0 19 0 59 0
Dinamo București 2021–22 10 0 0 0 – 10 0
Hermannstadt 2021–22 10 0 – – 10 0
2022–23 5 0 – – 5 0
Total 15 0 – – 15 0
Universitatea Cluj 2022–23 11 0 2 0 – 13 0
2023–24 14 0 3 0 – 17 0
Total 25 0 5 0 0 0 30 0
Career total 319 0 27 0 33 0 379 0
  1. ^ Includes Bulgarian Cup, Bulgarian Supercup matches.
  2. ^ Includes Bulgarian Cup, Bulgarian Supercup matches.
  3. ^ Includes Bulgarian Cup, Bulgarian Supercup matches.

International

As of 28 March 2021[18]
National team Year Apps Goals
Bulgaria 2012 1 0
2013 1 0
2014 0 0
2015 0 0
2016 0 0
2017 5 0
2018 6 0
2019 3 0
2020 1 0
2021 2 0
Total 19 0

Honours

Club

Vidima-Rakovski

Levski Sofia

Astra Giurgiu

Ludogorets Razgrad

Universitatea Cluj

Individual

  • Best goalkeeper in the
    Bulgarian First League: 2019[19]

References

  1. ^ "UEFA Nations League 2019: Booking List before League phase Matchday 5" (PDF). UEFA. 6 November 2018. p. 11. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  2. ^ "Отборът на "Левски" (София)" (in Bulgarian). samolevski23.alle.bg. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
  3. ^ "Пламен Илиев лети към славата" (in Bulgarian). viasport.bg. 19 April 2011.
  4. ^ "Всички харесват Пламен Илиев" (in Bulgarian). 7sport.net. 21 April 2011. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
  5. ^ "Пламен Илиев остава титуляр" (in Bulgarian). sportal.bg. 25 June 2011.
  6. ^ "Пламен Илиев подписа нов договор" (in Bulgarian). vsekiden.com. 14 September 2012.
  7. ^ "Пламен Илиев подписа с румънци" (in Bulgarian). blitz.bg. 5 June 2015.
  8. ^ "Шампионът на Румъния привлече Пламен Илиев" [The Romanian champion attracts Plamen Iliev] (in Bulgarian). Sportal.bg. 1 February 2017.
  9. ^ Първа пресконференция на Лудогорец за 2019 г.
  10. ^ Националният страж Пламен Илиев вече е играч на Лудогорец
  11. ^ Динамо Букурещ представи Пламен Илиев
  12. ^ "България - Люксембург 3:2, евроквалификацията по минути" (in Bulgarian). blitz.bg. 11 October 2011.
  13. ^ "Пламен Илиев: не очаквах толкова скоро да получа повиквателна" (in Bulgarian). botevgrad.com. 9 August 2011.
  14. ^ "Bulgaria vs. Turkey Matchcast" (in Bulgarian). topsport.bg. 29 May 2012. Archived from the original on 11 October 2014.
  15. ^ "Нова победа за "лъвовете", националите надвиха Казахстан" (in Bulgarian). topsport.bg. 4 June 2013.
  16. ^ "Пламен Илиев стана баща за втори път" (in Bulgarian). dsport.bg. 3 January 2020. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
  17. ^ "P. Iliev". Soccerway. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
  18. ^ "Plamen Iliev". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
  19. ^ Petkov, Georgi (5 January 2020). "Димитър Илиев е "Футболист на годината", получи наградата си лично от Бербатов". topsport.bg. Retrieved 8 January 2020.

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