Place of birth Sofia, Bulgaria Name Simeon Slavchev Career start 2010 0000–2007 Septemvri Sofia Weight 63 kg | Number 18 Height 1.85 m Playing position Role Footballer | |
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Full name Simeon Nenchev Slavchev Date of birth (1993-09-25) 25 September 1993 (age 22) Current teams Bulgaria national football team (Midfielder), Apollon F.C. (Midfielder) | ||
Simeon slavchev
Simeon Slavchev (Bulgarian: Симеон Славчев; born 25 September 1993) is a Bulgarian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Polish club Lechia Gdańsk on loan from Portuguese club Sporting CP.
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- Simeon slavchev
- Simeon Slavchev Welcome to Qarabag by Az Scout
- Early career
- Litex Lovech
- Sporting CP
- Loans to Bolton Apollon and Lechia
- Club
- International
- International career
- Individual
- References
Simeon Slavchev - Welcome to Qarabag by Az Scout
Early career
Slavchev started his career at home-town club Septemvri Sofia, joining their youth system as a six-year-old. In the 2006–07 season, he became a goalscorer for their youth team. In 2007, Slavchev joined Slavia Sofia and was part of the side that won the Bulgarian U-15 Championship in the 2007–08 season.
Litex Lovech
Slavchev joined the Litex's first team in October 2010. He made his debut during the 2010–11 season, on 31 October 2010 in a 2–0 home win over Slavia Sofia, coming on as a substitute for Hristo Yanev.
In July 2011, Slavchev joined Chavdar Etropole on a season-long loan deal. In the 2011–12 season, he earned 13 appearances in the B PFG(second division of Bulgarian football).
In the summer of 2012, he returned to Litex. On 4 November 2012, in the league match against Cherno More, he marked his first goal in the A PFG in a 4–1 victory.
Sporting CP
On 19 May 2014, Slavchev signed with Portuguese side Sporting CP on a five-year deal, for a reported fee of 2,5 million euro.
Loans to Bolton, Apollon and Lechia
On 2 February 2015 Slavchev joined Bolton Wanderers until the end of the season. He made his debut for the team in the English Championship on 7 February 2015 in a match against Derby County. It was his only match for Bolton after Slavchev got injured and was ruled out until the end of the season.
On 11 August 2015, Slavchev joined the Cypriot team Apollon Limassol on loan for the 2015–16 season. He made his debut on 23 August 2015, scoring the winning goal after added time. On 19 May 2016 Apollon won the Cypriot Cup.
Slavchev had an injury at the end of the 2015-2016 season. Sporting decided to loan him out in order for him to gain more experience and to reach full fitness. On 17 August 2016, Slavchev joined Polish club Lechia Gdańsk, on a season-long loan, where he would play alongside fellow Bulgarian footballer, Milen Gamakov. Slavchev made his debut for the team on 9 September 2016, playing the full 90 minutes in a 1-0 win against KS Cracovia.
Slavchev spent a trial period at Birmingham City during the summer of 2017.
Club
As of 27 September 2017International
As of 10 October 2016International career
In September 2009, he was called for Bulgaria U17 by coach Atanas Zhelev and took part in the UEFA U-17 European championship. In 2011, he was called up for the UEFA U-19 European Championship. In 2012, he got his first call-up for the national youth team by coach Michael Madanski.
In 2013, he was called up for Bulgaria by Lyuboslav Penev for the 2014 World Cup qualification games against Malta and Denmark. On 15 October 2013, in the last match for the qualifications for the 2014 FIFA World Cup against the Czech Republic, he made his debut for the first team as a substitute.
On 25 March 2016, Slavchev came on as a substitute during the magnificent 0-1 away win over Portugal. On 13 November 2016, he played the full 90 minutes in the 1:0 win over Belarus in a 2018 World Cup qualifier.