Aleksandar Aleksandrov (footballer, born April 1986)
.jpg) Aleksandrov playing for Cherno More in 2011 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Aleksandar Dragomirov Aleksandrov | ||
| Date of birth | 13 April 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Shumen, Bulgaria | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Levski Sofia | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Volov Shumen | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2005 | Chernomorets Burgas | 27 | (0) |
| 2005–2013 | Cherno More | 217 | (5) |
| 2014–2015 | Ludogorets Razgrad | 24 | (0) |
| 2015 | Ludogorets Razgrad II | 3 | (0) |
| 2016– | Levski Sofia | 13 | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2006–2007 | Bulgaria U21 | 6 | (1) |
| 2013– | Bulgaria | 10 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14 March 2016. | |||
Aleksandar Dragomirov Aleksandrov (Bulgarian: Александър Драгомиров Александров; born 13 April 1986 in Shumen) is a Bulgarian footballer who plays as a defender for Levski Sofia.[1]
Career
Aleksandrov's first club was Volov Shumen. In June 2003, while he was 17 years old, Aleksandrov signed with Chernomorets Burgas and made his debut in the A Group. In the summer of 2005, due to the big financial crisis at the club, he was released and several weeks later he accepted the offer from Cherno More Varna.
Cherno More
Aleksandrov made his league debut for Cherno More on 17 September 2005, appearing as a substitute in a 4–0 home win against Belasitsa Petrich. On 29 April 2006, he scored his first goal and the winner in Cherno More's away game at Pirin Blagoevgrad, a 1–0 win. In his first season playing for Cherno More, he made 21 appearances in the A PFG.
His second goal for the club came in a 2–1 win over Chernomorets Burgas on 20 October 2007, his first goal at Cherno More's Ticha stadium.
On 1 November 2008, Aleksandrov scored Cherno More's second goal in their 3–0 victory over Sliven 2000. On 29 November, he scored his second goal of the 2008–09 season in a 4–0 home win against Minyor Pernik.
On 5 April 2011, Aleksandrov was sent off against CSKA Sofia in a 2–0 defeat of the Bulgarian Cup, his first red card in a Cherno More shirt. Two weeks later, he signed a two-year contract extension, keeping him at Cherno More until 2013.[2]
Ludogorets Razgrad
Aleksandrov signed with Bulgarian champions Ludogorets Razgrad in January 2014[3] and made his first A Group appearance for the team on 30 March 2014, playing the full 90 minutes in the 1–1 home draw against Botev Plovdiv.[4]
International career
Between 2006 and 2008 Aleksandrov played for the Bulgaria national under-21 football team. In March, 2008, the Bulgarian national coach Plamen Markov called Aleksandar in the Bulgaria national football team for the friendly match with Finland. Lyuboslav Penev gave him his debut on 30 May 2013 in an away friendly against Japan when Aleksandar came on as a substitute for the injured Iliya Milanov. On 7 February 2015, he played the full 90 minutes of the 0:0 draw with Romania in a non-official friendly match.[5] On 28 March 2015, he was a starter and remained on the pitch over the course of the entire match in the 2:2 tie with Italy in a Euro 2016 qualifier, which marked new manager Ivaylo Petev's official debut.[6]
Career statistics
As of 2 December 2015
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Chernomorets Burgas | 2003–04 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 13 | 0 |
| 2004–05 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 15 | 0 | |
| Total | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | |
| Cherno More | 2005–06 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 23 | 1 |
| 2006–07 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 28 | 0 | |
| 2007–08 | 27 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 1 | |
| 2008–09 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 26 | 2 | |
| 2009–10 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 30 | 0 | |
| 2010–11 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 27 | 0 | |
| 2011–12 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 30 | 1 | |
| 2012–13 | 30 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 32 | 0 | |
| 2013–14 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 20 | 0 | |
| Total | 217 | 5 | 20 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 247 | 5 | |
| Ludogorets Razgrad | 2013–14 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 2014–15 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 21 | 0 | |
| 2015–16 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| Total | 24 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 37 | 0 | |
| Career totals | 268 | 5 | 27 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 312 | 5 | |
Honours
Club
- Ludogorets
- Bulgarian A Group (2): 2013–14, 2014–15
- Bulgarian Cup. (1): 2013–14
- Bulgarian Supercup (1): 2014
References
- ↑ "Stats Centre: Aleksandr Aleksandrov Facts". Guardian.co.uk. Retrieved 2009-09-21.
- ↑ "Александър Александров преподписа" (in Bulgarian). ole-bg.com. Retrieved 2011-04-21.
- ↑ "Александров: на Лудогорец не се отказва, имаше варианти и за чужбина" (in Bulgarian). topsport.bg. Retrieved 2014-03-30.
- ↑ "Ludogorets Razgrad vs. Botev Plovdiv". flashscore.com. Retrieved 2014-03-30.
- ↑ "Romania vs. Bulgaria 0:0". flashscore.com. 7 February 2015. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
- ↑ "Bulgaria vs. Italy MatchCast". topsport.bg. 28 March 2015. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
External links
- Player Profile at National-Football-Teams
- Profile at LevskiSofia.info