Atanas Iliev
Bulgarian footballer
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Atanas Petrov Iliev (Bulgarian: Атанас Петров Илиев; born 9 October 1994) is Bulgarian professional footballer who plays as a forward for CSKA 1948 Sofia.
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Iliev with Cherno More in 2013 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Atanas Petrov Iliev | ||
| Date of birth | 9 October 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Dobrich, Bulgaria | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | CSKA 1948 | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| 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) |
| 2021–2023 | Ascoli | 30 | (2) |
| 2023–2024 | Cherno More | 50 | (15) |
| 2024–2025 | Anorthosis | 26 | (8) |
| 2025– | CSKA 1948 | 6 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2012 | Bulgaria U19 | 2 | (0) |
| 2021– | Bulgaria | 16 | (3) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 10:58, 17 September 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 20:50, 12 June 2022 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Born in Dobrich, Iliev began his career with the local club, Dobrudzha, before joining Cherno More's youth academy in 2009.[2] He made his first team début in a 2–0 A PFG defeat at Beroe on 5 May 2012, coming on as a substitute for Ilian Kapitanov.
On 27 January 2023, Iliev's contract with Ascoli was terminated by mutual consent.[3]
On 31 January 2023, Iliev returned to Cherno More.[4]
International career
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.[5] He made his debut on 25 March 2021 against Switzerland.[6]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 26 July 2025
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Cherno More Varna | 2011–12 | A Group | 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 | 2014–15 | B Group | 28 | 17 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 17 | ||
| Montana | 2015–16 | A Group | 30 | 5 | 6 | 3 | — | — | 36 | 8 | ||
| 2016–17 | Bulgarian First League | 18 | 2 | 4 | 3 | — | — | 22 | 5 | |||
| 2017–18 | Second League | 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 | 2020–21 | Bulgarian First League | 28 | 16 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 30 | 17 | ||
| 2021–22 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 33 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 18 | ||
| Ascoli | 2021–22 | Serie B | 30 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 2 | ||
| Cherno More Varna | 2022–23 | Bulgarian First League | 16 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 19 | 4 | ||
| 2023–24 | 34 | 12 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 35 | 12 | ||||
| Total | 50 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 16 | ||
| Anorthosis Famagusta | 2024–25 | Cypriot First Division | 26 | 8 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 29 | 9 | ||
| CSKA 1948 | 2025–26 | Bulgarian First League | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 308 | 111 | 30 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 338 | 123 | ||
International
- Scores and results list Bulgaria's goal tally first.[7]
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 June 2021 | Keine Sorgen Arena, Ried im Innkreis, Austria | 4 |  Slovakia | 1–0 | 1–1 | Friendly |
| 2 | 2 September 2021 | Stadio Artemio Franchi, Florence, Italy | 7 |  Italy | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 3 | 5 June 2022 | Huvepharma Arena, Razgrad, Bulgaria | 14 |  Georgia | 1–2 | 2–5 | 2022–23 UEFA Nations League C |