Atanas Petrov Iliev (Bulgarian: Атанас Петров Илиев; born 9 October 1994) is a Bulgarian footballer who plays as a striker for Serie B side Ascoli.[1]
Iliev with Cherno More in 2013 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Atanas Petrov Iliev | ||
Date of birth | (1994-10-09) 9 October 1994 (age 27) | ||
Place of birth | Dobrich, Bulgaria | ||
Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2+1⁄2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Ascoli | ||
Number | 11 | ||
Youth career | |||
2003–2009 | Dobrudzha | ||
2009–2013 | Cherno More | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2012–2014 | Cherno More | 15 | (2) |
2014–2015 | Dobrudzha | 28 | (17) |
2015–2020 | Montana | 127 | (52) |
2020–2021 | Botev Plovdiv | 33 | (17) |
2021– | Ascoli | 30 | (2) |
National team‡ | |||
2012 | Bulgaria U19 | 2 | (0) |
2021– | Bulgaria | 16 | (3) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:23, 6 May 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:50, 12 June 2022 (UTC) |
Born in Dobrich, Iliev began his career with the local club, Dobrudzha Dobrich, before he joined the Cherno More Academy in 2009.[2] He made his first team début in a 0-2 A PFG defeat at Beroe on 5 May 2012, coming on as a substitute for Ilian Kapitanov.
Iliev was called up to the senior Bulgaria squad for the first time in March 2021 for the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification matches against Switzerland on 25 March 2021, Italy on 28 March 2021 and Northern Ireland on 31 March 2021.[3] He made his debut on 25 March 2021 against Switzerland.[4]
No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 1 June 2021 | Keine Sorgen Arena, Ried im Innkreis, Austria | 4 | ![]() | 1–0 | 1–1 | Friendly |
2 | 2 September 2021 | Stadio Artemio Franchi, Florence, Italy | 7 | ![]() | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
3 | 5 June 2022 | Huvepharma Arena, Razgrad, Bulgaria | 14 | ![]() | 1–2 | 2–5 | 2022–23 UEFA Nations League C |
As of 22 February 2022[update]
Club performance | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||||
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Club | League | Season | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |
Cherno More | A Group | 2011–12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 1 | |||
2012–13 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 7 | 1 | |||||
2013–14 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 1 | |||||
Total | 15 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 3 | |||
Dobrudzha Dobrich | B Group | 2014–15 | 28 | 17 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 17 | |||
Montana | A Group | 2015–16 | 30 | 5 | 6 | 3 | — | — | 36 | 8 | |||
First League | 2016–17 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 3 | — | — | 22 | 5 | ||||
Second League | 2017–18 | 28 | 11 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 29 | 12 | ||||
2018–19 | 29 | 18 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 18 | |||||
2019–20 | 19 | 13 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 20 | 14 | |||||
Total | 127 | 52 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 136 | 56 | |||
Botev Plovdiv | First League | 2020–21 | 28 | 16 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 30 | 17 | |||
2021–22 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 1 | |||||
Ascoli | Serie B | 2021–22 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 2 | |||
Career Total | 220 | 87 | 23 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 243 | 97 |
Ascoli Calcio 1898 F.C. – current squad | |
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