Full name Aleksandar Yakimov Years Team Number 26 Height 1.81 m | Playing position Role Footballer Place of birth Klyuch, Bulgaria Name Aleksandar Yakimov Position Midfielder | |
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Date of birth (1989-04-27) 27 April 1989 (age 26) | ||
Current team OFC Pirin Blagoevgrad | ||
Aleksandar Yakimov (Bulgarian: Александър Якимов; born 27 April 1989 in Klyuch) is a Bulgarian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Vihren Sandanski.
Career
Yakimov started to play football in local club Pirin. During 2007/2008 season he played with Pirin in Bulgarian amateur division. Pirin took first place and won promotion to the "B" professional football group. On 9 August 2008 Yakimov made his debut in professional football in a match against Botev Krivodol.
On 4 July 2017, Yakimov joined Belasitsa Petrich but was with the team only for pre-season training. On 1 August 2017, he signed with Vihren Sandanski.
In October 2008 the Bulgarian national under-21 coach Ivan Kolev called Yakimov up to the Bulgaria national under-21 football team for friendly matches with Greece U21 and Macedonia U21.