Full name Plamen Ivanov Iliev 0000–2006 Balkan Botevgrad Weight 70 kg Number 1 Height 1.80 m | Playing position Role Football goalkeeper Name Plamen Iliev Career start 2009 | |
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Date of birth (1991-11-30) 30 November 1991 (age 24) Current teams FC Botosani (#1 / Goalkeeper), Bulgaria national football team (Goalkeeper) | ||
Place of birth Botevgrad, Bulgaria | ||
Plamen iliev highlights
Plamen Ivanov Iliev (Bulgarian: Пламен Илиев; born 30 November 1991) is a Bulgarian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Romanian club Astra Giurgiu and the Bulgaria national team.
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- Plamen iliev highlights
- Milen radukanov thanked levski s goalkeeper plamen iliev for the trust
- Vidima Rakovski
- Levski Sofia
- Botoani
- Astra Giurgiu
- International career
- Club
- International
- References
Milen radukanov thanked levski s goalkeeper plamen iliev for the trust
Vidima-Rakovski
In his youth years in Botevgrad, Iliev started to play football at Balkan. 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 Dimitar Todorov. He made his B Group debut in the starting line-up on 8 August 2009 in a 1-1 draw against Kom-Minyor. During the season he became first choice goalkeeper and earned 23 appearances, helping his team to win promotion to the A Group. 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
On 17 December 2010, Iliev was sold to Levski Sofia. He made his debut for Levski against Lokomotiv Sofia on 6 March 2011, with Iliev succeeding in keeping a clean sheet. On 6 April 2012, Iliev was appointed as Levski's captain, but will be 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.
Botoșani
On 5 June 2015, Iliev moved abroad for the first time, agreeing to a three-year deal with Romanian top-flight team FC Botoșani.
Astra Giurgiu
Following his good display at Botoșani, Iliev was signed by defending champions Astra Giurgiu on 1 February 2017.
He kept a clean sheet in his competitive debut against CSM 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.
International career
Since 2010 Iliev has been a regular with the Bulgaria U21 side, gradually becoming first choice, taking over from Stefano Kunchev. On 11 October 2011, he was sent off in the last minute of Bulgaria's 3–2 win against Luxembourg U21 in a 2013 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship qualifier after an altercation with Tom Laterza. Iliev was subsequently banned for 3 matches.
Iliev has also been called up to the senior team of his country on a number of occasions, and made his debut on 29 May 2012, in the 0–2 loss against Turkey in a friendly match after replacing Stoyan Kolev in the 76th minute. Iliev appeared as a starter for the first time in the 2–1 win over Kazakhstan in another exhibition match held on 4 June 2013, managing to keep a clean sheet, with Bulgaria conceding after his replacement.
On 31 August 2017, he saved a penalty taken by Emil Forsberg and the subsequent shot from the rebound in the 16th minute of the game in a historical 3-2 home win against Sweden.