Full name Strahil Venkov Popov Years Team Weight 75 kg Number 16 Height 1.85 m | Playing position Role Footballer Name Strahil Popov | |
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Date of birth (1990-08-31) 31 August 1990 (age 25) Current teams PFC Litex Lovech (#16 / Defender), Bulgaria national football team (Defender, Midfielder) | ||
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Strahil Popov (Bulgarian: Страхил Попов; born 31 August 1990) is a Bulgarian footballer who plays for Kasımpaşa and the Bulgarian national team. He mainly plays as a right back.
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- Strahil popov 1
- Club career
- Litex Lovech
- Lokomotiv Mezdra loan
- Montana loan
- Return to Litex
- Kasmpaa
- International career
- Club statistics
- Club
- Individual
- Strahil popov right back age 26 1 86 national team www europesportsgroup com
- References

Club career

Born in Blagoevgrad, Popov began his career playing for Pirin Blagoevgrad before departing for Pirin 2001.
Litex Lovech

In 2008, Popov joined Litex Lovech.
Lokomotiv Mezdra (loan)

On 9 July 2009, Popov joined Lokomotiv Mezdra on loan until December 2009. He made his team début on 10 July, scoring goal in an 1–2 friendly loss against Sivasspor.
Montana (loan)

On 18 January 2010, Popov was loaned out to Montana for the rest of the season. He made his competitive debut on 20 March in a 0–0 home league draw against Litex, coming on as a second-half substitute, and participated in only one more game to the end of the season.
Return to Litex
Popov returned to Litex at the end of the 2009–10 season. He played only three league games during a following campaign and became a regular first team player in the 2011–12 season. On 21 March 2012, Popov was sent off for the first time in his professional career in a 1–1 away draw against Beroe Stara Zagora.
On 21 July 2013, Popov scored his first goal for Litex, with a header, netting the third in a 4–1 home win over Neftochimic Burgas. He then scored the winning goal in Litex's 2–1 away win against Slavia Sofia on 7 December.
On 3 August 2014, Popov was announced as Litex's new club captain. Six days later, he added his third goal for Litex against Botev Plovdiv in a 3–3 away draw.
Kasımpaşa
On 5 January 2016, he moved to the Turkish Süper Lig team Kasımpaşa for a reported fee of € 750 000. He was given the number 90 jersey.
International career
After first being called up for a friendly match against Belarus in March 2014, but remaining an unused substitute, Popov made his debut for the national side on 23 May 2014, in the 1–1 draw with Canada. He played as a starter on 10 October 2015, in the 0-3 loss against Croatia in a Euro 2016 qualifier, remaining on the pitch for the full 90 minutes.