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Aleksandar Kolev (Шаблон:Lang-bg; born 8 December 1992) is a Bulgarian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Krumovgrad and the Bulgaria national team.[1]

Career

Early career

Kolev began his career in the Levski Sofia youth academy. He moved to Belgium with his family when he was 15 years old and joined local side Dessel Sport.[2]

Kolev made his first team debut for Dessel Sport in a 2–1 home win over K.S.V. Oudenaarde on 12 February 2011.[3] One month later, he scored his first goal in a 2–2 away draw against Olsa Brakel.[4]

After good seasons in Dessel, Kolev joined Belgian Second Division team ASV Geel.[5] He made his debut for the team in a match against White Star Bruxelles[6]

Botev Plovdiv

2014–15

On 4 August 2014, Kolev signed a contract with the Bulgarian team Botev Plovdiv.[7] He made his debut five days later, when he came in as an 86-minute substitute at the dramatic 3–3 draw against Litex Lovech.[8] Kolev was included at the starting lineup of the match for the Bulgarian Supercup against Ludogorets Razgrad. Unfortunately, he received a red card at the end of the first half.

Kolev scored his first goal for Botev on 23 September 2014, when he came on as a substitute and scored the third goal in a 4–0 away win against Lokomotiv Mezdra in the first round of the Bulgarian Cup.[9] On 28 October Kolev scored again in the next round of the Bulgarian Cup tournament. He scored a late equaliser in the derby game against Lokomotiv Plovdiv.[10]

On 8 November, Kolev scored the winning goal in a 2–1 away win over Litex Lovech.[11]

Alex Kolev was seriously injured in the beginning of the away game with Slavia on 29 November.[12] Soon after that it was confirmed that the injury will rule him out for six months.[13]

On 23 May 2015, after a long absence due to an injury, Kolev was included is the squad for the 1–2 away defeat from Beroe Stara Zagora but remained an unused substitute.[14][15] A week later he came on as a substitute in the final minutes of the last game of the season, 0–2 defeat from Lokomotiv Sofia.[16]

2015–16

On 25 July 2015, Kolev missed a penalty in the first half of a 6–0 away defeat at Montana.[17] In the following game, the local derby with Lokomotiv Plovdiv, he scored a nice goal after an assist by Mariyan Ognyanov.[18]

On 9 August, Kolev scored the winning goal against Pirin Blagoevgrad.[19] He was selected for the man of the match and his goal was chosen for the best goal of the round.[20][21] Furthermore, Kolev won the award for the best player of the 4th round in A Grupa.[22]

Nikolay Kostov, the manager of Botev Plovdiv, decided that Aleksandar Kolev is no longer needed by the club. On 3 February 2016, after playing in 33 official games and scoring 5 goals, Kolev was released on a free transfer.[23]

Sandecja Nowy Sącz

Aleksandar Kolev was signed for free in the beginning of the 2017 summer transfer window and made his debut for the club on 16 July 2017, in a goalless draw against Lech Poznań. His first goal for the club came in a 3–1 away win against Jagiellonia Białystok on 6 August 2017. He scored a decisive brace against Pogoń Szczecin on 27 August 2017, leading his team to victory in a 2–1 home win.

Stal Mielec

On 5 January 2021, Kolev signed for Stal Mielec on a contract until the end of the 2020–21 season.[24] On 14 January 2022, he left the club by mutual consent.[25]

Krumovgrad

In June 2023, Kolev signed a contract with newly promoted Krumovgrad.[26]

International career

In August 2012, Kolev was called up for the Bulgarian U21 squad.[27] He made his debut in a 1–1 friendly draw against Macedonia U21 on 14 November 2012.[28]

In September 2013 Kolev scored during the 1–3 away defeat of the Bulgarian U21 team from Russia U21.[29]

Kolev scored a goal for Bulgaria U21 in the 2–2 draw with Estonia U21 on 3 September 2014.[30]

While Aleksandar Kolev was playing for Botev Plovdiv, he was included twice in the Bulgaria national football team but he did not participate in any official games.[31][32] On 16 November 2023, he earned his first cap after coming on as a second half substitute for Martin Minchev in the 2:2 home draw with Hungary in a Euro 2024 qualifier.[33]

Honours

Botev Plovdiv
Arka Gdynia

Career statistics

Шаблон:Updated

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Dessel Sport 2010–11 Third Division 14 3 0 0 14 3
2011–12 26 1 1 0 27 1
2012–13 Second Division 23 1 2 0 25 1
Dessel Total 63 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 66 5
Geel 2013–14 Second Division 30 7 1 0 31 7
2014–15 1 0 0 0 1 0
Geel Total 31 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 32 7
Botev Plovdiv 2014–15 A Group 14 1 2 2 0 0 1[lower-alpha 1] 0 17 3
2015–16 15 2 1 0 16 2
Botev Total 29 3 3 2 0 0 1 0 33 5
Geel 2015–16 Second Division 5 0 0 0 5 0
Beroe 2016–17 First League 11 0 0 0 4[lower-alpha 2] 0 15 0
Stal Mielec 2016–17 I liga 15 7 0 0 15 7
Sandecja Nowy Sącz 2017–18 Ekstraklasa 32 7 1 1 33 8
Arka Gdynia 2018–19 17 1 0 0 1[lower-alpha 3] 0 18 1
2019–20 2 0 0 0 2 0
Arka Total 19 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 20 1
Career statistics 205 30 8 3 4 0 2 0 219 33

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References

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External links

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