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Ivelin Popov

Ivelin Popov

Midfield - Attacking Midfield  at Without Club
Age38
CitizenshipBulgaria
Height1.85 m
Footright
BornOctober 26, 1987
👕500+ Apps 100+ Goals 🎯100+ Assists 🏴100+ Caps Veteran
Market value €50k
Attacking Midfield Midfield

Career snapshot

9
clubs played for
05/06
debut season
0.2
goals / match
Litex Lovech
top club · 116 apps

Career highs

€12.00m
peak value · 2015
€6.00m
top transfer fee · 15/16
16
best season · 07/08
101 / 18
int'l caps / goals
574Appearances
117Goals
112Assists
110Yellow cards
5Red cards
129Full matches (90′)
Full nameIvelin Popov
Name in home countryИвелин Иванов Попов
Date of birth1987-10-26 (38 yrs)
Place of birthSofia, Bulgaria
CitizenshipBulgaria
PositionMidfield - Attacking Midfield (main: Midfield)
Footright
Height185.00 m
Current clubWithout Club
Joined2025-09-08
Contract expires
AgentRadostin Vasilev - ...
Sep 2025
Transfer: Botev Plovdiv → Without Club
25/26 · Transfer
Jul 2025
25/26 — Botev Plovdiv
5 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Dec 2024
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Jul 2024
24/25 — Botev Plovdiv
42 matches · 7 G · 8 A · across 6 competitions
Aug 2023
Transfer: Levski Sofia → Botev Plovdiv
23/24 · Transfer
Jul 2023
23/24 — Botev Plovdiv, Levski Sofia
36 matches · 8 G · 11 A · across 4 competitions
Oct 2022
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Jul 2022
22/23 — Levski Sofia
31 matches · 5 G · 6 A · across 6 competitions
Jul 2022
Transfer: FK Sochi → Levski Sofia
22/23 · Transfer
Jun 2022
Injury: unknown
4 games missed
May 2022
Injury: unknown
5 games missed
Jul 2021
21/22 — FC Sochi
25 matches · 5 G · 5 A · across 3 competitions
Mar 2021
Injury: unknown
13 games missed
Aug 2020
Injury: unknown
28 games missed
Aug 2020
Transfer: Rostov → FK Sochi
20/21 · Transfer
Jul 2020
20/21 — FC Sochi, FC Rostov
3 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 1 competition
Jun 2020
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Aug 2019
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Jul 2019
19/20 — FC Rostov
27 matches · 6 G · 2 A · across 2 competitions
Jan 2019
Transfer: Spartak Moscow → Rostov
18/19 · Transfer
Jul 2018
18/19 — Spartak Moscow, FC Rostov
36 matches · 4 G · 5 A · across 4 competitions
Jun 2018
Transfer: Rubin Kazan → Spartak Moscow
17/18 · Return from loan
Feb 2018
Transfer: Spartak Moscow → Rubin Kazan
17/18 · Loan
Jul 2017
17/18 — Spartak Moscow, Rubin Kazan
30 matches · 4 G · 2 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2016
16/17 — Spartak Moscow
24 matches · 2 G · 5 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2015
15/16 — Spartak Moscow
31 matches · 6 G · 7 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2015
Transfer: Kuban Krasnodar → Spartak Moscow
15/16 · Transfer · €6.00m
Jul 2014
14/15 — Kuban Krasnodar (-2018)
32 matches · 5 G · 5 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2013
13/14 — Kuban Krasnodar (-2018)
38 matches · 9 G · 15 A · across 3 competitions
Aug 2012
Transfer: Gaziantepspor → Kuban Krasnodar
12/13 · Transfer · €2.00m
Jul 2012
12/13 — Kuban Krasnodar (-2018)
26 matches · 9 G · 3 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2011
11/12 — Gaziantepspor
36 matches · 5 G · 4 A · across 2 competitions
Mar 2011
Injury: unknown
5 games missed
Sep 2010
Transfer: Litex Lovech → Gaziantepspor
10/11 · Transfer · €3.00m
Jul 2010
10/11 — Litex Lovech, Gaziantepspor
43 matches · 5 G · 11 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2009
09/10 — Litex Lovech
20 matches · 7 G · 4 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2008
08/09 — Litex Lovech
29 matches · 9 G · 10 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2007
07/08 — Litex Lovech
36 matches · 16 G · 7 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2006
06/07 — Litex Lovech
15 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2005
05/06 — Litex Lovech
9 matches · 4 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2005
Transfer: Feyenoord U19 → Litex Lovech
05/06 · Transfer
Jan 2005
Transfer: Levski U19 → Feyenoord U19
04/05 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €12.00m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
11,610 min
Minutes played by club
Botev Plovdiv 13.9%
Levski Sofia 5.5%
FC Sochi 1.2%
FC Rostov 11.0%
Spartak Moscow 11.7%
Rubin Kazan 1.7%
Kuban Krasnodar (-2018) 14.7%
Gaziantepspor 18.9%
Litex Lovech 21.3%
ClubSeasonsFirstLastMatchesGoalsAssistsMinutes
Botev Plovdiv 3 23/24 25/26 77 15 19 1,618
Levski Sofia 2 22/23 23/24 37 5 6 644
FC Sochi 2 20/21 21/22 26 5 5 138
FC Rostov 3 18/19 20/21 44 9 6 1,278
Spartak Moscow 4 15/16 18/19 97 9 15 1,360
Rubin Kazan 1 17/18 17/18 9 4 1 197
Kuban Krasnodar (-2018) 3 12/13 14/15 96 23 23 1,710
Gaziantepspor 2 10/11 11/12 72 9 14 2,194
Litex Lovech 6 05/06 10/11 116 38 23 2,471

Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value

6€3M12€6M18€9M24€12M05/06 — 4 goals (Litex Lovech)405/0606/07 — 1 goals (Litex Lovech)06/07 — 1 assists206/0707/08 — 16 goals (Litex Lovech)07/08 — 7 assists2307/0808/09 — 9 goals (Litex Lovech)08/09 — 10 assists1908/0909/10 — 7 goals (Litex Lovech)09/10 — 4 assists1109/1010/11 — 5 goals (Gaziantepspor)10/11 — 11 assists1610/1111/12 — 5 goals (Gaziantepspor)11/12 — 4 assists911/1212/13 — 9 goals (Kuban Krasnodar (-2018))12/13 — 3 assists1212/1313/14 — 9 goals (Kuban Krasnodar (-2018))13/14 — 15 assists2413/1414/15 — 5 goals (Kuban Krasnodar (-2018))14/15 — 5 assists1014/1515/16 — 6 goals (Spartak Moscow)15/16 — 7 assists1315/1616/17 — 2 goals (Spartak Moscow)16/17 — 5 assists716/1717/18 — 4 goals (Rubin Kazan)17/18 — 2 assists617/1818/19 — 4 goals (FC Rostov)18/19 — 5 assists918/1919/20 — 6 goals (FC Rostov)19/20 — 2 assists819/2020/21 — 1 assists120/2121/22 — 5 goals (FC Sochi)21/22 — 5 assists1021/2222/23 — 5 goals (Levski Sofia)22/23 — 6 assists1122/2323/24 — 8 goals (Botev Plovdiv)23/24 — 11 assists1923/2424/25 — 7 goals (Botev Plovdiv)24/25 — 8 assists1524/2525/2606/07 — €50K07/08 — €750K10/11 — €2M11/12 — €3.5M12/13 — €3.8M13/14 — €5M14/15 — €8M15/16 — €12M16/17 — €9M17/18 — €5M18/19 — €3.5M19/20 — €2.8M20/21 — €2.2M21/22 — €1M22/23 — €600K23/24 — €250K24/25 — €100K25/26 — €50KGoalsAssistsMarket value

Goals by season

05/06: 4405/0606/07: 1106/0707/08: 161607/0808/09: 9908/0909/10: 7709/1010/11: 5510/1111/12: 5511/1212/13: 9912/1313/14: 9913/1414/15: 5514/1515/16: 6615/1616/17: 2216/1717/18: 4417/1818/19: 4418/1919/20: 6619/2020/21: 0020/2121/22: 5521/2222/23: 5522/2323/24: 8823/2424/25: 7724/2525/26: 0025/26

Assists by season

05/06: 0005/0606/07: 1106/0707/08: 7707/0808/09: 101008/0909/10: 4409/1010/11: 111110/1111/12: 4411/1212/13: 3312/1313/14: 151513/1414/15: 5514/1515/16: 7715/1616/17: 5516/1717/18: 2217/1818/19: 5518/1919/20: 2219/2020/21: 1120/2121/22: 5521/2222/23: 6622/2323/24: 111123/2424/25: 8824/2525/26: 0025/26
SeasonCompetitionClubMatchesGoalsAssistsYCRCMinutes
25/26 efbet Liga Botev Plovdiv 5 0 0 0 1 0
24/25 Bulgarian Cup Botev Plovdiv 2 1 0 1 0 186
24/25 Bulgarian Super Cup Botev Plovdiv 1 0 0 0 0 0
24/25 efbet Liga Botev Plovdiv 27 3 6 4 1 757
24/25 Efbet liga - Championship gr. Botev Plovdiv 6 3 1 1 0 137
24/25 Europa League Qualifying Botev Plovdiv 4 0 1 1 0 0
24/25 UECL Qualifiers Botev Plovdiv 2 0 0 0 0 0
23/24 Bulgarian Cup Botev Plovdiv 6 2 3 1 1 211
23/24 efbet Liga Botev Plovdiv 23 6 8 5 0 327
23/24 efbet Liga Levski Sofia 4 0 0 2 0 0
23/24 Efbet liga - Relegation gr. Botev Plovdiv 1 0 0 0 0 0
23/24 UECL Quali Levski Sofia 2 0 0 0 0 0
22/23 Bulgarian Cup Levski Sofia 2 0 1 0 0 0
22/23 Bulgarian Super Cup Levski Sofia 1 0 0 0 0 0
22/23 efbet Liga Levski Sofia 23 4 4 7 0 392
22/23 Efbet liga - Championship gr. Levski Sofia 4 1 1 1 0 252
22/23 UECL Playoffs Efbet Liga Levski Sofia 0 0 0 0 0 0
22/23 UECL Quali Levski Sofia 1 0 0 0 0 0
21/22 Premier Liga FC Sochi 21 5 5 4 0 138
21/22 Russian Cup FC Sochi 1 0 0 1 0 0
21/22 UECL Quali FC Sochi 3 0 0 1 0 0
20/21 Premier Liga FC Sochi 1 0 0 0 0 0
20/21 Premier Liga FC Rostov 2 0 1 1 0 0
19/20 Premier Liga FC Rostov 25 5 2 8 0 390
19/20 Russian Cup FC Rostov 2 1 0 0 0 125
18/19 Champions League Qu. Spartak Moscow 1 1 0 0 0 64
18/19 Europa League Spartak Moscow 5 0 1 1 0 0
18/19 Premier Liga FC Rostov 12 1 2 0 0 669
18/19 Premier Liga Spartak Moscow 13 0 1 3 0 0
18/19 Russian Cup Spartak Moscow 2 0 0 0 0 0
18/19 Russian Cup FC Rostov 3 2 1 1 0 94
17/18 Champions League Spartak Moscow 5 0 0 1 0 0
17/18 Premier Liga Rubin Kazan 9 4 1 1 0 197
17/18 Premier Liga Spartak Moscow 13 0 0 2 0 0
17/18 Russian Cup Spartak Moscow 2 0 1 0 0 0
17/18 Russian Super Cup Spartak Moscow 1 0 0 0 0 0
16/17 Europa League Qualifying Spartak Moscow 1 0 1 0 0 0
16/17 Premier Liga Spartak Moscow 22 2 4 7 0 649
16/17 Russian Cup Spartak Moscow 1 0 0 0 0 0
15/16 Premier Liga Spartak Moscow 29 4 6 6 0 579
15/16 Russian Cup Spartak Moscow 2 2 1 0 0 68
14/15 Premier Liga Kuban Krasnodar (-2018) 27 4 5 5 0 557
14/15 Russian Cup Kuban Krasnodar (-2018) 5 1 0 1 0 456
13/14 Europa League Kuban Krasnodar (-2018) 5 0 2 0 0 0
13/14 Europa League Qualifying Kuban Krasnodar (-2018) 3 3 1 1 0 88
13/14 Premier Liga Kuban Krasnodar (-2018) 30 6 12 3 0 432
12/13 Premier Liga Kuban Krasnodar (-2018) 23 9 2 6 0 177
12/13 Russian Cup Kuban Krasnodar (-2018) 3 0 1 1 0 0
11/12 Europa League Qualifying Gaziantepspor 4 1 0 1 0 173
11/12 Süper Lig Gaziantepspor 32 4 4 5 0 626
10/11 A Group Litex Lovech 3 0 0 0 0 0
10/11 Champions League Qu. Litex Lovech 4 1 1 0 0 267
10/11 Süper Lig Gaziantepspor 28 2 7 9 0 1,091
10/11 Türkiye Kupasi Gaziantepspor 8 2 3 0 0 304
09/10 A Group Litex Lovech 18 7 4 2 0 186
09/10 Bulgarian Cup Litex Lovech 1 0 0 1 0 0
09/10 Bulgarian Super Cup Litex Lovech 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/09 A Group Litex Lovech 21 3 8 6 0 536
08/09 Bulgarian Cup Litex Lovech 3 4 2 0 0 48
08/09 Bulgarian Super Cup Litex Lovech 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/09 UEFA Cup Litex Lovech 2 1 0 1 0 175
08/09 UEFA-Cup Qualifikation Litex Lovech 2 1 0 0 0 167
07/08 A Group Litex Lovech 25 10 6 5 1 199
07/08 Bulgarian Cup Litex Lovech 4 1 0 0 0 258
07/08 Bulgarian Super Cup Litex Lovech 1 0 0 0 0 0
07/08 UEFA Cup Litex Lovech 2 0 0 0 0 0
07/08 UEFA-Cup Qualifikation Litex Lovech 4 5 1 1 0 53
06/07 A Group Litex Lovech 13 1 1 0 1 506
06/07 UEFA Cup Litex Lovech 1 0 0 0 0 0
06/07 UEFA-Cup Qualifikation Litex Lovech 1 0 0 0 0 0
05/06 A Group Litex Lovech 6 4 0 2 0 76
05/06 Bulgarian Cup Litex Lovech 2 0 0 0 0 0
05/06 UEFA Cup Litex Lovech 1 0 0 0 0 0
SeasonDateFromToTypeMarket valueFee
04/05 2005-01-01 Levski U19 Feyenoord U19 Transfer 0
05/06 2005-07-01 Feyenoord U19 Litex Lovech Transfer 0
10/11 2010-09-01 Litex Lovech Gaziantepspor Transfer 650000 €3.00m
12/13 2012-08-25 Gaziantepspor Kuban Krasnodar Transfer 3800000 €2.00m
15/16 2015-07-01 Kuban Krasnodar Spartak Moscow Transfer 9500000 €6.00m
17/18 2018-02-12 Spartak Moscow Rubin Kazan Loan 3500000
17/18 2018-06-30 Rubin Kazan Spartak Moscow Return from loan 3500000
18/19 2019-01-24 Spartak Moscow Rostov Transfer 3000000
20/21 2020-08-23 Rostov FK Sochi Transfer 2000000
22/23 2022-07-01 FK Sochi Levski Sofia Transfer 600000
23/24 2023-08-15 Levski Sofia Botev Plovdiv Transfer 250000
25/26 2025-09-08 Botev Plovdiv Without Club Transfer 50000
SeasonInjuryFromToDays missedGames missed
10/11 Ligament stretching 2011-03-26 2011-04-16 22 5
19/20 unknown injury 2019-08-19 2019-08-29 11 1
19/20 Corona virus 2020-06-17 2020-06-30 14 2
20/21 Torn lateral knee ligament 2020-08-25 2021-03-10 198 28
20/21 Knee problems 2021-03-11 2021-05-24 75 13
21/22 muscle stiffness 2022-05-07 2022-06-07 32 5
22/23 muscular problems 2022-06-25 2022-08-01 38 4
22/23 unknown injury 2022-10-23 2022-11-03 12 2
24/25 Hamstring strain 2024-12-05 2024-12-12 8 2
Current€50k
Peak€12.00m
Low€50k
Δ since start+—
€50k€3.04m€6.03m€9.01m€12.00m197019701970
DateValue
Jan 1, 1970 €50k
Jan 1, 1970 €100k
Jan 1, 1970 €100k
Jan 1, 1970 €150k
Jan 1, 1970 €250k
Jan 1, 1970 €600k
Jan 1, 1970 €500k
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €850k
Jan 1, 1970 €1.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.20m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.75m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.75m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €4.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €5.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €7.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €9.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €6.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €9.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €12.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €8.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €7.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €5.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.80m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.80m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €650k
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €750k
Jan 1, 1970 €50k
TeamShirtMatchesGoalsDebutAge at debutStatus
Team #27256 1 0 former national player
Team #21361 #23 10 2 former national player
Team #3394 #10 90 16 retired national player
TeammatePPG played withJoint goalsMinutes
Aleksandr Belenov 1 0 0
Konstantinos Balogiannis 2 1 0
Georgi Milanov 2 3 0
Nikolay Minkov 2 0 0
Nikolay Bodurov 1 0 0
Denis Glushakov 2 1 0
Lorenzo Melgarejo 1 5 0
Ibrahima Balde 1 11 0
Todor Todorov 2 0 0

Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.

Top goalscoring seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubGoalsMatches
07/08 A Group Litex Lovech 10 25
12/13 Premier Liga Kuban Krasnodar (-2018) 9 23
09/10 A Group Litex Lovech 7 18

Top assist seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubAssistsMatches
13/14 Premier Liga Kuban Krasnodar (-2018) 12 30
08/09 A Group Litex Lovech 8 21
23/24 efbet Liga Levski Sofia 8 27

Every loan spell across this player's career.

SeasonDateFromToTypeFeeValue at transfer
17/18 2018-06-30 Rubin Kazan Spartak Moscow Return from loan €3.50m
17/18 2018-02-12 Spartak Moscow Rubin Kazan Loan €3.50m

Teams faced most often by Ivelin Popov's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).

OpponentPWDLGFGAGDWin %
Arda Kardzhali 12 4 4 4 15 10 +5 33%
Cherno More Varna 11 3 4 4 8 9 -1 27%
CSKA Sofia 11 2 2 7 7 24 -17 18%
PFC Ludogorets Razgrad 11 2 3 6 11 22 -11 18%
Dinamo Moskva 10 2 3 5 7 14 -7 20%
Lokomotiv Moskva 10 1 5 4 6 14 -8 10%
Akhmat Grozny 10 6 3 1 12 6 +6 60%
FK Rostov 10 2 4 4 8 12 -4 20%
FK Krasnodar 10 3 2 5 7 10 -3 30%
CSKA 1948 Sofia 10 3 2 5 9 13 -4 30%
FK Orenburg 10 5 1 4 13 12 +1 50%
Zenit St. Petersburg 10 2 0 8 6 27 -21 20%

Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.

Season / YearMilestoneDate
05/06 Senior debut season
05/06 First senior goal
12/13 Goal #50 (career)
22/23 Goal #100 (career)

Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.

SeasonMatchesMinsYC2nd YCRCCards / 90′
25/26 5 0 0 0 1 0
24/25 42 1,080 7 0 1 0.67
23/24 36 538 8 0 1 1.51
22/23 31 644 8 0 0 1.12
21/22 25 138 6 0 0 3.91
20/21 3 0 1 0 0 0
19/20 27 515 8 0 0 1.4
18/19 36 827 5 0 0 0.54
17/18 30 197 4 0 0 1.83
16/17 24 649 7 0 0 0.97
15/16 31 647 6 0 0 0.83
14/15 32 1,013 6 0 0 0.53
13/14 38 520 4 0 0 0.69
12/13 26 177 7 0 0 3.56
11/12 36 799 6 1 0 0.79
10/11 43 1,662 9 1 0 0.54
09/10 20 186 3 0 0 1.45
08/09 29 926 7 0 0 0.68
07/08 36 510 6 0 1 1.24
06/07 15 506 0 0 1 0.18
05/06 9 76 2 0 0 2.37

Output by competition

Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.

Premier Liga
227 apps
40 G
41 A
efbet Liga
168 apps
38 G
37 A
Bulgarian Cup
20 apps
8 G
6 A
Süper Lig
60 apps
6 G
11 A
Russian Cup
21 apps
6 G
4 A
UEFA-Cup Qualifikation
7 apps
6 G
1 A
Europa League Qualifying
12 apps
4 G
3 A
Efbet liga - Championship gr.
10 apps
4 G
2 A
Türkiye Kupasi
8 apps
2 G
3 A
Champions League Qu.
5 apps
2 G
1 A

Frequently asked about Ivelin Popov

Who is Ivelin Popov?

Ivelin Popov is a Bulgaria professional footballer who plays as a attacking midfield for Without Club.

How old is Ivelin Popov?

Ivelin Popov is 38 years old. He was born on October 26, 1987 in Sofia.

What position does Ivelin Popov play?

Ivelin Popov plays as a attacking midfield (Midfield - Attacking Midfield).

What club does Ivelin Popov play for?

Ivelin Popov currently plays for Without Club.

How many career goals has Ivelin Popov scored?

Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Ivelin Popov has scored 117 goals in 574 appearances.

What is Ivelin Popov's market value?

Ivelin Popov's most recent reported market value is €50k.